Fellowship Overview
Eligibility
- Graduate of a PA program or ACEN accredited NP program
- Eligible for and/or possess current CA Medical Board Physician Assistant licensure (must be fully licensed by the start of the program) or California Nurse Practitioner licensure
- Eligible for and/or possess current DEA licensure (must be fully licensed by the start of the program)
- Current certification in ACLS, BLS, and PALS
- Previous EMS/ED work experience is highly desirable but not required
Curriculum
- Fully accredited post-graduate program by the ARC-PA
- Fellows will work a total of 2100 clinical hours in acute EM over the 12.5-month fellowship, plus lecture time. Shifts are 10 hours and will include days, nights, and weekends.
- 3 hours of didactic lecture time weekly
- Clinical time is primarily spent in the core ED
- ALTS certification course provided within first 3 months of training
- Off service rotations include 2 weeks each of: Internal Medicine, ICU, Bedside POCUS Ultrasound
- 2 weeks total of elective specialties (may be broken into 2 different week-long electives)
Events for Prospective Students:
EMAP Fellowship Handbook & Policies:
Progression and Completion Policy
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Clinical Postgraduate Program status to the Riverside University Health Systems Emergency Medicine Advanced Provider Fellowship Program sponsored by Riverside University Health Systems.
Accreditation-Clinical Postgraduate Program is the status of accreditation granted when a new or currently accredited clinical postgraduate program is in compliance with the Standards for Clinical Postgraduate Programs. Accreditation-clinical postgraduate program remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards, ARC-PA requirements or procedures.
Accreditation-Clinical Postgraduate Program does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.
The program's accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website: View Accreditation History (PDF) (opens in new tab)
View a Lecture:
Every Thursday, residency & fellowship lecture @ 7-10am contact [email protected] for information.
Compensation & Benefits
- Paid Fellowship: annual total stipend up to $70,000
- 3 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401k
- Paid malpractice Insurance
Leadership
Michael Mesisca, DO
Medical Director and Chair, RUHS Department of Emergency Medicine
Director of RUHS Disaster Medicine Team
Joel Labha, DO
Medical Director of RUHS APP Fellowship
Assistant Residency Director
Giselle Ludi, P.A.-C PA
Site Lead Advanced Provider
Director of RUHS EM APP Fellowship
Alyssa Weiner, P.A.-C PA
Assistant Site Lead Advanced Provider
Director of RUHS EM APP Fellowship
Ben Juarez, PA-C
Assistant Director of RUHS EM APP Fellowship