Medstar health georgetown washington hospital center program internal medicine residency

About the Residency Program .

For the majority of ED clinical shifts, our residents work directly with the ED attending physician. This allows our trainees to learn from the most experienced providers and educators, beginning the first day of internship and continuing throughout training. Our junior residents benefit from one-on-one mentorship, and our upper level residents benefit from full autonomy with guidance when needed for fine-tuning of advanced skills. Rotating medical students are frequently paired with the attending-resident team, which provides abundant opportunities for direct involvement in clinical teaching.

Meet Our Residents .

Special Interests .

Residents pursue a variety of special interests in our program from joining tactical emergency medical support teams to experiences in international health. Many residents pursue independent projects or and design their own elective experience focused on one or more of the special interests described below.

Disaster Preparedness / Homeland Security / Emergency Readiness

An elective that gives you the opportunity to work in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will undergo a Federal Security background check and accrue DHS credentials, then spend your month working in their Chemical Weapons Division, National Bio-surveillance Division, and working closely with the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (GUH/WHC Emergency Medicine Faculty Member).

Emergency Medical Services

The EMS rotation/experience spans all three years of the program. In the first year, the focus is on 911-based ground EMS including shifts with the Fairfax City Fire Department and DC Fire/EMS, and time at the DC Unified Communications Center.

Human Factors Engineering

Informatics

As information technology is poised to transform the next generation of medical care, residents have an opportunity explore and build on the innovations and capabilities of the informatics tools developed in the Emergency Medicine Department at Washington Hospital Center.

International Medicine

As our residency grows, so does our outreach and opportunities for international service. In addition to being an integral part of the health care team at the hospital, our residents will provide didactic support to the nursing program and other mid-level providers.

Mass Gathering Medicine

Physicians at MedStar provide medical services to the Baltimore Ravens and to all Georgetown athletic teams. In addition, opportunities to work with medical services on the National Mall on 4th of July and other major national events in the nation’s capitol abound.

Ultrasound

Our ultrasound program provides full diagnostic capabilities at the point of care and has been growing with the recent addition of equipment and fellows.

Clinical Training .

The cultural, economic, and geographic diversity of the DC region provides our program with a vast patient population and a variety of clinical settings. It is truly an exciting, challenging, and well-rounded training experience.

Where We Work .

Don’t be deceived by our title. The Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program gives residents the opportunity to learn at a variety of hospital settings both in Washington, DC and surrounding communities.

Research Opportunities .

Don’t be deceived by our title. The Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program gives residents the opportunity to learn at a variety of hospital settings both in Washington, DC and surrounding communities. Explore the map below to learn more about our training sites. Click on each icon to learn more about each participating organization.

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About Us .

We are committed to furthering our specialty through the development of innovative programs in emergency preparedness, information technology, transport medicine, event medicine, emergency ultrasound, critical care, patient safety, and sports medicine. We produce exceptional, well-rounded emergency physicians capable of responding with speed, skill, confidence, and efficiency to challenges in the ED and beyond.

Driven from the ground up by talented, motivated, and experienced physician faculty, the Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a top tier training program. With outstanding clinical sites, enthusiastic institutional support, and a partnership with a nationally-recognized University and its School of Medicine, we are dedicated to practicing state-of-the-art, patient-first emergency care.

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Our programs offers positions for medical students and professionals. Click on a position to see more information.

Clerkship

This four week rotation for Georgetown senior medical students includes the following:

  • Clinical shifts in two urban Emergency Departments
  • Simulation Lab with central line, intubation, ultrasound and suture stations
  • Teaching shift with a senior Emergency Medicine Resident
  • Poison Control Center toxicology session
  • Invitation to weekly GU/WHC EM Residency Lecture series

Our students evaluate and treat patients in close conjunction with EM Residents and EM Attending Physicians. Many shifts provide one-on-one teaching with the EM Attending, accelerating your development as a future EM physician.

Residency

The Georgetown University Hospital / Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine residency program is a three-year ACGME accredited training program emphasizing critical care, trauma management, and pediatrics.

Focus areas include:

  • Emergency Departments
  • Pediatric EM
  • Critical Care
  • Trauma

Fellowships

MedStar Washington Hospital Center offers fellowship training in emergency ultrasound, sports medicine, health care policy, simulation & safety and critical care. Additionally, the opportunity exists to advance in other fellowship areas including toxicology and pediatric emergency medicine through our academic affiliates.

Faculty

Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Training Program host a diverse and well-rounded faculty. Attending physicians at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, Union Memorial Hospital and Franklin Square Hospital Center are integrated into a single department with a single chair. This ensures a consistent educational mission and sustained mentorship to the residents of the program.

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Experience .

In our Simulation Training and Education Lab, residents can experience recreated clinical scenarios to further advance their education.

How does internal medicine residency work?

Basic training in internal medicine is three years of residency (termed 'categorical' training) following medical school. Following completion of three years of training, residents are eligible for board certification in internal medicine.

What is MedStar Washington Hospital known for?

U.S. News & World Report has again named MedStar Washington Hospital Center as one of the "Best Hospitals" in America for Cardiology and Heart Surgery. It is the only nationally recognized heart program of its kind in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Is Georgetown Hospital part of MedStar?

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute-care, teaching and research hospital with 609 beds located in Northwest Washington, D.C., Founded in the Jesuit principle of cura personalis—caring for the whole person—we are committed to offering a variety of innovative diagnostic and treatment options ...

Is MedStar Georgetown University Hospital a trauma center?

Description: The MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a Level 1 Trauma Center near downtown Washington, DC. The trauma service consists of full-time trauma/critical care surgeons, three teams of surgery residents, and medical students.