Emergency Medicine Fellowship Physician 2026-2027

Overview

The North Alabama Emergency Medicine Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for primary care Physicians to become board certified in emergency medicine. The program is recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Physicians.

• Clinical duties include 12-14 shifts per month in the ED.
• Fellows participate in a didactic lecture series each Thursday, learning high-impact topics to prepare them for EM Boards and future careers as EM Physicians capable of working in any emergency room in the country.
• Supplement didactic lectures with longitudinal Board Prep throughout the year for exam success.
• Special topics courses include ENT skills, ortho and splinting, dental emergency, and multiple ultrasound courses.
• Unique fellowship seminars:
  Ballistics Injuries Seminar at a large firearms center, NASCAR Experience at the Talledega Speedway to learn about MVAs and traumas, Snake Bite Symposium at Birmingham Zoo taught by wilderness medicine experts, and multiple EMS and critical care ride-alongs.
• Curriculum includes instruction on essential emergency medicine procedures, airway management, and ED bedside ultrasound.

Graduates will qualify for written and oral exams to receive board certification in emergency medicine (BCEM) by the American Board of Physician Specialists.