Emergency Medicine Residency

Chief Residents’ Message

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Welcome to the University of Toledo Emergency Medicine Residency Program, and thank you for taking the time to explore what our program has to offer.

We are a three-year, ACGME-accredited program with eight residents per class, totaling 24 residents. Each year is structured around thirteen 4-week blocks, designed to deliver comprehensive, hands-on clinical education in a variety of practice settings. Our residents rotate through three distinct hospitals, each offering a unique training environment and patient population:

Toledo Hospital – a high-volume, Level 1 Adult and Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, seeing between 90,000–100,000 emergency department visits annually. With 794 beds, it is the largest acute care facility in the region and was recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2023.

UTMC (University of Toledo Medical Center) – a university-based Level 2 Trauma Center that serves a largely underserved patient population, offering residents valuable experience with complex social determinants of health, continuity of care, and extensive experience with kidney transplant patients.

Flower Hospital – a community-based site where residents manage a high-acuity, predominantly elderly population, sharpening diagnostic skills and clinical decision-making in an efficient, fast-paced setting.

The volume is real, and the clinical responsibility is front-loaded. From the start, residents are active participants in high-stakes care — managing critically ill patients, leading resuscitations, and performing procedures across a wide spectrum of pathology.

Pediatric emergency medicine training is woven throughout the curriculum, delivered longitudinally alongside fellowship-trained pediatric EM physicians, ensuring robust preparation in both adult and pediatric care.

Our faculty bring expertise in EMS, ultrasound, toxicology, critical care, administration, patient safety, medical education, simulation, international emergency medicine, global health, hyperbaric medicine, research, and pediatric EM. Their mentorship, both formal and informal, is a key strength of our program and opens doors to fellowships, leadership roles, and lifelong learning.