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 The Warren Alpert Medical School and Brown University Health 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