Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs
Colleges award this field under 4 named programs, from Emergency Medicine Residency Program to Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 4 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Emergency Medicine Residency Program
- Prepares physicians in the methods, procedures, and techniques of providing and managing immediate health care services. Covers the initial recognition, stabilization, evaluation and care of the acutely ill or injured patient; patient follow-up and referral; management of prehospital care; training and supervision of emergency medical personnel; emergency department management; medicolegal and ethical issues; and disaster planning.
- Disaster Medicine Fellowship Program
- Prepares physicians to provide care for the victims of natural and man-made disasters with specific consideration given to timeliness and availability of resources. Covers emergency medicine and its associated acute care specialties, public health, emergency management, humanitarian services, and prehospital emergency medical services (EMS). Requires prior completion of a residency program in emergency medicine.
- Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program
- Prepares physicians in the leadership and medical oversight of pre- and out-of-hospital emergency care systems with advanced competencies in Emergency Medical System (EMS) system design, administration, and clinical care. Covers clinical aspects of EMS, medical oversight of EMS, mass casualty management, disaster planning and operations, wilderness EMS systems, and quality management and research. Requires prior completion of a residency program in emergency medicine.
- Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
- Emergency medicine not listed above.
Also called Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management Fellowship
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