http://www.umassmed.edu/emed/ http://www.UmassEMresidency.com
Department Chairman:
Residency Director:
Associate Program Director:
Assistant Program Director:
Program Manager:
Residency Coordinator:
(Main Contact)
Gregory Volturo, MD
Steven Bird, MD, FACEP –
Sneha Shah, MD – sneha.shah@umassmemorial.org
Michael Butler, MD - michael.butler@umassmemorial.org
Martha Wright, MBA - martha.wright@umassmed.edu
Kerri O’Keefe
- kerri.o’keefe@umassmed.edu
Phone: 508-421-1439 steven.bird@umassmemorial.org
Program Highlights
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Program type: 1,2,3
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Year Started: 1986
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Institutional Status: Autonomous Department of Emergency Medicine
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Residents per year: 12
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Last site visit 8/11: continued full accreditation, 4 year cycle awarded
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New ED and residency space opened 2/06 – 70,000 square feet
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ED Demographics: o UMass Memorial Medical Center:
Total hospital beds: 720 (University and Memorial campuses combined)
Total ED beds: 66
Adult ED Visits per year: ~110,000
Pediatric ED visits per year: ~35,000
9 bed Observation Unit in ED
MRI and dedicated CT scanner in ED
Paperless patient tracking/registration o Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital:
Total hospital beds: 125
Total ED beds: 30
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Adult/Pediatric ED visits per year: ~55,000
Shift length in Emergency Department: 10 hours
Shift schedule in Emergency Department: average 20 shifts per month
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Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center
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Separate Pediatric Emergency Department within ED staffed by Pediatric EM faculty
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Comprehensive ultrasound training by fellowship trained faculty – grads complete >1000 QA’d scans
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Bench and Clinical research opportunities – #3 NIH funded ED in the country
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Hospital owned and operated 911 dispatch and ground ambulance system for the city of Worcester
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Regional Toxicology Center and advanced toxicology training
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International and Wilderness Medicine training and opportunities
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Multiple unique electives available-including ship’s physician for the Mass Maritime Academy
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Fellowships available: EMS, Medical Toxicology, Ultrasound, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness,
International and Global Health, and Administration
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Benefits: ACEP, SAEM, EMRA, $2500 book stipend, conference support, comprehensive ED texts provided,
ACLS Provider/Instructor, ATLS, PALS, APLS; enrollment in EM Challenger Question Bank
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High-tech simulator resuscitation; difficult airway training; pediatric mock code program
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Bimonthly unique Distinction Track (DT) small group learning with Fellowship and Division Directors.
Cadaver Lab; Procedure and small group training sessions
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Program wide off campus retreats

The intern curriculum includes thirteen 4-week blocks. All interns spend the first block together in the ED as an immersion month. Each block below each represents a 4-week blocks:
1 2 3 4 5 6
EM1 Year
7
Emergency Medicine
UMassmemorial and Milford
(includes 3 weeks vacation)
8 9 10 11
Orthopedics
12
Coronary
Care Unit
Anesthesia/
Ultrasound
Medical
Intensive
Care Unit
Each block below each represents a monthly rotation:
1 2 3
Ob/Gyn
4
Medical Subspecialities
5
Pediatric
Emergency
Medicine
EM2 Year
7 8
Emergency Medicine
UMass and Milford
9 10 11
6
Pediatric
Emergency
Medicine
12
Medical
Intensive
Care Unit
Surgical
Intensive
Care Unit
Toxicology &
Ultrasound
Trauma Elective
1 2 3 4
EM3
Year
7
Emergency Medicine
UMass and Memorial /Ultrasound
8 9 10
Pediatric
Emergency
Medicine/NICU
EMS/
Ultrasound
Emergency
Medicine -
Hawaii
Trauma
* Subspecialty Rotation includes: Dental/Radiology/ED Fast Track/Vacation
5
Pediatric
Emergency
Medicine
11
Elective
Vacation
6
Emergency
Medicine
Supervisor
12
Vacation

Jordan Barnhart
Eike Blohm
Andrew Cathers
Matt Griswold
Alicia Lydecker
R. Trevor Marshall
Andrew Meagher
Andrew Moore
Sharif Nankoe
Daniel Purcell
Kevin Senser
Wesley Stonely
St. George’s University
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Albany Medical School
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Stephanie Berger
Eliot Blum
Rafael de la Puente
Zachary Jepson
Russell Johanson
Ashley Larrimore
Lina Pezzella
Amy Stone
Michael Vulfovich
Stephanie Weiss
Maurine Williams
Geoffrey Wood
SUNY – Buffalo
Sackler School of Medicine
Florida State University College of Medicine
University of Kansas, School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
George Washington University, School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston University, School of Medicine
Saint Louis University, School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
University of Louisville, School of Medicine
University of Texas, School of Medicine at San Antonio
Michael Arce
Katherine Boyle*
Eric Cirino
Risa Dubin Cyr
Lynn Farrugia
Tucker Ford-Webb
Scott Glazier*
Marie King
*2012-2013 Chief Residents
Erryn Leinbaugh
Samuel Licciardo
Jonathan McCall*
Maureen Suchenski
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Albany Medical College
Harvard Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Boston University School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
New York Medical College
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Senior Fellow
Matthew Zuckerman, MD – Residency in EM at Brown University
Junior Fellows
Mark Neavyn, MD – Residency in EM at Drexel University
Jennifer Carey, MD – Residency in EM at Brown University
Benjamin Chin, DO – Residency in EM at University of Massachusetts
Mark Gallagher, MD – Residency in EM at Michigan State University
Melissa Leming, MD – Residency in EM at Christiana Care Health System
Bryan Wexler, MD – Residency in EM at York Hospital
Rothsovann Yong, MD – Residency in EM at UMass
Adam Darnobid, MD – Residency in EM at University of Massachusetts
William Tollefsen, MD – Residency in EM at Brigham & Women’s
Kevin Kotkowski, MD – Residency in EM at University of Massachusetts

Each UMMS resident receives:
-Annual stipend in accordance with the stipend schedule
-Same benefit package as other UMass Medical School professional employees
-Massachusetts only deducts 2% for Social Security (FICA) Medicare contributions, and makes a deduction for the State Retirement System (which is refundable when residents leave state service).
-Residents may elect health insurance benefits from a number of providers
-Comprehensive dental insurance and portable long-term disability insurance coverage.
-Tax-sheltered annuities, child care and dependent care assistance programs, and reduced-premium homeowners and automobile insurance.
-Tuition Remission: After six months of continuous full-time employment, residents, their spouses and children are eligible for tuition remission when enrolled in selected Massachusetts public colleges or universities.
-Occurrence medical malpractice coverage through a self-insured trust program.
First year residents receive 3 weeks of paid vacation. Second and third year residents receive 4 weeks of paid vacation.
Each resident receives 15 days of sick leave, and maternity and parental leave. Meals and sleeping quarters are provided when on call.
Moonlighting Opportunities
UMass has received recognition for its progressive program offering extended employment opportunities to residents.
Many moonlighting jobs are available, covered by your UMass malpractice.
Health and Fitness Club
Housestaff are eligible to join the Center for Health and Fitness, located in the medical school, for a nominal fee.
Other EM Resident Benefits:
-$2500 educational fund
-Enrollment in EM Challenger 5000 on-line question bank and CORD on-line question reviews
-Several Text Books
-ACEP, SAEM and EMRA Membership
-Conference support for research presentations
-Separate EM Resident call room suite, EM Resident library, and EM Resident lounge
-Free access to Up-To-Date and multiple on-line reference materials and texts

UMass Memorial Medical Center is a 720-bed system plus 63 bassinets providing a full range of health care services and serving as the region’s academic quaternary referral center. We see over 90,000 patients at the
University campus and over 130,000 patients combining the ED volume on all our campuses.
The University Campus is a full service hospital including; a level 1 Adult & Pediatric Trauma center, cardiac/cath lab unit, stroke center, Pediatric and PICU center, transplant center and is also the location of the medical school, main medical library, and multiple research facilities. UMass is the #3 federally funded (NIH grants) Emergency Medicine Department in the country.
Memorial campus is the high risk OB center, level 3 NICU, and also a specialized hematology center.
UMass is the home of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine. We are also is closely integrated into the community and serve as the number 1 employer in Central Massachusetts with over 12,000 employees.
Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital (MWRH) is a 125-bed community hospital serving 18 communities southeast of Worcester.
EM Residents rotate through the ED during their first and second year. The Emergency Department provides a busy community setting, with over 50,000 patients annually. A wide variety of cases are seen from all specialty areas including pediatrics and OB.
The attending to resident ratio allows individualized teaching in a state of the art department expanded and renovated in 2007.
The EM Residents benefit greatly from the high degree of attention and teaching they receive at Milford and very much enjoy working with the fantastic faculty group there.
The Pedi ED is part of The Children’s Hospital Medical Center at UMass Memorial.
Over 35,000 children receive care in the ED under the supervision of Pedi EM Faculty working with
Emergency Medicine, Pediatric and Family Medicine Residents.
The ED has a full complement of pediatric specialty support services, including a PICU and a Level 1 Trauma service.
There is a wonderful cohort of Pedi EM nurses, child life specialists, and pharmacists who work closely with the physicians to assure the best care in the most comfortable manner possible.
It is one of the favorite rotations for our EM Residents and the Pedi EM Faculty have won multiple teaching awards from the Program.
9/2012