Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Overview

A two-year Harvard global EM fellowship combining 3–4 months a year of international field work, an MPH and attending practice at a Level I trauma centre.

The programme

Focus

Global health

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

2 years (1 year for applicants with an MPH)

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Board certified or board eligible in EM at fellowship start

International applicants

Institution policyYes - IMGs need a standard ECFMG certificate for J-1 clinical sponsorship, completed base residency training and a Statement of Need from their home country

Visa support

Institution policyclinical J-1 (Alien Physician) sponsored by ECFMG, coordinated by the MGB Office for Global Professionals and Scholars (Training Program Liaison for MGH/BWH); GPS also processes H-1B, TN, O-1 and other visas - availability is programme-specific

Licence requirement

Institution policyMassachusetts limited licence (for trainees in ACGME programmes or fellowships at facilities hosting ACGME programmes; requires USMLE Steps 1-2 or MCCQE) or full Massachusetts licence; application initiated via the training facility

How to apply

Deadline

18 September 2026, 5 pm ET

Application method

Application form, letter of interest, CV, personal statement, 3 letters, official USMLE transcript; also via SAEM portal; separate Harvard Chan MPH application by 1 December

Funding

Funding

Includes MPH at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; attending work at BWH and Faulkner

Official sources