The Hamot Emergency Medicine Residency Program offers a well-rounded training experience in the field of emergency medicine. Hamot is the recognized referral center and leader in the provision of emergency and trauma care services for the tri-state region (Northwest Pennsylvania, Southwest New York and Northeast Ohio).

Hamot Medical Center is a 358-bed tertiary care hospital and fully accredited Level II Trauma Center. The Emergency Department volume is currently more than 60,000 patients per year and is growing. We treat a diverse patient population with moderate to high acuity. Our new 25,000 square-foot state of the art Emergency Department has 35 private patient rooms including three dedicated trauma resuscitation rooms and onsite radiology and CT suites. We also have a patient tracking system and bedside registration.

The Hamot Medical Center osteopathic residency training in emergency medicine provides the osteopathic resident with progressive learning experiences that develop the attitudes, skills and knowledge of an osteopathic physician to efficiently provide quality emergency care. The residency is a four-year AOA-accredited program. Training will enable the emergency medicine resident to rapidly evaluate, initiate treatment, and provide appropriate therapy and disposition of the emergency patient. The program will prepare the resident to meet certification requirements of the AOA through the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. The program will also allow the resident to integrate OMM skills and practice into the treatment and diagnosis of emergency medicine patients.

The residency prepares the resident to:

• Manage medical/surgical problems presented in an emergency department setting, based on the knowledge of basic and clinical sciences.
• Use critical thinking in making effective decisions for patient management.
• Rapidly and accurately evaluate, organize and initiate treatment of the emergency patient.
• Make sound, ethical and legal judgments as to the expected risks arising from therapy as well as the condition being treated.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the psychomotor skills required of a competent emergency physician.
  

* Effective 2008 the emergency medicine program will be a four-year program, inclusive of the OGME one-year.

Curriculum

Year One

To Be Announced

Year Two

6 months— Emergency Medicine
1 month— Pediatrics
1 month— Trauma/SICU
1 month— Anesthesia
1 month— Orthopaedics
1 month— Radiology
1 month— Critical Care Cardiology

Year Three

6 months— Emergency Medicine
1 month— Neurosurgery
1 month— MICU
1 month—Hand Surgery (2 weeks)
Plastic Surgery (2 weeks)
1 month—Toxicology
1 month—Elective
1 month—Trauma/SICU

Year Four

6 months— Emergency Medicine
1 month— Trauma ICU
1 month— Research
1 month— Lifestar/EMS
1 month— Level 1 Trauma Center
2 months— Electives

Salary/Benefits

Healthcare

Medical and dental insurance
Employee Health Services

Income Protection

Long term disability
Workers Compensation

Life Insurance

Resident life insurance

Vacation/Sick

10 sick days per year
27 vacation/holiday days per year

Professional Assistance

Education material/professional dues
PDA
PA license
Malpractice

Miscellaneous Benefits

Parking
Meals
Moving expenses
Lab coats
On-call quarters/lounge
Medical Library

2007/2008 Salary:

Program Year 1 = $45,530
Program Year 2 = $47,123
Program Year 3 = $48,772

Staff and Faculty

Brian L. Risavi, DO
Program Director

Core Faculty

Justin J. Eggleston, DO
Ferdinando L. Mirarchi, DO
Kenneth R. Patton, DO
Ronald S. Strony, MD

Resident contract is available at time of interview or upon request.

Eligibility

The eligibility requirements are as follows:

• Four residents per year are selected on the basis of academic performance, interviews and recommendations.
• Applicants must be graduates of an AOA-accredited college of osteopathic medicine and must remain members in good standing of the AOA.

Applications

1. Completion of the ERAs common application form
2. A personal statement
3. Medical school transcripts
4. A letter of recommendation from the Dean or appropriate officer of your medical school
5. At least three letters of recommendations from physicians who are acquainted with your work or capabilities.
6. An official copy of board scores

We participate in the ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Services) Program as well as the NMS Match.

No additional information outside of ERAs is required.

Interviews will be held from October - December 2007. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2007. After reviewing all applications, we will invite canidates to interview at Hamot. Should you be selected for an interview, we will contact you regarding potential dates to visit.

Deadline for applications: November 1, 2007.

For more information regarding the Emergency Medicine Residency program at Hamot, please contact Pat Rogers, C-TAGME, GME Program Administrator, by phone at (814) 877-6257 or via email at patricia.rogers@hamot.org.