The Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Trainee Program, or EMAT, is a 10-12-month post-graduate training program involving Brown Emergency Medicine (Brown EM) faculty and senior physician extenders to support a comprehensive emergency medicine training program.

The program utilizes three hospitals as sites for orientation, training, and clinical rotations for newly graduated or non-emergency medicine trained physician extenders. All three sites are affiliated with Alpert Medical School and Lifespan and are teaching facilities.

Fiona Craft, NP and Samera Nessralla, PA-C  are EMAT program co-coordinator and Diana Afonso PA-C  assistant coordinator. Dr. James Monti is the Advanced Practice Provider Medical Director.

During the development year, EMATs receive the following training:

• Five hours of didactic conferences each week with emergency medicine residents.
• Hands-on training in various emergency departments, working with appointed faculty.
• Procedure workshops and lectures provided by senior physicians and appointed faculty.

Rotations

• ACLS, ATLS, PALS
• Radiology and Ultrasound training
• Psychiatry
• Critical Care and Trauma
• Medical Simulation Center
• Chest Pain Observational Unit
• Training:
• EKG Interpretation
• ABG's and Central Lines
• Slit Lamp
• Suturing and I&D
• GYN and ENT procedures
• Arthrocentesis
• Lumbar Punctures

Program Requirements

Acceptance into EMAT requires:

• Certificate from an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program
• Personal interview
• Current NCCPA certification
• Rhode Island State licensure/eligible
• A GPA of 3.0 or greater