Where Residents Rotate

Jackson Memorial Hospital

• Primary clinical site
• 120,000 emergency department patients annually
• Pod system with a resident-run area
• Quaternary care hospital specializing in stroke, STEMI, and transplant

Jackson Memorial Hospital is a non-profit quaternary care hospital and the primary teaching facility for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The emergency department treats more than 120,000 patients each year. Jackson is designated as a comprehensive stroke center and STEMI center, receiving the majority of the City of Miami’s cardiac arrests. It also serves as the receiving hospital for medical emergencies from Miami International Airport, the Port of Miami, and medivac transports from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Residents have exposure to and the opportunity to learn from a diverse patient population.

UHealth Tower

• 560 bed hospital
• Academic affiliation with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

UHealth Tower is a 560-bed hospital in the Miami Health District. Residents spend one four-week block per year at the UHealth Tower. During PGY-1, residents rotate in the medical intensive care unit, during PGY-2 in the cardiac intensive care unit, and PGY-3 the emergency department. On intensive care unit rotations, residents are an integral part of a small team, allowing them to have a hands-on critical care experience. In the emergency department, senior residents work side-by-side with the attendings, with a focus on further developing their ability to function independently in a busy, high-acuity emergency department.

Ryder Trauma Center

• Busiest Level I trauma center in South Florida
• Nearly 5,500 patients annually
• Good mix of blunt and penetrating trauma

Known worldwide for its trauma care, Ryder Trauma Center is the busiest Level I trauma center in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1992, Ryder Trauma is dedicated to saving the lives of people with critical injuries, treating approximately 5,500 victims of major trauma each year. Emergency medicine residents are an integral part of the trauma team and participate in the initial evaluation and resuscitation of patients, including procedural interventions. They continue to manage patients in the resuscitation bay until they are admitted or discharged. PGY-1 and PGY-3 residents spend four weeks at Ryder Trauma each year, while PGY-2 residents have longitudinal shifts throughout the year.

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Holy Cross Health

• Community hospital in Fort Lauderdale
• 60,000 emergency department patients annually
• STEMI and stroke center

Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale provides residents with experience working in the community setting. Holy Cross is a busy community hospital, with annual emergency department visits of 60,000 patients, and is both a primary stroke and STEMI center. The patient population differs from our other clinical sites and provides a comprehensive experience where residents have exposure to various patients and their chief complaints. This high-volume, high acuity, and highly specialized medical center allows residents to practice emergency medicine in an urban community. Residents work one-on-one with attendings and function as essential members of the emergency medicine team, no matter the year of training.

Miami VA Healthcare System

• One of the largest veteran affairs healthcare systems in the U.S.
• PGY1 emergency department rotation
• Care for medically complex veterans

One month of the PGY-1 is spent at Miami VA Healthcare System in the Miami Health District. The Miami VA is the medical home for many medically complex veterans residing in South Florida. This rotation offers an opportunity to care for patients who have extensive medical comorbidities in a VA setting.

Holtz Children’s Hospital

• Tertiary care children’s hospital
• 20 bed-emergency department and 24-bed intensive care unit
• Dedicated months and longitudinal shifts

Holtz Children’s Hospital, located on the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center campus, is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the Southeastern United States. Holtz Children’s emergency department houses 20 beds, providing premier services for all levels of emergency care. All emergency department faculty are trained in pediatric emergency medicine. The intensive care unit has 24 beds for critically ill children from newborns to 21 years of age.

A unique feature of Holtz Children’s is the ability to care for local and international patients. Emergency medicine residents spend a four-week block in the pediatric emergency department each year. In addition, PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents do longitudinal shifts throughout the year. Residents spend an additional four-week block during PGY-2 as a member of the pediatric intensive care unit team.

Click here to see a video celebrating Pediatric Cancer and Sickle Cell Awareness Month at Holtz Children’s.