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EMS Research Fellowship Grant

**Application Deadline - November 1, 2008

The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine strives to foster teaching, education, and research in emergency medicine. Through the generous support of SAEM Physio-Control in EMS, this Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides an opportunity for a qualified emergency physician to acquire important skills and begin to develop expertise as part of an academic career with a focus in emergency medical services. The mission of the grant is to develop the academic potential of the selected fellow by providing support for a one-year training grant that develops both EMS leadership and research skills. Potential for and experience with EMS leadership and research will be weighted equally when evaluating the applications. Leadership will include but is not limited to involvement with administration, education, and medical direction.
 
Selection of the Emergency Medical Services Fellow will weigh equally the fellow applicant, the proposed research project, and the environment and opportunities at the institution that will host the fellow. Prospective fellows submit an application to SAEM.  One fellow per year is selected from the applicant pool. The selected fellow must choose his/her fellowship site prior to applying for the grant and must describe that site in their application.
 
This grant provides $60,000 for a one-year fellowship for emergency medicine residency graduates at an SAEM-approved fellowship training site. The fellow must have an in-depth training experience in EMS with an emphasis on research concepts and methods. All applications must be submitted electronically.
Eligibility

Fellow Eligibility

The fellowship candidate must be one of the following: (1) a senior emergency medicine resident at an accredited emergency medicine residency program; (2) in the first year after completion of an accredited emergency medicine residency; or (3) certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine; (4) Pediatric Emergency Medicine – sub-boarded or board eligible. The applicant may not have previously completed more than one year of an EMS fellowship.
 
The successful candidate shall have demonstrated a sustained interest in EMS, but prior experience as a prehospital care provider is not required. He/she shall have demonstrated interest in research. This may include previous participation in research related to emergency medicine or another field, peer-reviewed publications, or presentations of original research at scientific meetings. The successful candidate will also have demonstrated commitment to teaching and/or have evidence of leadership potential. The fellow must be a member of SAEM for greater than 12 months at the time of the grant application deadline. In summary, leadership and research potential will both be judged and are considered equally important.


EMS Fellowship Host Institution

The host institution must provide adequate administrative and clerical support to the fellow and fellowship director, including, but not limited to, office space, research support, and information systems. The institution must demonstrate the availability of physician teaching opportunities for the EMS fellow. Ideally, there should be an accredited emergency medicine residency program at the host institution. The institution must demonstrate the availability of paramedic trainee teaching opportunities for the EMS fellow. The institution must have a formal agreement with a paramedic training site that provides adequate teaching opportunities for the fellow. The institution must have a written agreement with one or more EMS agencies that will permit the fellow to obtain experience in providing medical care and direction at the scenes of emergencies. The written agreement must specify how the fellow will arrive at the scene of an emergency. 

 

The institution must have a demonstrated track record of involvement and commitment to EMS at local, state, and national levels. The host institution must provide opportunities for the fellow to maintain clinical emergency medicine skills, but shall not require fellows to perform clinical duty in the emergency department in excess of one clinical shift per week (this should not exceed 12 hours per week). The institution should have a track record of research accomplishment, including both publication and grants.


EMS Fellowship Director
The EMS fellowship director must be a member of SAEM. The EMS fellowship director must be certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. The director should have demonstrated expertise in teaching, research, and EMS activities, including publication of original research in peer-reviewed journals. The director must be active in his/her local EMS system, preferably as an EMS medical director. The director must be involved in EMS at the state level, as evidenced by participation on committees or administrative work-product. The director must also be active in EMS at the national level, as evidenced by participation in national EMS organizations. The director must be directly responsible for the supervision and oversight of the EMS fellow.
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