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Overview of Fellowship

Goals and Objectives

-        provide the EMS/Disaster fellow with the fundamentals of prehospital and hospital emergency management
-        provide the EMS/Disaster fellow with the fundamentals of Emergency Medical Services direction and management
-        provide the EMS/Disaster fellow with opportunities of professional growth within the field

o      Research
o      Education
o      Conferences

-        provide the EMS/Disaster fellow with an advanced degree

Curriculum Highlights

This 2 year fellowship based at the George Washington University will provide the fellow with the following experiences

- participation in city, regional, state, and national level emergency management planning
             - George Washington University Hospital

- participation in Emergency Medical Services direction

             - Arlington Fire/EMS
             - EMeRG
             - Fairfax City EMS
             - Helicopter Unit

- participation in ongoing Disaster/EMS/Remote Medical Access educational activities
- participation in ongoing Disaster/EMS research, as well as initiating fellow directed research
- participation in development and delivery of Tactical and Military Medical educational projects
- leadership and participation in development and delivery of large scale mass gathering events
- optional participation in nationally organized response teams
- completion of a Masters level degree within emergency management
- opportunities in international Disaster/EMS development and educational activities
- continuing medical education budget for conference participation
- clinical work at one of the hospitals being staffed by the organization
- Salary TBD

- 1 fellow per academic year (July to June)
- 2 year fellowship

Application process

1. Letter of Introduction/Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. List of 3 references
4. Applications are typically reviewed in the winter time

Requirements and Contact Information

Fellows accepted into the program must be board eligible or board certified in Emergency Medicine. 

Bruno Petinaux, MD
Co-Director EMS/Disaster Fellowship
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
George Washington University
Medical Faculty Associates
Floor 2B
2150 Pennsylvania, Ave NW
Washington, DC  20037

bpetinaux@mfa.gwu.edu

Office: 202-741-2911
Fax: 202-741-2921