WashU is proud to serve as a leader in the field of Emergency Medical Services. As one of the initial ACGME-accredited EMS fellowships in the county, our program has trained EMS physicians who serve as leaders in our subspecialty. Our fellows care for patients in the prehospital environment with field response vehicles, serve as assistant medical directors, and develop expertise a chosen niche within EMS.
Overview
Our EMS fellows train alongside some of the most highly regarded emergency response professionals in the region, including our many partner agencies.
You will receive an education unmatched elsewhere in preparation for the complex world of physician medical oversight of any EMS system. Fellows are trained in a premier academic institution with extensive hands-on field work and the opportunity to excel in broad areas of interest.
- ACGME-accredited since 2012
- Graduated 30 EMS fellows
- Duration of training: 1 year
- Number of positions: 3
- All fellows provided with a take-home field response vehicle
- Program-funded travel to national EMS conferences and events
- Professional CME allowance for clinical and educational expenses
- Opportunities for individualized training experiences
- Faculty and alumni with prominent leadership roles across the country in EMS agencies and medical organizations
- Flexible clinical scheduling averaging 12 hours/week in hospital and community ED settings
- Stipends commensurate with level of GME training and a competitive WashU benefits package
- Additional pay opportunities available through differentials and moonlighting
Our EMS fellows receive top-notch didactic education and participate in extensive hands-on training in a variety of real-world and simulated prehospital environments to ensure they are prepared to respond to any type of clinical encounter.
- Respond to medical emergencies with a field response vehicle
- Answers calls for direct medical oversight for our EMS partners in the region
- Serve as Assistant Medical Director influencing meaningful change to positively impact patient care through mentored QA/QI projects and delivering EMS training
- Attend Friday morning didactics focusing on EMS core content and cutting-edge prehospital medicine
- Work along EMS faculty experts in mobile integrated health, prehospital ultrasound, search and rescue, HAZMAT, tactical EMS, event medicine, disaster preparedness, EMS education, research, medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder, implementation science
- Care for athletes at the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii
- Complete and disseminate scholarly activity through peer-reviewed journals, FOAMed websites, research and quality abstracts
- Attend NAEMSP Medical Director Course and Annual Meeting
- Teach and mentor residents and medical students interested in EMS
People
Program Director
James Li, MD, MEd, FAEMS
Program Director, EMS Fellowship; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Email: l.james@nospam.wustl.edu
Associate Program Director
Bridgette Svancarek, MD, FAEMS
Division Chief for EMS; Program Director, EMS Fellowship, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Email: svancarekb@nospam.wustl.edu
Administrative support: Molly Lasley
Core Faculty
Program Administration
Tracie Hughes
Administrative Coordinator III
- Phone: 314-362-3848
- Email: hughestraciem@nospam.wustl.edu
Fellows
2025
John Rains, MD
Karima “Arrianna” Thompson, MD
Ronnie Archie, MD
2023
Charles Smith, MD
Bryan Feinstein, MD
2022
Joseph Finney, MD
Katarzyna “Kasia” Hampton, MD
Rebecca Tracy, DO
2021
Noah Bernhardson, MD
2020
Erin Kane, MD
Heather de Anda, MD
Louis Fornage, MD
2019
Tyler Haas, MD
2018
Melissa Kroll, MD, EMT-T
Sven Steen, MD, EMT-T
2017
Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD
Brandon Bleess, MD, EMT-T
2016
Nathan Woltman, MD, EMT-T
Jeff Siegler, MD, EMT-P/T
2015
Erica Carney, MD
2014
Nicholas Rathert, MD
2013
Benjamin Ostrovsky, MD
2012
Jacob Keeperman, MD
2011
Michael Lohmeier, MD
2010
Bridgette Svancarek, MD
2009
Jeffrey Shafer, MD, EMP-P
Scott Gilmore, MD, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS
2007
Brian Froelke, MD