UAB Global Emergency Medicine
- Gain knowledge and expertise in the diagnosis and management of diseases specific to tropical and resource limited emergency settings.
- Gain a broader understanding of humanitarian response, collaboration with non-government organizations, and the delivery of emergency care within the framework of SPHERE principles.
- Innovate in the education of clinicians at home and abroad in the delivery of resource limited emergency care.
- Facility to navigate the ethical issues peculiar to resource-limited medicine.
- Learn to travel wisely, including food and water safety, navigation of customs, collaboration with local medical systems.
Fellowship Experience
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Fellowship Curriculum
The Global Emergency Medicine fellowship can take place over one or two years. Those who choose to complete the fellowship in one year will earn a Global Health Certificate through the UAB School of Public Health. Those who choose to complete a two year fellowship will earn a master's degree in public health or equivalent.
Education:
- Internal lecture series (July – December)
- Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Gorgas or equivalent course)
- Humanitarian Response Intensive Course (Harvard Course or equivalent)
- Graduate Certificate in Global Health (15 graduate credit hours through UAB School of Public Health)
- Joint Grand rounds with University of Kentucky
Professional Development:
- Direct mentoring
- National leadership opportunities through ACEP
- Regional/national speaking opportunities
- Hospital committee engagement (SIDT, employee health, etc)
- Adjunct course instructor (MS4 course, ultrasound training for hospitalists, etc)
- Attending a national EM conference
- School of Medicine engagement: Bedside supervision / teaching of medical students / residents / APPs
- Mentored research project
- Formal UAB research training course
Field Work:
- 1 month clinical trip (Historically Tenwek Hospital, Kenya)
- 1 – 2 short field assignments
- Trip preparation, logistics planning, personnel recruitment, wise travel preparation, collaboration with local medical system
Contacts
Application Criteria
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. For questions regarding the application portal, contact helpdesk@saem.org.
To apply, submit a curriculum vitae (CV), two letters of recommendation, and a letter of interest to the Program Director and Education Coordinator.
Application Deadline
