Emergency Medicine
Contacts
Specialty Advisor
Clerkship Director
Residency Program Director(s)
MSH: Dr. Elaine Rabin
Specialty Interest Group Faculty Advisor
Specialty Interest Group Email
Specialty Overview
A physician who specializes in emergency medicine focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. This specialist provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Emergency Medicine | Careers in Medicine (AAMC CiM log in required)
How long is this specialty's residency?
Residency training for this specialty is three to four years. (Depends on the program)
Websites for Reference
Student Resources Archives - AAEM/RSA
Away Electives
Away Electives
Yes
How many aways should I do?
1-3 (1 is required, many do 2, few do more than 2)
Order of Away vs Home
Whatever order student chooses, most prefer home prior to away
Comments from Specialty Advisor
Most away rotations will guarantee an interview.
Programs where ISMMS students have completed away electives.
CA
UCLA
2
CA
Highland Hospital (Alameda Health System)
1
CA
Keck SOM of U So California
2
CA
Stanford University School of Medicine
3
CA
UC Davis
1
CA
UCSF
3
CO
University of Colorado School of Medicine
1
MA
Boston University
2
MA
Harvard Medical School
3
MA
Tufts University School of Medicine
1
MN
Hennepin County Medical Center
1
MO
University of Missouri School of Medicine
1
NJ
Hackensack University Medical Center
1
NY
Lincoln Hospital
1
NY
New York Presbyterian- Cornell/Columbia
5
NY
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
3
OH
MetroHealth Medical Center
1
PA
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
1
PA
Perelman School of Medicine
1
TX
Brooke Army Medical Center
1
TX
Darnall Army Medical Center
1
TX
University of Texas
2
WA
Madigan Army Medical Center
1
WA
University of Washington
1
Match Statistics
Information provided by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) Charting Outcomes in the Match, last updated August 2024
Mean Number of Contiguous Ranks
15.3
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK Score
248
Mean Number of Research Experiences
2.8
Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations and Publications
5.7
Competitiveness
Source: 2025 Match Advanced Data Tables
In the 2025 Match there were 3,068 positions in 292 programs, 44.9% of positions were filled by U.S. MD Seniors.
Application Information
Application System
Match System
NRMP
Signaling
Source: ERAS Signaling and 2025 ERAS Data
How Many?
5
Signal Home Program?
No
Signal Away Program?
No (recommended to check with program anyway)
Average Number of Applications Submitted
40.97
Letters of Recommendation
Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE)?
Yes, 2 at minimum
4-week EM rotations (home & away) will largely assume that EM-bound student will want a SLOE. It's reasonable to check in with the director at the start of the rotation, though.
Departmental/Chair Letter?
No
Who should letters come from?
2 SLOEs (1 from home rotation, 1 from away elective)
Other 2 letters can be mix of O-SLOES (non-core EM rotations, such as toxicology or ultrasound), research letters or other clinical faculty from any specialty that knows you well
SLOEs carry much more weight
Interviewing and Post Interview Communication
Applications are downloaded by programs...
On the first date they are available- students should submit everything prior to that date
This specialty’s MSH program interviews all ISMMS students who apply.
Yes
Interviews are sent out...
any time after applications are available
Thank You Emails
You can if you’d like, it's a nice thing to do but will not make or break your chances. Thank you note policy varies from program to program - if they explicitly ask that Thank You notes not be sent, do not send a thank you note. Otherwise, a thank you note is helpful.
Letters of Intent
Yes, letters of intent are helpful to programs and applicants but make sure you're only sending to one program if you are telling them they are #1 on your rank list. Consult with an advisor before sending.
ISMMS Match Data 2020-2025
Alameda Health Sys-Highland Hosp-CA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Arrowhead Reg Med Ctr-CA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Barnes-Jewish Hosp-MO
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Boston Univ Med Ctr-MA
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Denver Health- UCOM
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr-CA
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
Hosp of the Univ of PA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Inspira Health Network-NJ
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY
2
7
3
3
4
0
19
ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside-West-NY
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
Mass General Brigham-MA
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Montefiore Med Ctr/Einstein-NY
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
NYU Grossman School Of Medicine-NY
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Rush University Med Ctr-IL
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
St Josephs Univ Med Ctr-NJ
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Stanford Health Care-CA
0
0
1
2
0
0
3
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Thomas Jefferson Univ-PA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
U Maryland Med Ctr
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
U New Mexico SOM
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
U Washington Affil Hosps
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
U Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
UCLA Med Ctr-CA
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
University Hosps-Columbia-MO
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
University of Virginia
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Zucker SOM-Northwell NS/LIJ-NY
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Possible ‘At Risk’ Identifiers
STEP failures, and to a lesser degree module/course failures. Lack of SLOEs (zero or only 1)
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