Opportunity Criteria
Overview
- Clinical duties include 12-14 shifts per month in the ED. Fellows participate in didactic lectureseries each Thursday, where they learn high-impact topics to prepare them for EM Boards andfuture careers as EM Physicians capable of working at any emergency room in the country.
- We supplement didactic lectures with longitudinal Board Prep throughout the year so you will succeed on exam day.
- Special topics courses are scattered throughout the fellowship as well, such as an ENT skills course,ortho and splinting course, dental emergency course, and multiple ultrasound courses to name a few.
- Fellows also get to experience our unique fellowship seminars – special teaching opportunities such as ourBallistics Injuries Seminar at a large firearms center, a NASCAR Experience at the Talledega Speedway tolearn about MVAs and traumas; a Snake Bite Symposium taught by wilderness medicine experts at theBirmingham Zoo, and multiple EMS and Critical Care ride-alongs, just to name a few. The curriculum also includesinstruction on essential Emergency Medicine procedures, airway management, and ED bedside ultrasound.
- Fellowship graduates will qualify for written and oral exams to receive board certificationin Emergency Medicine (BCEM) by the American Board of Physician Specialists
Fellowship Application
If you are interested in learning more, please contact Mark Christensen, MD, System Medical Director - Cullman Regional Medical Center christensenm@usacs.com
About Cullman Regional Medical Center
- ED Volume: 49,000
- 36-beds
- EMR: Cerner
- Electronic T-Sheet EMR
- 20% Admission rate
- ED Ultrasound Program and Glidescope in the ED
- Level III Trauma Center and fully-accredited 151-bed hospital, recently renovated and expanded to serve a five-county area
- Specialties: Cardiology, Anesthesiology, MRI, OB/GYN, Surgery, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, ENT, Thoracic Surgery, Gastro, Imaging/Radiology, ICU, Hospitalists, Respiratory
Benefits
Financial Benefits:
- $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
- $6,500 plus your state and DEA license in year one for new graduates
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Unmatched medical malpractice including tail and free litigation support
- USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
Intangible Benefits:
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected physicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) provide evidence-based support
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- Professional Development Programs including:
- Scholars (Leadership Training)
- Efficiency Academy
- Engagement & Experience Academy
- USACS Annual Assembly opportunity
- Internal USACS STAT traveling physicians
The Area
Many retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment options are available in Cullman, AL. It retains the feel and charm of a smaller community. Cullman is located in the center of the northern half of Alabama on Brindley Mountain, part of the Cumberland Plateau. Situated just off I-65, Cullman is 35 miles south of the Tennessee River and approximately 30 minutes from Decatur, 45 minutes from Huntsville, and 45 minutes from Birmingham.
Facility & Address
Cullman Regional Medical Center
- Cullman, AL 35058-0609
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