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Welcome to the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. We are dedicated to the ongoing developments and improvements in the quality and efficiency of clinical care, achievements in science, success in medical student and resident education, and breakthroughs in technology that improve patient care delivery. All of the programs within emergency medicine are geared toward a single vision, which is the achievement of the best patient experience.
News and Announcements
March 2013
On Monday, March 11th, 2013 Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department was named for Ruth D. and Ken M. Davee. You can find more details on NMH’s blog, here.
WELCOME CLASS OF 2017!!!
Click above to read more about our incoming interns!
December 2012
Congratulations to David Salzman, MD, M.Ed. (NU EM '09) for the new letters at the end of his name: M.Ed. Dr. Salzman successfully defended his Master's thesis, which involved the study of a simulation curriculum in emergency medicine for non-EM housestaff while on rotation in the ED. Dr. Salzman earned his degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Richards (NU EM '12) who has been selected for induction in Alpha Omega Alpha at Northwestern University! Dr. Richards is currently in his first year of two fellowships at Northwestern, Health Services/Outcomes Research and Emergency Medical Services. Congrats, Chris!
Fellowship Announcements:
Dr. Yuemi An-Grogan (EM Simulation Fellow '13) has been accepted to the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern McGaw Center for Graduate Medical Education
Dr. Usha Periyanayagam (NU EM '13) has accepted a position with the International Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Harvard University / Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr. Heather Costello (NU EM '09) and Dr. Rachel Norris (NU EM '08) have both been accepted to the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at University of Chicago
All of the above fellowships are very competitive -- we are extremely proud of these members of our Northwestern EM family. Congratulations Yuemi, Usha, Heather and Rachel!
November 2012
Dr. Chan published her first OpEd in US News and World Report. It discusses the need for learning/evaluation and calls for more investment in these types of efforts. This is also part of a national program called the OpEd Project, hosted by Northwestern and other universities this year. The article can be found here.
Dr. Amer Aldeen was published in the Huffington Post, as part of the Public Voices Fellowship at the OpEd project. Please click here for article.
The EM faculty at Lake Forest presented Dr. Charles Pearce with the first annual "Resident of the Year" award. Congratulations, Dr. Pearce!
October 2012
Congratulations to Krista Brucker for receiving support form the Global Humanitarian Initiative for her ongoing work at Clinic Esperanza. This is a fantastic recognition of her dedicated and high quality commitment to supporting and promoting the clinic's development. She is also one of the few residents awarded this support within the Northwestern Feinberg Community and the first ever EM clinician to be awarded this funding.
Congratulations again Krista.
September 2012
Dr. Nicholas Hartman has been selected as one of the 2012 EMRA SA Travel Scholarship Award recipients. Congratualations, Dr. Hartman!
Dr. Amer Aldeen was selected as one of the 20 scholars from Northwestern University for the Public Voices Fellowship. This prestigious award offers training in communication, media relations. Congratulations, Dr. Aldeen!
August 2012
Dr. Lucas Rosiere (NU EM '12) featured in RedEye Chicago article, "Chicago trauma unit to star in reality special." Click here for more details.
July 2012
On Thursday, July 26, the Department was proud to welcome Class of 2007 alumni Dr. Britney Anderson and Dr. Amy Zosel as Grand Rounds guest lecturers. Dr. Anderson is currently the Associate Residency Director at the University of Colorado-Denver and she spoke about "Professional Identity Formation." Dr. Zosel is an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and her lecture was titled "Herbals and Dietary Supplements Toxicities." It was great to have our grads with us! 
L to R: Residency Program Director Michael Gisondi, Britney Anderson, Amy Zosel, and Executive Director of Innovative Education Jamie Collings.
June 2012
On Thursday, June 28, 2012 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law legislation spearheaded by Dr. George Chiampas and Dr. Amer Aldeen, through their work with CCARES. The full press release is available here.
May 2012
Congratulations to the winners and nominees honored at the 7th Annual Teaching Awards Luncheon. Hosted by the Education College, this luncheon recognizes faculty and residents whose commitment to resident education is truly extraordinary. All awards are determined solely by resident vote.
2012 Faculty Teaching Awards
| Best Procedure Teacher | Dr. David Salzman |
| Best Clinician | Dr. Matthew Kippenhan |
| Best Role Model | Dr. Matthew Kippenhan |
| Best Module | Dr. D. Mark Courtney - Pulmonary |
| Best Teacher - Children's Memorial | Dr. Suzy Schmidt |
| Best Teacher - Gary Methodist | Dr. Nicholas Johnson |
| Best Teacher - Lake Forest | Dr. Aaron Epstein |
| Best Lecture | Dr. David Zull |
| The Morris Kharasch Award for Excellence in Teaching | Dr. Amer Aldeen |
2012 Resident Teaching Awards
| Best Procedure Teacher | Dr. Matthew Pirotte |
| Best Clinician | Dr. Lucas Rosiere |
| Best Role Model | Dr. Kori Sauser |
| Best Team Player - Senior Resident | Dr. Mary McHugh |
| Best Team Player - Junior Resident | Dr. Adriana Segura |
| Best Teacher | Dr. Lucas Rosiere |
| Best Lecture | Dr. Krista Brucker |
| Best Rotating Resident | Dr. Stephan Zmugg |
| Best Consultant | Dr. Ava Liberman |
| Best Consulting Service | Dental Service |
The Class of 2010 has unveiled a new website to provide information about their Spirit of 2010 Award. Click here to read more about the Award and the legacy of this outstanding class.
Congratulations to Dr. Amer Aldeen on the publication of the second edition of his book, “Questions to Help You Pass the Emergency Medicine Boards.”
April 2012
Congratulations to EM Department Chair Dr. James Adams and EM Department Administrator Brian Spector, MPA, who planned this year’s AACEM/AAAEM national meeting in Washington, DC on April 2-4th. This year’s conference brought together over 130 EM chairs and their administrators from across the country to discuss current issues facing the specialty, network, participate in workshops on leadership, and hear from leaders at the national level, including AHRQ, NHLBI, ABEM, AAMC, and MGMA.
Congratulations to Katherine Torres, Executive Assistant to the Chair, and Arthur Knight, Assistant to the Vice Chair, DA and the Faculty Affairs Resource Coordinator, whose administrative support was instrumental in the months leading up to the conference, as well as staffing of the event a huge success. You can read more about the AACEM and AAAEM at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine website.
March 2012
WELCOME CLASS OF 2016!!!
Click above to read more about our incoming interns!
Congratulations to Dr. Usha Periyanayagam, who has been selected as a participant in the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program. She will travel to Indonesia to complete a clinical rotation at Alam Sehat Lestari in Sukadana, West Kalimantan, Borneo. You can find more details about the program, here.
Submission deadlines are fast approaching for the Global Health Council's 39th annual Global Health Conference, You can find more details, including links to the Global Health Council's web site, here.
You can go to the Global EM page to find initial details about the African Conference on Emeregency Medicine, which will take place in October of 2012.
Febuary 2012
In celebration of EM Resident Appreciation Day 2012, the faculty of Northwestern Emergency Medicine Residency gifted each resident with a custom fleece-lined jacked. We celebrated Resident Appreciation Day a little early, on February 29th, so that the residents have a treat to look forward to on the morning of the ABEM In-Training Exam.
Dr. Rahul Khare has returned from his third volunteer trip to Haiti, where he gave lectures on Emergency Medicine and worked side by side with Haitian doctors at the Justinian University Hospital in Cap Haitian. You can read a full article about his experience here, or look through the blog he kept during his time there.
Congratulations to Dr. Usha Periyanayagam, who just took first place, and three thousand dollars in prize money, in the Resident Research Competition at the AAEM Scientific Assembly in San Diego! Usha expertly presenter her project, "Predictors of Assault in Female Trauma Patients in Illinois", fielding numerous questions with oustanding detail and great poise. She really did a wonderful job.
Rahul Khare, MD, was interviewed live on Fox Chicago about cold weather safety. You can watch the interview here to see his commentary on everything from minor like sprains from slips and falls to major concerns like hypthothermia, as well as various tips for how to stay safe.
January 2012
Dr. James Adams is featured in an article titled PerformanceMetrics Improve ED Efficiency in January's Emergency Medicine News Journal. You can read the article at the Emergency Medicine News Website.
Rahul Khare, MD, will be speaking at the January 20th Northwestern University Value and Innovation in Healthcare Delivery (NUVIHD) Seminar Series. You can find more details form the NUVIHD's event flyer, here.
Congratulation to the members of our faculty and staff who will be publishing Patient Input into the Development and Enhancement of Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: a Focus Group Study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. Contributing authors include James Adams MD, Barb Buckley RN, Kirsten Engel MD, Victoria Forth MA, Danielle McCarthy MD, Michael Schmidt MD, and Paula Tanabe, PhD MPH RN.
A listing of Global EM conferences for the 2012 year are now posted on our global EM page. You can check them out on the site's Calender, or on the 2012 Global EM Conference page.
Congratulations to Peter Pang, MD, who was recently selcted to recieve a KL2 Award, begining in the summer of 2012. This is an NIH award through the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS). Peter will be part of the Multridisciplinary Clinical and Translational SCientist (MCTS) Scholars program.You can read more about the MCTS and NUCATS here.
Older Northwestern EM News can be found in our News Archive.
Dr. Jennifer Chan was published in US News and World Report, as part of the Public Voices Fellowship at the OpEd project. Please click here for article.
Events
July Grand Rounds
Dr. Adam Singer
Stony Brook University
July 18, 2012
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
Dr. Amy Zosel
Medical College of Wisconsin
July 26, 2012
9a, Canning Auditorium
Dr. Britney Anderson
University of Colorado - Denver
July 26, 2012
10a, Canning Auditorium
August Grand Rounds
Dr. Javier Gonzalez del Rey,
University of Cincinnati
August 29, 2012
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
October Grand Rounds
Dr. David Schriger,
UCLA
October 2, 2012
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
Dr. Zachary Meisel,
University of Pennsylvania
October 17, 2012
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
November Grand Rounds
Dr. Edward Callahan,
Medical College of Wisconsin
November 14, 2012
10am, Canning Auditorium
December Grand Rounds
Dr. Colleen Roche,
George Washington University
December 11, 2012
10am, Canning Auditorium
January Grand Rounds
Dr. O. John Ma,
Oregon Health and Science University
January 23, 2013
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
February Grand Rounds
Dr. Janis Tupesis,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
February 13, 2013
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
March Grand Rounds
Dr. Brian Zink,
Brown University
March 20, 2013
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
April Grand Rounds
Dr. Richard Levitan,
Thomas Jefferson University
April 17, 2013
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
May Grand Rounds
Dr. Laura Hopson,
University of Michigan
May 29, 2013
10am, Pritzker Auditorium
