Core Hospitals

GW Emergency Medicine Residents work primarily in three emergency departments: the George Washington University Hospital, the INOVA Fairfax Hospital, and the Prince George's Hospital Center. Time is also spent at Children's National Medical Center. Each hospital offers a diverse patient population which provides a broad training experience.

George Washington University Hospital

The George Washington University Medical Center comprises a trauma center, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the School of Public Health. Built in August 2002, the George Washington University Hospital cares for over 65,000 patients yearly. Approximately 17% of patients are admitted with a high volume of critically ill patients. Residents work nine hour shifts during the week and twelve hour shifts on the weekends. Morning lectures are given daily and occur every day except Wednesdays. There are three attendings on duty during the busiest part of the day for supervision and bedside teaching. Junior residents are responsible for seeing both less complicated and critically ill patients alike. They are supervised by both attendings and senior residents. Additionally, the senior residents aid in managing the more critically ill patients, assisting with invasive procedures, and leading the trauma team on days assigned to the emergency medicine residents.

In addition to the ED, the following rotations are at the GWU Hospital:

  1. Inpatient medicine
  3. Cardiology/CCU
  5. ICU
  7. Adult anesthesia
  9. ED orthopedics/minor trauma
  11. ED ultrasound
  13. EMS
  15. Toxicology ( with the National Capital Poison Center)
  17. Teaching Resident/QA

INOVA Fairfax Hospital

INOVA Fairfax is a 833-bed medical center located in Fairfax, Virginia about 10 miles from GW. . It is Northern Virginia's only Level 1 trauma center. It also includes a Women's and Children's Hospital, the INOVA Heart and Vascular Institute, and one of the nation's busiest obstetrics programs. The emergency department has undergone an expansion and renovation and serves over 80,000 patients a year. Our residents work in the major side of the ED and the Pediatric ED. Both are well staffed with attending board certified emergency physicians. Hours and shifts are similar to the GW ED.

In addition the ED, the following rotations are at Inova Fairfax Hospital

  1. Pedatric ED
  2. Inpatient pediatrics
  3. ICU
  4. Trauma
  5. Pediatric ICU
  6. Obstetrics

Prince George's Hospital Center

Prince George's Hospital Center is a 290 bed facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland just over the boarder from Washington, DC. The PG ED provides our residents with a "county hospital" experience with a large number of high acuity patients. About one fourth of the patients are pediatric patients, which are managed wholly by our residents and faculty. The Prince Georges Hospital experience gives our residents the opportunity to contribute to a largely underserved, suburban community of Washington, DC. The core teaching faculty are also members of the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University.

Children's National Medical Center, Emergency Department

CNMC is a world-class pediatric tertiary care hospital and referral center for pediatric trauma, cancer, burns, neonatology, specialty care and critical care. The emergency department serves over 80,000 children per year. In the pediatric ED our residents are supervised and taught by both Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attendings and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows. As all types of pediatric patients are seen, this rotation helps to develop the resident's clinical accumen for both simple and complex pediatric emergency patients.

In addition to the ED our residents rotate in pediatric anesthesia at CNMC.