EMS Fellowship

The University of Tennesee College of Medicine Chattanooga proudly offers an accredited one-year fellowship in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) sponsored by our Department of Emergency Medicine. This is the first accredited EMS fellowship in Tennessee and continues to be an excellent opportunity for physicians interested in pre-hospital medicine and transport medicine.

The EMS Fellowship at UTCOM / Erlanger Health Systems is a well-rounded program covering all aspects of EMS medicine.

Each section of the program emphasizes a different aspect of EMS with related readings and text assignments. This includes major time in the pre-hospital response and setting. Didactic sessions are held weekly to discuss each topic and are facilitated by core faculty during weekly conference days that can be adjusted to fit each individual fellow's needs. 

Journal Club is organized and presented by the fellow on a bi-monthly basis and held at a faculty member's house or as a night out with faculty (depending on work schedules). The fellow is mentored by  assigned core faculty.

Fellows are also expected to continue practicing clinically within the Emergency Department at Erlanger Health Systems with a monthly obligation of four shifts. The monthly schedule is quite flexible and can be arranged to suit the individual fellow’s needs.

After completing all orientation/training, the fellow typically has a 12-hour flight shift on Wednesdays, weekly didactics on Thursday morning, and most monthly meetings on Tuesday mornings. He/she is responsible for at least four ED shifts a month that can be done all together or split up based on preference. All other days are free to use for ground response with HCEMS, research/teaching, responding to SWAT or search and rescue call-outs, or additional ED shifts (with pay) as desired. Weekends are usually free unless working in the ED or on a call-out.

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EMS Fellowship contacts:

Frank Tift, MD, FAEMS, FACEP

EMS Fellowship Program Director

Velvet Green

EMS Fellowship Coordinator

Phone: 423-778-7628

Email:   Velvet.Green@erlanger.org

Rev. 7/20