Emergency Medical Services Fellowship

MetroHealth Medical Center offers a one-year ACGME Accredited EMS fellowship program. The program seeks to prepare future leaders in emergency medical services through the development of academic, clinical and administrative skills in emergency medical services. The fellowship will provide board-eligible emergency physicians with significant academic and hands-on exposure to all areas of emergency medical services.

The fellow will be expected to function clinically as an attending in the department and will be responsible for working two shifts per week. During non-clinical hours, the fellow will work closely with the fellowship director, associate medical directors and EMS physicians. A structured block curriculum has been created to maximize the fellow's learning experience.

The fellow will be expected to sit for the ABEM examination at the end of the fellowship.

The fellow will be exposed to the areas below which includes but will not be limited to: 

Emergency responder vehicles parked in front of MetroHealth location

We serve as Medical Direction for the largest city EMS services in Ohio, Cleveland EMS. The City of Cleveland Division of EMS goes on over 110,000 calls annually. The Fellow will gain maximum exposure to urban EMS serving a largely diverse population of residents, visitors and passersby.

Life Flight helicopter shown against the clouds in the sky

Since 1982, Cleveland Metro Life Flight is regarded as one of the nation’s most prestigious aero-medical services. The Fellow will be a vital member and clinician on this team.

We serve as Medical Direction for rural fire departments, the National Parks Service and private ambulances which will allow the Fellow to gain insights into the unique and diverse situations rural EMS encounters.

The following are pictures from the Advanced Wilderness Life Support Course taught in May:

Advanced Wilderness Life Support Course, group pictureAdvanced Wilderness Life Support Course, trainingAdvanced Wilderness Life Support Course, stabilizing victim

The following are pictures from the Multi-Agency Patient Evacuation Simulation as part of National Park Service Training Day:

National Park Service Training Day, picture of victim on stretcher in UTVNational Park Service Training Day, picture of trainees working to get to victimNational Park Service Training Day, picture of victim on stretcher being carried to UTV

We provide Medical Directorship to urban, rural, tactical, government, law enforcement and private entities. This maximum and diverse exposure will significantly strengthen the Fellow’s knowledge across all diverse functioning disciplines.

Medical directorship provided to:

  • Bellevue Fire
  • Berlin Heights Fire
  • Brecksville Fire
  • City of Cleveland Division of Public Safety – EMS, Fire and Police
  • Citizens Ambulance
  • Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Parks
  • Eastern Lorain County Emergency Response Team SWAT
  • FBI – Cleveland Field Office
  • Hinckley Fire
  • Huran River Joint Fire District
  • Kelley's Island EMS
  • Lorain County 911
  • Lorain County Sheriff’s Office
  • Milan Township Fire
  • Norwalk Fire
  • North Central EMS
  • North Fairfield Fire
  • Rochester Fire/li>
  • South Lorain Ambulance District
  • Southwest Enforcement Bureau
  • Sullivan Fire
  • US Marshalls
  • Wellington Fire District

Brecksville fire logo Hinckley fire logo

We leverage our relationships to give the Fellow high-level access to education, training and operations with several regional SWAT teams including the US Marshals, FBI and many more.

  • FBI – Cleveland Field Office
  • US Marshalls
  • Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lorain County Sheriff’s Office
  • Southwest Enforcement Bureau
  • Westshore Enforcement Bureau
  • Rescue Task Force - Regional Instruction
  • Tactical Emergency Casualty Care – Regional Instruction

FBI logoWestshore Enforcement Bureau logoUS Marshalls logoSouthwest Enforcement Bureau logo

Emergency doctors rushing with patient in hospital bed

With oversight and access to thousands of EMS runs, the Fellow will have the luxury of participating on many quality/performance improvement committees including but not limited to:  Trauma, Burns, STEMI and Stroke.

Trainees walking cot to medical helicopter

The Fellow will gain knowledge by engaging in local college EMT and Paramedic Initial Training Programs in addition to exposure to a robust continuing education calendar that serves thousands annually.

First Aid services at an event

We provide medical coverage at many regional events throughout the year including but not limited to the Cleveland National Air Show, Towpath Marathon and many smaller events throughout the year that will provide the Fellow exposure to providing medical coverage at events.

Aims

  1. Train outstanding EMS physicians who excel in EMS, Tactical, Flight, and Disaster Medicine
  2. Prepare EMS Fellows to continue a career of self-directed, lifelong learning
  3. Provide a foundation to build resiliency in professional and personal work
  4. Prepare EMS Fellows to work in with urban/rural and paid/volunteer EMS agencies
  5. Graduate EMS Fellows who will excel as Air Medical- Medical Director
  6. Provide robust, unusual, and unique exposure to tactical medicine in live and simulated operations
  7. Provide exceptional adult and pediatric trauma training on a daily, longitudinal basis
  8. Implement an ongoing EMS lecture program for EM residents and faculty
  9. Collaborate with strong EM residency program to take advantage of educational opportunities as well as provide education in EMS
  10. Make wellness a focal point for faculty and fellows