St. John's Riverside Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

St. John's Riverside is a community-based, 3-year ACGME EM program in Yonkers, NY—the first and only EM residency in Westchester County—built around exposure to radically different ED environments, from a 5-7 bed single-coverage rural-feeling community site (Dobbs Ferry) to a 150-bed community tertiary center (Andrus) to high-volume Level 1 trauma centers (Jacobi, Elmhurst). The program explicitly frames its mission as helping residents discover which practice environment suits them, rather than funneling toward a single career path, and layers in dedicated rotations (anesthesia, EMS, ultrasound, OB, PICU, CCU) alongside a broad elective menu including toxicology, wilderness medicine, and administration. Graduate outcomes are mixed but weighted toward community/attending jobs across the country, with a meaningful minority pursuing fellowships (ultrasound, toxicology, resuscitation, EMS, disaster medicine); research is available through elective time but is not positioned as a core institutional strength. The program values residents who can adapt across resource extremes—from solo coverage in a tiny ED to major trauma centers—and who prioritize broad clinical versatility and physician wellness over a narrow academic or research trajectory.