Johns Hopkins Bayview is a level 2 trauma center in southeast Baltimore, one of six institutions within Johns Hopkins Medicine. With nearly 60,000 emergency patients each year, including 4,000 trauma activations, we house a Gold-plus certified comprehensive stroke center and Maryland's only adult burn center. The Medical Center treats more than 16,000 acute admissions each year, a majority of which originate in the Emergency Department.

Our program delivers a hands-on, high-intensity experience with access to some of the top minds in medicine, but with a supportive focus on learning with structured feedback and monitored progress milestones.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will receive a certificate of completion from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The program curriculum is designed such that PA graduates will be eligible upon completion to sit for the NCCPA Emergency Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification Exam.

The program is recognized by the Association of Post-graduate PA Programs (APPAP), and follows the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants' Postgraduate (SEMPA) education program standards.

Salary

The PA residency is a paid position, with an annual stipend of $58,593 (totaling $87,890 over the 18-month residency), as well as a competitive benefits package including health benefits, tuition support, paid time off and professional liability insurance. To learn more, please visit the department of human resources, here.

Schedule

This is a rigorous training program modeled after the EM physician residency program and includes didactic and clinical experiences in various areas of the hospital.

The typical expected clinical hours per week for these rotations are as follows: 

• Adult Emergency Department: 48 hours a week, typically in 12-hour rotating shifts.
  • Average of 3 night shifts per 2-week block.
  • Average of 2 weekend shifts per 2-week block.
• CICU & MICU: 60-74 hours a week. Residents do not spend more than 2 weeks in a row on these rotations at a time.
• All other rotations: 34-54 hours a week. 

In addition to the clinical hours worked, residents are required to attend 6 hours of didactics a week, with an additional 3 hours a month for case discussions. Residents are excused from didactics during their ICU blocks.

Vacation days: Residents can take up to 12 shifts off through their residency, totaling 3 weeks. These shifts must be taken off during their Adult ED rotations. Additionally, residents are given 6 days off during the winter holiday season.

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center’s Core Values

Our PA residents are expected to uphold the Medical Center's core values of teamwork, communication, honesty and integrity as they grow to become competent, confident, highly proficient emergency medicine professionals.