MCW Emergency Medicine Division of EMS Medicine Education Opportunities
Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services
The Division of EMS Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin offers a one-year EMS fellowship accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The fellowship is designed to develop the next generation of EMS leaders by offering unparalleled didactic and field experiences for all aspects of EMS. Successful completion of the EMS fellowship will satisfy the requirements for subspecialty certification for EMS as outlined by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Residents and Medical Students
The EMS Division regularly participates in the education of residents and medical students at MCW. The curriculum includes the required EMS topics in the core content for emergency medicine, as well as more in-depth teaching for those with an EMS interest.
Division faculty regularly provide lectures to students and residents on various topics in out-of-hospital care. Medical students and residents with an interest in EMS medicine can become involved by participating in our activities with local EMS agencies or EMS research projects.
Residents and fellows actively interact with paramedics by joining the crews on scene calls, giving lectures, and providing online medical control. During the second year, residents begin providing online medical control to Milwaukee County EMS, which continues during the third year.
All MCW Emergency Medicine residents participate in a longitudinal EMS experience over the course of their residency. Residents spend extensive time riding with paramedic crews throughout the Milwaukee County EMS system. This allows them to actively participate in direct patient care and act as an on scene physician resource. They also participate in lectures with the EMS fellow and faculty. Residents attend quality improvement meetings for both Milwaukee County EMS and Flight For Life. A research or quality improvement project is completed during their residency.
Second year residents may also apply for a two year longitudinal experience with Flight For Life, a helicopter air ambulance transport service in southern Wisconsin. This experience allows residents to replace two ED shifts per month with shifts on the helicopter crew. Residents selected for this experience also work on a scholarly project, participate in quality improvement projects, provide lectures to flight crews, and have a selection of journal articles to review. Additionally, residents may do a one month elective with Flight For Life during their third year.
International Scholars/Fellowship Program
The Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is dedicated to training physicians in the science of EMS medicine. Our international training program condenses the education and experiences to provide visiting physicians with the fundamentals in the safe and efficient delivery of medical care in the prehospital setting.
Through mutual partnership and respect, our goal is to provide sustainable tools to EMS leaders from around the world. We have hosted physicians from many countries, including Belize, China, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.
Programs for international visiting physicians include our Scholars program (for 3-11 months), and the Fellowship program (for over 11 months).
- The International EMS Scholars program is intended to provide collaboration and targeted mentoring for international physicians working to develop EMS infrastructure within their host countries.
- The International Fellowship program is designed to be a 12+ month educational experience with a broader coverage of EMS medicine.
International Scholars
The EMS Scholars program is intended for highly focused project development assistance as well as brief observations of our EMS system for three (3) to eleven (11) month tenure.
During the intensive training program, the participant will be provided with diverse experiences in the practice and administrative components of EMS systems to gain an understanding of the field of EMS medicine. The program is tailored to assist the fellow with the specific needs of their home system. These experiences will provide a basis to determine functioning, designs, and processes necessary to ensure quality of patient care in the prehospital setting.
The program does not hold any international certification but does include subject matter and experiences consistent with the American Board of Emergency Medicine Core Content of EMS Medicine.
Trainees are required to be licensed physicians in their home country and have completed the equivalent of an emergency medicine residency program.
For more information:
International Fellowship
The International EMS Fellowship has similar goals and objective of our traditional EMS fellowship, but is not ACGME accredited. This program covers the fundamental principles required for an individual to serve as an EMS physician and medical director. The program is also flexible to allow the fellow to focus on specific areas of EMS or emergency care. A certificate of fellowship completion is awarded on completion.
For more information:
- International EMS and Disaster Medicine Fellowship or Scholars program flyer (PDF)
- Detailed description of the International Fellowship program (PDF)
For additional information, please contact:
M. Riccardo Colella, DO, MPH, FACEP
Professor and Chief, Division of EMS Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
MCW Emergency Medicine – Hub 3rd Floor
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 955-1110 | colella@mcw.edu
