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Emergency Medicine Medical Education Fellowship

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Program Overview

The MUSC Emergency Medicine Medical Education Fellowship is a one-year program for emergency medicine residency graduates with a strong interest in education and an academic career.

The fellow gains training, experience, and mentorship that will prepare them to advance into education leadership positions such as clerkship director, assistant or associate program director, and simulation director.

The fellow is appointed as faculty at the level of Clinical Instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. They work approximately 50 clinical hours per month in the MUSC emergency department, a Level-1 trauma center, where they supervise and teach residents and medical students.

Application Timeline

September 10 – December 15

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Training Experience

Inside the Program

Who you'll teach

Fellows work with learners across undergraduate and graduate medical education, including our three-year Emergency Medicine Residency program, with 12 residents per year, and MUSC and visiting medical students on clinical and audition rotations.

Fellows also act as junior clerkship directors for a third-year emergency medicine selective, a fourth-year required emergency medicine course, and a fourth-year sub-internship course.

Our curriculum

The curriculum aligns with the SAEM Milestones for Medical Education Fellowships.

Benefits & Salary

Fellows are salaried faculty members of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the clinical instructor level. Funding is provided for conference attendance and other educational activities during the fellowship year.

Moonlighting

Limited moonlighting is permitted with the approval of the fellowship director.

Core Competencies

Through structured didactics, hands-on roles within the residency and clerkship, mentorship, and a fellowship book club series, fellows develop competency in the following areas.

Adult learning theory, curriculum development, large and small group teaching, bedside and clinical teaching, and procedural skills teaching, applied through resident didactics, grand rounds, oral board sessions, and daily teaching on shift.

Scenario development, operation of simulation equipment, real-time implementation, and debriefing at the Health Care Simulation Center.

Formative and summative feedback, learner evaluation, writing SLOEs and letters of recommendation, and interviewing strategies.

Undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education administration, gained by serving as junior assistant program director and junior assistant clerkship director, and on residency and College of Medicine committees.

Education research methodology, critical appraisal of the medical education literature, and completion of a scholarly project presented at a national meeting and submitted for peer-reviewed publication.

Building a CV and educator's portfolio, navigating promotion and tenure, goal setting, mentorship, negotiation, time management, and leadership.

Opportunities to serve the emergency medicine community, the College of Medicine, and MUSC Health through regional and national committees and community volunteer work.

Core Competencies

Through structured didactics, hands-on roles within the residency and clerkship, mentorship, and a fellowship book club series, fellows develop competency in the following areas.

Adult learning theory, curriculum development, large and small group teaching, bedside and clinical teaching, and procedural skills teaching, applied through resident didactics, grand rounds, oral board sessions, and daily teaching on shift.

Scenario development, operation of simulation equipment, real-time implementation, and debriefing at the Health Care Simulation Center.

Formative and summative feedback, learner evaluation, writing SLOEs and letters of recommendation, and interviewing strategies.

Undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education administration, gained by serving as junior assistant program director and junior assistant clerkship director, and on residency and College of Medicine committees.

Education research methodology, critical appraisal of the medical education literature, and completion of a scholarly project presented at a national meeting and submitted for peer-reviewed publication.

Building a CV and educator's portfolio, navigating promotion and tenure, goal setting, mentorship, negotiation, time management, and leadership.

Opportunities to serve the emergency medicine community, the College of Medicine, and MUSC Health through regional and national committees and community volunteer work.

Research

Fellows have presented their research at national conferences, including CORD and ACEP. All fellows attend the CORD Academic Assembly. They also participate in the ACEP Teaching Fellowship and CORD's Navigating the Academic Waters (NAW) program.

There are opportunities to attend additional conferences, based on interests and accepted scholarly work.

Additionally, fellows have the option of completing the Association of American Medical College's Medical Education Research Certificate program.

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Apply for the Fellowship

Find application information and submit your MUSC application below.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Have completed an ACGME-accredited emergency medicine residency program
  • Can document that they are eligible for the ABEM or AOBEM certifying board examination, or are ABEM or AOBEM board-certified

Application Process

We review applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis. Applications may close early if the seat is filled.

  1. Submit the application below and all required materials by December 15.
  2. Selected applicants will be invited to interview.
  3. Interview with the fellowship director and program faculty.

Questions about the program are welcome at any time. Please reach out to the fellowship director, Lindsey Jennings, M.D., MPH.


Application Materials

Applications must include:

  • A current curriculum vitae (CV)
  • A personal statement of 500-1,000 words describing why you have chosen to apply to our program, with a focus on your goals for the fellowship
  • Two letters of recommendation
    • One letter must be from your current residency program director, or, your medical director if your residency or fellowship training is complete.
    • Letter writers may email their letters directly to Dr. Jennings and Ms. Watson
Contact

Apply

Thank you for applying for the Medical Education fellowship. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Program Leadership

Lindsey Jennings, M.D.

Director, Emergency Medicine Medical Education Fellowship Associate Professor
mail jennil@musc.edu View Faculty Profile open_in_new View Provider Profile open_in_new

Dr. Jennings is a physician in the MUSC Emergency Department.

Co-Investigator, Southern Consortium Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network
- Site Principal Investigator for CTN0099
- Co-Lead Investigator for CTN0107-A-1

Core Faculty



Jeff Bush, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director, Associate Professor

Simon Watson, M.D.
Director of Medical Student Education, Residency Program Associate Director, Associate Professor

Morsal Tahouni, M.D.
Director of Simulation Education, Assistant Professor

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Our Alumni

Justine McKittrick, M.D.
Fellow 2025-2026
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina

Alex Howard, M.D.
Fellow 2024-2025
Residency: University of Florida Jacksonville

Contact Us

Lindsey Jennings, M.D., MPH
Fellowship Director
jennil@musc.edu

Laurie Watson
Fellowship Coordinator
watsolau@musc.edu
843-792-5392

Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
169 Ashley Avenue, MSC 300
Charleston, SC 29425