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History

Buffalo offers a clinical environment with diverse pathology, critical illness and the full range of socioeconomic communities. Their alumni are all over the US and work in every imaginable type of Emergency Department.

Their academic/didactic program is robust. Grand Rounds are interactive with lots of resident and attending input. They bring in speakers from all over the country to keep the program fun, energized and educational.

Leadership

Department Chair: Robert McCormack, MD, MBA
Program Director: Christian DeFazio, MD
Associate Program Directors: Jeanne Basior MD, Jeffrey Thompson MD, Carolyn Wiech MD
Research Director: Heather Lindstrom, PhD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Buffalo General Medical Center
Erie County Medical Center
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Secondary Hospital

Buffalo VA Medical Center
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
DeGraff Memorial Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

Orientation - 1 month
Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB, DMH, VA) - 6 months
Anesthesia (WHOCB) - 1 month
Medical ICU (BGMC) - 1 month
Cardiac Care Unit (BGMC) - 1 month
Obstetrics (WCHOB) - 1 month
Trauma (ECMC) - 1 month
Ultrasound - 1 month

PGY2

Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB, MFSH, VA) - 7 months
Pediatric ICU (WCHOB) - 1 month
Trauma ICU (ECMC) - 1 month
Orthopedics (ECMC) - 1 month
EMS/Toxicology - 1 month
Radiology/Stroke - 1 month
Elective - 1 month

PGY3

Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB) - 9 months
Emergency Medicine (Buffalo VA - acting junior attending) - 1 month
Trauma (ECMC) - 1 month
Elective - 1 month

Vacation: 4 weeks per year

Clinical Rotation Sites

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute, Buffalo, NY
Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Williamsville, NY
Buffalo VA Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, NY

Fellowships

EMS fellowship (Program Director: Brian Clemency, DO, MBA)
Ultrasound fellowship (Program Director: Penelope Lema, MD, RDMS)

Contact Information

Diane (Dee) McCarthy, Residency Coordinator

Department of Emergency Medicine (D-6)

Buffalo General Medical Center

100 High Street

Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 859-1499

dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org

External Links

http://www.ubemresidency.com

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 ==Leadership==
-*'''Department Chair:''' G. Richard Braen, MD
+*'''Department Chair:''' Robert McCormack, MD, MBA
 *'''Program Director:''' Christian DeFazio, MD
-*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:'''
+*'''Associate Program Directors:''' Jeanne Basior MD, Jeffrey Thompson MD, Carolyn Wiech MD
-*'''Research Director:''' Ron Moscati, MD
+*'''Research Director:''' Heather Lindstrom, PhD
 ==Training Locations==
 ===Primary Hospital===
-Buffalo General Medical Center
+*Buffalo General Medical Center
+*Erie County Medical Center
+*Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
 ===Secondary Hospital===
-Erie Cty. Med Ctr
+*Buffalo VA Medical Center
-===Tertiary Hospital===
+*Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
-Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
+*DeGraff Memorial Hospital
 ==Curriculum==
 ===PGY1===
-*ORIENTATION
+*Orientation - 1 month
+*Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB, DMH, VA) - 6 months
+*Anesthesia (WHOCB) - 1 month
+*Medical ICU (BGMC) - 1 month
+*Cardiac Care Unit (BGMC) - 1 month
+*Obstetrics (WCHOB) - 1 month
+*Trauma (ECMC) - 1 month
+*Ultrasound - 1 month
 ===PGY2===
-*ADULT EM 1
+*Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB, MFSH, VA) - 7 months
+*Pediatric ICU (WCHOB) - 1 month
+*Trauma ICU (ECMC) - 1 month
+*Orthopedics (ECMC) - 1 month
+*EMS/Toxicology - 1 month
+*Radiology/Stroke - 1 month
+*Elective - 1 month
 ===PGY3===
-*ADULT EM 1
+*Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB) - 9 months
-*Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, and WCHOB) - 9 months
+*Emergency Medicine (Buffalo VA - acting junior attending) - 1 month
-*Emergency Medicine (Buffalo VA - PGY3 functions as junior attending) - 4 weeks
+*Trauma (ECMC) - 1 month
-*Elective - 1 month
+*Elective - 1 month<br />
-*Vacation - 4 weeks
+<big>'''Vacation'''</big>: 4 weeks per year
 ==Clinical Rotation Sites==
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 *Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
 *Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Williamsville, NY
-*Veterans Affairs Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
+*Buffalo VA Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
-*United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, NY
+*DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, NY
+==Fellowships==
+*[[Has::EMS fellowship]] (Program Director: Brian Clemency, DO, MBA)
+*[[Has::Ultrasound fellowship]] (Program Director: Penelope Lema, MD, RDMS)
 ==Contact Information==
-Residency Coordinator: Diane McCarthy
+'''Diane (Dee) McCarthy''', Residency Coordinator
-Phone: +1 716 859 1499
+: Department of Emergency Medicine (D-6)
-Fax: +1 716 859 1555
+: Buffalo General Medical Center
-Department of Emergency Medicine (D-6)
+: 100 High Street
-Buffalo General Medical Center
+: Buffalo, NY 14203
-High Street
+: Phone: (716) 859-1499
-Buffalo, NY 14203
+: [mailto:dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org]
-(716) 859-1499
-dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org
 ==External Links==
-http://www.ubemresidency.com
+*http://www.ubemresidency.com
 ==See Also==
 *[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]
-*[[Residency programs]]
+*[[Emergency medicine residency programs]]
 [[Category:Resources]]