Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP
Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Curriculum by Year
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- Residents
Our curriculum is designed to offer the resident a variety of experiences intended to prepare the EM resident for independent practice. Each rotation has been carefully selected to offer the maximal educational benefit and is evaluated on a regular basis. Since the educational needs are dynamic, we carefully evaluate our residents' rotation experiences and continuously modify the residency curriculum based upon their feedback.
First-Year Curriculum
Emergency Medicine – 20 weeks at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
CCU – 4 weeks at TJUH
ICU – 4 weeks at TJUH
ICU – 4 weeks at Methodist
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks at A.I. duPont
Trauma Surgery – 4 weeks at TJUH
OB/GYN – 4 weeks at TJUH
Anesthesiology – 3 weeks at TJUH
Ultrasound – 2 weeks at TJUH
Ophthalmology – 1 week at Wills Eye Hospital
Vacation – 2 weeks
Second-Year Curriculum
Emergency Medicine – 34 weeks divided between TJUH/Methodist/OLOL
Trauma Surgery – 4 weeks at Cooper Hospital
PICU – 4 weeks at Alfred I. DuPont Hospital
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – 2 weeks at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Scholarly Activity – 1 week @ TJUH
Emergency Medicine Administration & Teaching – 2 weeks at TJUH
Oral Surgery – 1 week
Vacation - 4 weeks
Third-Year Curriculum
Emergency Medicine – 30 weeks divided between TJUH & Methodist Hospital
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks at the Childrens’ Hospital of Philadelphia
Emergency Medicine Administration/Teaching – 4 weeks at TJUH
Emergency Medical Services – 4weeks - Events Services /Philadelphia Fire Department/JeffStat, combined with the EM Administration/Teaching block
Pediatric Anesthesia – 2 weeks at Alfred I. Dupont Hospital
Electives – 4 weeks
Ultrasound – 2 weeks at TJUH
Vacation – 4 weeks


Letter from Ronald Hall, MD
Residency Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
1020 Sansom Street
Suite 239
Philadelphia, PA 19107
We participate in the National Residency Match Program and utilized the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Resident Publications
Nitrative Inactivation of Thioredoxin-1 and Its Role in Post-Ischemic Myocardial Apoptosis.
Peer Evaluation of theEmergency Medicine Chief Complaint Competency
Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 5th edition.
Adult Sickle Cell Emergencies. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, July 2006.
