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EMCC Applicant Information

How to Apply

The University of Iowa Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship utilizes the Central Application Service, administered by San Francisco Match.  

Candidates must apply to our fellowship by going to SF Match and using this service to submit an application.  Their website gives instructions on registering for the match process, as well as how to submit the application and supplemental documents.

For the Letters of Recommendation, one should be from your residency program director and at least one from a critical care physician with whom you have worked.

Successful applicants will be invited for an on-site interview.

Additional information about this process can be found on the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiology website.

Board Certification

Graduates of the fellowship program are eligible for board certification through the American Board of Emergency Medicine in Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine. This curriculum has been approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the program is a fully accredited fellowship.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be graduates of a 3-year or 4-year ACGME-accredited emergency medicine residency program and be either board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). Board-certified applicants must meet the requirements of their applicable Maintenance of Certification program and have a valid unrestricted medical license. All applicants must complete 4 months of critical care as part of their residency curriculum.