Jefferson College of Health Sciences Emergency Services faculty member Dr. Elliot Carhart Named Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services

Jefferson College of Health Sciences Emergency Services faculty member Dr. Elliot Carhart is one of only six non-physicians nationwide named as a 2017 Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services (FAEMS).

The designation was established to recognize National Association of EMS Physicians® (NAEMSP®) members’ contributions of to the Association, to the EMS profession and the development and advancement of EMS. Thirty-one emergency services professionals were named as Fellows this year, and they join the 195 fellows who were awarded the designation in 2016, the program’s inaugural year.

In order to maintain the FAEMS designation, fellows must:

- Continue their membership in and contribution to the Association,
- Continue their Board certification in EMS, and
- Continue contributing to the subspecialty of EMS.

The next application period will open in March 2018.

NAEMSP® is an organization of physicians and other professionals partnering to provide leadership and foster excellence in the subspecialty of EMS medicine.

Congratulations to Dr. Carhart for this wonderful, well-deserved recognition of his work!