Letter from the Chairman:

Thank you for your interest in the North Shore University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Throughout this website, you will find general information on the Department of Emergency Medicine as well as specific information on the residency program that we hope is of some assistance to you.

North Shore University Hospital is a flagship hospital of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, a network of 15 hospitals and many other associated facilities, which provide care to over a million patients a year in a region serving a population of over 6 million. North Shore University Hospital has been ranked as one of the leading hospitals in the country as measured by a variety of different benchmarking agencies.

The Emergency Department at North Shore University Hospital is a designated New York State Regional Level I Trauma Center, a Nassau County and New York City 911 receiving hospital, an American Heart Association Heart Care Station, as well as a New York State Department of Health Stroke Center.

In addition, the research program for residents and faculty is supported by the NSLIJHS Research Institute and its many resources that are housed in the Boas-Marks Biomedical Science Research Center.

The goal of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program is to educate and prepare residents to provide high-quality, compassionate emergency care in all types of clinical, administrative, and academic settings. The program is structured to provide an intensive clinical experience, strong faculty supervision and support, and a comprehensive and innovative didactic program.

There is a significant emphasis on progressive responsibility, acquisition of strong clinical and technical skills, and the development of critical thinking for effective medical decision-making. The Emergency Medicine Residency Program draws upon this substantial patient population that affords the resident a broad exposure to a large number of patients with both common and uncommon illnesses and injuries.

The experience at our university-affiliated tertiary care facility is supplemented by an exposure to trauma in varied clinical settings and rotations through the renowned New York City Poison Control Center and the New York City Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system, the largest EMS system in the country, and the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Our faculty has a wide range of interests and expertise. You will have the ability to work alongside clinicians and academicians who regularly present their work at regional and national meetings. The opportunity for laboratory and clinical research is outstanding and plentiful.

We thank you for your interest and encourage you to contact us if you require additional information. We look forward to meeting you and giving you the opportunity to spend some time with our faculty and residents as well as tour our facility.

Sincerely,

Andrew E. Sama, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine