University of Miami-Jackson Health System Program

Emergency Medicine Analyst Verified · Aug 31, 2026

University of Miami-Jackson Health System Program

University of Miami-Jackson Health System Program is a residency program specializing in Emergency Medicine, located in Miami,, Florida, directed by Christopher J. Freeman, MD and coordinated by Isabelle St-Cyr. The program accepts applications through October 21, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at istcyr@jhsmiami.org or (305) 585-6373. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a high-volume, three-year academic/safety-net program built around Jackson Memorial Hospital, a quaternary county hospital with ~120,000 annual ED visits, comprehensive stroke/STEMI designation, the busiest Level I trauma center in Miami-Dade (Ryder), and an international/immigrant patient base with unmatched pathology breadth. Training is deliberately multi-site—county (Jackson), community (Holy Cross), VA, and university tower (UHealth)—giving residents graduated autonomy that culminates in PGY-3 residents "running the department." Research is resident-driven rather than mandated, with faculty-supported niches in global health, ultrasound, and infectious disease/public health, and departmental fellowships in Medical Education, Ultrasound, and Global EM reflect a program that channels interest into structured post-residency tracks; alumni outcomes split heavily between community/private attending jobs and subspecialty fellowships (critical care, ultrasound, global EM, toxicology), with few pursuing pure academic research careers. The program's Latin America/Caribbean-facing global health division and emphasis on caring for the "most vulnerable" regardless of background signal a mission oriented toward underserved, international, and safety-net populations.

Who it fits

The applicant who has built ERAS experiences around high-acuity, resource-limited, or underserved patient care—county hospital shifts, global health or Latin America-facing projects, procedural volume in trauma/critical care—and whose goals blend broad clinical versatility with an openness to fellowship (critical care, ultrasound, global EM) rather than a fixed academic research trajectory.

Research intensity

Moderate - available and financially supported for residents who want to pursue it, with departmental fellowships built around scholarly niches, but not positioned as a mandatory or central identity feature.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship

Important

The program highlights its Global Emergency Medicine fellowship's academic affiliations and exchanges with institutions throughout Latin America and welcomes visiting residents and junior faculty from that region, reflecting a stated interest in candidates with ties to or interest in Latin America/Caribbean-focused global health work.

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Emergency Medicine

Deadline 10/21/2026

14 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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