Thank you for your interest in the Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. Our one-year program is dedicated to training the participant in all aspects of EMS delivery to the community and preparing them for a leadership position in this area. At the conclusion of the program the Fellow will be eligible to sit for a Certificate of Added Qualification exam in EMS as offered by the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.

The program is based out of one of three facilities that are part the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network which operates the regions first and busiest Level I Trauma Centers. It is serviced by five MedEvac helicopters that perform over 3,000 flights per year with 80% of those calls being for on-scene medical care. The trauma center sees over 4,000 patients a year. The hospitals are also serviced by multiple regional ground EMS services whose medical directors are faculty members within the EMS Fellowship Program.

We are also associated with the George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute. This unique training facility provides education for over 10,000 students a year. It is home to a Paramedic Training school and a human patient simulator lab. It also provides training in numerous courses from BLS to Bioterrorism. Many of the faculty members are instructors at this regional training center that has proven itself as a leader in EMS education.

We feel that our program is structured to not only allow the Fellow to learn the basics, but to also tailor the program to their own individual interests. Whether that pursuit is tactical EMS, bioterrorism preparedness, EMS research or management and oversight of aeromedical transports, this program can provide you the skills to succeed. We hope that you will visit us to explore this exciting opportunity.