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Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Providing training in emergency care to mitigate health disparities in vulnerable populations abroad.

Our Mission:

We promote global health focused on  caring for vulnerable populations through collaborative learning. To accomplish this, we train and partner with international and local colleagues to provide quality emergency care in limited resource settings.

Broaden your horizons

Global Emergency Medicine is a dynamic field in our specialty that focuses on the health of populations and individuals in varying resourced settings and environments. Our program aims to train fellows to support practical partnerships with emergency medicine providers locally and abroad through: 

  • Educational partnerships around the world focusing on developing Emergency Medicine infrastructure:
  • Educational opportunities and exploration of knowledge exchange between EM settings
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety focus
  • Process evaluation that serves the benefit of the site
  • Faculty and trainee mentoring
  • In places where EM is not recognized as a specialty, we support our colleagues who recognize the value of emergency medicine in their communities
  • Encourage collaboration and innovation in emergency care delivery
Fellows gather around a patient, one holding a stethoscope

Emergency Medicine residents pose together for a group picture.Fellows will be required to successfully complete the mandatory curriculum requirements as outlined. Attendance at a conference on Tropical Medicine, approved by the Fellowship Director, is highly encouraged.
A research or scholarly project in an area of interest to the fellow, with the expectation of publication, is required for successful completion of the fellowship. EVMS Emergency Medicine has access to research assistants and statistical support to assist fellows.  Fellows are strongly encouraged to determine their research interest and focus prior to starting the program.

Fellows are encouraged to attend weekly Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds conferences and monthly EM Journal Club. Each fellow is expected to present one GEM-themed Journal Club or a lecture for the EM residency program annually. 
Fellows will work clinically as employees of Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (EPT), a private practice group that serves as faculty for EVMS Emergency Medicine, for a total of 1000 clinical hours/year. Practice opportunities within EPT will serve to broaden the fellow's clinical judgment and experience. 

We provide the coverage for seven emergency departments in the Hampton Roads area. Fellows will have the opportunity to supervise EM residents and off-service residents in our ED’s and receive an EVMS faculty appointment at the Clinical Instructor level. 

Emergency Medicine students study a monitorThe one-year program focuses on the fellow’s interests. Curriculum and support are provided through required readings, a robust emergency medicine practice in our home environment to continue to hone EM skills, options to mentor medical students in clinics that support marginalized local populations including our homeless, underinsured, transient workers and their families, three to four months of international field work, a scholarly project of your choosing with aim to present or publish, language learning, and other local opportunities.
During your time at EVMS, you will sharpen your skills as an emergency physician while working in our seven ED settings. These include a Level 1 academic department, free-standing ED’s, community departments, rural and a Level 3 Trauma Center.
Additionally, we offer opportunities to design and present in journal clubs, EM grand rounds and take advantage of applicable offerings of our sister fellowships in EM ultrasound and EMS.

Emergency Medicine Global Fellows inside and EMT truck

The fellowship curriculum will be designed to focus primarily on overseas medical mission work for those who choose to pursue the MPH degree.

Fellows will be required to successfully complete the mandatory curriculum and clinical work requirements. 

A research project or scholarly work in an area of interest to the fellow, with the expectation of publication or presentation, is required for successful completion of the fellowship. Fellows are strongly encouraged to determine their research interest and focus prior to starting the program.

Fellows are encouraged to attend weekly Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds conferences and monthly EM Journal Club. Each fellow is expected to present one GEM-themed Journal Club or a lecture for the EM residency program annually.  

Attending a conference on Tropical Medicine is encouraged but optional.

Fellows will work clinically as employees of Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (EPT), a private practice group that serves as faculty for EVMS Emergency Medicine. Practice opportunities within EPT will serve to broaden the fellow's clinical judgment and experience. We provide the coverage for seven emergency departments (five hospital-based and two freestanding) in the Hampton Roads area (Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Suffolk).

Fellows will have the opportunity to supervise EM residents, off-service residents, and APPs in the ED, and will receive an EVMS faculty appointment at the Instructor level. 

See yourself in Hampton Roads

The Hampton Roads region that EVMS serves is a vibrant community with 1.7 million residents scattered across nine cities and five counties in southeastern coastal Virginia.

Miles of waterfront, historical and cultural attractions, parks and outdoor recreation areas, lively nightlife, seasonal festivals and family-friendly entertainment make it clear that there's something for everyone here in Hampton Roads.

At EVMS, we know life happens, and we want you to be covered when it does. That’s why we offer competitive benefits packages for our residents and fellows.

Residents meet at orientation

A supportive environment

Work-life balance is important during your fellowship, and we are committed to supporting our fellows throughout their time at EVMS. Through EVMS' Wellness Works program, our residents and fellows receive the same wellness resources as our faculty and staff.

In addition, our Resident Wellness program for residents and fellows gives you access to support groups, after-hours counseling services, running clubs, leadership coaching and more.

Emergency Medicine residents pose together for a group picture.

Wellness in Emergency Medicine

Our commitment to wellness doesn't stop with EVMS' Wellness Works and GME's Resident Wellness programs for all residents and fellows. Emergency Medicine provides added support for trainees through our departmental Wellness and Resilience Committee.

Faculty members mentor one trainee at each level. Residents and fellows get to know their mentors and each other across all levels of training, attending activities such as baseball games, group dinners, ice cream socials and more. See events and profiles of program members on our Instagram page.