About the Program

This fellowship is a one or two-year program intended to prepare emergency medicine residency graduates for academic careers as leaders and scholars in medical education. The fellowship provides training in educational methods and scholarship. Content areas include curriculum design, instruction/assessment/teaching/learning, scholarship, leadership and career development. Fellows will engage in experiential learning through selected activities and may opt to pursue specific niche interests in graduate medical education, undergraduate medical education or simulation.

Fellows will attend the ACEP Teaching Fellowship. Fellows opting for a two-year training program additionally will complete a master’s degree. Fellows will benefit from access to The Ohio State University’s state-of-the-art simulation Clinical Skills Center, a dedicated education researcher in the department who will assist with scholarship and outstanding education faculty recognized nationally for their leadership and scholarship.

Curriculum

Leadership
Readings
- Bolman and Deal. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership
- Northouse. Leadership Theory and Practice
- Goleman. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Activities
- Serve as acting assistant clerkship director or acting assistant program director
- Attend departmental UGME and GME meetings
- Critique the leadership style of a leader within the department and the medical center
Curriculum Instructional Design
Readings
- Thomas and Kern. Curriculum Development for Medical Education
Activities
- Complete the ACEP Teaching Fellowship
- Develop a GME curriculum to be implemented
- Develop/implement a lesson on a topic that includes participant activities
Instruction and Assessment/Teaching and Learning
Readings
- Downing and Yudkowsky. Assessment in Health Professions Education
Activities
- Engage in bedside teaching during professor rounds
- Serve as residency didactic conference small group facilitator
- Develop assessment tool to be used for GME or UME programs (knowledge or performance assessment)
- Develop, implement and debrief a GME or UME simulation session
Scholarship
Readings
- Bland, CJ et al. Successful Faculty in Academic Medicine
- Harden, RM, et al. Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher
Activities
- Basic education regarding research design
- Development of scholarship presentation skills
- Preparation of paper to be submitted for publication
Career Development
- Development of an educator portfolio
- Reflections on personal teaching philosophy
- Mentorship meetings with the vice chair of education

Application Process

An Ohio medical license will be required before starting the fellowship. To start the application process, you must be a graduate from an emergency medicine residency program.

Application Requirements

A current CV with reference list
A statement describing your reason for pursuing administrative fellowship training (personal statement)
USMLE or COMLEX scores (official report)
Three letters of recommendation preferably from emergency medicine faculty, with one letter of recommendation from your current program director

How to Apply

To apply, submit all required materials to Jeanine Hatfield at Jeanine.Hatfield@osumc.edu.