EMS Fellowship Detail
See details about our Fellowship program and the application process.
Overview
As of October 1, 2012, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a recognized subspecialty of Emergency Medicine, now boasting over 76 ACGME accredited fellowships. Created in 2014, the mission of the University of Louisville’s Department of Emergency Medicine’s Division of EMS is twofold: to provide both service and education to our community.
The EMS fellowship at the University of Louisville Department of Emergency Medicine features the opportunity to train in numerous settings including a large "3rd service" EMS, fire-based, rural, air medical, tactical medical services and pediatric critical care transport services. The Metro Louisville area has a population of approximately 1 million and is well known for its friendly hospitality and a wealth of great independent
restaurants. The Division of EMS has 3 full-time faculty members and is supported by additional part-time faculty. Among the highlights of the program:
- EMS Fellow and faculty response vehicles
- Faculty members with decades of EMS experience at local, state, national and international levels.
- Critical-care ground and air medical experiences
- Opportunities to work with police tactical elements
- Mass gathering medicine at Kentucky Derby, marathons, Iron-Man competition, PGA
- EMS event medicine opportunities, including music festivals and UofL Athletics
- Experience in a state-of-the-art PSAP/Communications/Dispatch center
- Clinical experience in the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region
Educational activities include teaching Emergency Medicine (EM) residents the components of the EM curriculum that overlap with the EMS specialty as well as providing pre-hospital personnel with high quality instruction via both initial certification programs and continuing medical education classes.
Our EMS Fellowship is fully accredited and we are now accepting applications for fellowship.
Program Details
Application and Interview Process
Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 fellowship year.
To apply, please submit the following items:
1
NRMP Application
NRMP Match Application via the NRMP website.
2
UofL Department of Emergency Medicine Application
Completed application and all requested attachments as noted on the application form to alison.phillips@louisville.edu. You will receive an email acknowledgment of receipt. If you do not receive this acknowledgment, please call Alison Phillips to verify receipt at 502-852-1035.
3
Letters of support/recommendation
Letters of support/recommendation should be sent directly from the letter author to Alison Phillips.
4
Application Review
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and based on review, you may be contacted to set up an interview. Interviews will be scheduled throughout August and September.
Stipends & Benefits
| Post Graduate Level | Anual | Monthly |
| Post Graduate Level 4 | $69,244.93 | $5,770.41 |
| *Moonlighting opportunities available. | ||
Fellows receive four weeks vacation upon approval of the unit director. The dates will be determined by the administrative chief resident who may also consult the attending staff. This vacation may be divided into as many as two parts.
Malpractice coverage is provided by UofL, VAH, or private affiliated hospitals under terms of your contract. However, this coverage does not apply to any off-duty activities of employment.
Single and family coverage is available to all residents. You may sign up for insurance at General Orientation. For more information, call 852-6555.
Each resident receives, free of charge, life insurance for the value of twice the annual salary. Workers compensation, accidental death and dismemberment insurance are also provided. For details, call UofL at 852-7105.
The Department of Emergency pays for resident membership to the following organizations:
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
- Kentucky American College of Emergency Physicians (KACEP)
- American Association of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
All memberships include journal subscription. Please visit individual organization websites (appendix) for additional benefits.
Any resident presenting a paper at an approved national or regional meeting may have travel defrayed by the department.
Each member of the house staff has the following privileges:
- Medical School library usage; photocopy at minimum charge; research librarian assistance
- Faculty discount for higher priced seats for football games
- Free membership to Health Sciences Campus Fitness Center located in the parking garage
- A free annual PPD may be obtained from the Student Health Services, first floor of ACB, every weekday except Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Free UofL parking stickers (details in General Orientation).
- One lab coat provided for each new resident
- Dedicated resident computer work stations are located in the residency office and department library
- The Department of Emergency Medicine Library has a collection of textbooks and journals in emergency medicine and other specialties. Residents are welcome to borrow these materials. The lending procedure is based on the honor system
In order to receive any of the above-listed fringe benefits, each resident must have a University identification card, issued on Orientation day.