FELLOWSHIP IN
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
About Us scenario in the country drastically. It has progressed from being
Medvarsity Online is Asia`s largest healthcare Ed-Tech only available in urban areas to becoming accessible pan-India.
company, with over 2 lakh medical professionals trained and
certified. Our partnerships with leading universities globally To tackle the millions of accident cases that were recorded
enable us to present the best courses and faculty to our in India, there is an urgent need for trained
students and help them meet their learning goals. emergency physicians.
Medvarsity is on a mission to bridge the gap of skilled
medical professionals with over 150 courses in clinical & About Fellowship in Emergency Medicine
management areas for doctors, nurses, and general "Fellowship in Emergency Medicine” is a one year program
management personnel, covering specialties like Diabetes, designed to train students with the International standards
Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Nutrition, Wellness, of training in emergency care. This course will help the
Healthcare Informatics, Mental Health & more, with all the doctors enhance their knowledge and skills required for the
content being up-to-date. prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and urgent
aspects of illness and injuries affecting patients of all age
Medvarsity has presence across 10 locations in India and groups. This course will enable the students to build
students across India, Middle East, Africa, and South-East competencies in triaging patients, identification and
Asia. Our blended training solutions combine the best of treatment of life-threatening emergencies, resuscitating a
traditional e-learning, live virtual classes, clinical bedside critically ill patient and performing lifesaving procedures in
learning, mobile learning models to deliver impactful courses addition to having good communication and counselling
to our students. skills. This course is especially aimed at doctors interested in
enhancing their emergency care skills or willing to build a
Royal Liverpool Academy career in Emergency Medicine. Any MBBS graduate
The Royal Liverpool Academy is the academic centre of the registered with a State Medical Council or the Medical
Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust Council of India (MCI) is eligible to take this course. This
which is a pre-eminent University teaching hospital. It is one course presents multiple career opportunities to doctors
of the largest Teaching Hospitals in the UK and has one of willing to pursue this specialty. Apart from being consultants
the largest Emergency Departments in the UK. Its aim is to in Emergency Department, Emergency Physicians can
provide high-quality healthcare education by deriving this become the best Emergency Department administrators,
from the high-quality research that is produced and clinical Emergency Medical Services (EMS) directors, EMS and
services that are delivered from within the Trust. The Royal Paramedic trainers, Disaster planning consultants, EM
Liverpool Academy is pleased to partner with Medvarsity in research directors, first aid trainers for non-medical
the delivery of the Fellowship in Emergency Medicin Course. personnel, etc. This course also serves as a foundation for
the Membership of Royal College of Emergency Medicine,
Roles and Responsibilities of the Royal Liverpool UK. This course is accredited by Royal Liverpool Academy
Academy (RLA), UK and jointly certified by RLA and Medvarsity.
• The Royal Liverpool Academy will provide an external
quality assurance mechanism through Curriculum design Admission Process
and structure Fellowship in Emergency Medicine has two intakes every
• Provision of resources including reading lists, videos, year, one in January and another in July. Any student eligible
web links and “apps” to specific areas of Emergency to join the course will get an opportunity to choose a location
Medicine of their choice depending on the availability of seats in the
training hospitals in a particular location. Once the choice of
• Viva examination design, structure and content,
ensuring a uniform marking system throughout all centers training hospital is made, an interview will be scheduled with
the clinical trainer of that hospital. The interview with the ER
• Periodic attendance by a Royal Liverpool Academy
trainer is mainly focused on assessing the dedication and
representative at the viva examination.
commitment of the student towards the course.
• These measures will be carried out by highly qualified
consultants in emergency medicine, acute medicine and Value Proposition
intensive care medicine, who will ensure that the Structured Program
DEM course remains an extremely high quality and - Streamline content and optimized course sequence
externally validated course. - Melding of basic science and clinical concepts
throughout the curriculum
Why Fellowship in Emergency Medicine
Emergency medicine has recently been recognized in India as a
separate discipline which needs maximum care to prosper and
cater the demanding challenges we are now facing in the
country. There is an exponential growth seen in the field of
Emergency Medicine in India which has changed the EMS
Contact Program at Multiple Centers throughout the Emergency Department Imaging
country Emergency Department Sonography, Diagnostic Imaging in
Contact program held at 34 different centers across Emergency Medicine
India and outside to help students choose the
convenient and accessible centers. Neurology in trauma
12 months of training by experienced and qualified Management of Head Injuries, Cerebral protection in Head
doctors from Accredited training Hospitals. injuries, Spinal Injuries
Lectures by eminent faculty Orthopaedic Emergencies
Live sessions and virtual classroom sessions by most Types of Orthopaedic Emergencies, Fractures,
experienced and distinguished faculty from Apollo Penetrating and Blunt Neck Trauma, Basic management of
Hospitals and Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences Orthopaedic Emergencies, Hand and Wrist injuries, Forearm,
and Research. elbow and shoulder injuries, Pelvis, Hip and Ankle injuries,
Lower Leg and Ankle Injuries, Complications of Orthopaedic
Content Quality Assurance by RLA, UK. injuries
Content developed and reviewed by experts and
quality assured by Royal Liverpool Academy, UK.
Interactive Multimedia Content
Learning from multimedia resources like e-books,
PowerPoint Presentations, Animations and videos
Final Evaluation and Certification by RLA
Final Evaluation by Faculty of RLA and Faculty of
Training Hospitals. Joint Certification by Medvarsity
and Royal Liverpool Academy, UK.
Course Details
The course syllabus will be covered under 12 modules
spread across 12 months
Module - 1
Introduction & Overview
Emergency Medicine Department
Organization of EMD, Organization of Emergency MS,
Disaster Management
Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine
Introduction
Module - 2
Airway Management
Introduction
Mechanical Ventilation
Introduction, Specific Modes of Ventilation, General Classes
of Ventilators, Non-invasive ventilation, Weaning
Module - 3
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Trauma Emergencies
General approach to Trauma Patient, Traumatic Shock,
Thoracic Trauma, Stab Wounds, Pelvic Trauma,
Genitourinary Trauma, Paediatric Trauma, Trauma in
Pregnancy, Penetrating and Blunt Neck Trauma
Module - 4 Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary
Wounds & Analgesia Hepatic Encephalopathy, Portal Vein Thrombosis, IBD,
Wound Assessment and Management Gastroenteritis, Diverticular disease, Hepatitis, Fulminant
Principles of Wound Management, Methods of Wound Hepatic Failure, Acute pancreatitis, Management of Acute
Closure Bleeding Esophageal varices
Local Anaesthetics and Anaesthesia Module - 8
Introduction, Bupivacaine, Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Nerve Surgical and Transfusion Emergencies
Blocks Surgical Emergencies
Abdominal Trauma, Surgical Emergencies, Acute
Analgesia in Emergency Room Cholecystitis, Diverticular Disease, Eosophageal
Introduction Perforation, Haemorrhoids, Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
Anorectal Disorders, Pancreatitis, Anal Fissures and Fistulae,
Chronic Pain Management GI Foreign Bodies, Oropharyngeal Foreign Bodies, Rectal
Introduction Foreign Bodies, AAA, Acute Mesenteric ischaemia, Intestinal
Obstruction
Module - 5
Medical Emergencies Part I Transfusion Emergencies
Cardiac Introduction
Approach to Chest Pain, Cardiogenic Shock, CCF, Drugs and
Interventions, Syncope, Cardiac Arrhythmias
Respiratory
Acute Respiratory Failure, Asthma / Bronchial Asthma,
COPD, PE and DVT, Haemoptysis 1 & 2, LRTI, Pleural
Effusions, Pneumothorax, Mycobacterial Emergencies,
Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema
Module - 6
Medical Emergencies Part 2
Endocrine Emergencies
Hypoglycaemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, NKH Coma, Alcoholic
Ketoacidosis, Lactic Acidosis, Thyroid Storm, Myxoedema
Coma, Adrenal Crisis, Management of DKA in Adults and
Children
Neurology
CNS infection, Altered mental status and coma, Stroke
Emergencies
Psychiatric
Introduction, Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa,
Panic Disorder, Conversion Reactions, Depression & Suicide
Septic shock
Introduction
Module - 7
Medical Emergencies Part 3
Acid-Base Balance and Electrolyte Disorders
Acid-base balance & Interpretation of Blood Gas results,
Electrolyte Disorders
Renal Failure
Acute, Chronic
Module - 9 Module - 10
Obstetric, Gynae & Paeds Emergencies Toxicology
Obs and Gynae Emergencies Approach to the Poisoned patient, Antidotes commonly
Pelvic Pain, Ectopic Pregnancy, Vaginal Bleeding during used in Overdoses, Treatment of Hypotension Associated
Pregnancy, Hypertension in Pregnancy, with Drug Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Illicit Drug
Emergency Delivery, Vaginitis, Cervicitis and PID, & Controlled Substances of Abuse, Alcohol Withdrawal,
Amenorrhoea, Sexual Assault Digitalis Toxicity, Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity,
Acetaminophen Hepato –Toxicity, Salicylate Overdose,
Paediatric Emergencies Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose, Monoamino Oxidase
Approach to the ill Paediatric Patient, Pain, SIDS, Ingested Inhibitor Overdose, Arsenic Poisoning, Cyanide Poisoning,
Foreign Bodies, RTI, Bronchiolitis, Iron Poisoning, Serum Osmolality, Lithium carbonate
Pharyngitis, Epiglottitis, Pneumonia Syndrome, Otitis Media, Overdose, Ethanol Poisoning, Ethylene Glycol Poisoning,
Congenital Heart Disease, Kawasaki Disease, Bacteremia, Poisoning Management
meningitis and sepsis, GIT Disorder,
Intestinal Obstruction, Incarcerated hernia, Pyloric Stenosis, Module - 11
Intussusception, Seizures, Meckel’s Ear & Eye Emergencies
Diverticulum, Appendicitis, Status Epilepticus, Child Abuse Otolaryngeal Emergencies
Acute Airway Obstruction, Obstruction due to Foreign Body,
Epistaxis, Anterior Epistaxis, Posterior Epistaxis, Nasal
Fracture
Ophthalmic Emergencies
Corneal Abrasion, Glaucoma, RedEye
Module - 12
Environmental Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Frostbite, Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke,
High Altitude-Pulmonary Symptoms, High Altitude
cerebral Symptoms, Hypothermia
Burns
Chemical Burns, Electrical Burns, Lightning Burns, Thermal
Burns, Inhalation-Smoke
Dive Emergencies
Barotrauma, Near Drowning
Emergency Department Anaphylaxis
Introduction
Emergency Dept. Bites & Stings
Bee Sting, Animal Bites, Human Bites, Insect Bites
Envenomation
Envenomation-Cobra, Envenomation-Scorpion, Snake Bite
Emergency First Aid Information
Objectives
• To understand the Emergency Medical Services.
• To learn clinical knowledge and skills to quickly assess
and manage emergencies.
• To perform a complete and appropriate assessment of
acutely ill patients, i.e. a well-organized history and
physical examination.
• To select appropriate investigations including laboratory
and diagnostic imaging, with careful attention to patient
safety, diagnostic utility and cost to interpret the results
accurately and within their clinical context
• Differential diagnosis of common illnesses presenting to Eligibility
the emergency department. MBBS graduates with MCI registration
• To be familiar with the equipment and drugs used in
emergencies and use the therapeutic interventions in a Duration
safe, effective, appropriate and timely manner. 120 Hours of learning content
1-year full time
• Demonstrate the proficient and appropriate use of
procedural skills, both diagnostic and therapeutic.
Learning methodology:
• Learn to establish good patient-doctor relationships in Online Learning
the acute care settings. The online learning program will be for a duration of 120
Hours. The online content shall be in the form of e-books,
case studies, animations on concepts, recorded videos of
lectures covering the module content supported by live
lectures and hands-on training during the contact program.
A login username and password will be provided to access
the content of the learning management system. You can
access the course content on a computer or mobile phone
at your convenience.
Live Virtual Classes (Webinars)
With healthcare industry undergoing so many
advancements, staying updated about latest trends,
technologies and guidelines have become vital. Additionally,
having these updates through a healthy discussion with
experienced clinicians will be the focus of our learning
curriculum. Live virtual classes will provide an opportunity
for the participants to listen to expert presentations and
interact with them through webinars.
Assessment
Attested log book by the ER trainer
MCQ based online module-wise assessment
A minimum of 60% is required in each module
Final Examination: Paper 1 - Theory (100 marks), Paper 2 -
MCQ's (200 marks)
To be eligible for the final exam, the candidate should have
successfully completed all the module tests online, should
have submitted the duly signed logbook and completed 12
months of clinical training.
Viva Format
The viva examination will have 3 stations/examiners
Station Examiner 1: Medical Emergencies with a mix of
Obstetrics + Gynecology or Pediatric emergencies
Station Examiner 2: Rhythm recognition and defibrillation
(compulsory)
Station Examiner 3: A mix of Trauma & Orthopedics or
Surgical Emergencies
Certification:
The overall marks shall be the average score of all three
stations
Rhythm recognition and defibrillation station is a
compulsory pass. A candidate will fail the overall viva if
he/she doesn't pass this station.
Examiners’ expectation: Overall the examiners would be
looking for a structured, safe approach and firstly doing no
harm, with the candidates looking to seek seniors help if
necessary.
On successful completion of the log book and final exam
with a minimum of 90% attendance in theory and clinical
sessions, the students will be awarded the "Fellowship in
Emergency Medicine" jointly by Medvarsity and The Royal
Liverpool Academy.
Contact Program & Centers
During the 1 year program, the candidate will be posted in
the emergency department of accredited hospitals to gain a
hands-on training experience under the expertise of trained
Emergency Medicine specialists.
Contact Centers: Dhaka, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad,
Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Bilaspur,
Indore, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mysore, Trichy,
Vishakhapatnam, Kakinada, Karimnagar, Patiala, Palamvihar
(Gurgaon), Nellore(AP), Ongole(AP), Nizamabad and
Kurnool.
Competency framework for acquisition of skills
The students are expected to acquire the following skills by
the end of the training period:
Compulsory:
Rhythm recognition and defibrillation
Lumbar puncture
Chest drain insertion
Needle and tube thoracotomy
Basic and advanced airway management
Splinting and reduction of common dislocations
Nasal packing
Suturing and wound care
Spinal immobilization and log roll
Peripheral and central IV cannulation (femoral and internal
jugular)
Desirable:
BIPAP and CPAP use
Closure of open pneumothorax
Needle and surgical cricothyroidotomy
Along with these, the student is expected to interpret X-rays
and CT scans
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