John Hopkins University

History

The original "Accident Room" at Johns Hopkins Hospital was a two-bed facility, and the first patients were treated free of charge. A police patrol wagon transported patients because ambulance services were not yet widely available.

Hopkins physicians were instrumental in developing the specialty of emergency medicine. In the 1950s, Hopkins originated the Emergency Squad Doctor Plan so that a physician on call could be taken to the scene of an accident to administer on-the-spot treatment. That initiative evolved into the Department of Emergency Medicine, which continues the tradition of innovation, service and excellence.

The Emergency Medicine residency program began in 1974, funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as a two-year (PGY-II and PGY-III) program in the Department of Surgery. In 1982, The Johns Hopkins Hospital assumed responsibility for the program's funding, and Emergency Medicine became a division within the Department of Surgery. In July 1984, Dr. Sivertson, a 1983 graduate of the program, assumed the leadership of what was then the Division of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Kelen, a 1984 graduate of the program, headed both the residency and research programs. In keeping with the American Board of Emergency Medicine's dictate that all emergency medicine programs must be at least three years in length, the program adopted a three-year, PGY-1 to 3 format in July 1987. In 1994, the Department of Emergency Medicine was established as a full, independent academic department within the School of Medicine. In 2008, the residency program transitioned to a four-year, PGY-1 to 4 format and instituted the FAST (Focused Advanced Specialty Training) program in the PGY-4 year. The mission of the residency program is to foster the clinical, humanistic and professional development of today's residents so that they will become tomorrow's leaders.

Today, patients arrive by land or air at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Adult Emergency Department. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The Emergency Department also houses an Urgent Care Center, a Psychiatric Emergency Department, and an Emergency-Acute Care Unit for patients under observation.

The Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, as it evolves, remains true to its original mission: excellence in teaching and research and quality care for all patients, regardless of ability to pay.

Leadership

• Department Chair: Gabor Kelen, MD
• Vice Chair of Education: Linda Regan, MD MEd
• Program Director: Michael Ehmann, MD MPH MS
• Associate Program Director: P. Logan Weygandt, MD MPH
• Assistant Program Director: Kathryn Ritter, MD MEHP
• Vice Chair of Research: Richard Rothman, MD PhD
• Director of Residency Research: Jeremiah Hinson, MD PhD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Secondary Hospitals

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

Curriculum

PGY1

• Orientation: 4 weeks
• Johns Hopkins Hospital ED: 16 weeks
• Bayview ED: 2 weeks
• Johns Hopkins Pediatric ED: 4 weeks
• Howard County Pediatric ED/Ophthalmology: 4 weeks
• Cardiac ICU: 4 weeks
• Medical ICU: 4 weeks
• Ultrasound: 2 weeks
• Anesthesiology: 2 weeks
• Obstetrics: 3 weeks
• Radiology/EMS: 2 weeks
• Toxicology/EKG: 2 weeks
• Vacation: 3 weeks

PGY2

• Johns Hopkins Hospital ED: 22 weeks
• Bayview ED: 8 weeks
• Pediatric ICU: 4 weeks
• Trauma Anesthesiology at Shock Trauma: 4 weeks
• Pediatric Anesthesiology: 2 weeks
• Advanced Ultrasound: 2 weeks
• Orthopedics: 2 weeks
• Hand Surgery: 2 weeks
• Research: 2 weeks
• Vacation: 4 weeks

PGY3

• Johns Hopkins Hospital ED: 26 weeks
• Bayview ED: 8 weeks
• Howard County Adult ED: 4 weeks
• Howard County Pediatric ED: 2 weeks
• Howard County ICU: 2 weeks
• Bayview Burn ICU: 2 weeks
• Elective: 4 weeks
• Vacation: 4 weeks

PGY4

• 1,080 clinical hours for the PGY4 year + Focused Advanced Specialty Training (FAST)
• Johns Hopkins Hospital ED: 46 weeks
• Howard County Pediatric ED: 2 weeks
• Vacation: 4 weeks

Electives

• Information for medical student emergency medicine electives at the Johns Hopkins University is available here

Fellowships

• Disaster medicine
• Emergency medical services
• Health humanities
• International emergency medicine & public health
• Medical education
• Research
• Tactical medicine
• Ultrasound
• Additional information available here

Contact Information

Administrative Director for Education: Christina Tarleton, C-TAGME
Email: christina.tarleton@jhmi.edu
Phone: +1 410 955 5107
Fax: +1 410 502 5146

External Links

Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Residency

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Emergency medicine residency programs