Program Director: Mara Aloi, MD, RDMS
Accreditation: ACGME
Program Length: 3 years (PGY1-PGY3)
Residents per year: 12
Welcome to the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Allegheny General Hospital, part of the Allegheny Health Network. We are an ACGME-accredited, three-year program located in Pittsburgh, PA. Our program prepares residents for all walks of emergency medicine life. A broad and challenging curriculum with exposure to complex, high acuity patients promotes clinical excellence and provides for future growth. Although our primary goal is to develop outstanding clinicians, something which we have been proudly doing since 1982, our expanding research and teaching opportunities can lay the groundwork for a rewarding academic career. Our graduates are practicing in both academic and community settings throughout the country. We have a diverse faculty with a wide range of interests and areas of expertise who are committed to training the next generation of EM physician leaders.
The program office and the majority of clinical experiences are at Allegheny General Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma center, Comprehensive Cardiac Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Due to our affiliation with a large health system, our residents also get exposure to a variety of other sites, including a Level 2 trauma center and a Women’s Health hospital. Pediatric patients comprise a modest percentage of our patient encounters. Therefore, our program supplements this with rotations at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Our LifeFlight program exposes residents to advanced prehospital care in both interhospital and scene environments. Resident involvement can begin in the first 2 years, accompanying the flight team in an observation status. Ground EMS experience begins with the intern riding along with one of our many affiliated EMS agencies. Residents may elect to participate in our Assistant EMS Medical Director program, which allows residents to take ownership of an EMS agency throughout their residency. These residents operate under the supervision of the agency’s medical director, learning the intricacies of EMS medical direction. Our residents also participate in Event Medicine, providing medical coverage for regional and national events, such as the Pennsic War.
Unique aspects of our program include:
We encourage fourth-year medical students who are interested in our residency program to consider a fourth-year medical school rotation at Allegheny General Hospital in Emergency Medicine or a subspecialty elective (EMS, Ultrasound, Toxicology).
The Emergency Medicine Residency program is part of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) opportunities offered by the AHN Medical Education Consortium. Learn more about Graduate Medical Education.
Program Coordinators
Mary Beth Paul (412) 359-4905
Sue Norville (412) 359-3469
Allegheny General Hospital
Emergency Medicine Residency
320 E North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Fax (412) 359-4963
