Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California is a busy and highly rated hospital, with an annual Emergency Department census of about 85,000 visits per year. Our program received initial accreditation in September 2018.

The mission of the Eisenhower Health Emergency Medicine Residency Program is to provide trainees with a broad-based learning program in an environment of inquiry to prepare them for independent practice in the specialty. The residency program will assist residents in developing competencies necessary to become outstanding clinicians capable of managing diverse patient populations and to become leaders of and advocates for their communities.

Eisenhower Health has two well established residency programs; Internal Medicine and Family Medicine as well a a fellowship in Sports Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Geriatrics. Other residency programs in planning include: psychiatry, neurology and general surgery. Fellowships under consideration are: cardiology, GI and infectious disease. Services available at our facility include a comprehensive stroke center (STEMI center) with 24 hour cath-lab availability, 24-hour operating room availability and call schedule coverage for a broad range of specialty consultants. Eisenhower EM residents will spend the majority of their time at Eisenhower Health, but will also rotate at UCSD Health, Desert Regional Medical Center, and El Centro Regional Medical Center.

Eisenhower has earned national recognition for quality in patient care as well as in cardiology and orthopedics among other service lines. Our diverse, experienced and dedicated EM faculty are very excited about this new dynamic and comprehensive emergency medicine residency program in Southern California. We are committed to building a high quality program, and are confident in our ability to provide excellent training.