BIDMC

330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215http://www.bidmc.org/Centers-and-Departments/Departments/Emergency-Medicine/About-Emergency-Medicine.aspxThe BIDMC Emergency Department, the hub of our operations, is a level 1 trauma center serving the Boston metropolitan area. BIDMC is a 595-bed acute care hospital and the emergency department treats over 55,000 patients a year. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the needs of a high-volume, acutely injured or ill patient population. The ED is staffed by over 50 specialty trained, board-certified physicians with expertise in diagnosing and treating a wide spectrum of acutely injured or ill patients. An on-site, integrated radiology suite and round-the-clock laboratory services are available to assist with every emergency need. Staff members are also involved in research, toxicology, public policy, disaster planning, residency training, prehospital care and international emergency medicine. Medical coverage in the ED is provided by 'layered attending physician staffing' with as many as 4 attending physicians on at one time. A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, BIDMC's Emergency Department is home to the Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR), a highly-rated and competitive three-year residency program with a total of 39 residents, 13 per year, selected from over 1,000 annual applications. In addition, the emergency department is engaged in basic science research. Our "bench-to-bedside" research philosophy has improved the care and treatments we offer to our patients; and, through our emergency medicine residency program, we support training initiatives to enhance patient care and educate future healthcare providers.

Global Focus

With the goal of advancing the field of emergency medicine abroad, our department has helped international healthcare organizations in creating high quality, efficient emergency care systems and emergency medicine educational programs.

In recent years, the department has led emergency medicine education projects in countries such as Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Qatar, Belgium, Armenia, Russia, Turkey and more.

Our HMFP Emergency Medicine department assembles specific project teams to work with our international partners, drawing on senior faculty and academic leadership from Harvard Medical School and, clinical experts, and leaders from within our expansive clinical network. With years of experience advising and guiding our partners, our faculty understands the complexities of adapting evidence-based best practices to local circumstances in order to optimize health and educational outcomes.