University of Cincinnati Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship
The Department of Emergency Medicine and its Division of Global Health established a two-year Global EM Fellowship in 2017. The Global EM Fellowship provides fellows with clinical and educational opportunities in both Global Health and Emergency Medicine. Fellows must also fulfill clinical Emergency Medicine responsibilities through UC Health. The core of Global Health education lies in off-site service and clinical experiences. Fellows will spend between four and six months on various Global Health and Emergency Medicine clinical experiences. How and where fellows spend their overseas clinical experience is tailored to meet each fellow’s individual goals.
- Program Coordinator: Melissa Meece
- Program Length: Two years (default), which includes a Master of Public Health (MPH). A one-year track is available only for applicants who already hold a qualifying advanced degree.
Fellowship Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to provide a foundation in the facets of Global Health through three core components:
- Master of Public Health (MPH): A Global Health concentration through the University of Cincinnati.
- Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) Course: A two-week course by the International Committee of the Red Cross focusing on disaster intervention.
- Certificate in Tropical Medicine (CTropMed): Independent online education through the University of Minnesota combined with a two-week on-site practical application course. This prepares you to take the CTropMed exam.
- Additional Learning: Fellows participate in Global Health Grand Rounds, a quarterly Journal Club, and contribute to Global Health FOAMed content on TamingtheSRU.com.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Fellows work 700 clinical hours per year as junior faculty/attending physicians within the UC Health system, split between the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Level I Trauma Center) and community emergency departments.
Projects
| Project Name & Description | Details |
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| Americas | |
| Africa | |
| Asia | |
| Uganda |
The Uganda field experience is set in Karoli Lwanga Hospital located within the Rukungiri District in the southwest of Uganda, in association with Global Emergency Care. During the field experience, fellows work in a dedicated Emergency Department and gain experience for resource-limited International Emergency Medicine. Fellows also have the opportunity to educate advance practice providers during their training to become independent care providers.
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| Tanzania |
The Tanzania field experience is set in the rural Shirati Region, Rorya District, Tanzania. Village Life works in the three villages of Roche, Nyambogo, and Burere, where we have been partnering with each community since 2004. Fellows will have a variety of experiences, including outpatient clinic work, mobile field clinic work, public health projects, and work with water and education projects.
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| Guatemala |
The Guatemala field experience is set in the Western highlands of Guatemala, in association with the Maya Health Alliance, a non-governmental organization committed to facilitating excellence and linguistic competence in medical care delivery in indigenous Guatemala. During the field experience, fellows work with faculty and Maya Health Alliance staff in providing primary health care and training sessions for community health workers.
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Contacts
Whitney K. Bryant, MD, MPH, M.Ed.
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Section on Global HealthEmail Contact
Additional Application / Interview Information
Application Criteria
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Eligibility
All eligible applicants must have completed or be on track to complete an ACGME-aproved residency in Emergency Medicine and be eligible to work clinically at UC Health after satisfying the requirements for an Ohio medical license and relevant hospital credentialing requirements.
