The International Emergency Medicine Fellowship is a joint program between Stroger Hospital of Cook County (CCH), Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), and International Medical Corps (IMC). It combines clinical practice, international projects focusing on emergency medicine development, and studies in public heath.
The program is offered to emergency medicine residency trained physicians, board eligible or certified, with special interest in international emergency medicine. It prepares the fellows to assume leadership role in international health care, with a focus on emergency medicine development, by acquiring clinical, academic, administrative, organizational, and research skills.
The fellowship is a 2-year
program during which the fellow will serve as an attending at both Stroger
Hospital of Cook County (CCH) and Rush University Medical
Center (RUMC). Every year, the fellow will spend
12 weeks overseas working on various international projects. The fellow will
also earn a degree of Masters in Public Health in the division of Health
Policy and Administration.