About the Program

Residency Overview

The Emergency Medicine Residency at Garden City Hospital was established in 1985.  We are dedicated to providing quality clinical and didactic education to residents.

The program includes organized weekly didactics Wednesday mornings, grand rounds, case reviews, M&M conferences, and Tintanelli textbook reviews.  Residents assume progressive responsibility in the Emergency Department during their three years.  Required out-rotations in pediatrics are available locally; time is allotted for outside electives as well.

The Emergency Medicine Residency at Garden City Hospital is fully accredited by the ACGME.

Quick Facts

Program duration: 3 years
Approved positions: 18
Current filled positions: 15

Program Director

Don M. Benson, DO, FACEP

Welcome to our website on Emergency Medicine training at Garden City Hospital.  Here you will learn our philosophy of the education needed for emergency physicians, our approach to discovery, wellness, humanism, changes in medicine, and how we execute these.  Of one thing you can be sure, Emergency Medicine will not be the same in 25 years.  How will you grow and always stay cutting edge?  We emphasize these skills.  If you are serious about applying, read the full Program Director statement.  We are looking for residents with whom to share this exciting, rare opportunity to build new.

Curriculum

PGY-1

12 Months

• Emergency Department – 7 Months*
• Internal Medicine / ICU – 1 Month
• Internal Medicine / Night Float – 1 Month
• General Surgery – 1 Month
• Neurology, Cardiology, Ortho, Anesthesia – 2 Weeks Per Specialty

PGY-2

12 Months

• Emergency Department – 7 Months*
• Detroit Medical Center / Children’s Pediatric ED – 1 Month
• University of Maryland / Shock Trauma – 1 Month
• Hurley Medical Center / PICU – 1 Month
• Sinai-Grace Hospital / SICU – 1 Month
• Elective – 1 Month

PGY-3

12 Months

• Emergency Department – 9 Months*
• Internal Medicine / ICU – 1 Month
• EMS / Admin – 1 Month
• Elective – 1 Month

*Lake Huron Medical Center will be in the Emergency Department, will complete 1 month during your whole residency (2 two-week increments).

Scheduling reflects ACGME requirements and guidelines.