The educational goals of the residency are to promote excellence in the clinical, academic, and administrative aspects of emergency medicine. The primary goal of the residency is to teach residents how to be outstanding clinicians. This goal will be accomplished through clinical experience in several busy emergency departments as well as through a high quality didactic program. Additionally residents will be taught how to supervise medical students and other residents and how to teach the practice of emergency medicine. Residents will teach medical students, prehospital personnel, and contribute to the didactic program.
Senior residents take on the responsibility of supervising junior residents in the clinical arena.
The focus of the residency program is on teaching the leadership skills necessary to direct a busy emergency department in any setting. The other major educational goal of the residency is to develop research and academic skills for a career in academic emergency medicine. Participation in research will be promoted through a system of mentorship, journal club participation, and a didactic program that will teach research design and statistical methods. Residents are required to complete a research or academic project that results in a paper suitable for publication. Funding is available within the Division of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School for resident research projects.