Summa Health System Program

Program Identity & Fit

Summa Health's Emergency Medicine Residency is a 36-month, community-teaching program built around a Level 1 Trauma Center with certified chest pain and stroke designations, supplemented by community (Barberton) and freestanding (Green) ED experiences and pediatric rotations at the co-located Akron Children's Hospital. The curriculum offers a structured menu of two-week tracks and four-week electives (Critical Care, EMS, Ultrasound, Simulation, Addiction Medicine, Palliative Care, Sports Medicine, Medical Education, Administration) explicitly designed to help residents build fellowship-oriented portfolios, and the program houses in-house fellowships in Sports Medicine, Simulation, Pulm/Critical Care, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. A dedicated resident research rotation, two research directors, and regular resident presentations/awards at Ohio ACEP, SAEM, and CORD indicate research is structured and expected rather than optional, though the program's identity centers on broad clinical volume and operational/administrative training (a required Administration rotation covering billing, EMTALA, QI, and management) more than laboratory science. The program appears to value residents who are engaged, self-directed in choosing a scholarly or elective focus, and interested in developing niche expertise (ultrasound, EMS, simulation, addiction medicine) alongside strong generalist clinical training across varied practice settings.