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Lathrop, G. R., & Wilkinson, K. C. (2003). U.S. allopathic emergency medicine residency programs: a descriptive review. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 10(8), 901-3. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00638.x
Lathrop, George R, and Wilkinson, Keith C. "U.S. allopathic emergency medicine residency programs: a descriptive review." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine vol. 10,8 (2003): 901-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00638.x
Lathrop GR, Wilkinson KC. U.S. allopathic emergency medicine residency programs: a descriptive review. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Aug;10(8):901-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00638.x. PMID: 12896896.
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Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Aug;10(8):901-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00638.x.

U.S. allopathic emergency medicine residency programs: a descriptive review.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

George R Lathrop, Keith C Wilkinson

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12896896 DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00638.x

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To use collected data from all 124 allopathic emergency medicine residency (EMR) programs in existence in 2001 to describe allopathic EMR training programs in the United States.

METHODS: The authors performed a cross-sectional review of all 124 EMRs using self-reported, standardized data from regularly updated sources: the SAEM Residency Catalog and the AMA's FREIDA (Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access). The authors report median values, ranges, and interquartile ranges (IQRs) on a variety of variables.

RESULTS: Median values for EMR programs included a class size of 10 per year; a total faculty-to-resident ratio of 0.78 (1:1.29); an annual primary emergency department (ED) census of 66,000 (IQR = 53,000 to 80,000), with an annual combined primary and secondary ED census of 95,500 (IQR = 75,000 to 126,000); a combined pediatric census of 20,000 (IQR = 15,000 to 32,500) at the primary and secondary sites; an annual combined ED visit per resident of 3,181 (IQR = 2,542 to 3,949), including 733 pediatric visits per resident, at the primary and secondary sites; an admission rate of 20% (IQR = 17% to 23%); and an intensive care unit admission rate of 13% (IQR = 5% to 20%). Despite a wide variability in ranges and IQR in most characteristics pertaining to training setting, the overall reported completion rate of training for residents was high (99%).

CONCLUSIONS: This summary description provides median values and ranges for important components of the emergency medicine training environment and provides a basis of comparison for medical students and graduate medical educators.

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