PENN EM RESIDENCY: BY THE NUMBERS
Residents
54
Percentage of URiM Residents
31%
States Represented
20
Fellowships Offered
12
WELCOME
Welcome to the home of the University of Pennsylvania Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We are a four-year program located in West Philadelphia, in the heart of University City, that is committed to training clinically outstanding physicians while exposing residents to numerous mentorship and leadership opportunities.
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PENN EM: IN THE NEWS
Dr. Chidinma C. Nwakanma joins Good Day to share advice on taking medication during the heat.
Fox 29 Philadelphia
President Biden announced his intent to appoint 12 additional members to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC). The Council provides advice and recommendations to the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality on how to address current and historic environmental injustice
The White House
Penn EM Faculty and Assosciate Program Director Dr. Mira Mamtani and her research on MVA use in the Emergency Department was featured in a January 2023 NPR article.
"Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change"
National Public Radio (NPR)
PGY-3 Dr. Ade Osinubi awarded with 2024 Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us Award for her working advancing women's health equity
Dr. Ade Osinubi named a 2024 Boston Celtics "Hero Among Us"
Boston Celtics
PGY-3 Dr. Ade Osinubi writes about how Black women in their 20s have a 53% increased risk of breast cancer compared to their white peers and the importance of diverse representation in cancer clinical trials.
Breast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate | Expert Opinion
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PGY-3 Dr. Ogechi Nwodim writes about how diversity in medicine is beneficial for all patients and how the EDUCATE act threatens DEI in Medicine.
I’m a Black doctor. To my Black patients, DEI matters."
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PGY-3 Dr. Ogechi Nwodim writes about CPR disparities disproportionately impacting Black populations and the work that she is doing with the Philadelphia Black Women's Health Alliance to increase education about CPR in Philadelphia communities.
Damar Hamlin shows the importance of CPR. Due to disparities, his outcome isn’t the norm. | Expert Opinion
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn EM Faculty and Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Dr. Eugenia South and her research about the impact on renovating abandoned homes on gun violence is featured in this Philadelphia Inquirer article
