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Leadership Greater Chicago Signature Fellows Program
Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Quarles who was recently selected into the Leadership Greater Chicago Signature Fellows Program.
Welcome new Assistant Program Director
Dr. Kelly Williamson joins the residency leadership team as an Assistant Program Director.
Meet our new Assistant Program Director & Assistant Clerkship Director
After completing the Northwestern Medical Education Fellowship, Dr. Matthew Klein joins our residency and clerkship teams in dual leadership roles.
Medical Education Fellow
Learn more about Dr. Dana Loke, Medical Education Fellow with the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern.
Clinical Operations & Administration Fellow
Learn more about Dr. Kumar Gandhi, Clinical Operations & Administration Fellow with the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern.
Clinical Operations & Administration Fellow
Learn more about Dr. Luke Neill, Clinical Operations & Administration Fellow with the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern.
NMH ED Physician Extends the Reach of Disaster Relief
Learn more about Dr. Jennifer Chan, Director of Global Emergency Medicine for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern.
Quality Improvement Initiative - Opioid Prescribing
Dr. Howard Kim and the EM team through the Academy of Quality and Safety Improvement (AQSI) program recently published findings of opioid prescribing reduction in the Emergency Department by providing peer-comparison prescribing feedback
EMRA 45 under 45
Congratulations to Dr. Seth Trueger who was recently named one of EMRA's 45 Under 45 Influencers in Emergency Medicine. These recipients are accomplished influencers in emergency medicine who are helping to shape the future in communities, hospitals, and the specialty.
Health Navigator
Amazon recently acquired start-up Health Navigator, founded by faculty member David Thompson, MD. Health Navigator provides online symptom checking and triage tools to companies that are looking to route patients to the right point of care.
Publications
Hwang MI, Bond WF, Powell ES Sepsis Alerts in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review of Accuracy and Quality Measure Impact. West J Emerg Med 2020 Aug 24;21(5):1201-1210. doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.5.46010
Lu DW, Pierce A, Jauregui J, Heron S, Lall MD, Mitzman J, McCarthy DM, Hartman ND, Strout TD Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty Experiences with Racial and Sexual Orientation Discrimination. West J Emerg Med 2020 Aug 21;21(5):1160-1169. doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.6.47123
Lo AX Challenging the "Scoop and Run" Model for Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA 2020 Sep 15;324(11):1043-1044. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.9245
Dresden SM, Lo AX, Lindquist LA, Kocherginsky M, Post LA, French DD, Gray E, Heinemann AW The impact of Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations (GEDI) on health services use, health related quality of life, and costs: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2020 Aug 26;97:106125. pii:S1551-7144(20)30203-2
