UPMC EMS Fellowship

08/03/2026

NEW PODCAST 🎤 Releasing a bonus episode this month with a familiar face, Aaron Weidman, MA, PhD from the UPMC Emergency Medicine Research department, who has been previously on the podcast, providing an updated real-world implementation of the research project.

▶️ https://www.statmedevac.com/blog/stat-airpod-using-a-i-to-assist-with-prehospital-triage-part-2/

08/03/2026

Welcome to STAT MedEvac!

Summer is in full swing, and we have even more reason to celebrate! We’re excited to introduce the new members of the STAT MedEvac team.

▶️ https://www.statmedevac.com/blog/welcome-our-new-hires-july-2026/

07/25/2026

The EMS Reaearch Reading List from the Prehospital Guidelines Consortium highlights key scientific publications for EMS clinicians. Check it out and the publication of how key literature is identified:
https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2026.2693158

Access the PGC Reading Lists:
https://prehospitalguidelines.org/reading-list/

07/14/2026

New from Pitt: Supporting the development of autonomous medical care for the military and beyond. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2026.155675 University of Pittsburgh

07/14/2026

Stay cool out there!

07/13/2026

Recently published: The revised 2026 Core Content of Emergency Medical Services Medicine. We encourage all EMS Fellowships to adapt their fellowship curricula to the revised core content that will be represented in the ABEM EMS Board exam starting in 2027. Check out Supplemental Fig 2 for a helpful crosswalk from the 2019 version! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903127.2026.2692037.

07/12/2026

Our EMS Fellows working with Dr. Vince Mosesso in support of the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS during the July 4 downtown Pittsburgh firework festivities. 

07/11/2026

Our EMS fellows, Dr. Lindsay Adelson and Dr. Rafael Ortega have quickly incorporated themselves into our EMS systems. Looking forward to working with them over this academic year.

07/03/2026

Welcome to our new EMS Fellows Dr. Lindsay Adelson and Dr. Rafael Ortega. We look forward to having you as part of our EMS systems!

06/18/2026

To increase survival, patients with severe traumatic bleeding need blood before arriving at the hospital.

But should emergency personnel use whole blood or its components?

A trial discovered that both options are equally effective.

Learn more about how the results could help trauma patients get life-saving blood faster at https://www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/whole-blood-and-components-equally-effective-prehospital-trauma-care.