WHEC Fellowship and Elective Education

The WHEC two-year fellowship offers the opportunity to:

• Develop an understanding of the gaps in gender-based research in emergency medicine
• Gain the skills necessary to practice comprehensive, gender-specific emergency medicine
• Receive didactic training and mentorship in performing research on women’s health topics in emergency medicine
• Recognize ways to become active leaders in women’s health locally and nationally
• Learn to promote access to high quality, culturally competent women’s health care in emergency medicine
• Develop competency in instruction of medical students, residents, and faculty in the area of women’s health inemergency medicine
• Earn a Master's in Public Health (MPH) degree from Brown University

Requirements

Applicants must be graduating or have graduated from an accredited Emergency Medicine Residency. 
All applicants must:

• Provide a letter of interest, current CV and three letters of recommendation (including residency director)
• Apply to the Brown University MPH Program
• Have an interest in women’s health in emergency medicine, demonstrated through scholarly or advocacy experiences
• Previous research experience is preferred but not required

WHEC Elective Education

There is a WHEC resident elective that provides rich clinical opportunities, including Women & Infants Triage, Women & Infants Women’s Primary Care Center, The Women’s Cardiac Center at The Miriam Hospital, and Hasbro Children’s Hospital Adolescent clinic. The resident elective includes opportunity for research endeavors as well as a small scholarly project.