Program Overview

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Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship

The Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship is a program organized through the Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in collaboration with OneWorld Health. The purpose of this Fellowship is to promote hands-on clinical field experience, educational initiatives, and research pertinent to the advancement of Global Emergency Medicine.

The Fellowship Details

This Fellowship is an Endowed Fellowship (The Edward C. O'Bryan, Jr., M.D. Fellowship in Global Health) and is one of only two endowed fellowships at MUSC. It has been in existence since 2015 and is available to Global Emergency Medicine Fellows in the Department of Emergency Medicine who meet certain travel, research, and clinical care criteria to serve at-risk populations locally and around the world.

Program Structure

The goal of our fellowship is to give you the experience and training to allow you to pursue your long-term global health goals. Whether you would like to gain a breadth of exposure to the pillars of global health (refugee health, direct clinical care, research, education, or systems development) or to focus your fellowship in a particular area, the strength of our program is the flexibility we allow. We also understand the importance of developing your own practice in your first year(s) as an attending. You have the option to pursue a one- or two-year fellowship with us.

Application Process

In 2021, the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship began participating in the NRMP. We will be accepting applications during the match season in the Fall of 2025 to start in July 2026.

Resident Opportunities

As a resident at MUSC, you have the opportunity to participate in a longitudinal global emergency medicine elective over your three years. This is a great chance to develop a "niche" within emergency medicine and individual mentoring to better prepare you to pursue global emergency medicine fellowship or an introduction to pursue global emergency medicine on your own.

Global Health Resident Track at MUSC

To participate in the Global Health Resident Track, residents must meet the following requirements:

• Attend and participate in 60% of all monthly journal clubs
• Present at least one journal club article
• Complete a one-week global health or community health clinical experience
• Complete a one-month global health elective
• Complete one academic project in global health

Funding for Elective Global Travel

Each year, the Center of Global Health awards one EM Resident a stipend of up to $3000 toward an International Emergency Medicine Global Health project with OneWorld Health. Additionally, there is an excellent opportunity for funding for travel through MUSC's Center for Global Health which awards scholarships on a semi-annual basis in the spring and fall for elective projects and travel.

Global Emergency Medicine Division

The division is led by:

• Kathryn Koval, M.D., MPH, Director, Division of Global Emergency Medicine
• Lacey MenkinSmith, M.D., MSc CTropMed, Senior Advisor, Global Emergency Medicine
• Claire Milam, M.D., Director of Medical Student Global EM Education
• Aqeel Jawahir, M.D., Fellow, Global Emergency Medicine/Clinical Instructor
• Christopher Daly, M.D., Fellow, Global Emergency Medicine, Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

OneWorld Health

OneWorld Health is a 501(c)(3) organization that fills the gaps left by governmental, temporary and narrowly focused healthcare efforts. They build healthcare facilities that provide a full scope of medical services and are designed to be affordable and accessible.