Medical Education Fellowship

About the Fellowship

We at the LAG+USC Medical Education Fellowship believe that education is not just a skill but a responsibility of physicians–a means to profoundly impact the lives of learners, colleagues, and patients alike. This fellowship is founded on this belief, and our curriculum is informed by a departmental history of innovation, service, and leadership that has undeniably shaped emergency medicine as a specialty for over fifty years.

Our two-year Medical Education Fellowship prepares the next generation of clinician-educators to shape how medicine is taught, practiced, and experienced. Fellows train alongside nationally recognized educators while developing expertise in bedside teaching, curriculum design, educational scholarship, simulation, digital media, and academic leadership.

This fellowship is designed not only to develop exceptional teachers, but to cultivate physicians capable of transforming healthcare through education.

Working within one of the busiest and most diverse emergency departments in the country, fellows refine their clinical identity while caring for historically underserved patient populations in a high-acuity county environment. Graduates emerge with the confidence to challenge convention, the skills to lead educational innovation, and the resilience to thrive in academic medicine.

Our program includes a Master’s of Education in the Health Professions (MEHP) through Johns Hopkins University, providing fellows with advanced training in educational theory, research, and scholarship.

Fellowship Focus Areas

Clinical Excellence

Refine an independent and adaptable emergency medicine practice across academic and community settings while refining advanced clinical decision-making in high-acuity environments.

Bedside Teaching

Transform real patient encounters into meaningful learning experiences through effective feedback, learner-centered teaching, and role modeling in clinical care.

Didactic & Digital Education

Design engaging educational experiences using storytelling, simulation, multimedia, and emerging technologies to teach learners across all levels of training.

Educational Scholarship

Develop expertise in medical education research, curriculum development, and academic dissemination through publications, presentations, and scholarly projects.

Leadership & Mentorship

Cultivate the leadership skills necessary to guide educational programs, mentor future physicians, and drive meaningful institutional change.

Program Highlights

• Two-year immersive Medical Education Fellowship
• Funded Master’s of Education in the Health Professions (MEHP)
• Training at both Los Angeles General Medical Center and community practice sites
• Dedicated mentorship from nationally recognized clinician-educators
• Opportunities in simulation, digital media, curriculum design, and educational leadership
• Academic appointment at the level of Clinical Instructor in the Clinician Educator track at the Keck School of Medicine.
• Funded, national conference attendance (i.e. CORD, ACEP)
• Competitive salary and full USC faculty benefits

Clinical Commitment

Fellows work approximately 768 clinical hours annually across both county and community emergency medicine settings, balancing clinical excellence with protected educational and scholarly development.

Our Mission

At the LAG+USC Medical Education Fellowship, we envision a future where the scholarship of teaching and learning is as integral to healthcare as clinical expertise. We aim to empower our fellows to be catalysts of change, advocates for equity, and stewards of a healthcare system that prioritizes both the training of outstanding clinicians and the care of those most in need.

Eligibility

Fellows must have an active California medical license and be board certified or board eligible (ABEM or ABOEM) at the time of fellowship matriculation.

Application Process

Applications open June 30th and are reviewed on a rolling basis

Applications should include:

• A personal statement
• A curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation, with at least one from a residency program director or medical director if not applying directly from residency

Prior to applying, please contact:

Scott Kobner, MD
Fellowship Director
[email protected]