THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP
Why Medical Education as a Global EM fellowship?
Low- and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden of acute injury and illness, a significant percentage of which may be intervened upon with accessible, timely, skilled emergency care. In response to this demonstrated need for emergency care and Emergency Medicine programs, Global Emergency Medicine professionals have moved from direct provision of care to building capacity by partnering to develop emergency care resources. Among other contributions, EC/EM development requires appropriate, experienced and skilled teaching and training for local medical professionals.
This two-year fellowship is comprised of clinical work at the University of Chicago ER on the southside of Chicago, field work in a limited resource region developing emergency care, a Master of Health Professions Education, and multiple opportunities to develop leadership skills and networking within the field of Global Emergency Medicine. Field experiences include educational collaborations with Partners in Health.
Fellowship Curriculum
CLINICAL TRAINING
- Clinical care at the University of Chicago Emergency Department, a level 1 trauma center located on the southside of Chicago; 8 months per year, averaged over two years
- Clinical care at a developing EC/EM program; 4 months per year, averaged over two years
- Gain clinical experience in tropical medicine, the spectrum of medical and surgical disease (including trauma) in limited-resource region, and the diagnosis and management of common conditions in limited resource environment.
- Gain experience teaching effectively as an attending physician in an international setting.
MASTER OF HEALTH PROFESSION'S EDUCATION
- Pursue a Master of Health Profession's Education, such as the University of Illinois-Chicago Masters in Health Professions Education Program (MHPE). The fellow may choose from multiple distance learning programs available at this website: http://www.faimer.org/resources/mastersmeded.html
- Salary support for Master's degree is available
- For fellows with previous, appropriate Master degrees, a one-year fellowship or an alternative higher degree may be considered.
TRAINING - GLOBAL EM
- Gain proficiency with varying certificate programs and residency designs in LMIC EC/EM development, including World Health Organization emergency care tools, African Federation for Emergency Medicine curricular tools, and various Partners in Health teaching and training tools developed and utilized by University of Chicago global EM faculty.
- Engage in education policy and resource development with Partners in Health.
- Option for fellow in second year to work at a developing EM site, which may manifest as performing an EC/EM needs assessment, development of EC/EM training course and/or provision of care and clinical teaching.
- Generous benefits package includes travel budget and CME for conference fees during fellowship
RESEARCH IN EM EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
- Engage in multiple ongoing global emergency care education development projects
- Understand and gain experience in project budgeting, administrative support, grant application, and IRB submission of international medical education development work
- Submit an international emergency medicine medical education project proposal for grant funding.
- Produce a scholarly work that will be presented at a national and international meeting, such as AfCEM, SAEM, ACEP, CORD, etc and then turned into a peer-reviewed manuscript.
PROFESSIONAL AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
- Completion of ICRC HELP course (Year 1)
- Completion of HumanitarianU trainings (Year 1)
- Participation in the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Consortium monthly didactics (Year 1-2)
- Attend faculty meetings and retreat at University of Chicago
- Semi-annual meetings and review with Section Chief at University of Chicago
- Semi-annual meetings and review with lead faculty at project sites
- Ongoing meetings and mentorship with fellowship director
- Opportunity to attend other core EM conferences as indicated (e.g. AfCEM, UCSF, HHI, ACEP, SAEM, CORD)
Projects
| Project Name & Description | Details |
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| The University Hospital of Mirebalais, Haiti Emergency Medicine Residency |
A Partners in Health and Zanmi Lasante collaboration to develop and implement the first Emergency Medicine residency in Haiti, as an initial step in developing emergency care capacity for the country. The HUM EM residency began in September 2014, graduated its first class in September 2017, and matriculated its sixth class in October 2019.
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| Partners in Health Emergency Care development |
Working through Partners in Health to help strengthen emergency care systems in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Utilizing the World Health Organization's Basic Emergency Care course (BEC) as well as Haiti EM residency materials
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Alumni
Nick Ludmer
GEM Med-Ed Fellow: 2018 - 2020
William Weber
GEM Med-Ed Fellow: 2020 - 2022
Pranali Sheth
GEM Med-Ed Fellow: 2021 - 2023Mike Shen
GEM Med-Ed Fellow: 2022 - 2023Contacts
Additional Application / Interview Information
Application Criteria
The ideal candidate is a graduate from a 3- or 4-year ACGME-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, who has demonstrated potential in global emergency care development and/or medical education.
Applicants with previous experience internationally or in education development will be given special consideration, but neither is a requirement.
All applicants must be American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) board certified or board eligible by the July 1, 2024 start date.
Application Process
All applications must be submitted by the application deadline through the SAEM Application Portal button below. Please note, you must also register for the NRMP Match
Interviews will be held via zoom on Wednesday September 25, 2024 and Tuesday October 8, 2024.
Applicants wishing to visit the University of Chicago, meet faculty, tour the ER, etc are welcome, and should contact Dr. Checkett directly to coordinate. The University of Chicago participates in the GEM fellowship match. Applicants entering the GEM fellowship application process after the Match, or or who do not Match, may still apply to the UChicago fellowship if the UC program also does not fill in the Match. Contact Dr. Checkett directly if late interest.
Important Dates
Application Deadline
Interview Date
