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.
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)
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 \
EMSEducation Meetings: (must attend - may go to others)
- State EMS Symposium/ OMD Training
- NAEMSP annual meeting/ Medical Directors Course
EMSPhysician Enhancement Courses: (optional but encouraged)
- EVOC
- Extrication course
- Confined space
- HAZMAT
- Technical rescue
- SWAT physician response
- Incident Command Course
- Firefighter 1
Local EMSMedical 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)
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
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
