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Phil Harter and Gus Garmel assumed the posts of program director and co-program director, respectively, of the Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program effective March 1. Both served as associate program directors under the leadership of Rebecca Smith-Coggins, who stepped down as program director to pursue new opportunities. She will continue with the program as an academic faculty member.
"The Stanford-Kaiser program and the greater emergency medicine community owe Dr. Smith-Coggins a great debt of gratitude for her tireless service and leadership," said Robert Norris, chief of Stanford Hospital's emergency department. "I have great confidence in Dr. Harter and Dr. Garmel and their ability to continue the growth and development of the residency program. Both have been involved in the administration and orchestration of the program for many years and have been instrumental to its success."
Harter joined Stanford's emergency department in 1989 and was named associate program director of the Stanford-Kaiser residency program in 1996. He has served on the faculty of the School of Medicine since 1989, and is currently an assistant professor of emergency medicine (surgery). He was awarded the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching in 1994 and 2001. Board-certified in emergency medicine, Harter graduated from the Chicago Medical School and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill.
Garmel is a senior emergency medicine physician at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara and a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine (surgery). He helped establish the Stanford-Kaiser residency program with Smith-Coggins in 1991 as part of a joint venture between Stanford University and Kaiser Permanente. A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Garmel completed his residency at Wright State University School of Medicine and is board-certified in emergency medicine. In 2001, he received the National Excellence in Teaching Award from the Emergency Medicine Residents Association and a Bedside Teaching Excellence Award from the Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
The Stanford-Kaiser program is considered one of the top emergency medicine residency programs in the country. Nearly 600 applicants vie for 10 first-year residency spots each year. During the three-year program, residents train at four major medical centers: Stanford University Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. In addition to emergency medicine, residents train in numerous specialties, including surgery, ICU, CCU, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, orthopedics and internal medicine.
