Disaster Medicine Fellowship - Specialist

Disaster Medicine Fellowship - Specialist Faculty School of Medicine Requisition

Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio

Department of Emergency Medicine

Disaster Medicine Fellowship

The Department of Emergency Medicine, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is accepting applications for our faculty position Disaster Medicine Fellowship.

Optimal candidates will have completed an emergency medicine residency and must be BC / BE in Emergency Medicine.

Overview

The Disaster Medicine Fellowship offered by the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Health San Antonio will provide program participants with a well-rounded training program that covers the key competencies of Disaster Medicine, as outlined by SAEM.

The program will provide its fellows with training to treat patients in dire circumstances in limited-resource environments under austere conditions.

The goal of the Disaster Medicine fellowship is to develop fellow skills as academic physicians and enhance fellow's abilities to serve as providers and leaders who are operationally minded specifically for disaster response.

The Disaster Medicine Fellowship curriculum will expose participants to numerous other specialty areas in pre-hospital medicine.

Program faculty include physicians from the department's EMS, tactical medicine, global health, wilderness medicine, and operational medicine sections.

This program is a non-ACGME accredited fellowship. The Disaster Medicine Fellowship is based at UT Health San Antonio, but program participants will have opportunities that extend to urban, rural, regional, national, and international disaster response efforts.

Organizations fellows can become involved with include STRAC, SAFD, EMTF , and Texas Task Force . Completion of a fellowship in Disaster Medicine will position graduates to work as experts within academic medicine as well as provide leadership and operational skills to disaster response teams.

Requirements for Consideration

• Eligible for Texas licensure
• Board certified / board eligible ABEM or AOBEM and / or
• Must have completed a ACGME-accredited Residency Program in Emergency Medicine

Structure

The fellowships begin July and last one year. Dependent on fellowship program, fellows will divide their time between educational, clinical and field training and tenets of pre-hospital emergency care.

Location

University Health System is a nationally recognized teaching hospital and network of outpatient healthcare centers, owned by the people of Bexar County.

In partnership with UT Health Physicians, the practice plan of UT Health San Antonio, it is consistently recognized as a leader in advanced treatment options, new technologies and clinical research.

For the past four years, University Hospital has been ranked the best in the San Antonio region by News & World Report, and University Hospital's Emergency Department is the busiest in the region, with nearly , visits each year.

A new, state of the art , square ft. Emergency Department with beds opened in early . It also is the premier trauma center for a vast, -county region of South Texas.

UT Health San Antonio offers a highly competitive salary, comprehensive insurance package, and generous retirement plan. Please visit the UT Health candidate portal to apply for position .

UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities.

All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.

Additional Information Benefits Overview

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least hours a week, with an appointment of at least months, are eligible for benefits.

Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of premier physicians including more than specialists.

Dental- Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan.

Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.

Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.

Life Employees receive $, of group term life insurance and $, of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions.

ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options :

Front-loaded Paid Time Off : to hours ( to days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year.

PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.

Extended Illness Bank : hours ( day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.

Paid Family Leave : Up to hours ( weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after months of consecutive employment.

Holidays : set paid holidays each year plus three floating holidays, which can be used anytime during the fiscal year.

FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.