Emergency Medicine Simulation Fellowship

Clinical

The Simulation Fellow's salary is covered by working in the Stanford emergency department with a Stanford University appointment as a Clinical Instructor, providing attending physician care. Stanford Hospital is part of a world-renowned medical center and home to a Level I trauma center with aero-medical transport.

Fellows provide attending physician coverage in the Stanford/Lucile Packard Pediatric ED, which is contiguous with the adult ED. The diverse, high acuity patient populations at Stanford and Lucile Packard challenge fellows to continue mastering clinical skills. The expected work obligation is 16 to 20 hours per week in the ED.

Educational

Participation in residency and departmental activities is required, providing fellows the opportunity to improve academic, teaching, and presenting skills. This includes resident and medical student education, both within the Stanford ED and at core lectures, as well as faculty development activities offered by the University and the ED faculty.

Fellows lecture regularly on simulation-related topics at the Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine residency program conferences, and may be invited to present at other meetings both locally and at a national level.

Fellows are encouraged to attend the Society for Simulation in Healthcare annual international meeting, and are expected to participate in the monthly Stanford University simulation journal club.

Research

 The Simulation Fellow has protected time to develop and execute a research agenda that is based on individual interests. The Director of the Simulation Fellowship, Dr. Kimberly Schertzer, has years of experience in teaching, simulation research, and resident direction and will closely mentor the fellow. There is an expectation that the fellow will have a publishable manuscript by the end of the fellowship. 

Master's Degree

Fellows are strongly encouraged to complete a Master's degree during their fellowship years. Simulation fellows may choose from a number of Master's in Healthcare Simulation or  Master's in Health Professions Education programs to augment their education.

Fellows combine clinical shifts in an academic teaching hospital with didactics. 

• Fellows are required to work 8 shifts per month (approximately 15 hours per week) as Attending Physician in the emergency department (ED) at Stanford University Hospital, with an academic appointment of Clinical Instructor in the Clinician Educator Line at Stanford University. 
• While attending in the ED, fellows supervise residents and medical students. 
• Clinical time is spent at Stanford University Hospital which is a world-renowned medical center.  It is a Level 1 Adult and Pediatric trauma center with aero-medical transport. The diverse and high acuity patient population provides an excellent opportunity to continue to master clinical skills.  
• All fellows must be ABEM board certified/eligible.

Fellowship Director
Kimberly Schertzer, MD, FACEP  profile  |  email
Clinical Associate Professor

Eligibility

Board-eligible or board-certified emergency medicine physician from 4 year ACGME-accredited emergency medicine residency programs or 3 year ACGME EM programs with minimum 1 year post-graduate experience. The deadline to apply is October 31.

To Apply

Kimberly Schertzer, MD, MS, ACEP
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Simulation Fellowship
E-Mail: Kimberly Schertzer

The program is limited to one fellow per year. 

2008
Jennifer Serrano Johnson
Community Practice

2009
Kimberly Schertzer
Stanford University Medical Center  

2010
Claire Turchi 
Kaiser-Permanente, Walnut Creek

2012 
Graham Walker
Kaiser-Permanente, San Francisco

2013
Margie Teng
Community practice

2014
Charles Lei 
Vanderbilt University, Emergency Medicine 

2015
Michael Yashar 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

2016
Larry Mo
Kaiser-Permanente

2017
Linn Lung 
Kaiser Permanente

2020
Cynthia Peng
community practice

2021
Ashley Rider
Stanford University Medical Center

2022
Kristen Ng
Weill Cornell Emergency Medicine