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Current status of International Emergency Medicine fellowships in the United States.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2005 Jan-Feb; 20(1):32-5.PD

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

A consensus panel of Emergency Physicians with experience in international health has published a recommended curriculum for a formal fellowship in International Emergency Medicine. This article reviews the current International Emergency. Medicine (IEM) fellowships available to residency-trained Emergency Physicians in the United States.

METHODS

Every allopathic Emergency Medicine (EM) residency program in the United States was contacted via e-mail or telephone. Programs that reported having an IEM fellowship were asked detailed information about their program, including: (1) the number of years the program has been offered; (2) the duration of the program; (3) the number of fellows taken each year; (4) the number of fellowship graduates from each program and their current practice patterns; (5) how the fellowship is funded; and (6) whether a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) is offered.

RESULTS

All 127 allopathic EM residency programs responded. Eight (6.8%) of these programs offered IEM fellowships. Of a total of 29 graduates identified, 23 (79.3%) were employed in academic medicine. All of the fellowships offered formal public health training and were funded by a combination of clinical billing and project-specific grants and scholarships. All IEM fellowships described a curriculum that reflected the previously published recommendations.

CONCLUSION

Opportunities in formal training in international health are increasing for graduates of EM residencies in the United States. The proposed curriculum for IEM fellowships seems to have been implemented and graduates of IEM fellowships seem to be applying their training in international projects.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Bledsoe GH
Center for International Emergency, Disaster, and Refugee Studies (CIEDRS), Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. gbledso1@jhmi.edu
Dey CC
No affiliation info available
Kabrhel C
No affiliation info available
VanRooyen MJ
No affiliation info available

MeSH

CurriculumEmergency MedicineFellowships and ScholarshipsHumansInternationalityPublic HealthUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15748012

Citation

Bledsoe, Gregory H., et al. "Current Status of International Emergency Medicine Fellowships in the United States." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol. 20, no. 1, 2005, pp. 32-5.
Bledsoe GH, Dey CC, Kabrhel C, et al. Current status of International Emergency Medicine fellowships in the United States. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2005;20(1):32-5.
Bledsoe, G. H., Dey, C. C., Kabrhel, C., & VanRooyen, M. J. (2005). Current status of International Emergency Medicine fellowships in the United States. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 20(1), 32-5.
Bledsoe GH, et al. Current Status of International Emergency Medicine Fellowships in the United States. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2005 Jan-Feb;20(1):32-5. PubMed PMID: 15748012.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Current status of International Emergency Medicine fellowships in the United States. AU - Bledsoe,Gregory H, AU - Dey,Chayan C, AU - Kabrhel,Christopher, AU - VanRooyen,Michael J, PY - 2005/3/8/pubmed PY - 2005/4/20/medline PY - 2005/3/8/entrez SP - 32 EP - 5 JF - Prehospital and disaster medicine JO - Prehosp Disaster Med VL - 20 IS - 1 N2 - OBJECTIVE: A consensus panel of Emergency Physicians with experience in international health has published a recommended curriculum for a formal fellowship in International Emergency Medicine. This article reviews the current International Emergency. Medicine (IEM) fellowships available to residency-trained Emergency Physicians in the United States. METHODS: Every allopathic Emergency Medicine (EM) residency program in the United States was contacted via e-mail or telephone. Programs that reported having an IEM fellowship were asked detailed information about their program, including: (1) the number of years the program has been offered; (2) the duration of the program; (3) the number of fellows taken each year; (4) the number of fellowship graduates from each program and their current practice patterns; (5) how the fellowship is funded; and (6) whether a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) is offered. RESULTS: All 127 allopathic EM residency programs responded. Eight (6.8%) of these programs offered IEM fellowships. Of a total of 29 graduates identified, 23 (79.3%) were employed in academic medicine. All of the fellowships offered formal public health training and were funded by a combination of clinical billing and project-specific grants and scholarships. All IEM fellowships described a curriculum that reflected the previously published recommendations. CONCLUSION: Opportunities in formal training in international health are increasing for graduates of EM residencies in the United States. The proposed curriculum for IEM fellowships seems to have been implemented and graduates of IEM fellowships seem to be applying their training in international projects. SN - 1049-023X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15748012/Current_status_of_International_Emergency_Medicine_fellowships_in_the_United_States_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -