The Jacobi-Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Program of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of the oldest EM residencies in the nation. Affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi Medical Center and the Montefiore Health System, we provide care to the underserved community of the Bronx.
Serving the Bronx
since 1975
310,000+
Total patient visits per year
2,500+
3,000+
2,400+
Highest-level trauma activations per year
Endotracheal intubations per year
Central line placements per year
50,000+
Point-of-care ultrasound studies per year
By the numbers
When it comes to life and limb, experience matters. Our program offers among the highest numbers of emergency medicine experiences/procedures in the United States, including, across our three campuses:
Three campuses
Five emergency departments
Jacobi Medical Center
Level 1 trauma center
Primary stroke center
STEMI center
Burn center
Hyperbaric center
Simulation center
Snakebite center
Dedicated adult & pediatric EDs
New York Health+Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center is one of 11 acute care hospitals in New York City’s public hospital system and is the largest public hospital facility in the Bronx. It serves as a major academic affiliate and teaching site of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital supports residency-training programs in all specialties and subspecialties and is an ACS Designated Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. It offers the only Burn Unit in the Bronx and the second largest in New York City. Jacobi also serves as the Regional Hyperbaric Center and Regional Snakebite Center for the Tri-state area. Jacobi contains both an adult Emergency Department and a dedicated pediatric ED, the latter of which serves as a training site for a Jacobi-based pediatric emergency medicine fellowship.
The Jacobi adult ED is equipped with three resuscitation bays, two CT scanners, two X-ray rooms, five point-of-care ultrasound machines, and a room dedicated for radiology-performed comprehensive ultrasound scans. In addition, it has six dialysis-capable patient rooms, five rooms equipped for gynecologic exams, and one room for orthopedics. The ED is divided into three sections, namely the West side (surgical cases), the East side (medical cases), and the North side (urgent care cases).
108,000+ visits/year
Montefiore Moses Campus
Comprehensive stroke center
138,000+ visits/yr
Dedicated adult & pediatric EDs
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus is the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It is a 745-bed facility in the north central Bronx, providing primary through tertiary care. The emergency department is one of the busiest in the United States and is the doorway to the hospital’s numerous tertiary care services including diagnostic and interventional cardiology, oncology, gerontology, critical care and various surgical subspecialties such as re-implantation, cardiothoracic, transplant, and neurosurgery.
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, a state-of-the-art tertiary care facility for children, includes a dedicated pediatric ED. The pediatric ED serves as a training site for a Montefiore-based pediatric emergency medicine fellowship and provides care to a population of children with a relatively high level of acuity and proportion of tertiary care problems.
STEMI center
Replantation center
Transplant center
Weiler (Einstein) Hospital
Primary stroke center
67,000+ adult visits/yr
Mixed adult & pediatric ED
Jack D. Weiler (Einstein) Hospital is located on the campus of the medical school and is a 403-bed tertiary care facility. In the ED, adult and pediatric patients are seen by side. An active interventional cardiology program provides residents with exposure to complicated cardiac cases. This hospital is the newest addition to the residency program’s clinical sites and allows residents to manage complex, high-acuity cases early on in their training.
STEMI center
Complex L&D and Level 4 NICU
Our residency
Jacobi (10)
Moses (4)
Vacation (2)
Orientation (2)
Jacobi MICU (2)
Jacobi CCU (2)
Pediatrics (2)
Ultrasound (1)
Psych CPEP (1)
In second year, PGY-2s start working directly with attending physicians in the Weiler ED on the highest acuity patients. PGY-2s also continue to work in the Jacobi and Moses EDs with increasing levels of responsibility and acuity. The dedicated GYN rotation allows for protected time to practice bedside pelvic ultrasounds. Other off-service rotations include the Weiler MICU and CCU.
Third year focuses on developing leadership skills. The PGY-3 is the “chief” resident in the Jacobi ED. Responsibilities include initial assessment of new patients, assigning patients to junior residents, and mentoring junior residents. In addition, PGY-3 residents are the designated code leader for most resuscitations and are the primary airway provider for trauma activations.
Fourth year is designed to raise the knowledge and skills developed in the first three years of postgraduate training to a consultant or “Pre-attending” level. Residents spend significant time at the Jacobi ED in a leadership role, with an emphasis on the supervision and teaching of junior residents and medical students in the department. All junior residents present only to the PGY-4, who has final decision-making capability with consultation from the attending.
Intern year starts with four weeks of orientation, designed to give our PGY-1s a foundation in basic EM topics, introduce them to clinical shifts at each of our three sites, and help them bond with their classmates. At Jacobi, interns care for sick medical and trauma patients in a team with PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents. At our Montefiore Moses site, interns work directly with attending physicians on the subacute sides of the ED. Off-service rotations include the Jacobi medical ICU (MICU) and cardiac care unit (CCU).
Jacobi (8)
Weiler (5)
Moses (4)
Vacation (2)
Pediatrics (2)
Anesthesia (1)
Gynecology (1)
Ultrasound (1)
Weiler MICU (1)
Weiler CCU (1)
Moses (4)
Vacation (2)
Weiler (2)
Pediatrics (2)
Burn (1)
Tox (1)
Crit consult (1)
UC / FT (1)
Admin (1)
Chief (10)
Subspecialty (1)
Moses (5)
Weiler (3)
Pediatrics (3)
Vacation (2)
Elective (2)
UC / FT (2)
SICU (1)
PICU (1)
NICU / L&D (1)
Pre-attending (5)
Simulation (1)
Our clinical rotations are broken into two-weeks block. A sample rotation schedule is shown above. Numbers in parentheses above indicate the number of blocks for that rotation. For example, "Pediatrics (2)" indicates two rotations in pediatrics, encompassing a total of four weeks. UC/FT: urgent care/fast track. MICU: Medical ICU. CCU: Cardiac Care Unit. SICU: Surgical ICU. NICU: Neonatal ICU. L&D: labor & delivery.
SHIFT LENGTHS
Our adult ED shift lengths are typically 12-hours long during PGY1, PGY2, and PGY4. During third year, about 75% of shifts will be 8-hours long while rotating at Jacobi, while the remainder are 12-hour shifts. During 3rd and 4th year, every other weekend is a three-day weekend. Pediatric ED shifts are typically 8 hours long. Off-service rotation shifts typically range from 8 to 12 hours.
PGY-2
PGY-1
PGY-3
PGY-4
Our alumni
With over 650 alumni from our program, we offer unprecedented networking opportunities for our graduates. Learn more about our alumni and where they work.
About a third of our residents live in Montefiore housing in the Bronx. Another third live in Manhattan, typically the Upper East Side. And the remaining third live in Queens. The map above shows areas around New York City that are within a 20 minute drive to all of our training sites with typical traffic, though drives may be longer during rush hour.
Apartments are available through Montefiore Housing at 3450 Wayne Avenue (adjacent to Montefiore - Moses Campus) and at 3636 Waldo Avenue (in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx).
Where we live
Jacobi-Montefiore Emergency Medicine
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467
