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           Curriculum          

Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services

The Fellowship curriculum includes all aspects of the Medical Directors National Standards developed by NHSTA grants and includes the following:

Principal Text:  Prehospital Systems and Medical Oversight, 3rd edition, Kuehl, ed.

Other Resources:  Ohio medical Director’s online course, EMS textbook library (contains all dedicated EMS texts published) and complete series of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine and Prehospital Emergency Care journals.                            return to top

Recurring Meetings:  (attend as many as possible)

  • TJEMS Medical Direction every 2nd Tuesday at 9am @TJEMS
  • Pegasus Staff meeting – Every 2nd Thursday at 8am @flight ops
  • MedCom Staff meetings (variable)
  • ETT V Staff meetings (variable)
  • Prehospital Division Management meetings (3rd Monday’s @8am)
  • Albemarle County Fire Rescue QI  meetings (1st Thursdays @8am)                                                              return to top

Periodic Meetings: (attend at least 4 each during fellowship- more if desired)

  • State Medivac Committee
  • State Medical Direction Committee
  • State EMS Training Committee
  • Disaster Planning meetings and participate in disaster drills
  • Emergency Communications meeting                   return to top

EMS Education Meetings: (must attend - may go to others)

  • State EMS Symposium/ OMD Training
  • NAEMSP annual meeting/ Medical Directors Course

EMS Physician Enhancement Courses: (optional but encouraged)

  • EVOC
  • Extrication course
  • Confined space
  • HAZMAT
  • Technical rescue
  • SWAT physician response
  • Incident Command Course
  • Firefighter 1                                                       return to top

Local EMS Medical Directorship:  Assigned an area Rescue Squad as OMD

  •  Educational Presentations: (minimum requirement- may do more)
  • Periodic lectures to PVCC paramedic program (3 per year)
  • Periodic lectures to TJEMS/UVA Intermediate program (3 per year)
  • Periodic resident lectures – some to include EMS topics (quarterly)
  • Speaking at Pegasus medical and trauma day CME
  • Speaking at Pegasus Critical Response
  • Speaking at CCEMPT course
  • BTLS courses (become instructor if you already aren’t)                                                                                  return to top

Experiential Resources:

  • CARS Rescue Squad
  • ETT/ BLS Transport Unit
  • Pegasus Critical Care
  • TJEMS Regional EMS Council
  • State Office of OEMS
  • Albemarle County Fire/rescue
  • Charlottesville/Albemarle ECC
  • Greene County ECC
  • Richmond Ambulance Authority and ECC
  • Other area ground rescue squad agencies            return to top
Establish Research Plan:  Mandatory  (may use project that is jointly acceptable to fellowship and master’s program)

Establish EMS Medical Direction Focus Area: (if desired)

In addition, a regularly scheduled lecture series is integrated during the entire fellowship. For further information on the lecture series, please visit the following link: Lecture series                                         return to top

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