Faculty Development and Education Fellowship for International Applicants

Training tracks for international applicants will include:

• International Education Fellowship– Curriculum design and implementation in Residency or Medical School
• International Research Fellowship – Research design and implementation in injury prevention, public health or screening and brief intervention.

Qualifications for international applicants:

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine from applicable local board
• Residency training in a 3-or 4-year Emergency Medicine program
• Strong interest in an academic career
• Interest in teaching, educational research and methodology
• Financial sponsorship by institution, government entity, or foundation
• Required documents: At least one letter of support and two references, examples of teaching material and/or publications
  
  

Duration of the fellowship: The fellow will have a choice of choosing from a one- or two-year track. To best prepare for an academic career, the two-year track with a Master’s degree is strongly recommended and is given preference. Duration of fellowship is flexible depending on sponsorship support.  

Application Process for international applicants:

1. Send CV/resume and Statement of Interest to Fellowship co-Directors (Dr. Shahram Lotfipour at shl@uci.edu and Dr. Bharath Chakravarthy at bchakrav@uci.edu)
2. Please include the following in the Statement of Interest:
   1. Summary of qualifications
   2. Goals
   3. Statement of educational objectives
   4. Applicant’s timeline (when applicant would like to start, etc.
3. Provide the following information and documents along with CV and Statement of Interests:
   1. At least one letter of support and two references with contact information
   2. Financial sponsorship information (either by an institution, government entity, or foundation)
   3. Examples of teaching material and/or publications
   4. Applicant’s Contact information (phone, address, and e-mail.
4. Once CV, Statement of Interest, and required documents are received and interview by phone will be arranged. 
5. After receiving preliminary acceptance, the applicant will receive a letter stating such.
6. Applicant will receive final acceptance once we receive a letter of support that provides for financial support of educational teaching provided at UCI.

Components of the training at UC Irvine's School of Medicine include:

The clinical component for international applicants: Clinical experience will be limited to shadowing fellowship directors in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center.

The didactic component: Once accepted into the fellowship program, fellows will be expected to complete one of the following Master’s degrees or equivalent:

• Master’s of Science in Biomedical and Translational Science (MS-BATS) (UCI)
• Master of Public Health (UCI)
• Master of Educational Multimedia (Cal Poly Pomona) or
• Master of Health Professions Education (UIC)

There is significant flexibility in identifying the curriculum that will best match the fellow’s needs. 

The administrative component: The fellow will work directly with the EM residency program director and associate dean for clinical science education. The fellow can become actively involved in residency education or medical student curriculum design, development and teaching.

Contacts:

Dr. Shahram Lotfipour at shl@uci.edu
Dr. Bharath Chakravarthy at bchakrav@uci.edu

Department of Emergency Medicine
UC Irvine Medical Center,
Route 128-01
101 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: (714)-456-5239
Fax: (714)-456-5390

Vision

To develop an exceptional emergency medicine faculty member.

Mission

The fellow will become an expert in education, curriculum development and research. The education mission will be accomplished by using the latest multimedia technologies and educational assessment tools. The curriculum development mission will be accomplished through working together with residency and medical school leadership. The research mission will be accomplished through a master program in clinical research and working together with the research specialist.

Curriculum Goals

1. Create an innovative educator with effective communication skills
2. Create a curriculum developer equipped with conversant assessment tools and realistic approach
3. Create a knowledgeable and practical clinical researcher with the ability to compete for national grant funding

Curriculum Objectives

Upon completion of Faculty Development Fellowship, the fellow will be able to:

1. Integrate appropriate teaching modalities and evaluation tools in various environments
2. Deliver effective lecture presentations
3. Develop educational research plan and publications
4. Analyze data set and apply to clinical setting and teaching
5. Achieve the correct balance between effective bedside teaching and patient care
6. Design and implement residency and/or medical school curriculum

 Faculty Development and Education Curriculum

Resources

Education

• The department has a premier three-year residency educational program
• Leading iPad integration through medical school
• iTunes University technology integration throughout curriculum
• Leading ultrasound program integration through medical school
• Leading simulation curriculum

Research

• Research specialists
• Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program (EMRAP)
• Research compliance assistance
• Collaborative of highly qualified faculty with diverse backgrounds

University Resources:

• Institute for Clinical and translational Sciences (ICTS)
• Health Policy Research Institute
• Office of Research
• School of Medicine: Research