State University of New York at Buffalo
Residency Program in Emergency Medicine


 

Clinical Rotations / Block Schedule

The year at SUNY at Buffalo consists of 13 four-week blocks. Most of the time during the three years is spent in the ED, although residents complement their ED training by rotating on other specialty services during the first and second year.

Residents also rotate with SMART (Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team). This prehospital care team supplements the regional emergency medical services, fire and law enforcement agencies in the response to prolonged or unusual out-of-hospital patient situations.

Clinical curriculum is reinforced by weekly conference. All didactic activities are on the same day, and residents are excused from clinical activities to participate.

EM1

EM2

EM3

Orientation
(BGH/ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #1 *
(BGH)
Emergency Medicine #1* 
(BGH/ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #1*
(ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #2*
ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #2*
(BGH/ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #2
(BGH)
Emergency Medicine #3 
(ECMC/BGH)
Emergency Medicine #3* 
(BGH/ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #3
(Brooks Memorial)
Emergency Medicine #4
(MF Suburban)
Emergency Medicine #4 
(BGH,ECMC)
Pediatric E.D. #1
(CHOB)
Emergency Medicine #5
(MF Suburban)
Emergency Medicine #5
(BGH/ECMC)
Pediatric E.D. #2
(CHOB)
Toxicology/EMS
(ECMC/CHOB)
Emergency Medicine #6
(BGH/ECMC)
Medicine Wards
(MFH-Gates)
Pediatric ICU
(CHOB)
Emergency Medicine #7
(BGH/ECMC)
Obstetrics/Gynecology
(MFH-Gates)
Pediatric E.D.
(CHOB)
Emergency Medicine #8
(BGH/ECMC)
Medical ICU
(BGH)
OMFS/Ophtho/Radiology
(BGH) *
Emergency Medicine #9
(BGH/ECMC)
Trauma Surgery
(ECMC)
Orthopedics (6 weeks)
(ECMC)
Emergency Medicine #10
(BGH/ECMC)
Ultrasound*
(ECMC) 
Hand Surgery (2 weeks)
(MFH-Gates)
Elective*
Anesthesiology*
(BGH/CHOB)
Elective Pediatric E.D.
(CHOB)
Coronary Care Unit
(BGH)
Trauma ICU
(ECMC)
Trauma Surgery
(ECMC)

KEY 
BGH:    Buffalo General Hospital 
ECMC: Erie County Medical Center 
CHOB: Children's Hospital of Buffalo 
MF Suburban/Gates : Millard Fillmore Hospital System

* Denotes Vacation (1 week)
Block Rotation Summary
Emergency Department * 70 weeks
Pediatric Emergency Department 16 weeks
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 4 weeks
Trauma Intensive Care Unit 4 weeks
Trauma Surgery 8 weeks
Medicine Wards 4 weeks
OB/GYN 4 weeks
Ultrasound * 3 weeks
Anesthesiology * 3 weeks
MICU 4 weeks
OMFS/Ophtho/Radiology * 3 weeks
Toxicology/EMS 4 weeks
Orthopedics 6 weeks
CCU 4 weeks
Elective 8 weeks
Hand Surgery 2 weeks
Vacation 9 weeks
Total 156 weeks

 

 

Contact Info: Dee McCarthy, Program Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine,
100 High Street, Buffalo, New York 14203. Tel: 716-859-1499, Fax: 716-859-1555.
Email:
dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org