2. International Fieldwork: A minimum of 20 weeks of time over the course of the two-year fellowship will be reserved for overseas fieldwork. This time will be distributed in order to accommodate the demands of the School of Public Health curriculum as well as clinical responsibilities in the ED. Several Highland faculty members have strong connections with non-governmental agencies that will assist in providing meaningful fieldwork opportunities for our fellows. These include the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Doctors of the World, Doctors for Global Health, and the Tanzanian Red Cross Society. Fellows will also be encouraged to establish and utilize their own relationships with organizations active in International Health.

3. Research and Teaching: Fellows are expected to design and produce a minimum of two original research projects that result in publication and presentation over the course of the fellowship. Fellows will be encouraged to pursue their own areas of interest within the scope of International Health including (but not limited to):


-Infectious disease surveillance and control
-Disaster management and relief
-Refugee health
-Access to health services
-International emergency health systems
-International emergency medicine training
-Humanitarian crises
-Human rights
-Maternal and child health
-International aspects of trauma
-Environmental health
-International health administration

Fellows will also participate in weekly departmental didactic conferences at Highland.

4. Clinical Emergency Medicine: Fellows will act as part-time faculty members and work an average of approximately 16 hours per week in the ED.

Duration:Two years

Academic Degree:Masters in Public Health

Eligibility
Completed 4-year emergency medicine residency or 3-year residency with 1-year postgraduate experience.

ABEM BE/BC

Fellow Education
In addition to the formal MPH curriculum at UC Berkeley and the ongoing didactics in the EM residency, fellows will rely on mentorship from both the Highland core faculty and the faculty at the School of Public Health in the design and execution of research projects.

Evaluation
- Academic evaluation by School of Public Health faculty
- Evaluation of research by fellowship director
- Evaluation of clinical teaching by residents
- Evaluation of conference teaching by residents and faculty

International Emergency Medicine Fellowship

This article is reposted with thanks to The Department of Emergency Medicine at Highland.

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