Muhlenberg and its affiliate, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, offer comprehensive resources to train emergency medicine residents. Approximately half of the program is provided at each site. In addition to the 18 months of rotations in these two emergency departments, 18 months of specialty rotations are provided. These include radiology, cardiology, pediatrics, medicine, anesthesia, ophthalmology, ENT, EMS/aeromedical, trauma/burn, research and administration.

Year 1- Emergency Medicine Residency
Following the successful completion of an osteopathic internship, the Year 1 emergency medicine resident at Muhlenberg will concentrate on refining and expanding patient care skills specifically relating to emergency medicine. The focus is on developing an efficient approach to patient care and learning the skills needed to manage patients. A larger volume of patients will broaden the base of experience.

These clinical experiences are designed to renew and enlarge the knowledge base that was garnered during general medicine, surgery and pediatric internship rotations, and strengthened by the initial emergency medicine, cardiology and MICU rotations.

Year 1 residents will participate in major medical resuscitations. Residents will be introduced to direction of pre-hospital EMS through a Base Station Command training course designed to develop medical direction communication skills.

Year 2 -Emergency Medicine Residency
In Year 2, residents broaden exposure and develop efficiency in critical care management. Primary responsibility is caring for the department's most critically ill patients, as well as directing major resuscitations. Residents demonstrate mastery in clinical procedures including airway management.

Year 2 residents function as an integral member of the trauma resuscitation team, often performing life-saving procedures. They also assume more academic responsibilities, providing lectures and sharing experience and knowledge with junior residents in the department and during conferences.

Year 2 residents also enhance orthopedic knowledge, take part in a selective that allows for study in an area of special interest and add emergency ultrasound to their repertoire of skills. A research project is started by the resident under the tutelage of the director of research.

Year 3 -Emergency Medicine Residency
Year 3 residents concentrate on developing the skills needed to manage an emergency department. Responsibilities include sharing skills and knowledge with the junior residents, assuming responsibility (under attending supervision) for the operation of the department and ensuring all patients receive appropriate and efficient care. Residents direct major trauma resuscitations and supervise major medical resuscitations.
Skills are developed in problem solving, patient disposition and the efficient delivery of emergency medical care to multiple patients. Year 3 residents are offered greater opportunity to provide lectures, presentations and conferences to the faculty and junior residents as part of their regular academic activities.
The departmental administration is run on a project management model that recognizes the Importance of modern management theory and practice. The goal is to train excellent clinicians that are capable of assuming leadership positions in their field. Management; community involvement, interdepartmental communication and hospital citizenship skills are introduced during this year.