Emergency Medicine Faculty Physician - Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director

Description

Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director

Position Overview:

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking a highly skilled, adaptable, and experienced Emergency Medicine Physician to join our faculty as the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director. This role combines clinical excellence with a commitment to global health, education, leadership, and academic productivity. The ideal candidate will have a passion for advancing emergency care worldwide, global EM fellowship training or equivalent experience, and a proven track record in both clinical practice and academic leadership.

Vanderbilt’s Global Emergency Medicine Division has a long-standing successful academic partnership with Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in Georgetown, Guyana, primarily focusing on EM systems development, EM residency education, pre-hospital systems development and bedside ultrasound training. In addition, the division is anticipating a new partnership in Maputo, Mozambique.

For more information about the VUMC Global EM Fellowship and/or Global EM Division please visit the following websites:

https://www.vanderbiltem.com/globalfellowship21

https://www.vanderbiltem.com/global

Key Responsibilities:

• Fellowship Leadership:
• Oversee and direct the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship program, ensuring it aligns with the highest standards of medical education and global health practices.
• Mentor and support fellows in their academic and professional growth, providing guidance on research projects, global health quality improvement initiatives, and clinical skills.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation requirements and maintain the program's standing as a leader in global emergency medicine.
• Attend VUMC GME monthly program director’s meetings
• Attend and actively participate in SAEM’s Global EM Fellowship Consortium monthly meetings
• Clinical Practice:
• Provide high-quality emergency care in a busy and dynamic emergency department, contributing to the clinical teaching of residents and medical students.
• Serve as a clinical leader, modeling best practices in patient care, teamwork, and emergency medicine protocols.
• Global Health Initiatives:
• Expand our established academic partnership with Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in Georgetown, Guyana.
• Assist in developing the anticipated partnership in Maputo, Mozambique, focusing on similar goals of capacity building, EM residency education and emergency care system strengthening.
• Lead or participate in global health endeavors, focusing on capacity building, emergency care system strengthening, education and health equity.
• Expand partnerships and collaboration within Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health.
• Research and Scholarship:
• Promote and contribute to research in global emergency medicine, including securing grant funding, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and presenting at national and international conferences.
• Encourage and support fellows in their research endeavors, fostering a culture of inquiry and evidence-based practice.
• Educational Outreach:
• Design and implement educational programs and workshops for healthcare professionals globally, aimed at improving emergency care in resource-limited settings.
• Participate in public speaking engagements, webinars, and other forums to advocate for global health initiatives and emergency medicine education.

 

Department Overview: 

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking candidates for faculty positions.  We are seeking to identify faculty who will help us realize our vision of becoming a premier patient centered academic medical center, support our mission to discover and teach how to treat each patient with dignity and respect – anyone, anything, anytime – and actively contribute to developing and training the next generation of academic leaders. To accomplish this mission, we are seeking faculty who are ideal team players and embody the values of excellence, integrity, humility, diversity, and patient-centeredness.  

A focus on diversity and creation of an inclusive, collaborative environment is vital to the success of serving our diverse patient population. The diversity of our physician workforce has been identified and embraced as a core value, with a goal of reflecting the diversity of the patien