As Emergency Medicine has grown and matured, it has become apparent that physicians who have completed their core residency training can benefit from additional “subspecialty training” that will permit them to advance in academic and leadership positions The overall goal of the GW emergency medicine fellowship program is to prepare emergency medicine physicians to assume faculty and leadership positions.
2011 - 2012 Fellowship Program List
The following are the Fellowships currently offered by the Department of Emergency Medicine. Many of the Fellowships include pursuit of a Master’s Degree. Some of the Fellowships are open to physicians who have had their primary training outside of the United States.
Disaster/EMS: Fellows develop skills to become effective emergency managers and emergency medical services leaders through mentorship, experiences, and opportunities. This two year program also includes a Master’s Degree in the appropriate area of concentration.
Director: Bruno Petinaux, M.D. bpetinaux@mfa.gwu.edu
ED Operations and Leadership Fellowship: The program trains future ED Medical Directors and physician group leaders. The curriculum is oriented toward ED operational metric analysis, the development of quality improvement and patient satisfaction programs, hospital and physician group staff issues, billing and coding, medical entrepreneurship, and ED informatics. The fellow will pursue a Master’s degree and will attend the ACEP Director’s Academy.
Director: Griffin Davis M.D., M.P.H. gdavis@mfa.gwu.edu
Emergency Medicine Research: The purpose of this fellowship is to provide mentorship and conduct emergency medicine-related research projects in conjunction with physicians in a broad variety of disciplines related to emergency care and related fields.
Director: Jesse Pines, MD: jesse.pines@gwumc.edu
Extreme Environmental Medicine: Fellows are trained to learn how to identify and treat unique health threats when operating in an unusual and remote environment with limited resources and no access to definitive health care systems.
Director: Kris Lehnhardt, M.D. klehnardt@mfa.gwu.edu
Health Policy: Fellows pursue a didactic fellowship curriculum and have the opportunity to rotate through congressional or federal agency offices. Fellows will work on a variety of policy-related contracts and research projects. Pursuit of an MPH or Certificate in Health Policy in the School of Public Health is highly encouraged.
Director: Aisha Liferidge M.D aisha.t.liferidge@gmail.com
International Emergency Medicine: Fellows actively participate in the implementation of new and ongoing educational, clinical and prehospital EM projects and programs throughout the world. Pursuit of an MPH degree and collaboration with the Department of Global Health in
GW’s School of Public Health is emphasized.
Director: Katherine Douglass, M.D., MPH kdouglass@mfa.gwu.edu
Operations Research: Fellows learn research methods and practical techniques to implement and study operational interventions in the emergency department. The scope of the fellowship content and project (i.e. more research or more implementation) is decided upon by the fellow and the fellowship director. Pursuit of an MPH degree and collaboration with the Department of Health Policy in GW’s School of Public Health is emphasized.
Director: Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE jesse.pines@gwumc.edu
Research: This specialized two year clinical research fellowship provides a unique opportunity for advanced professional training, including the opportunity to pursue an MS or an MPH degree. This fellowship focuses on developing robust research skills, with special emphasis on clinical research design, critical appraisal of the literature, statistical analysis, presentation of results, manuscript preparation, and grant writing. Direct mentorship is key to the success of this fellowship, and fellows will have the opportunity to work with clinical researchers in various
fields with funding from NIH, CDC, foundation, and industry.
Director: Kabir Yadav, M.D.C.M. M.S. kyadav@mfa.gwu.edu
Toxicology: In this ACGME accredited program, fellows provide telephone and bedside consultations through the National Capital Poison Center and several area hospitals. Course work in research and policy aspects of toxicology is offered through the NIH and GW’s Schools of Public Health and Law.
Director: Cathleen Clancy, M.D. cat@poison.org
Telemedicine: The program provides opportunity for collaboration among Emergency Medicine faculty and faculty in other medical and surgical disciplines as well as engineering and business. We aspire to enable physicians to develop clinical competence in the delivery of Telemedicine, leadership in establishing new programs, basic technical knowledge of telehealth delivery, and experience in order to significantly impact the rapidly growing and changing field of telemedicine, telehealth, remote health monitoring and mobile health.
Director: Neal Sikka, M.D. nsikka@mfa.gwu.edu
Travel and Transport: This program focuses on the special health needs of travelers in our increasingly globalized society. Fellows have practical experience in the cruise and travel assistance industries, while pursuing coursework in GW’s School of Business.
Director: Sol Edelstein, M.D. sedelstein@mfa.gwu.edu
Ultrasound: Fellows gain expertise in clinical applications of bedside ultrasound, learn aspects of US program administration, participate in an active training curriculum and perform research. Fellows work toward RDMS certification during fellowship.
Director: Keith Boniface, M.D. kboniface@mfa.gwu.edu
