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Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is a 465-bed, state-of-the-art teaching hospital located in Colton, California. Owned by San Bernardino County, it serves a large, urban indigent population and sees over 140,000 emergency department (ED) visits annually. Designated a trauma center in 1985, Arrowhead is now a Level I Trauma Center and also houses a dedicated burn center.
The ED operates independently within the hospital and functions as a paramedic base station within a well-developed emergency medical services (EMS) system. It features 50 beds organized by patient acuity, including a Rapid Medical Evaluation® (RME) and Treatment Area for walk-in patients with urgent needs. Higher-acuity cases are triaged to one of five specialized pods.
Fellows in the Vituity EMPA fellowship program at Arrowhead receive comprehensive training in trauma and the resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients.
The Vituity EMPA Fellowship at Arrowhead provides clinical and didactic instruction. The curriculum is structured modeled on the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Model of Clinical Practice, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) procedural guidelines, and the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) post-graduate training program guidelines.
Didactic Curriculum includes over 100 formal didactic sessions designed to cover the NCCPA CAQ-EM topics list and more with over 4 hours of PA and Physician Resident level training weekly. Elements include:
Participation in professional development series: professional development lectures and mentorship in collaboration with leadership professionals.
Vituity Spring Symposium and Vituity Partnership Conferences: cutting edge updates in medicine, educational CME sessions and workshops, and opportunities to network for career advancement.
Morbidity and Mortality Conference (M&M): pedagogical cases are reviewed and discussed in a confidential forum.
SEMPA Conference: Fellows representing the program in the SEMPA bowl will attend this premier conference for EMPA’s offering emergency medicine updates, educational CME sessions and workshops.
Certifications: in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and completion of the California-Approved Controlled Substance Course.
Additional supplemental resources: Blueprint-ROSH Review and Educational Modules.
Clinical Curriculum includes 14-months of full-spectrum emergency medicine hands-on training by PA-C’s and BE/BC Emergency Physicians. Elements include:
On-sight rotations in Anesthesia, Ultrasonography, Orthopedics, Respiratory Care, Pharmacology, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Burn Unit, Pediatrics.
Offsite rotations at San Bernardino Detention Centers, Emergency Medical Services, community Emergency Departments, Street Medicine, and Diabetic Youth Camp.
J. Zapata, DMSc, PA-C
PA Fellowship Program Director
S. Sohail, PA-C, CAQ-EM
PA Fellowship Director of Didactic Education
C. Le, PA-C
PA Fellowship Director of Wellness
Arrowhead’s Fellowship accepts Physician Assistants (PAs) only. A fellow must be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. Eligible for and/or possess current CA Medical Board Physician Assistant Licensure (eligible candidates must be fully licensed by the start of the program). Eligible for and/or possess current DEA licensure (eligible candidates must be fully licensed by the start of the program). Previous EMS/ED work experience is highly desirable but not required.
The Vituity EMPA Fellowship at Arrowhead provides clinical and didactic instruction. The curriculum is structured modeled on the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Model of Clinical Practice, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) procedural guidelines, and the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) post-graduate training program guidelines.
Didactic Curriculum includes over 100 formal didactic sessions designed to cover the NCCPA CAQ-EM topics list and more with over 4 hours of PA and Physician Resident level training weekly. Elements include:
Participation in professional development series: professional development lectures and mentorship in collaboration with leadership professionals.
Vituity Spring Symposium and Vituity Partnership Conferences: cutting edge updates in medicine, educational CME sessions and workshops, and opportunities to network for career advancement.
Morbidity and Mortality Conference (M&M): pedagogical cases are reviewed and discussed in a confidential forum.
SEMPA Conference: Fellows representing the program in the SEMPA bowl will attend this premier conference for EMPA’s offering emergency medicine updates, educational CME sessions and workshops.
Certifications: in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and completion of the California-Approved Controlled Substance Course.
Additional supplemental resources: Blueprint-ROSH Review and Educational Modules.
Clinical Curriculum includes 14-months of full-spectrum emergency medicine hands-on training by PA-C’s and BE/BC Emergency Physicians. Elements include:
On-sight rotations in Anesthesia, Ultrasonography, Orthopedics, Respiratory Care, Pharmacology, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Burn Unit, Pediatrics.
Offsite rotations at San Bernardino Detention Centers, Emergency Medical Services, community Emergency Departments, Street Medicine, and Diabetic Youth Camp.
J. Zapata, DMSc, PA-C
PA Fellowship Program Director
S. Sohail, PA-C, CAQ-EM
PA Fellowship Director of Didactic Education
C. Le, PA-C
PA Fellowship Director of Wellness
Arrowhead’s Fellowship accepts Physician Assistants (PAs) only. A fellow must be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. Eligible for and/or possess current CA Medical Board Physician Assistant Licensure (eligible candidates must be fully licensed by the start of the program). Eligible for and/or possess current DEA licensure (eligible candidates must be fully licensed by the start of the program). Previous EMS/ED work experience is highly desirable but not required.
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