Eagle County Paramedics/Special to the Daily
Emergency medicine is a unique area of practice for physicians — it’s impossible to foresee the cases that arise until experienced first-hand. For physicians with aspirations of becoming medical directors, fellowships with emergency medical service agencies are a great way to get experience.
Eagle County Paramedic Services recently welcomed Dr. Gurvijay Bains from University of California, San Francisco. Bains was interred with EC Paramedics for four days, experiencing the intricacies of a rural EMS agency first-hand.
“It’s an honor to have Dr. Bains visit us,” said Will Dunn, senior manager of clinical services at Eagle County Paramedic Services. “Usually, rotations take place in cities; rotations in a rural setting are few and far between. By embedding with EC Paramedics for this rotation, Dr. Bains was able to see not only how rural settings vary, but also how we work in these remote settings.”