Welcome to your emergency medicine elective with Advocate Christ Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine. We hope that you will find your experience both exciting and educational. Emergency medicine is a challenging field that utilizes every aspect of medicine. Our goal is to immerse you in our treatment room, that you may gain insight into, and reinforce your commitment to, this demanding area of medicine. The Department of Emergency Medicine at Advocate Christ Hospital is the busiest trauma center in Illinois. We are the second busiest emergency department in the stated and the 5th biggest by size. Departmental Stats   Visits 92,000/Year   Peds 31.5%   Trauma 18,700 (3,450 Level 1)   Admits 30%   Critical Care Admits 7.5%   Directly to OR 1% Our emergency medicine program is one of the oldest and most established residencies in the country. For the past 3 years, the residents in the program scored first in the country on the annual in-service exam. We also have had a 100% pass rate on the emergency medicine boards for the past 4 years. Orientation is held on the first Monday of your rotation. We will meet in the Department of Emergency Medicine Office at 9:30 am. If that Monday is a holiday the orientation will be moved to the next day at the discretion of the Coordinator. If you are interested in applying to Advocate Christ Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency program or looking for a letter of recommendation please let your intentions be know early. This allows for better organization of your schedule and better observation of your performance. We look forward to meeting you and providing you with an excellent month of emergency medicine. Please contact me if you have further questions after reviewing the orientation material below. Dennis Ryan, MD Student Clerkship Director Department of Emergency Medicine Advocate Christ Medical Center