Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Riverside Health is currently accepting applications from 3rd and 4th year Medical Students for Elective and Sub-I Rotations in Emergency Medicine at Riverside Regional Medical Center, in Newport News, Virginia. As of 2/1/2025 we are now using VSLO for all rotation applications. AI rotation acceptance letters will be sent by April 11, 2025. 

Apply for EM Rotations Through VSLO (Starting 2/1/2025)
Please click here to access their site and search for Riverside to find our AI and Elective Rotations. 

  • Sub-I Rotation Requests are available for dates between July 2025- February 2026.
  • Applications for Electives will be accepted for rotation dates between January 2026 - April 2026.

Sub-I Rotations consist of 15 shifts in our Level 2 Emergency Department. Sub-I rotations will also include a 15 minute case study presentation and require a passing grade on the SAEM EM exam given during your time at Riverside. Elective rotations will have 14-15 shifts along with a SIM and Conference day.

Housing Provided: Our EM program provides housing for students that would like to utilize this resource. Our apartment is a 3 bedroom condo about 5 miles from the hospital, located in City Center, Newport News. Apartments are coed, but bedrooms and potential roommates are separated by gender.

Food Provided: Students also get a food stipend for meals when they are on shift