The RUHS EMS Fellowship is a newly 1-year fully accredited ACGME program based at Riverside University Health System, a Level I Trauma Center. Fellows gain broad, hands-on experience in EMS medical direction, field response, system operations, education, and quality improvement through partnerships with Riverside County Fire, American Medical Response (AMR), HEMS with REACH, Riverside County EMS Agency (REMSA) and a dedicated EMS Fellow response vehicle for field operations.

Stephen Patterson, MD, FACEP EMS Fellowship Director Medical Director - Corona Fire Department Medical Director Medical Director - San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Medical Director

Andrew G. Pachon, MD, MPA, FACEP EMS Fellowship Assistant Director Assistant Medical Director - RUHS Department of Emergency Medicine; Director of EMS & ED Disaster Medicine RUHS Base Station Medical Director Medical Director - Global Medical Response (AMR/REACH) Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono Counties Medical Director - Calimesa Fire Department Medical Director - Morongo Reservation Fire Department Medical Director - Sierra LifeFlight Air and Ground Operations Medical Director - Soboba Fire Department Medical Director - USFS Angeles National Forest

Brian Strain, DO Core Faculty Medical Director - AMR Merced/ REACH 82/ CALSTAR 13