Welcome To The Miami Beach Residency Program
History
On July 1, 1998, the Mount Sinai Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency program welcomed its inaugural class of 5 residents.
At the time, we were the only osteopathic residency program in Florida. We were a 3 year program that began in the PGY-2 year. The intern year was performed at other institutions.
On July 1st, 2008, we transitioned to a 4 year program in concordance with an AOA mandate.
In Spring of 2016, we received initial accreditation status from the ACGME and were approved to train both osteopathic and allopathic residents over a 3 year period (PGY-1 PGY-3).
On June 30th, 2017, we graduated our 100th resident.
Today, we maintain a cohort of 21 residents (7 per class) and remain the only emergency medicine residency program in Miami Beach.
Clinical Sites
The majority of clinical rotations take place at MSMC including Anesthesia/SICU, OBGYN/NICU, ortho and MICU.
The trauma rotation takes place at Ryder Trauma Center, a stand-alone designated trauma facility and the nation's only surgical training facility for the U.S. Army. Located on the JMH campus, Ryder is staffed by Univ of Miami trauma surgeons and operates separately from the JMH EM residency program.
The toxicology rotation takes place at JMH, where 1 of the 3 FL Poison Control Centers is located, and 1 additional month of EM training takes place at JMH, providing experience in a county hospital.
Pediatric EM and PICU take place at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, a Level I pediatric trauma center.
Curriculum
Didactics
The program conducts weekly educational conferences every Wednesday from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We place a heavy emphasis on teaching and practicing evidence-based medicine. Conferences include:
- Review of core content through assigned readings and weekly quizzes
- Simulation and procedures labs
- Mock oral boards
-Morbidity and mortality conferences
- Weekly landmark article summaries
- Resident/Faculty/Guest lectures
Resident Life
Residency can be a challenging time, but it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. Residents hang out with each other, nurses, and attendings. Living in Miami means it is easy to find something to do, such as:
-Fine dining or eating at hole-in-the-wall spots
-Relaxing and tanning at the beach
-Kayaking, snorkeling, biking, and fishing
-Exploring The Everglades and Biscayne National Park
-Cruising down to the Florida Keys
-Catching a Heat, Dolphins, Marlins, Panthers, or Hurricanes game
-Attending annual events like Art Basel, Fashion Week, or the Ultra Music Festival
-Enjoying the Miami night life
-Playing pick-up basketball and soccer