Emergency Medical Services Fellowship within the Department of Emergency Medicine at BIDMC is a medical subspecialty that involves prehospital emergency patient care. EMS medicine includes initial patient stabilization, treatment, and transport in specially equipped ambulances, helicopters, or other vehicles to hospitals, as well as specialized care delivery such as mobile integrated health, tactical EMS, mass gathering & event medicine, search & rescue/technical rescue.
The purpose of EMS subspecialty training is to provide education and specific qualifications for EMS practice. Fellowship training will enable physicians to proficiently conduct all aspects of EMS operations, system medical direction, and to serve as physician leaders in disaster mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. This includes treatment of clinical problems, management of the EMS system as a public health resource, education of the public, supervision, training, and education of EMS personnel delivering medical care, and provision of medical leadership.
As recommended by a 2006 Institute of Medicine report, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) became the sixth subspecialty available to American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) diplomats. The Department of Emergency Medicine at BIDMC EMS fellowship will train the next generation of EMS physicians by leveraging the expertise and resources of our world-class faculty.
Fellowship Director & Contact
David Schoenfeld, MD, MPH
dschoenf@bidmc.harvard.edu
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
One Deaconess Road
Rosenberg Building, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02215
Curriculum Highlights
Clinical Experience
At the core of the subspecialty of EMS is the care of sick and injured patients outside of the hospital environment. The fellow will be expected to work in the prehospital environment providing direct patient care, clinical supervision of EMTs/paramedics, and on-scene medical control for EMS agencies under the medical direction of BIDMC. There is an optional longitudinal aeromedical experience with Boston MedFlight flying regularly as a member of the flight crew. Fellows also provide coverage for events at historic Fenway Park for baseball games, concerts, and other special events.
Didactics/Curriculum
The curriculum of the fellowship is based on "Core Content of Emergency Medical Services Medicine," as published in Prehospital Emergency Care. Assigned reading is based on the NAEMSP textbook “Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight.” Additionally, trainees will take certain EMS related coursework including, but not limited to, ICS training through FEMA and the Medical Director Course from NAEMSP. Areas of the curriculum not included in the aforementioned coursework will be covered in small group lessons and independent reading. Local teaching will include structured didactics and Journal Club.
Research/Scholarly Activity
The fellow will be asked to identify a major research area of interest to be pursued during the remainder of the program. The fellow will be expected to submit at least one abstract to a major national conference such as the annual meetings of the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians or the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. In addition, the fellow will be expected to submit a paper to a recognized peer reviewed journal in the emergency medicine, EMS, or disaster fields. The trainee will lecture the emergency medicine residents on relevant EMS topics. The fellow under the direction of the EMS faculty will help coordinate and oversee the EMS rotation for residents. The fellow will help oversee and provide ongoing continuing education for prehospital personnel.
Program Duration
The program duration is one year.
How To Apply
Application Requirements
- Applicants must have completed residency training in Emergency Medicine and be board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
- Clinical excellence and strong EMS experience required.
Application Timeline & Materials
- Applications are due September 15th
- Required Materials
- Cover Letter / Statement of Interest
- CV
- 3-4 Letters of recommendation (one from residency program director)
- Submission of Application Materials:
Please send all inquiries and applications to:
Nicole McShane, M.Ed.Medical Education Manager
- Required Materials
Fellowship Faculty
- David Schoenfeld, MD, MPH: EMS Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC); Director, EMS Fellowship, BIDMC; Attending Physician, Dept of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC; Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Christie Fritz, MD, MS
EMS Division Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC - Edward Ullman, MD: Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Needham (BIDN);
Associate Director, Emergency Cardiology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Director, STEMI Quality Assurance, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School - Jonathan Burstein, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Emergency Department Quality, BIDMC; State EMS Medical Director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Stephen Thomas, MD, MPH
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine, BIDMC - Michael Cocchi, MD
Associate Director, Center for Resuscitation Science; Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Attending Emergency Physician, BIDMC; Intensivist, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, BIDMC - Jason Cohen, DO (affiliate faculty)
Chief Medical Officer, Boston MedFlight; Intensivist, Brigham & Women's Hospital;
Emergency Physician, US Army
Current Fellow
Lt. Commander Lauren Kalodner, MD, MPH
Fellowship Alumni
- 2014 - David Schoenfeld, MD, MPH; Director EMS Division BIDMC, EMS Fellowship Director; Medical Director Cataldo & Atlantic Ambulance Service; Medical Director Westwood Fire Department
- 2015 - Commander Paul J. Roszko, MD, US Public Health Service Telehealth Emergency Management Office of Connected Care US Department of Veterans Affairs; Assistant Professor of Military & Emergency Medicine Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
- 2016 - Colby Redfield, MD, MS – Medical Director, Redfield Emergency Medical Services; Medical Director of EMS, Grand Strand Medical Center
- 2017 - Daniel Willner, MD, MPH – Medical Director of Emergency Management, University of North Carolina, Assistant Medical Director Carolina Aircare; Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine University of North Carolina
- 2019 - Christie Fritz, MD, MS; Medical Director, BIDMC Ambulance Service; Medical Director, Cataldo Education Center; Associate EMS Fellowship Director; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School
- 2020 - Adam Kaye, MD; Chief of Emergency Medicine Nantucket Cottage Hospital; EMS Medical Director Nantucket Fire Department
- 2024 - Captain Jonathan Shechter, DO, MPH; EMS Medical Director, 673rd Medical Group United States Air Force
- 2026 - Lincoln Zernicke, MD; EMS Director Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
