Emergency Medicine Fellowships

Last updated September 2022

The following is a list of fellowships currently approved by the American Academy of Emergency Physicians (AAEP). Completion of one of these fellowship programs satisfies part of the eligibility requirements to become board certified in Emergency Medicine by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM). For the complete list of requirements, click here.

Institutional leaders who are interested in receiving AAEP recognition for their Emergency Medicine fellowship(s) can contact info@abspsus.org.

Alabama

• Cahaba-UAB Emergency Medicine Fellowship – Centreville, Alabama
  Program Director: Carson Penkava, M.D.
  Program Coordinator: Brittany Shanks

• USACS/US Acute Care Solutions Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Cullman Regional Medical Center – Cullman, Alabama (Formally known as Alteon Health)
  Co-Director: Mark Christensen, M.D.
  Co-Director: Roy Ferraiuolo, M.D.
  Clinical Recruiter: Edward McGinley

Arkansas

• Baptist Health Fort Smith – Fort Smith, Arkansas (Formally known as Sparks Regional Medical Center)
  Program Director: Ryan Sullivan, D.O.
  Administrative Assistant: Nicole Johnson

Indiana

• Professional Emergency Physicians Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Randallia Hospital – Fort Wayne, Indiana
  Program Director: Tracy R. Rahall, M.D., FACEP
  Chief Operations Officer: Joe Pressler, MBA, BSN, RN (Use contact form on website)

Maine

• Maine General Medical Center – Augusta, Maine
  Program Director: Yrene Holmes, D.O.
  Administrative Assistant: Sharon Judkins

Mississippi

• Relias Healthcare Emergency Medicine Fellowship at North Mississippi Medical Center – Tupelo, Mississippi
  Program Director: Scotty Reed, M.D.
  Fellowship Coordinator: Bethany Garner

Tennessee

• University of Tennessee at Jackson, Tennessee
  Program Director: Gregg E. Mitchell, M.D.
  Administrative Recruiting Coordinator: Heather Cavness
• University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee
  Program Director: Leonard M. Lamsen, M.D.
  Fellowship Coordinator: Khristy Harris

Texas

• Texas Tech Health Sciences Center – Permian Basin, Medical Center Hospital – Odessa, Texas
  Program Director: Jeffery M. Pinnow, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM
  Fellowship Coordinator: Omero Valenzuela
• Christus St. Michael Health System – Texarkana, Texas
  Program Director: Andrew J. Frost, D.O.
  All questions and correspondence regarding an application should be directed to: gme@christushealth.org

West Virginia

• Wheeling Hospital – Wheeling, West Virginia
  Program Director: Kevin Clarke, M.D.
  Residency and Fellowship Coordinator: Tammy Knight

Wisconsin

• Marshfield Clinic Health System – Marshfield, Wisconsin
  Program Director: Patrick Wolf, D.O.
  Program Coordinator: Aimie Eckelberg

• Monroe Clinic and Hospital – Monroe, Wisconsin
  Program Director: Ameen Taleb, M.D.
  Medical Education & Residency Coordinator: Lori Rodefeld

Other Programs

• Decatur Morgan Hospital, Decatur, Alabama – This part of the Cullman Regional Medical Center program closed in 2020, but graduates within 4 years of their completion of the merged program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.

Non-Active Programs

• Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster, Alabama – This program closed in July 2021, but graduates within 4 years of completion of this program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.
• Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama – This program closed in July 2021, but graduates within 4 years of completion of this program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.
• St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana – This program closed in May 2021, but graduates within 4 years of completion of this program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.
• Methodist Hospital, Henderson, Kentucky – This program closed in January 2020, but graduates within 4 years of completion of this program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.
• North State Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Mercy Medical Center, Redding, California – This program closed in September 2019, but graduates within 4 years of completion of this program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.
• Methodist North Memphis Health System -This program closed in 2018, but graduates within 4 years of completion of this program remain eligible under the Graduate Training Program option.