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Emergency Medicine Fellowship Physician 2026-2027
Updated 9/09/25
1912 Alabama Highway 157, Cullman, Alabama, 35058, United States
Physician
Emergency Medicine
Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Emergency Medicine Fellowship Physician 2026-2027
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Emergency Department
- 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-hour physician coverage, 24 hours APP coverage, 24 hours scribe coverage, 10 hours post-primary care (Emergency Medicine Fellow)
- Recently renovated and expanded
Benefits
Financial Benefits:
- $75,000 equity ownership given to all full-time physicians after 2 years of employment
- Industry-leading 10% company-funded 401(k) up to IRS limit of $35,000
- $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
- $6,500 plus your state and DEA license in year one for new graduates
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Unmatched medical malpractice including tail and free litigation support
- USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
Intangible Benefits:
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected physicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) provide evidence-based support
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- Professional Development Programs including:
- Scholars (Leadership Training)
- Efficiency Academy
- Engagement & Experience Academy
- USACS Annual Assembly opportunity
- Internal USACS STAT traveling physicians
Hospital
- 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
Community
Many retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment options are available in Cullman, AL. It retains the feel and charm of a smaller community. Cullman is located in the center of the northern half of Alabama on Brindley Mountain, part of the Cumberland Plateau. Situated just off I-65, Cullman is 35 miles south of the Tennessee River and approximately 30 minutes from Decatur, 45 minutes from Huntsville, and 45 minutes from Birmingham.
Other USACS services at this location
Fellowship Application
If you are interested in learning more, please contact:
Mark Christensen, MD
System Medical Director - Cullman Regional Medical Center
About USACS
Overview
The North Alabama Emergency Medicine Fellowship provides 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.
board certified in emergency medicine. The program is recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Physicians.
Highlights:
- Clinical duties include 12-14 shifts per month in the ED. Fellows participate in didactic lecture series each Thursday, where they learn high-
impact topics to prepare them for EM Boards and future careers as EM physicians capable of working at any emergency room in the country. - We supplement didactic lectures with longitudinal Board Prep throughout the year so you will succeed on exam day.
- Special topics courses are scattered throughout the fellowship as well, such as an ENT skills course,
ortho and splinting course, dental emergency course, and multiple ultrasound courses to name a few. - Fellows also get to experience our unique fellowship seminars special teaching opportunities such as our Ballistics Injuries Seminar
at a large firearms center, a NASCAR Experience at the Talledega Speedway to learn about MVAs and traumas; a Snake Bite Symposium
taught by wilderness medicine experts at the Birmingham Zoo, and multiple EMS and critical care ride-alongs, just to name a few. The
curriculum also includes instruction on essential emergency medicine procedures, airway management, and ED bedside ultrasound.
Outcome:
- Fellowship graduates will qualify for written and oral exams to receive board certification in emergency medicine (BCEM) by the American Board of Physician Specialists
