International Emergency Medicine: Fellowship Training and Career Outcomes

Context: The recent interest and development of international emergency medicine has led to academic fellowships that aid in preparing emergency medicine physicians to work in the development of the specialty outside the United States. The seven current fellowship programs are variable in their curricula, and it is of interest to determine what aspects of the training are particularly valuable in affecting the careers of program graduates. Objective: The primary objective of this review and proposed project is to determine associations between completion of a fellowship in international emergency medicine and the resulting career outcomes among fellows. Background information collected includes a history of international emergency medicine, as well as the development of the specialty within the United States. Specific measures of exposures and outcomes include fellowship curriculum components and professional roles held by graduates of the programs. Data: A survey for graduates of the fellowship was developed in coordination with informatics expertise in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An extensive literature review was performed to provide a background for the content of questions, academic implications, and project outcomes. Conclusions: Improved understanding of the aspects of training that effect outcomes in the field of international emergency medicine may enhance efforts to expand the specialty of emergency medicine and develop emergency medicine residency programs abroad.Master of Public Healt