MCW Emergency Medicine Fellowship in EMS

The Fellowship is a one-year program with progressive and graduated responsibility which prepare for independent EMS physician practice. The EMS Fellowship structure and milestones aligns with MCW’s mission of academic practice: clinical care, education, community engagement and research. A brief list includes:

• Weekly, formal didactics from faculty members covering the entire core curriculum of EMS medicine as outlined by ABEM’s Core Content of EMS Medicine to prepare fellows for the EMS boards and future independent practice.
• EMS clinical and administrative experience with municipal and private 911 services, including critical care ground and air ambulance services. Practice sites range from one of the largest fire-based EMS systems in the country to rural paid-on-call services.
• EMS Medical Director Field Response vehicle for emergency response, online medical control, and independent practice in a complex field environment.
• Planning and participation in several mass gathering events throughout the region. MCW EMS provides medical direction for Fiserv Forum (the venue of the 2021 World Champion Milwaukee Bucks), the Panthers Arena, the Milwaukee County Zoo, and all major events in Milwaukee County.
• Educator development and experience in initial and continuing EMS education for field providers, EM faculty, fellows, residents, medical and pharmacy students.
• Simulation development for initial and continuing EMS education and competency training for EMS providers.
• Participation in local, regional, state-wide, and national committees.
• Attendance for the National Association of EMS Physicians’ National EMS Medical Directors Course and the NAEMSP Annual Meeting.
• Mentored research from conception and IRB submission through completion and manuscript preparation.
• Opportunities for global EMS exposure, with countries including Belize, China, Cuba, and Tanzania.
• Access to several executive leadership and development training opportunities hosted by MCW and our academic and clinical partners.

All applicants must be medical school graduates (MD or DO degree) and have completed an ACGME accredited primary residency program. Board-eligible physicians in any primary discipline of medicine are eligible to apply – emergency medicine preferred. An unrestricted Wisconsin medical license and current DEA certification are also required prior to the July 1 start date.

Fellows and residents in ACGME training programs at MCW are employed by the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH). For more information about MCWAH training programs, please visit the Graduate Medical Education website for additional information.

MCWAH Trainee Benefits
In addition to the annual stipend/salary, MCWAH provides comprehensive benefits to all MCWAH fellows, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as leave benefits. For more information about MCWAH fellow benefits, see the MCWAH benefits page.

Departmental Benefits
As an EMS fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine, the individual will also have a separate faculty appointment as a Clinical Instructor in Emergency Medicine. This clinical work as an attending emergency physician is paid through this separate faculty appointment and is in addition to the MCWAH housestaff stipend (which applies for the EMS fellowship training). The part-time faculty instructor position pays for 12 clinical hours a week for 48 weeks of the year (576 hours total). Hours are limited to a maximum of 20 clinical hours per week due to ACGME duty hour restrictions. Extra hours above the 576 annually are paid per hour.

The Department provides malpractice coverage for the faculty instructor position.

The Department covers the cost of:

• License and DEA fees
• Scrub tops/bottoms (4 pairs) with embroidered name
• Lab coats (4) with embroidered name
• Professional liability insurance while moonlighting

In addition to the MCWAH Working Condition Fringe Benefit, the Department provides reimbursement to attend the NAEMSP conference and medical director’s course (usually held annually in January).

Interested applicants should submit a personal statement, CV, and three letters of reference (one from your residency program director) to emeducation@mcw.edu.

The EMS Fellowship Program participates in the National Residency Match Program. Applications are accepted between June 1 and October 15 for the year preceding enrollment; interviews are scheduled on a rolling basis.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.

• Erin McGlynn, MD; Nick Wleklinski, MD (2023)
• Nikolai Arendovich, MD; Brandon Drazich, MD (2022)
• Lucas Grover, MD (2021)
• Tom Engel, MD; Pat Sinclair, DO (2020)
• Scott Kunkel, DO (2019)
• Tom Grawey, DO (2018)
• Aurora Lybeck, MD (2017)
• Matthew Chinn, MD (2016)
• Benjamin Weston, MD, MPH (2015)
• Timothy Lenz, MD; Sean Marquis, MD (2014)