Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio

Department of Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship

 The Department of Emergency Medicine, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is accepting applications for our faculty position EMS Fellowships.  Optimal candidates will have completed an emergency medicine residency and must be BC/BE in Emergency Medicine.
 
Overview
These Fellowships equip emergency physicians to become leaders in emergency medicine services.  The goal of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fellowship is to prepare highly qualified and motivated academic emergency physicians for leadership and medical oversight of pre- and out-of-hospital emergency care systems with advanced competencies in EMS system design, administration, and clinical care. The main components of this fellowship include: Focused training in fundamental tenets of pre-hospital emergency care.  Mentorship in the medical direction of EMS systems.  Direct-field experience with local, state and federal EMS programs.  Progressively graded medical control responsibilities for complex EMS systems with acquired proficiencies in fire-based, inter-facility, commercial, air medical and tactical medicine services.
 
Structure
The fellowships begin July 1 and last one year. Dependent on Fellowship Program, Fellows will divide their time between educational, clinical and field training and tenets of pre-hospital emergency care.
 
Location
University Health System is a nationally recognized teaching hospital and network of outpatient healthcare centers, owned by the people of Bexar County. In partnership with UT Health Physicians, the practice plan of UT Health San Antonio, it is consistently recognized as a leader in advanced treatment options, new technologies and clinical research. For the past four years, University Hospital has been ranked the best in the San Antonio region by U.S. News & World Report, and University Hospital’s Emergency Department is the busiest in the region, with nearly 70,000 visits each year. A new, state of the art 93,000 square ft. Emergency Department with 80 beds opened in early 2014. It also is the premier trauma center for a vast, 22-county region of South Texas.
 
UT Health San Antonio offers a highly competitive salary, comprehensive insurance package, and generous retirement plan. Please visit the UT Health candidate portal https://uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com/faculty to apply for position 23002096. 
 
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.