University of Vermont Medical Center Program

Emergency Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

University of Vermont Medical Center Program

University of Vermont Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Emergency Medicine, located in Burlington, Vermont, directed by Adam S. Bloom, DO and coordinated by Stephanie Kell. The program accepts applications through October 31, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (802) 847-6349. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

UVM's EM residency is an academic program based at the state's only Level 1 trauma center and tertiary referral hospital, but its distinctive identity is built around resource-limited and rural emergency care rather than tertiary subspecialty pathways alone. The curriculum offers named longitudinal tracks in wilderness medicine, global health, rural EMS medical direction, and point-of-care ultrasound, with residents functioning as EMS physicians embedded in one of the most rural EMS systems in the country during PGY-2. Research and scholarly opportunities exist within these tracks (POCUS research, EMS/rural research, wilderness medicine presentations) and are supported but not positioned as the program's central mission. The program explicitly frames its graduates as physicians equally prepared for academic, community, or rural practice, valuing independence, humility, and comfort delivering emergency care "in any setting."

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on wilderness/outdoor medicine, rural or austere-environment healthcare delivery, global health work, or EMS/prehospital leadership, and who seeks broad clinical independence over urban tertiary subspecialization, aligns most naturally with this program.

Research intensity

Moderate - available and supported within named tracks (POCUS, EMS, wilderness) but not positioned as a central program identity.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship, Academic Medicine

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