Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
Emergency Medical Services Program Overview
The Virginia Tech Carilion Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship program is a university-based program nestled in the heart of southwest Virginia between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. Our fellowship program offers a heavy focus on field experiences to develop fellows into strong EMS field physicians. Our area is fortunate to be able to offer a multi-system and agency experience through paid, volunteer and private EMS agencies. Fellows will operate as an associate medical director to both metro and rural systems, responding in a dedicated, marked, licensed response vehicle. We also have a hospital-based air medical program, pediatric transport team and tactical medicine options.
- Department Specifications
Program Size
- 1-2 PGY-4 fellows per year
Population Served
- Cities of Roanoke and Salem; counties of Roanoke, Bedford, Montgomery and Pulaski; and Carilion Clinic Patient Transport
Teaching Opportunities
- Numerous teaching opportunities are available within both paid and volunteer systems, as well as state and national conferences. Our fellows also provide education to residents and medical students in the EMS setting.
Quick Facts
- Faculty representing all subspecialties without fellows
- Only major referral center in southwest Virginia
- Three weeks’ vacation per year
- Continuing medical education (CME) funds for approved educational conferences
- CME funds for approved presentations and meetings
- EMS textbooks provided
- Robust surgical training for advanced procedures
Locations
- Carilion Medical Center
Academic Affiliation
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM)
- Mission, Goals, and Strengths
EMS fellows and faculty will strive to:
- Graduate competent EMS physicians able to lead in the field
- Teach the fundamentals of research and provide opportunities for quality projects and research tailored to the individual fellows’ interests
- Foster collaborative learning in disciplines such as swift-water rescue, high angle rescue, cave rescue, ground search and rescue, and vehicle extrication
- Teach the fundamentals of advanced procedures in a robust simulation for rare procedures and for challenging cases
- Teach the importance of patient safety and quality improvement at the agency level
- Teach the importance of professionalism and working within a health care team
- Honor Carilion Clinic’s mission: Improving the health of the communities we serve
Message From Program Director
Welcome to the VTC-Carilion Clinic EMS Fellowship! Our mission here is to train physicians to become active medical directors with the knowledge and ability to lead their services in the field and in the hospital. We focus heavily on the hands-on aspects of medical direction and provide opportunities to work in both ground and air EMS systems with exposure to urban, rural and hospital-based interfacility care. Our unique catchment area offers experiences with services ranging from large career agencies to small volunteer rescue squads, and various opportunities in specialized disciplines ranging from tactical medicine to technical rescue. Additionally, the EMS fellow will be exposed to real world mass gathering medical direction at Virginia Tech football games and other events. Our partnerships with Virginia Tech School of Medicine offer unparalleled access to research support and the ability for the fellow to pursue a master’s degree if so desired. The ongoing investment by Carilion Clinic in medical education also offers access to high-fidelity simulation through the Center for Simulation, Research and Patient Safety located right here on the Carilion campus. My goal as the program director is to ensure that fellows leave our program confident in their ability to lead their future services. Our focus on operational EMS medical direction ensures that you will have the necessary exposure to real world problem solving with the support of our faculty to accomplish that goal during your time in this program. I encourage you to consider the VTC-Carilion Clinic EMS Fellowship for your future education as an EMS physician. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with you in our progressive and dynamic learning environment to help you achieve your personal goals. Feel free to reach out to me if I can be of any assistance.
Hayley Rose-Inman MD, MBA
Program Director, VTC-Carilion Clinic EMS Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine
Virginia Tech Partnership
Residents and fellows work closely with the students, medical educators, and research scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. This partnership leverages Virginia Tech’s world-class strength in basic sciences, bioinformatics and engineering with Carilion Clinic’s highly experienced medical staff and rich history in graduate medical education.
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