Residency Curriculum Overview: 4-Year Longitudinal Training
Our four-year curriculum is strategically structured to balance high-volume tertiary EM, dedicated community practice, critical care mastery, and subspecialty expertise. Residents experience a progressive transition of autonomy, culminating in senior departmental leadership and flow management.
Year 1
Foundational Resuscitation & Acute Care
Build core procedural skills, diagnostic reasoning, and fundamental critical care management.
- Emergency Medicine: Jacobi ED (Primary Site), Pediatric ED, Urgent Care / Split-Flow
- Critical Care: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
- Focused Rotations: Anesthesia (Airway Management), Emergency Ultrasound, Psychiatric Emergency Department
Year 2
Critical Care & Subspecialty Mastery
Expand critical care management across specialized ICUs, complex trauma, and toxicology.
- Emergency Medicine: Jacobi ED, Pediatric ED, North Central Bronx ED (Community Experience)
- Advanced Critical Care & Trauma: Surgical ICU (SICU) / Trauma, Pediatric ICU (PICU) / Neonatal ICU (NICU)
- Specialized Emergency Services: Emergency Gynecology, Toxicology & Addiction Medicine
Year 3
Advanced Resuscitation & Subspecialty Care
Take on higher-acuity resuscitation leadership, advanced procedural care, and academic focus.
- Emergency Medicine: Jacobi ED (“Chief” Team Leader & Resuscitation leader), Pediatric ED, North Central Bronx ED (Community Experience), Urgent Care / Split-Flow
- Specialized Resuscitation: Burn Intesive Care Unit, Labor & Delivery
- Academic Development: Advanced Emergency Ultrasound, Administration & Research
Year 4
Senior Leadership, Autonomy & Electives
Master department flow, direct junior resident and student education, and tailor your career path.
- Executive ED Leadership: Senior Jacobi ED (Department Oversight & Resuscitation Director), Pediatric ED, North Central Bronx ED
- Personalized Pathway: Dedicated Elective Time (Toxicology, Global Health, EMS, Ultrasound, Simulation, etc.)
- Academic & Leadership Focus: Advanced Administration, Quality Improvement & Research