About the program

The Ohio State University Department of Emergency Medicine and the Center for EMS jointly sponsor a fellowship in emergency medical services. The purpose of the EMS Fellowship Program is to prepare emergency physicians to be leaders in prehospital care. Fellows gain excellent clinical experience in the prehospital setting by providing medical oversight and on-scene direction with the Columbus Division of Fire, one of the largest metropolitan EMS agencies in the country responding to 160,000 incidents per year. They also work directly with MedFlight of Ohio, the largest aeromedical provider in the state and winner of the 2014 Program of the Year awarded by the Association of Air Medical Services. These experiences are supplemented by working with suburban fire departments forming a well-rounded, urban and rural, EMS experience with ground, critical care and aeromedical transport.

Fellows have the opportunity to impact EMS culture and education though OSU’s direct collaboration with the National Registry of EMTs, the national certifying organization for the U.S. with over 300,000 certified providers. Through this collaboration, they gain understanding of the power of large database analysis, research methodology, scientific writing and reporting. This overall fellowship experience, combining a strong prehospital clinical background and abundant research opportunities, uniquely positions OSU to provide one of the best emergency medical services fellowships in the world.

Program overview

How to apply and requirements

Our Team

Travis Sharkey

Travis Sharkey-Toppen, MD, PhD

Program Director

Ashish Panchal leader

Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD

EMS Core Faculty

Daniel Bachmann

Daniel Bachmann, MD

EMS Core Faculty

Nicholas Kman leader

Nicholas Kman, MD

EMS Core Faculty

Ashely Larrimore

Ashley Larrimore, MD

Medical Director, OSU Center for EMS

DouglasRundLeader

Douglass Rund, MD

EMS Core Faculty

Nicole McAllister

Nicole McAllister, DO

EMS Core Faculty

Christopher Kao

Chris Kao, MD

EMS Core Faculty

Salhi Hussam

Hussam Salhi, MD, PhD

EMS Core Faculty

Henry Wang

Henry Wang, MD, MS, MPH

Robert Lowe

Robert Lowe, MD, FACEP, FAEMS