Cooper University Health Care is named as one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes, and one of only 30 companies in New Jersey to make the Forbes list.  Cooper University Hospital, located in Camden N.J., is a Level III regional Perinatal Center and Trauma Center, with a formidable reputation for providing the highest quality of care.  Cooper University Hospital is the region’s leading teaching hospital for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).  Easily accessible from southern New Jersey suburban locations and from Philadelphia via car or public transportation.  New York City and the Pocono Mountain resort areas are just two hours away and only an hour away from the sought after Jersey Shore.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

The Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) at Cooper University Health Care is a dynamic clinical department that provides high quality patient-centric emergency care to our community.   As part of CUES (Center for Emergent and Urgent Services) for Cooper, we have an expansive clinical, educational, and research-based focus.  Our education team trains 40 EM residents, 2 EMS fellows, one education fellow and one ultrasound fellow in addition to teaching a highly rated required 4^th year clerkship for every Cooper Medical School of Rowan University student.  The service lines have expanded to include: 3 urgent care sites, pediatric EM, EMS, toxicology, ultrasound, collaboration with addiction medicine/pain management, high quality research/grants, geriatric EM and disaster medicine.  

The education fellowship is designed for EM trained junior faculty seeking individualized mentorship and opportunities to build skills in medical education teaching, scholarship, leadership and curricular development. The fellowship provides dedicated time to develop academic projects, foster collaborations, and hone a specific area of expertise within medical education. The education fellow will have clinical responsibilities, but reduced compared to new faculty hires, to provide ample time to develop their educational skill set and help start their career in medical education.   

Cooper University Health Care is a leading academic health system that serves residents in the Southern New Jersey and Delaware Valley regions, including the Philadelphia metro area.   Based in Camden since 1887, Cooper has been providing expert, compassionate care to the residents of our region.   

Cooper has three hospitals:

• Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which houses South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center and is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region.
• Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House.
• Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, in Camden, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley.

As an academic health system, Cooper’s physicians serve as faculty for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) teaching the next generation of medical professionals and advancing care and research.  Annually, there are more than 2.4 million patient visits (and patients from all 50 states and 35 countries) to Cooper University Health Care hospitals and physician offices.

Responsibilities:

Clinical Responsibilities (Approx. 50%)

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based patient care within the Emergency Department (or designated clinical area).
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with clinical leadership to optimize patient flow, resource utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and hospital policies.
• Serve as a clinical resource for strategic initiatives impacting emergency and acute care services.

Education Fellowship Responsibilities (Approx. 50%)

• Actively participate in the curriculum that has been organized into four educational pillars led by expert faculty in their respective domains: Bedside Teaching/Simulation, UME/GME education and administration, Digital Education, and Scholarly Projects/Career Development.   
• Participate in didactics and journal club that will occur on a biweekly basis on selected topics within medical education. These one-on-one meetings will be supported by specific asynchronous work that each fellow will complete prior to the meetings so that the meetings can focus on real word application of educational theories and learning modules.  
• Complete a scholarly project during the fellowship
• Present the EM program’s CPC case (if accepted) at the annual CORD Academic Assembly.
• Participate in educational activities in the required Emergency Medicine clerkship included, but not limited to, teaching simulation, oral board style cases, teaching procedures, involvement in teaching shifts in the Emergency Department.

MD or DO with completion of EM residency- the applicant must have completed an ACGME accredited EM residency program and be ABEM board eligible or ABEM board certified.

Current licensure in the state of practice.

Job Requirements

• Ability to balance clinical and administrative responsibilities effectively.
• On-site presence for both roles as needed for patient care, meetings, and team collaboration.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities to facilitate discussions with education leadership and influence educational advances for the education mission at Cooper and CMSRU.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in GME/UME education.

Administrative

• Hours per Week: The role is full-time in nature.  Hours worked for each role shall be equivalent to a 0.5 FTE.
• On-site / Remote Work: The Education Fellow will work on-site for their clinical role and will work a minimum of two days per week on their educational fellowship requirements, with the balance being accomplished remotely, if desired.
• Reporting Structure: The position will have a dual reporting structure.  The Education Fellow shall report to the Department Chair of Emergency Medicine and the Education Fellowship Program Director.