Cullman Regional Medical Center | Cullman, AL
- Focus: One-year program for primary care physicians to become board certified in emergency medicine. The program is recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Physicians.
- Fellowship Director: Mark Christensen, MD - [email protected]
- Highlights: Fellows complete 12-14 shifts per month in the ED, engage in specialized topics courses, and participate in unique seminars.
- Didactic lectures are held each Thursday for fellows to learn high-impact topics to prepare them for EM boards and future careers as EM physicians capable of working at any emergency room in the country. Lectures are supplemented with longitudinal board prep throughout the year to support fellows’ success on exam day.
- Special topics courses are strategically scheduled throughout the fellowship and include an ENT skills course, ortho and splinting course, dental emergency course, and multiple ultrasound courses.
- Unique fellowship seminars and special teaching opportunities include a Ballistics Injuries Seminar at a large firearms center, a NASCAR experience at the Talladega Superspeedway to learn about MVAs and traumas, a Snake Bite Symposium taught by wilderness medicine experts at the Birmingham Zoo, and multiple EMS and critical care ride-alongs.
- Curriculum also includes instruction on essential emergency medicine procedures, airway management, and ED bedside ultrasound.
- Outcome: Fellowship graduates qualify for written and oral exams to receive board certification in emergency medicine (BCEM) by the American Board of Physician Specialists.
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