Emergency Medicine Medical Education

Curricular topics will include but are not limited to: educational theory, simulation, feedback, bedside teaching, procedural teaching, curriculum design, digital scholarship, academic promotion, advising/mentorship, evaluation processes, faculty development, recruitment and formal letter writing.

Program objectives are as follows.

Clinical care objectives

• Attend in the emergency department and supervise medical students, residents, and advanced practice providers.

• Uphold institutional R.I.T.E. values

• Meet documentation standards

• Work 8 shifts per month

• Participate in monthly multidisciplinary case review conference

Teaching objectives

• Prepare and facilitate at minimum of 8 hours of conference didactics per academic year

• Provide bedside teaching to resident learners.

• Facilitate emergency medicine rotating medical student simulation didactics.

• Participate in Penn State University College of Medicine medical student teaching opportunities.

Education objectives

• Attend American College of Emergency Physicians Teaching Fellowship

• Attend either yearly Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference or Council of Residency Director’s scientific assembly.

• Obtain medical education certificate if participating in 1 year fellowship

• Obtain Master in Education if participating in 2 year fellowship.

• Attend 1 Woodward Center faculty development session per month.

Research objectives

• Submit 1 manuscript per academic year for publication in an academic/education journal.

• Attend monthly medical education journal clubs

• Serve as a reviewer for an educational journal.

• In addition to the above items, 2 year fellows will complete a capstone project for the master program.

Administrative objectives

• Work with the Associate Program Director in the development, design, implementation and management of conference didactics.

• Serve on the Clinical Competency Committee

• Serve on the Program Evaluation Committee

• Conduct medical student candidate interviews.

• Conduct residency candidate interviews as designated by the emergency medicine residency program director.

• Work with Clerkship Director in the development, design and implementation of medical student didactics.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis starting July 1 until March 1 of the same academic year.

Medical education fellowship candidates must meet the following criteria to meet eligibility:

• Graduation from a US ACGME accredited emergency medicine residency

• Be either board certified or board eligible by ABEM/AOBEM

• Possess a DEA license by fellowship start date

• Possess an unrestricted medical license to practice in Pennsylvania by fellowship start date

Applications should be submitted in the form of one PDF document with the following:

• A cover letter

• A personal statement

• A curriculum vitae

• Program director email and telephone number

• Two additional references

Completed applications can be emailed to the fellowship director, Dr. Lawrence Kass, at lkass@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.