WEILL CORNELL - AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY JOINT GLOBAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Weill Cornell Medicine
The mission of the Weill Cornell-Aga Khan University Global Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship is to train emergency physicians for academic careers in global emergency care research. Our vision is to develop future leaders in global emergency care focused on addressing health disparities, emergency care system strengthening, and delivering high-quality acute and emergency care for populations globally through innovation and research. 
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Fellowship Experience

This two-year fellowship program is designed to provide physicians the opportunity to obtain (1) comprehensive experience with global emergency care systems; (2) formal training in conducting patient-oriented research; (3) mentored training in global emergency medicine research and; (4) exposure to well-founded academic environments. The breadth of expertise both within the Department of Emergency Medicine and across both Weill Cornell Medical College and the Aga Khan University Center of Excellence for Emergencies and Trauma will allow fellows to gain focused research mentorship.

Fellowship Curriculum

The curriculum has four components:
(1) Global Emergency Care: During the fellowship, the fellow will spend a total of 8 months at one of the Aga Khan University’s Emergency Department Site; international clinical sites are located in South Asia (Pakistan) and East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania). Through this fieldwork experience, fellows will gain direct exposure to the delivery of emergency care in resource-poor settings. Fellows will receive mentored training to develop skills for stakeholder engagement, demonstrating culturally competent healthcare, and establishing successful relationships with international colleagues, and have the opportunity to take language courses to improve their cross-cultural communication skills. We will hold biweekly didactic sessions and journal clubs with Weill Cornell and global EM faculty, guest lecturers and joint sessions with other fellows in EM will allow the fellow to acquire knowledge of major global health conditions and gain an understanding of various health delivery systems.

(2) Formal Training in Patient-Oriented Research: Fellows will have the opportunity to complete a Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. This curriculum spans two years and includes both formal didactic and mentored training in patient-oriented research. Specifically, fellows will gain an understanding of research methodology, study design, and develop skills in data management and analysis.

(3) Global EM Research: Each fellow will be required to undertake a primary research project during fellowship under the guidance of a project mentor. Each project will include design, proposal writing, submission of research protocols to an Institutional Review Board (IRB), data collection, data analysis, presentation of one or more individual research abstracts at a national or international conference, and/or publication of one or more manuscripts in a peer-reviewed journal. In year 2 of the fellowship, fellows will complete a K-level NIH grant based upon data from their scholarly project.

(4) Practice of Academic Emergency Medicine: For 8 months each year, the fellow will work as a member of the clinical faculty of the WCM Department of Emergency Medicine. The fellow will participate in all academic activities in the Department of Emergency Medicine, including grand rounds presentations, conferences, and resident teaching.
 

 

Projects

Project Name & Description Details
Institution Building
Establishing the CETE and helping strengthen emergency and trauma care research, training, and policy across Asia and East Africa and work closely with multiple local, regional, and global partners. You can help develop the unique institution located in and serving the most vulnerable populations.
Emergency Medicine Training
Fellows can get involved in the training of emergency physicians and nurses in multiple countries (for example, Pakistan, Kenya, and Tanzania) and experience various educational and training strategies in multiple settings. They will have an opportunity to work directly in the clinical area to develop their skills in emergency care delivery in low-resource settings.
Community-Based Emergency Care
We support one of the most extensive bystander training programs in the developing world. Pakistan Lifesaver Program aims to train over 10 million youth in CPR and stop the bleed through school and colleges. Experience the establishment of a sizeable multi-dimensional project by working directly with many policymakers.
Research and Data Systems
Learn about data systems for emergency care and participate in setting up trauma registry and emergency department data systems in multiple locations. Learn to work with the Global Burden of Disease data and national databases.
Research Training in low- and middle-income countries
Work with our Fogarty/NIH-funded research training program (D43) and participate in the training of Masters and Ph.D. trainees focusing on injury and trauma research. Fellows can collaborate with and mentor fellow emergency physicians and nurses pursuing research training in LMICs.
Prehospital Emergency Care
We work with multiple prehospital care entities and partner to strengthen training and research in the prehospital area. Fellows can engage in prehospital care and transport-related challenges and opportunities in different settings.
Disaster Preparedness and Response
Build on our recent partnerships with the International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent and the World Health Organization on various disaster preparedness and research projects, including our focus on urban preparedness measurement and preparing cities for the climate.

Contacts

Junaid Razzak
Junaid Razzak
Program Director

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Prakriti Gill
Associate Program Director

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Other Documents - Program Specific Requirements

1. A personal statement outlining your research interests, global health experience and career goals
2. Curriculum vitae
3. At least two letters of reference- one letter must be from the current/prior Residency Program Director or the Residency Associate Program Director
Application Criteria

Candidates should be currently enrolled in or graduated from an ACGME-accredited post-graduate residency program in Emergency Medicine and must be board-eligible in Emergency Medicine. Applicants must be accepted by the Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate Program for the MSc program.

 

 

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.

 

Interview dates will be scheduled on a rolling basis during the application period.


Important Dates

Applications may only be submitted before 11:59 PM on Sep 30, 2024.
Application Deadline
Sep 30, 2024
Interview Date
October 2024
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