Progressive Emergency Physicians’ Emergency Medicine Residency Programs on Long Island
A medical residency program is a critical stage of graduate medical training that physicians complete after medical school. It provides hands-on, supervised experience in a focused specialty while building the clinical judgment, procedural skills, and teamwork needed for independent practice.
On Long Island, Emergency Care Partners’ (ECP) New York-based partner group, Progressive Emergency Physicians (PEP), is proud to support two ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency Programs—one at Good Samaritan University Hospital and one at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Together, these programs reflect a shared commitment to excellence in patient care, resident education, and the development of compassionate, highly capable emergency physicians.
Good Samaritan University Hospital: West Islip, NY
The ACGME-accredited EM Residency Program at Good Samaritan University Hospital, established in 2005 by the founding and current Program Director Dr. David Levy, has earned a strong reputation over the years for training residents in a high-acuity, high-volume environment. Residents benefit from broad clinical exposure, close faculty mentorship, and a structured academic curriculum that reinforces evidence-based practice, procedural competency, and confident decision-making across the full spectrum of emergency care.
St. Joseph’s Hospital: Bethpage, NY
Building on the success and educational foundation at Good Samaritan University Hospital, Catholic Health partnered with Progressive in 2023 to launch a second ACGME-accredited EM Residency Program at St. Joseph Hospital. The program was founded and is led by Program Director Dr. Robert Gekle and is designed to deliver rigorous academic training with the supportive feel of a high-acuity community-based learning environment. The program continues to grow, with a long-term structure that supports a full complement of residents across all three years of training.
A Shared Training Model and Educational Mission
Across both sites, residents are immersed in a consistent rhythm of clinical training and protected education time. Residents work a full range of emergency department shifts while also participating in scheduled didactics, simulation, and hands-on procedural workshops. PEP Emergency Medicine physicians deliver core elements of the classroom, simulation, and hands-on curriculum, ensuring that residents receive practical, specialty-specific instruction aligned with real-world emergency department demands.
Importantly, the sponsoring institution for the EM residency programs is the Catholic Health Department of Medical Education, supporting a cohesive academic framework and shared standards across both training locations.
A Competitive Destination for Future Emergency Physicians
Both programs attract motivated applicants seeking strong clinical experience, structured academics, and meaningful mentorship. Through their partnership with PEP and Catholic Health, the Good Samaritan University Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital EM Residency Programs offer residents the opportunity to train in dynamic emergency departments while joining a culture rooted in service, excellence, and community impact.
