FELLOWSHIPS &EM ORGANIZATIONS

Why a Fellowship

Increase knowledge base Increase marketability Establish expertise Build framework for national opportunities Develop local, regional and national growth

of area Increase career satisfaction Increase confidence as academician

Fellowships in EMFellowships in EMFellowships in EMFellowships in EM

PROSPROS expertiseexpertise professional contactsprofessional contacts academic academic

opportunitiesopportunities marketability marketability personal satisfactionpersonal satisfaction

PROSPROS expertiseexpertise professional contactsprofessional contacts academic academic

opportunitiesopportunities marketability marketability personal satisfactionpersonal satisfaction

CONSCONS additional time and additional time and

trainingtraining marginal “costs”marginal “costs” pigeonhole/biaspigeonhole/bias possible decrease in possible decrease in

clinical skillsclinical skills no guarantees ...no guarantees ...

CONSCONS additional time and additional time and

trainingtraining marginal “costs”marginal “costs” pigeonhole/biaspigeonhole/bias possible decrease in possible decrease in

clinical skillsclinical skills no guarantees ...no guarantees ...

Fellowships in EM

Accredited(ACGME) Non-accredited Pediatrics

Medical Toxicology

Sports Medicine

Critical Care

Hyperbaric

Research

Administration

Education

EMS

International

Ultrasound

Cardiovascular

Research Fellowship

Select your mentor Work well together

Experienced

Develop your project Your idea

Mentor’s project

Apply for funding Government

Foundations

Corporate

Pediatric EM Fellowship

Board Certification by ABEM and AAP

2 or 3 years

Job Opportunities Expert in EM group Work in Pediatric ED Academic faculty

Medical Toxicology Fellowship

Board certification Two year fellowship Job Opportunities

Expert in EM group

Manage an inpatient toxicology service

Poison Control

Academic faculty

Sports Medicine Fellowship

Board Certification by ABEM and ABFP

1-2 year fellowship Career Opportunities

Academic EM

Sports Medicine

Inpatient service

Arts medicine

Administration Fellowship

EM group or agency Individually designed One year fellowship Career Opportunities

Group Leader Leader in medical

organizations Government

SAEM Headquarters

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship

Not a boarded fellowship 1-2 year fellowship Career Opportunities

EMS director

Group EMS director

Paramedic education

EMS policy maker

Critical Care Fellowship

New idea in EM Currently EM grads cannot sit the ABMS CC boards

Available to EM/ IM graduates New Track

IM + EM + Critical Care = 6 years Triple certification

Cardiovascular Emergencies Fellowship

1-2 year fellowship Develops EM leaders in cardiovascular field Focus on administration or research of

cardiovascular services Echo, exercise testing & CT angiography

training Can be linked to MS or MPH degree Job Opportunities

Chest pain center director EMS-Cardiology integration director EM Cardiovascular research director EM Pediatric Cardiology Director

Educational Fellowship

1-2 year fellowship Specialized training in teaching

methodology Specialty specific

ACEP/EMF

EM residency

University based Degree program

Medical school

Ultrasound fellowship

One year fellowship Possible American registered diagnostic medical

sonographer (ARDMS) certification Bedside ultrasound by treating physician Job opportunity

EM Ultrasound director QA/QI sonographer

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship

Board certification One year fellowship Hyperbaric chamber operation and therapy Deep sea diving operations and therapy Job opportunities

HBO medical director HBO physician Undersea/scuba physician

International Emergency Medicine

1-2 year fellowship

Travel the World

Uniquely trained to be useful in underdeveloped areas

EM Organizations

ACEP SAEM EMRA AAEM ABEM

Largest EM physician organization Fellowship available (FACEP) when

specific requirements are met Scientific Assembly annually Research Forum in the fall

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)

Teaching & Research Annual meeting - May Students may join

Committee and task force involvement

Medical student sessions

Medical student resources

Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA)

Affiliated with ACEP Medical student section Resources for students

Printed materials

Committees

Web site

Leadership roles for medical students

American Academy of Emergency Medicine

Represents practitioners in Emergency Medicine

Annual educational meetings

Medical student section available

American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)

EM licensing board Member of the

American Board of Medical Specialties

Works in conjunction with other EM agencies to advance the specialty.

Certification Procedure

Complete approved EM residency program Written Certification Examination

Given in the fall after residency graduation

Oral Examination Series of vignettes of common ED patients

May take after passing written exam

Periodic recertification/lifetime learning

Emergency Medicine Journals

Many journals are targeted toward EM

Summary

Varied career possibilities Active and interesting cases

Author credit-EM Fellowships:Wendy Coates MD & David Cheng MD

Questions

Postresidency Tools of the Trade CD

1) Career Planning – Garmel

2) Careers in Academic EM – Sokolove

3) Private Practice Career Options - Holliman

4) Fellowship/EM Organizations – Coates/Cheng

5) CV – Garmel

6) Interviewing – Garmel

7) Contracts for Emergency Physicians – Franks

8) Salary & Benefits – Hevia

9) Malpractice – Derse/Cheng

10) Clinical Teaching in the ED – Wald

11) Teaching Tips – Ankel

12) Mentoring - Ramundo

13) Negotiation – Ramundo

14) ABEM Certifications – Cheng

15) Patient Satisfaction – Cheng

16) Billing, Coding & Documenting – Cheng/Hall

17) Financial Planning – Hevia

18) Time Management – Promes

19) Balancing Work & Family – Promes & Datner

20) Physician Wellness & Burnout – Conrad /Wadman

21) Professionalism – Fredrick

22) Cases for professionalism & ethics – SAEM

23) Medical Directorship – Proctor

24) Academic Career Guide Chapter 1-8 – Nottingham

25) Academic career Guide Chapter 9-16 – Noeller