The Emergency Medical Services Fellowship is based out Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. This rapidly expanding campus is one of three within the greater Allentown and Bethlehem area. The fellow will spend time throughout the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network's three sites. This fellowship is designed to prepare the candidate to successfully complete the certificate of added qualification in EMS as offered by the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians. More importantly, we strive to work with the Fellow and allow some flexibility in the program design. We feel we are uniquely qualified to provide that type of opportunity and experience.

This twelve-month program will provide education in the areas of management, leadership and quality assurance of EMS organizations. The Fellow will be actively involved with EMS air and ground units as well as local pre-hospital training programs. Time will be spent developing and enhancing community relationships with regards to injury prevention and disaster preparedness. The Fellow will take part in institutional, regional, state and national organizations as they relate to EMS. Currently, the staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital is actively involved in these organizations and many of them serve as regional medical directors for ground and air emergency service providers. Administrative aspects of EMS and providing education to the pre-hospital personnel and the community will also be emphasized.

The EMS Fellowship also has opportunities for training in the areas of bioterrorism, tactical EMS, critical stress debriefing and mass casualty incidents.

The program is further enhanced by its relationship with the George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute. This facility has a dedicated faculty of three coordinators and two administrative assistants running a full-time training site. Multiple classrooms with advanced audiovisuals, a METI ® human patient simulator lab, several breakout areas, and mobile human patient simulators are just a few of the incredible features of GEM-EMI. The reputation of EMI speaks for itself, training nearly 10,000 clients a year in a complete selection of standard pre-hospital courses as well as site specific training programs. It is also home to a paramedic training program in conjunction with Lehigh Carbon Community College. This center will further enhance the Fellows training experience.