Our well-established EMS Fellowship prepares the emergency physician to be a medical director for ground and air EMS services. Fellows obtain extensive experience in the clinical practice of prehospital care, as well as in the administration, education, research, and practical aspects of prehospital care. Through the availability of a wide variety of EMS experiences, the EMS Fellowship provides its graduates with the knowledge base and experience necessary to be successful in a variety of EMS systems and leadership positions.
Program Components
- Core Program
Core Didactics
- EMS Education Conference
- Patient Safety Grand Rounds
- EMS Journal Club
- EMS Consult Review
- EMS Sessions at EM Education Conference
- Simulation Training
- Self-Directed Learning
Field Response
- Prehospital Physician Response
- EMS Supervisor Ride-Along
- UPMC Prehospital Care Paramedic Response Team Field Response
- CONNECT Community Paramedicine Program
- Special Event Medical Coverage
- STAT MedEvac Flight Physician
Communications Center
- Online Medical Consultations
Administrative & QI Meetings
- Pittsburgh EMS MDOC
- Division of EMS MDOC
- Pittsburgh EMS CQI Committee
- Pittsburgh Fire CQI Committee
- Pittsburgh EMS District Chiefs
- STAT MedEvac Medical Department
- UPMC Prehospital Care
- State/Regional EMS Meetings
Education/Training
- Center for Emergency Medicine
- UPMC Prehospital Care
- City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS
- STAT MedEvac
Research/Scholarly Project
NAEMSP Medical Directors Course
- Specialty Programs
Mass Gathering Medicine
- City of Pittsburgh Marathon
- The Great Race
- University of Pittsburgh Football Games
- Other Events
Tactical Medicine
- Tactical EMS Practical Education Session
- Tactical Continuing Education Sessions
Wilderness Medicine
- Wilderness EMS Practical Education Session
Disaster and Rescue Medicine
- NIMS Training
- Disaster Drills
- Clinical
Emergency Department
- Clinical Skills Maintenance (400 hours/year)
The City of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is the second largest city in Pennsylvania and has a population of 300,000. It is the county seat of Allegheny County, which has a population of 1.2 million, and sits at the heart of an eight-county metropolitan area with a population of 2.4 million. Today, Pittsburgh’s major industries center on healthcare, education, and technology. Pittsburgh was selected three times as the Most Livable City in the US. The city has received other top rankings including, the brainiest city, the best arts destination for midsized cities, the place to buy a home and the best football fans in the NFL. The city’s largest employers are the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the University of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh metropolitan area is home to more than 20 colleges and universities, as well as world-class sports teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates, whose major league baseball stadium was voted #1 in the nation (USA Today, 2024). With easy access to affordable housing and numerous amenities, Pittsburgh is an easy city to live in and enjoy. For more information about living and/or moving to Pittsburgh, please visit coolpgh.pitt.edu.