Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship
Program
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Fellow Experiences
Curriculum
Fellowship Faculty
Applicant Information
The curriculum is designed to cover the core content of EMS Medicine throughout the fellowship year and is organized into a modular schedule of EMS topics. EMS fellowship conference is held each week and is led by EMS faculty to include the following educational experiences:
- “EMS rounds” on a case-based presentation and discussion of EMS specific patient management issues
- Didactic content based on textbook chapters and supplemental readings
- Quality improvement seminar
- Research seminar
- Joint conferences with other subspecialties
Journal reviews are held quarterly with the fellow and fellowship faculty off site to promote wellness
EMS case reviews are held quarterly by the fellow and fellowship faculty with EMS agencies and EMS training programs
EMS Fellowship – Modular Schedule
| Module | Month | Topic |
| 1 | July | General Principles of EMS Medical Direction |
| 2 | August | Aeromedical EMS and Medical Direction |
| 3 | September | Incident Management and Disaster Preparedness |
| 4 | October | EMS Special Operations |
| 5 | November | Advancing Knowledge and Quality in EMS |
| 6 | December | EMS Personnel and Safety |
| 7 | January | Mobile Integrated Healthcare and the Future of EMS |
| 8 | February | Regionalization and EMS Systems of Care |
| 9 | March | Field Resuscitation and Critical Care Transport |
| 10 | April | EMS Medical Direction in the Austere Environment |
| 11 | May | EMS Medical Direction for Special Populations |
| 12 | June | Medical Direction and System Management |
The fellow attends the Medical Directors Course (MDC) as part of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) annual meeting.
In preparation for the EMS Board Certification examination, the fellow participates in board-style question review and sits for the EMS In Training Examination in the spring.