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About the Department of Emergency Medicine

  • The MyHeartMap Challenge:
    Improving AED Awareness and Access to Save Lives! Click here

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Research Career Development (K12) Award Fellowship Application: Clinical Research Training in Emergency Medicine Click here

  • John Pryor Lectureship:
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011
    Featuring - Art L. Kellermann, MD
    Vice President Rand Corporation
    Click here for more information.
  • Penn Residency:
    Find out how to apply to the Penn Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Click here for more information.
  • Jill M. Baren, MD, named Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Click here for details.
  • News Archives

The mission of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is based on the union of the long standing tradition of academic excellence at Penn and the vibrant enthusiasm of the specialty of Emergency Medicine.

We strive to serve as world class leaders in advancing the understanding and practice of emergency medicine through dedication to our interdependent missions of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care
Patient Care

Penn Emergency Medicine provides emergency care in three Philadelphia hospitals, with over 100,000 visits annually.

Additionally, we provide hyperbaric treatment, occupational medicine, and travel medicine services.
Medical Education
Medical Education

We have a wide range of educational programs for students, residents and fellows.

Learn more about the emergency medicine residency program.

Research Programs
Research Programs

Our program supports a wide range of research interests ranging from basic science to clinical research.

Faculty members publish numerous original research articles annually.