The Department of Emergency Medicine offers one-year fellowship in education scholarship. The fellowship meets guidelines established by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in regards to milestones for curricular elements, faculty support recommendations, and career development opportunities that ensure the fellow will receive exceptional training and mentorship as junior faculty.
This one-year fellowship offers two tracks:
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Undergraduate medical education (UGME)
Fellows pursuing the medical student education track will help run the day-to-day aspects of a medical student rotation, including grading and evaluation, rotational structure, rotational oversight and troubleshooting, and assistance in writing SLOEs.
Fellows will work closely with their respective fellowship director to develop skills across the breadth of medical student or resident education throughout our institution.
Residency medical education (ACGME)
Fellows pursuing the resident education track will teach multiple levels of learners – required M2/3 rotation, M4, PGY1-3 all rotating through the ED, and have weekly teaching sessions with the fellowship director on education topics.
Fellows will work closely with their respective fellowship director to develop skills across the breadth of medical student or resident education throughout our institution.
Fellows will lead didactics and simulations, develop teaching and evaluation materials, and serve as a mentor to students or residents. There is ample opportunity for on-shift teaching of both medical students and residents. Fellows will also prepare and deliver presentations for resident didactic conferences, participate in formal medical school curricular teaching, and serve as a faculty leader for the Emergency Medicine interest group within the nationally regarded UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).
Fellows will also get experience with curricular design, implementation, evaluation, and revision at both the Emergency Medicine departmental level and across the School. Fellows are expected to serve on the department’s Medical Education Scholarship Committee.
Compensation & Benefits
Comprehensive health and supplemental benefits and a competitive salary are offered. Fellows are also eligible to receive significant financial support to attend educational conferences (CORD, SAEM) or to use towards a masters degree.
Program Details
Available Positions: 1-2
Program Length: 1 year
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Accreditation: SAEM
NRMP Match: No
Appointment: Clinical Instructor
Moonlighting: Available
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Fellowship Directors
Residency Education
Benjamin Schnapp, MD, MEd
Associate Professor
Director of Residency Evaluation and Assessment
Dr. Schnapp graduated from The Mount Sinai Hospital emergency medicine residency program in New York City, where he completed a specialty track in medical education and served as chief resident. He completed his medical education fellowship at Northwestern University and is currently completing his Masters in Education with a focus on the Health Professions at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Schnapp’s interests include clinical teaching skills, the resident as teacher, resident wellness, and decision making. He currently serves on the SAEM Graduate Medical Education and Fellowship Approval committees.
Medical Student Education
Corlin Jewell, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Medical Student Education
Dr. Jewell graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine before heading to the University of Wisconsin for residency, where he served as chief resident before moving on to a fellowship in education and later staying on at UW as full-time faculty. He shares his clinical time between the emergency departments at UW Health and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital.
Dr. Jewell is passionate about improving resident and medical student education. He leads the medical student clerkship team for emergency medicine and serves as the Partner Longitudinal Teacher Coach at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. His areas of scholarly interest include the transition to residency, residency recruitment, and curriculum design in emergency medicine.
How to Apply
Email your CV and a personal statement detailing your career aspirations and scholarly interests to the fellowship director of your respective track of interest. Letters of reference may be required at a later point.
Candidates must have graduated in good standing from an ACGME-accredited emergency medicine residency program and must be board-certified or board-eligible in emergency medicine.
Questions can be directed to:
Kristina Maynard, Fellowship Coordinator
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine
800 University Bay Drive, Suite 310
Madison, WI 53705
kmaynard@medicine.wisc.edu