Emergency Medicine Fellowship Physician 2026-2027

Employee Ownership

$100,000 equity ownership for all full-time Physicians after 3 years of service

USACS Benefits

• Financial Benefits: W-2 / 1099
• 401(k): Industry‑leading, 10% company‑funded up to IRS limit of $36,000
• Continuing Education: $4,000 tax‑free CME/BEA annually; $8,000 (state + DEA) in year one for new graduates
• Parental Leave: Groundbreaking 100% paid for all new parents
• Military Leave: Paid leave for deployments
• Student Loan Refinancing: As low as 2.99%
• Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, Rx coverage
• Disability: Short‑ and long‑term disability (own occupation)
• Malpractice Coverage: Unmatched medical malpractice, including tail and free litigation support. Claims less than 1/2 national average!

Intangible Benefit

Location Flexibility and Job Stability: Careers nationwide, from New York to Hawaii. Internal USACS STAT Traveling Physicians.

Clinical Guidance

National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected USACS Physicians.

Bedside Support

Evidence‑based Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) and experienced Physicians available 24/7/365 to assist you.

Onboarding And Ongoing Support

Dedicated Clinician Advocates for personalized concierge‑style service and the USACS Annual Assembly, open for all Clinicians to attend.

Professional Development

Scholars (leadership training), Efficiency Academy, Provider Engagement & Patient Experience Academy, and more.

Hospital Details

• Fully‑accredited 151‑bed hospital
• Serves five‑county area

Specialties

• Cardiology
• Anesthesiology
• MRI
• OB/GYN
• Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• ENT
• Thoracic Surgery
• Gastro
• Imaging/Radiology
• ICU
• Hospitalists
• Respiratory

Emergency Department

• ED Volume: 48,000
• 36‑beds
• EMR: Cerner
• Level III Trauma Designation
• Electronic T‑Sheet EMR
• 20% Admission rate
• ED Ultrasound Program
• Glidescope in the ED
• EM Fellowship
• 24‑hr Physician coverage, 24‑hr APP coverage, 24‑hr scribe coverage, 10 hrs post‑primary care (Emergency Medicine Fellow)
• Recently renovated and expanded

Community

Many retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment options in Cullman, AL. Cullman is a small community located on Brindley Mountain, part of the Cumberland Plateau, 35 miles south of the Tennessee River, 30 minutes from Decatur, 45 minutes from Huntsville and Birmingham.

Overview

The North Alabama Emergency Medicine Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for primary‑care Physicians to become board certified in emergency medicine. The program is recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Physicians.

Highlights

• Clinical duties: 12‑14 shifts/month in the ED. Fellows participate in didactic lecture series each Thursday, learning high‑impact topics to prepare for EM Boards and future careers.
• Supplemented didactic lectures with longitudinal Board Prep throughout the year to help succeed on exam day.
• Special topics courses: ENT skills, orthopedics & splinting, dental emergency, multiple ultrasound courses.
• Unique fellowship seminars: Ballistics Injuries Seminar at a firearms center, NASCAR Experience at Talledega Speedway for MVAs & traumas, Snake Bite Symposium by wilderness medicine experts at Birmingham Zoo, multiple EMS and critical care ride‑along. Curriculum includes essential emergency medicine procedures, airway management, and ED bedside ultrasound.

Outcome

Graduates qualify for written & oral exams to receive board certification in emergency medicine (BCEM) by the American Board of Physician Specialists.

Fellowship Application

Contact Mark Christensen, MD, System Medical Director – Cullman Regional Medical Center,

Meet Your Recruiter

Stewart Lane, EM Physician Recruiter – CALL: (919) 752‑8710 – Contact Stewart.

Location

Cullman Regional Medical Center, 1912 Alabama Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058