Overview
A two-year SAEM- and WMS-approved wilderness medicine fellowship with expedition medicine opportunities and cutting-edge research.
The programme
- Focus
- Wilderness medicine
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship (Stanford 'advanced mentorship' programme)
- Duration
- 2 years
- Start
- Institution policyStanford GME contracts are issued per academic year (1 July - 30 June); standard start late June/1 July
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- SAEM-approved and Wilderness Medical Society-approved
- Department
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Emergency medicine board-eligible/board-certified
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs welcome to apply; must hold a valid ECFMG certificate and be able to obtain Medical Board of California licensure; non-ACGME fellowships need ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition before J-1 sponsorship
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) is the primary visa; H-1B permitted only in some circumstances with GME approval; O-1 rarely, varies by department
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMedical Board of California Postgraduate Training License required within 180 days of starting an ACGME programme (USMLE Steps 1 & 2 CK passed); non-ACGME programmes require a full California licence by the start date
How to apply
- Deadline
- Applications open 1 August and close 1 October; Match Day 2 November
- Application method
- Not stated on official page
Funding
- Funding
- Appointed as clinical instructor through the Office of Academic Affairs