Clinical Rotations

Clinical experiences lie at the core of emergency medical training. Our program gives residents a comprehensive clinical experience with an emphasis on pediatrics, critical care and trauma.

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Emergency Department

Residents rotate through five different emergency departments whose patient populations provide a significant diversity of cases from high acuity Level I adult and pediatric trauma to complicated tertiary care referrals and general emergency medicine cases.

Emergency Department Training Sites

Institution	Location	Type	Trauma Center	Description
Washington Hospital Center (WHC) Washington, DC	Urban / Teaching Hospital	Tertiary Care Center	Level I	With 85,000 ED visits annually, Washington Hospital Center is the only ACS-verified level I Trauma Center and is the largest and busiest hospital in the District.
Georgetown University Hospital (GUH) Washington, DC	Urban / Academic Medical Center	Tertiary Care Center		Georgetown University Hospital averages 35,000 Emergency Department visits annually and provides care for a range patients ranging from complex tertiary care referrals to general emergency medicine practice.
Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) Washington, DC	Urban	Tertiary Care Center	Level I Pediatric	CNMC is home to the District’s only ACS Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and hosts 80,000 pediatric ED Visits annually.
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (SGAH) Rockville, MD	Suburban / Community Hospital	Acute Care Center		An acute care facility that provides the full range of emergency medical services.
INOVA Fairfax Hospital Fairfax, VA	Suburban	Tertiary Care Center	Level I	INOVA’s flagship hospital is a 833-bed regional medical center with Northern Virginia’s only Level I trauma center.