Sparrow Hospital (Michigan State)
As one of the oldest emergency medicine residencies in the country, the Sparrow/MSU EM Residency-Lansing, conducted within the Sparrow Health System and McLaren-Greater Lansing, has a long and vibrant history of excellence.
More than 35 years ago, Dr. John Wiegenstein began the arduous process of establishing the specialty of Emergency Medicine within the medical profession. Dr. Wiegenstein was the first president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and worked for decades at McLaren Hospital. He served as faculty in the residency until his retirement and was a man of great vision.
As part of his legacy, he recruited dedicated faculty and established a collegial relationship between two healthcare systems in Lansing, Michigan. He also developed a long-standing relationship between the residency and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine that still exists today. We have the privilege of being affiliated with Michigan State University, a Big Ten school with all the attributes including a College of Veterinary Medicine, while retaining the community-training focus. This model has served our residents well.
The philosophy of our residency is one of community-training with university-affiliation to create physicians who are skilled in all niches of emergency medicine, able to work in any setting, and who care for patients from all walks of life equally. We aim to truly embody the philosophy of "Anything, Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime." Carrying that spirit, our graduates have traveled the globe, achieved fellowship status in many sub-specialties, become leaders in national organizations, program directors, department directors, Heroes of Emergency Medicine, and leaders in their communities.
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Leadership
- Program Director: David Castle, DO, FACEP
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: David Betten, MD
- Osteopathic Program Director: Mary Hughes, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
- Ultrasound Director: Spyros Boukouris, MD, RDMS
- Research Director: Mary Hughes, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
- Program Coordinator: Renee Day
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
E.W. Sparrow Hospital
Secondary Hospital
McLaren-Greater Lansing Hospital
Sparrow Carson Hospital
Curriculum
4 weeks per block, 13 blocks per year
PGY1
Orientation / Emergency Medicine -- 4 weeks
Emergency Medicine -- 10 weeks
Cardiology -- 4 weeks
Sparrow ICU -- 12 weeks
Trauma Surgery -- 4 weeks
PICU -- 4 weeks
Obstetrics/Gynceocology -- 2 weeks
Pediatric EM -- 4 weeks
Internal Medicine (McLaren) -- 4 weeks
Anesthesia -- 1 week
Vacation -- 3 weeks
PGY2
Emergency Medicine -- 32 weeks
Sparrow ICU -- 4 weeks
Peds Surgery/Sedation -- 4 weeks
Pediatric EM -- 4 weeks
Selective*/Elective -- 4 weeks
Vacation -- 4 weeks
PGY3
Emergency Medicine -- 36 weeks
Rural Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
Sparrow ICU -- 4 weeks
Selective*/Elective -- 4 weeks
Vacation -- 4 week
Selectives
Required to take all the following during the 3-year residency period:
Stroke -- 2 weeks
Plastic/Hand Surgery -- 1-2 weeks
Orthopedics -- 2-4 weeks
Ophthalmology -- 1 weeks
EMS -- 1 week (80 hour EMS requirement: Ride-Along/Teaching can be concurrent with other rotations)
SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination) -- concurrently with Selectives/Electives (see policy)
Electives
Clinical Investigation/Ultrasound -- 1 - 2 weeks
ENT -- 2 weeks
Forensic Pathology -- 1-2 weeks
Radiology -- 1 week
Toxicology -- 1 week
Urology -- 1-2 weeks
Emergency Ultrasound -- 1-4 weeks
Pediatric Sedation -- 1-2 weeks
Senior Teaching E.M. Rotation -- 1-4 weeks
Manual Medicine/OMM -- 2-4 weeks
PICU -- 3-4 weeks
Research -- 2 weeks
ED administration -- 1 weeks
Legal -- 1 week
Oral Surgery -- 1 week
Fellowships
Surgical Critical Care
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Department of Surgery
Contact Information
Renee Day (Program Coordinator)
Office: (517) 364-2583
Email: Renee.Day@sparrow.org
Fax: (517) 364-3002
Mailing address: Sparrow Hospital, 1215 East Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912
