Office of Career and Residency Advising (OCRA)

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Emergency Medicine Career Advising Toolkit

The Emergency Medicine Career Advising Toolkit provides UCR School of Medicine students with resources to explore emergency medicine, connect with specialty-specific mentors, understand the training pathway, and prepare for residency application success.

Explore Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine Career Pathway

Learn about the journey to becoming an emergency medicine physician, including medical school preparation, residency training, fellowship opportunities, and career options.

Access Emergency Medicine Training Pathway and Career Roadmap

Emergency Medicine Specialty Profile

Explore information about emergency medicine as a specialty, including career pathways, clinical experiences, and opportunities available to medical students.

This resource can help students:

  • Understand the scope of emergency medicine practice
  • Learn about acute care, trauma management, and emergency patient evaluation
  • Explore specialty-specific clinical experiences
  • Identify opportunities for career exploration

Emergency medicine physicians provide care for patients with urgent and life-threatening conditions across a wide range of clinical settings. The specialty emphasizes rapid assessment, clinical decision-making, teamwork, and coordination of care.

Select the "Specialty Profiles" tab to explore specialty information, clinical experiences, career pathways, and opportunities available to medical students.

Preparing for Emergency Medicine Residency

Specialty-Specific Residency Resources

Access resources designed to help students understand emergency medicine residency expectations and develop an effective application strategy.

Resources include:

Emergency Medicine Specialty Bootcamp

Learn from emergency medicine physicians and specialty leaders about specialty exploration, clinical rotations, and residency preparation.

Topics include:

  • Exploring emergency medicine as a specialty
  • Preparing for emergency medicine clinical rotations
  • Succeeding during an emergency medicine sub-internship
  • Standing out during your sub-internship
  • Selecting additional rotations for emergency medicine residency
  • Strengthening your emergency medicine residency application
  • Preparing for residency interviews
  • Requesting a strong letter of recommendation

View Emergency Medicine Specialty Bootcamp Video

Emergency Medicine Fellowship Pathways

Explore fellowship opportunities available after emergency medicine residency training. Fellowship training can provide additional opportunities for advanced clinical training, leadership development, research, and career specialization.

Please note: The fellowship pathways listed below represent fellowship areas for which the Office of Career and Residency (OCRA) has developed specialty-specific profiles and resources. This list is not intended to represent all fellowship opportunities available after this specialty's residency training. Students interested in additional fellowship pathways are encouraged to explore national specialty organizations, fellowship programs, and other specialty-specific resources.

Common fellowship pathways include:

  • Critical Care
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Sports Medicine

Select the “Fellowship Profiles” tab to explore fellowship training, clinical experiences, specialization opportunities, and career pathways.

Mentorship and Advising

Emergency Medicine Faculty Advisors

Connect with emergency medicine faculty advisors who provide specialty-specific guidance throughout medical school and residency preparation.

Faculty advisors can assist with:

  • Specialty exploration
  • Emergency medicine clinical rotation planning
  • Research and scholarly opportunities
  • Residency application preparation
  • Career planning

Faculty Advisor

John Costumbrado, MD, MPH, FACEP
UC Riverside School of Medicine

Research and Scholarly Opportunities

Explore opportunities to participate in surgery-related research and scholarly activities.

Visit the Scholarly Activities Portal to learn about available projects, mentorship opportunities, and ways to get involved.

Student Community

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)

Mission

The mission of EMIG is to promote awareness of all aspects of Emergency Medicine and to provide educational opportunities for medical students interested in it. Join us at events throughout the year, such as our introduction to emergency medicine elective, procedure workshops, a wilderness medicine event, outreach programs to the community, and a speaker series with experts in emergency medicine. Our events are open to students at the UCR SOM.

Connect with peers and participate in emergency medicine specialty exploration activities through the Emergency Medicine Interest Group. Opportunities include:

  • Specialty education sessions
  • Emergency medicine skills workshops
  • Simulation activities
  • Physician mentorship opportunities
  • Professional development activities

Emergency Medicine Interest Group Leadership

Faculty Advisor
Zidovetzki, MD, MPH

Student Leaders

  • Emily Chan
  • Patrick Williamson

UCR Emergency Medicine Residency Match Information

Explore where UCR School of Medicine graduates have matched into emergency medicine residency programs.

Select the "Residency Match Outcomes" tab to view specialty-specific residency match information.