Program Overview

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offers various programs, including the Department of Emergency Medicine's EMS Fellowship.

Department of Emergency Medicine

The Department of Emergency Medicine has a long-established reputation as a leader in research and provides a robust educational environment.

About the Accredited EMS Fellowship

The University Of Cincinnati’s Department Of Emergency Medicine’s Division of EMS has hosted a Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services Medicine since 1996. The fellowship supports three Fellows yearly, with applications accepted on a rolling basis, but interviews are generally held in the Fall.

• The fellowship is fully accredited by the ACGME.
• Fellow salary is commensurate with PGY-4/5 scale for the University of Cincinnati.
• Clinical work at one of the associated community hospitals provides the fellow with additional hourly-compensated income with hours limited by ACGME standards.
• Total annual compensation is over $100,000.

EMS Fellowship

The EMS Division is heavily involved in the College of Medicine’s medical student curriculum.

• Second-year medical students are trained in Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) Triage and Natural Disasters.
• Third-year students receive training in emergency preparedness which is comprised of Chemical, Biological, Radiologic, and Nuclear Disasters.
• Year four is composed of an online course focusing on Disaster Medicine.
• The EMS Division provides a minimum of ten hours of lectures and disaster training to the Emergency Medicine Residency each year, with additional resident interactions during resident electives.

Research

The Department of Emergency Medicine has a long-established reputation as a leader in research.

• The Division is currently in collaborative trials through the Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) group, Critical Care Transport Collaborative Outcomes Research Effort (CCT-CORE), and Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES).
• The Division is supported by the NIH and Department of Defense.
• Current lines of research include traumatic brain injury, oxygenation/ventilation of trauma patients, and cardiac arrest.

Air Medical Services

The EMS Fellow will serve as a flight physician for UC Health’s Air Care and Mobile Care air medical transport service.

• This Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) accredited program has been in service since 1984 and was the Association of Air Medical Services Program of the Year award winner in 2013.
• Air Care has flown with a physician-RN crew configuration for the majority of their flights since program's inception.
• Three dual-engine EC145s are utilized in the service offering 24/7 coverage.
• A minimum of two flight shifts per month will be required with additional opportunities available.

Cincinnati Fire Department

The EMS Fellowship is supported by the Cincinnati Fire Department (CFD), the nation’s first fully paid professional fire department, founded in April of 1853.

• The EMS Fellows will participate in administrative duties, continuing education, continuing quality improvement, and field supervision.
• CFD responds to 60,000 medical calls each year.
• Experiences with CFD are the foundation of this EMS Fellowship training.

Suburban/Rural EMS

The Division of EMS provides medical direction for more than 30 EMS agencies in the Southwest Ohio Greater Cincinnati area.

• EMS Fellows will be assigned to serve as an Associate Medical Director for one of these agencies to augment their experience with ground EMS.

Paramedic Training Program

EMS Faculty oversee the paramedic training program through the Cincinnati Fire Department.

• EMS Fellows have the opportunity to participate in planning & oversight meetings, curriculum development, and education.

Regional EMS Oversight

Many of the region’s EMS agencies share common protocols and oversight by the Academy of Medicine’s Prehospital Care Operations Committee.

• EMS Fellows are active participants in this committee, author evidence-based protocols, and participate in administrative meetings.

Simulation

The Division of EMS shares hosting duties for the US Air Force's C-STARS (Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills) program, with a multi-bed, state-of-the-art simulation facility housed within their suite of offices.

• EMS Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in the use of this powerful educational tool.
• The Division has a mobile simulation van with equipment and staff to take hands-on simulation experiences into the field.
• EMS Fellows will be trained both in how to teach using simulation as well as be taught using simulation in their didactic curriculum.

Tactical EMS Section

The Division of EMS in conjunction with the EM residency support the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) SWAT team by providing a SWAT physician for many callouts including search warrants and barricades.

• The EMS Fellow will have the opportunity to train and become a full member of the tactical medical team and respond as the primary SWAT physician.

Urban Search and Rescue

EMS Fellows will participate in training with the Hamilton County Urban Search and Rescue team.

• Additional opportunities exist with the Cincinnati Fire Department's heavy rescue units and Ohio Task Force 1 (FEMA) USAR team.