Residents have done a huge variety of clinical rotations in areas throughout the Penn Health system such as Sports Medicine, Ophthalmology, Neonatal ICU, Neuro ICU, Hyperbarics, Pallative Care, Interventional Pulmonology, and many more.

Thanks to longstanding relationships with sites and clinicians across the country, we offer recurring “away” electives doing rural EM in places like Bar Harbor (Maine), Lancaster (Pennsylvania), Block Island (Rhode Island) and Tuba City (Arizona). If you have a particular clinical interest, our faculty will help you set up a customized experience to explore it. To give just a few examples from the last few years, residents have spent time doing forensic medicine at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office, EMS in settings from Disney World to Anchorage, and Toxicology at the NYC Poison Control Center. Finally, we offer a number of popular international experiences. Recently, faculty and residents have rotated in established clinical sites in Botswana and Guatemala. We have also had residents spend time in South Africa, Everest Base Camp, and Guyana

There are many opportunities to take advantage of outside of purely clinical learning. Offerings have included training in simulation, medical education, and medical journalism. Residents have also used elective time to obtain formal research training, write manuscripts, and complete various tracks (such as quality improvement) offered within the health system.