The EMS/Disaster Medicine Fellowship offered by UMass Medical School in conjunction with UMass Memorial Medical Center, is a two year program designed to train the future medical directors and leaders in pre-hospital medicine. The Fellowship accepts up to two fellows per year. Fellows will also earn an MPH through the University of Massachusetts - Worcester Campus.
UMass Memorial operates the only air medical program, Life Flight, which has a physician as a team member. As a Fellow there is the opportunity to fly as a Flight Physician as well as being involved in every facet of Life Flight operations. Fellows will share in the ongoing training and education of flight nurses and flight physicians as well as participating in Life Flights continuous quality improvement efforts. There are approximately 900 flights, annually.
UMass Memorial also operates Worcester EMS, the all ALS 911 provider for the City of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury. With a call volume in excess of 30,000 per year, Worcester EMS is the second busiest provider of 911 services in New England. Fellows will participate in Paramedic Education, Quality Improvement initiatives and will be able to spend time in the field with Paramedics. UMass Memorial also sponsors a Tactical EMS Team and the opportunity exists, for well qualified individuals to apply to the Team as a Medical Provider.
In addition, UMass and UMass Memorial sponsor a Level 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team and there is the possibility for joining the team and deploying to natural disasters all across the United States.
Finally, the MPH program, which all fellows are expected to take and complete during their two year Fellowship, is an essential part of the training. During their MPH program, each fellow will learn the fundamentals behind Public Health and Public Health Research. Each fellow will participate in a research project exploring some aspect of Public Health and how it relates to pre-hospital medicine. Graduates of the Fellowship have secured positions here at UMass Memorial as well as high profile Medical Director positions around the country.
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UMass Memorial operates the only air medical program, Life Flight, which has a physician as a team member. As a Fellow there is the opportunity to fly as a Flight Physician as well as being involved in every facet of Life Flight operations. Fellows will share in the ongoing training and education of flight nurses and flight physicians as well as participating in Life Flights continuous quality improvement efforts. There are approximately 900 flights, annually.
UMass Memorial also operates Worcester EMS, the all ALS 911 provider for the City of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury. With a call volume in excess of 30,000 per year, Worcester EMS is the second busiest provider of 911 services in New England. Fellows will participate in Paramedic Education, Quality Improvement initiatives and will be able to spend time in the field with Paramedics. UMass Memorial also sponsors a Tactical EMS Team and the opportunity exists, for well qualified individuals to apply to the Team as a Medical Provider.
In addition, UMass and UMass Memorial sponsor a Level 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team and there is the possibility for joining the team and deploying to natural disasters all across the United States.
Finally, the MPH program, which all fellows are expected to take and complete during their two year Fellowship, is an essential part of the training. During their MPH program, each fellow will learn the fundamentals behind Public Health and Public Health Research. Each fellow will participate in a research project exploring some aspect of Public Health and how it relates to pre-hospital medicine. Graduates of the Fellowship have secured positions here at UMass Memorial as well as high profile Medical Director positions around the country.
Click here to apply now.
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