Program director's welcome
Thank you for your interest in the WellSpan York Hospital Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency Program!
We work hard to ensure a unique EM residency program with:
- expertly trained faculty in multiple specialties
- interest tracks for residents who want to start developing niches early on
- individualized mentorship and medical knowledge improvement program
- an excellent blend of academic and community EM
- subspecialist attendings who are always available for consultation
- little competition between services to learn and perform important ED skills and procedures
You’ll appreciate the supportive atmosphere and family feel of our program. Our residency leadership team is here to support you throughout your three years, and our residents’ camaraderie is palpable.
We’re dedicated to helping everyone achieve proper work-life balance and promote resident wellness. We welcome resident feedback and ideas and use them to take our program to new heights.
We’re excited for the opportunity to welcome you to our family and for you to start your career in emergency medicine with us.
For more information about our residency, please watch our Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) interview.
Amber Billet, MD
Program Director
Email: abillet5@wellspan.org
Nurturing excellence, igniting passion
Our vision is to empower our residents with a solid foundation in emergency medicine, while encouraging them to explore their unique interests. Our ultimate goal is to cultivate exceptional clinicians, educators and leaders in the field of emergency medicine.
The heart of our mission lies in a commitment to excellence in two fundamental areas: teaching and service.
Through our teaching initiatives, we offer our residents exceptional educational experiences that extend to include attending physicians, fellows, medical students and other medical education students. It’s this dedication to education that drives us to continuously push the boundaries of what's possible.
Simultaneously, we are resolute in our dedication to providing exceptional patient care throughout the entire WellSpan Health system. Our unwavering commitment ensures delivery of the highest level of care, touching on every facet of our program.
From clinical care and pioneering research to innovative educational methods, leadership development, patient safety and quality improvement, excellence is not merely a goal, but our constant companion.
Our program features
- resident interest tracks (optional)
- simulation
- research division with full-time coordinator
- global health division
- toxicology division
- procedure rotation
- annual cadaver lab
- monthly journal club
- forensic medicine division
- resident shift overlap
- protected conference days
- teaching opportunities
Prepared for whatever comes next
Our residents have gone on to pursue fellowships in:
- critical care
- ultrasound
- sports medicine
- simulation
- health care policy
- EMS and tactical EMS
- hyperbaric medicine
- disaster medicine
- toxicology
- palliative care
- medical education
- addiction medicine
- pediatric emergency medicine