Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Attention Medical Students!
URMC Emergency Medicine
Clerkship AWAY ROTATIONS!
(Viewable in VSLO starting March 22nd,
Apply April 5th)
Rotation Dates:
Block 1: 06/09/25 - 07/06/25
Block 2: 07/07/25 - 08/03/25
Block 3: 08/04/25 - 08/31/25
Block 4: 09/01/25 - 09/28/25
Block 5: 09/29/25 - 10/26/25
Contact Kate Rose,
Clerkship Coordinator for more information
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Welcome to the University of Rochester's Emergency Medicine Residency Program. It is our hope that as you peruse these pages that you will see a program dedicated to supporting you in your desire to become the best Emergency Medicine physician possible. Our three year program is based on a clinical volume of approximately 117,000 patients per year at a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Our strengths are numerous; however, a few stand out that we would like to highlight:
- We treat a broad diversity of patients that come from a wide geographic region
- We actively foster incredible camaraderie within the residency
- We are a supportive and creative teaching environment
- We host passionate faculty from across the nation
- We live in a four-seasoned city, rich in culture, education and activities
- We are a Patient Family Centered Care with an abundance of clinical diversity
- We have nationally renowned, dedicated faculty who are individually committed to your success
- We have subspecialty expertise that allows your professional interests to be explored and developed
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
What Sets Us Apart
Alumni Spotlight...

Where did you grow up?
I grew up in a small town in Ohio and then spent much of my early adulthood in AlaskaWhere did you attend medical school?
I attended medical school at the University of Washington in SeattleWhere did you attend residency?
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is where I did my residencyAs someone who grew up outside of Rochester, what brought you back to Rochester after completing your training and/or attending position outside of the ED?
After spending a couple of years as a young attendee at URMC and Highland, I moved back to Seattle, where I had attended medical school. The connections to colleagues and friends in Rochester were well maintained over the next 8 years before we moved back. As our family was growing and we began to prioritize working for an organization with long term sustainability and a community that allows for raising a family with ease, we decided that Rochester was the ideal place to lay down roots.
Joshua Zwart, MD
Chief of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital