UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The program has established clinical, research and educational opportunities in West and East Africa, the Carribean, and South Amerca. Fellows may choose a one-year or two-year experience. All travel and external training courses are funded by the program.
The fellowship focuses on sustainability, partnership with local institutions, and local impact. Unique aspects of the fellowship include a focus on critical care medicine and resuscitation and prehospital emergency care systems development. The program faculty have extensive experience in global health and advanced subspecialty training. The program director is also fellowship-level trained in Ultrasound, Critical Care Medicine, and EMS. Both clinical and research projects with a focus on these areas are possible. The program provides extensive global health research opportunities. The fellow will apply to the SAEM ARMED course, the ICRC’s Health Emergencies in Large Populations course in Geneva, Switzerland, and/or the Humanitarian Response Intensive Course.
Fellowship Experience
Clinical work
The fellow will work 768 hours as an attending physician in the Emergency Department at the University of Florida per fellowship year. These hours can be spent working at our academic level 1 Emergency Department with residents, our Pediatric ED, or our freestanding emergency departments. The fellow will have three weeks of vacation and the salary is at the fellow’s PGY level. All travel and external training expenses are fully paid for.
Fellowship Curriculum
The fellowship's goal is to train emergency physicians to expert levels in all aspects of global emergency care. To achieve this goal, we combine lectures, workshops, and self-directed learning with field experience and formal external training in research, humanitarian response, and applied public health. Scholarly work is a key aspect of the fellowship. An optional second year to pursue a fully-funded Master’s degree in Public Health is possible. The fellowship includes approximately three months spent abroad, split into multiple trips.
Alumni
Lindsay Beamon Scott, M.D.
GEM Fellow 2020-21
Ideen Zeinali, MD
GEM Fellow 2018-19
Cassandra Lynn Clay, DO, MSHA
GEM Fellow 2021-22
Joseph Christopher Pompa, DO
GEM Fellow 2021-22Contacts
Other Documents - Program Specific Requirements
Additional Application / Interview Information
Application Process
All applications must be submitted by the application deadline through the SAEM GEMFC Application Portal button below. Please note, you must also register for the NRMP Match.
Important Dates
Application Deadline
Interview Date
