The common denominator among our graduates is quality. They are skilled, experienced and committed practitioners who are making the most of their careers in emergency medicine. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine has a long tradition in academic emergency medicine. Through its affiliation with the Jacobi Medical Center, it sponsored the first residency program in New York City in 1974. More than 100 residents are currently training in Albert Einstein College of Medicine emergency medicine residency training programs.
Emergency medicine is a fully recognized, independent academic department at the medical school.
All program faculty have academic appointments through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. The size and experience of the faculty, together with its large family of residents, presents opportunities for education and research unparalleled at other institutions. All clinical training sites are in close proximity to Beth Israel, and all are easily accessible via mass transportation. More than 400 house officers and 35 fellows receive training in all major specialties and subspecialties. The department of emergency medicine provides emergency care to more than 60,000 patients each year, over 10,000 of whom are critically ill and arrive by ambulance.