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Emergency Medical Services Fellowship

One year, ACGME-accredited program

Dedicated Advanced Life Support hospital ambulance service

Partnered Advanced Life Support fire department ambulance service

Urban and suburban service area, covering over 700,000 people

Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center

EMS faculty with field, disaster, and event expertise

ACGME-accredited since 2013 Founded 1995

About the Program

About the Program

Founded in 1995, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship combines best-of-breed clinical, administrative, and field experience in both urban and suburban EMS environments. Our fellows take an active, hands-on role in Hennepin EMS, as well as a suburban fire department EMS service. Fellows practice in Hennepin Healthcare’s state-of-the-art Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center. Our fellows gain specialized experience in mass gathering/event medicine, urban search and rescue, disaster preparedness as well as field care and tactical EMS.

The EMS fellowship received ACGME accreditation in 2013. Upon completion of the program, graduates are well qualified to become an EMS Medical Director, instruct pre-hospital providers, respond to incidents in the field, and become an expert in disaster preparedness.

Faculty

About Our Faculty

EMS often bridges both medicine and public safety. Our EMS faculty bring diverse expertise and perspectives to the program. Faculty have served as medical directors for SWAT teams and fire departments, as EMS agency heads, and as on-scene medical directors at major events/gatherings.

Four full-time faculty lead the EMS fellowship. Dr. Nick S. Simpson is the Medical Director of Hennepin EMS.

Program Leadership

Dr. Gregg A. Jones, EMS Fellowship Program Director, Assistant Medical Director, Hennepin Emergency Medical Services; Assistant Medical Director for Edina Fire.  Dr. Jones serves as Medical Director for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office, Hopkins Police and Fire Department as well as serving on MN Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team.  He completed medical School at Oregon Health and Science University and Emergency Medicine Residency training at HCMC in 2018.  Prior to going to school, Dr. Jones served in the US Army, which included two combat tours to Afghanistan.  Dr. Jones’s current medical interests include medical directing for large-scale events, mass casualty incident planning, paramedic education, provider wellness and the interface between prehospital medicine and law enforcement.

Core Faculty

Dr. John L. Hick, Assistant Medical Director, Hennepin Emergency Medical Services; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; Advisor to the Director, Office of Emergency Management/Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Medical Advisor for Emergency Preparedness, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center. In addition, Dr. Hick serves as Medical Director for Metro Region HHS Hospital Preparedness Program Grant, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Minnesota Department of Health, and Emergency Preparedness, Hennepin Healthcare.

Dr. Tim Kummer, Assistant Medical Director, Hennepin Emergency Medical Services; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

Dr. Aaron Robinson Assistant Medical Director, Hennepin Emergency Medical Services; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

Dr. Nick S. Simpson, EMS Assistant Fellowship Program Director at Hennepin Healthcare, Medical Director, Hennepin Emergency Medical Services; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; Assistant Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services paramedic program; Associate Medical Director of the Hennepin Healthcare ECMO program.

Dr. Jeffrey D. Ho, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; Deputy Sheriff and Medical Director, Meeker County (Minnesota) Sheriff’s Office. Within Hennepin Healthcare, Dr. Ho also serves as Vice-Chair of Operations for the Emergency Medicine Department, and Medical Director for Hennepin Healthcare Department of Security, and Hennepin Healthcare Sexual Assault Resource Services.

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Testimonials

“The EMS fellowship has been an amazing way to experience the breadth and depth of what it means to be an EMS Medical Director.  Getting to truly experience the various facets of prehospital medicine and a public safety system through Hennepin EMS has been invaluable.”

What Sets Us Apart?

Dedicated ambulance service.

EMS owns and operates the dispatch center and ambulance fleet that covers 911-response for the City of Minneapolis and more than 700,000 residents in Hennepin County. EMS fellows take an active role in all operational, medical, and administrative aspects of this critical program. EMS responds to over 100,000 calls each year and conducts over 80,000 transports.

Regional partnerships with fire, police, air transport.

EMS fellows also gain valuable experience with first responder agencies and hundreds of paramedics in the west metro EMS system, including public utility and private operations, as well as a rotor and fixed wing air medical transport service.

Specialized field experience.

Fellows provide support to the paramedics, engage in direct patient care and add to the oversight and teaching of paramedics. Fellows also participate in operations with the state Urban Search and Rescue team, MN Task Force 1.

Pioneering emergency services.

Emergency personnel train for complex situations using the advanced equipment in our Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center. Hennepin Healthcare’s medical education programs train more than 12,000 paramedics and other emergency personnel each year.

Leadership and teaching opportunities.

EMS fellows collaborate daily with physicians, specialists, medical students, and other healthcare professionals in emergency medicine and other disciplines. There are ample opportunities for leadership and teaching in connection with the regional EMS council and Hennepin EMS Emergency and Critical Care Education center.

Dedicated Response Vehicle for Fellows

EMS fellows attend a formal Emergency Vehicle Operations Course and utilize a dedicated emergency response vehicle which is outfitted to assist patient care in the field, including ultrasound.

Application Requirements

Applications Due October 1

Requirements

Your application must include:

  • Cover letter indicating your interest
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter from an ACGME-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine indicating program completion or good standing in progress toward completion
  • Three letters of recommendation from residency faculty, with at least one from a practicing EMS physician
  • Residency training examination scores from all years of training
  • Personal statement indicating:
    • Your interest in pursuing an EMS Fellowship
    • What you hope to accomplish with an EMS Fellowship
    • Why you would be a good fit for Hennepin Healthcare’s program
    • Any additional relevant information

This fellowship accepts only graduates of an Emergency Medicine Residency at an ACGME-accredited institution. International candidates are welcome to apply, however, this program only supports J1 visas.

Process

  1. Submission: Submit your application by email directly to our fellowship coordinator. Please note that this fellowship accepts only graduates of an ACGME-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.
  2. Telephone interviews: Selected applicants will be contacted for telephone interviews with the program director and/or assistant program director.
  3. Finalist candidates. Selected applicants will be invited for in-person interviews. We hold interviews from June through October. Candidates are responsible for travel and lodging expenses to attend interviews.

About Our Facility

The EMS fellowship is based at the main HCMC campus in downtown Minneapolis. Hennepin Healthcare provides inpatient and ambulatory services, our Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, Certified Burn Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Certified Center and numerous specialty clinics—all within a single facility that spans five city blocks.

Contact

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Margaret Miller

Residency Coordinator
612-873-2349
[email protected]

Hennepin Healthcare
701 Park Avenue, G2
Minneapolis MN 55415

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