Since Emergency Medicine is a rapidly changing field, we shall modify the program as necessary to remain current and innovative . During the following rotations, residents work with varying and graded degrees of faculty supervision in evaluating all patients presenting to teh Emergency Department. Junior residents work 17-20 twelve hour shifts per month. By combining three Emergency Departments, each located in a hospital of national repute, with differing patient demographics, the GW program offers residents the broadest possible training experience. I Trauma Center located in the heart of the nation's capital.
Plans are now underway to begin construction on a new hospital.
It is expected to be complete and open in 2001. Emergency residency may be involved with the 500 yearly Aircare helicopter transports and scene rescues directed by the Emergency Department. Resident accompaniment is optional. The Hospital is certified as a Level I Trauma Center in teh District of Columbia. As a result of Georgetown's strenth in adult and pediatric medical specialties, teh ED receives a broad range of patients with both primary care illnesses as well as those requiring highly specialized care.