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Meet the SAEMF Grantees: The Future of Academic Emergency Medicine Is Bright
2026 SAEMF Research Training Grant - $299,932
Drew Birrenkott, MD, DPhil
Mass General Brigham
"Pulmonary Embolism Pre-Test Probability and Severity Estimation Using AI"
2026 SAEMF Research Large Project Grant - $149,233
Alexander St. John, MD, MS
University of Washington
"Targeting VWF Hyperadhesiveness to Improve Organ Perfusion After Trauma"
2026 SAEMF Education Research Training Grant - $100,000
Elizabeth J. Yetter, MD, MHPE
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"Motivation-Based Assessment and Curriculum Design for Low Utilizers of Ultrasound"
2026 SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - $100,000
Christopher Bennett, MD, MSc, MA
Stanford University
"Emergency Department Based Wastewater Surveillance of Transmissible Infectious Diseases"
2026 SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - $99,988
Kaileen Jafari, MD
University of Washington
"Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric CNS Infections: Insights from the PECARN Registry"
2026 SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - $100,000
Mariam O. Fofana, MD, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
"Spatiotemporal Modeling to Estimate the Risk of Exposure to Emerging Pathogens"
2026 SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Clinical Operations Research Grant - $50,000
Christopher E. Gaw, MD, MPH, MBE
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
"Indicators and Modeling of Workload Saturation in Pediatric Emergency Departments"
2026 SAEMF/ARMED Pilot Grant - $25,000
Katherine Dickerson Mayes, MD, PhD
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
"Blood-Based Biomarker Assessment in Geriatric Falls with Head Impact"
2026 SAEMF/ARMED MedEd Pilot Grant - $25,000
Rebecca G. Theophanous, MD, MHSc
Duke University Health System; Durham VA Healthcare System
"Simulation-Based Ultrasound Workshop Feasibility and Impact Assessment"
2026 GEMSSTAR for Emergency Medicine Supplemental Funding Program - $25,000
Kathleen Li, MD, MS
University of Washington
"Interfacility Transfer of Older Adults: Outcomes & Opportunities for Improving Patient-Centered Care"
2026 SAEMF Education Project Grant - $20,000
Kei Wong, MD, EdM
Rutgers New Jersey Medical school
"From Simulation to Confidence: Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation and Skill Mastery for Emergency Medicine Faculty"
2026 MTF/SAEMF Toxicology Research Grant - $20,000
Jacob Lebin, MD
University of Colorado
"Designing Decision Support to Enhance Emergency Care for Alcohol Use Disorder"
2026 SAEMF/Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Catalyst Grant, Made Possible by Michelle Blanda, MD and SAEMF Donors - $10,000
Angel Li, MD, MBA
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
"Digital Phenotyping to Detect Behavioral Changes in Older Adults"
2026 SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant - $10,000
Yash Chavda, DO, MBA, FPD-AEMUS
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
"Patient Experience and Emergency Department Throughput in Chest Pain With vs Without Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)"
2026 SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant - $10,000
Allyson Hansen, DO
University of South Florida
"Cardiac Position Using Real-Time Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) to Identify Ideal Area of Max Compression"
2026 SAEMF/GEMA Research Grant - $10,000
William Bruno, MD, MPH
UC San Diego
"Humanitarian Response, Land Tenure, and Community Resilience After Hurricane Irma on the Island of Barbuda: A Qualitative Foundation for Community-Based Participatory Research"
2026 SAEMF/AWAEM Research Grant - $10,000
Angela Jarman, MD, MPH
UC Davis
"Sex Based Disparities in Pulmonary Embolism Advanced Interventions and Outcomes: A Multicenter Study"
2026 SAEMF/Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant - $4,995
Davin Combs, MD
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
"A Novel Simulation Approach to Prehospital Triage for Active Threat MCI"
2026 SAEMF/ADIEM Research Grant - $6,000
Joely Wilder Merriman, MD, MS
University of Rochester Medical Center
"Air Quality and ED Presentations for Exacerbation of Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000 and the recipient of The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP RAMS Resident Research Grant Endowed Scholarship ($1,250)
Eli Rogers, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
"Assessment of Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring in Syncope and Presyncope"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000
Carolyn McKenzie Andrews, MD, MPH, MAT
Maimonides Medical Center
"Artificial Intelligence in the ED: How Resident Physicians are Supplementing Their Clinical Knowledge"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000
Alexa (Lexi) Curt, MD
Mass General Brigham
"A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Including Non-English Speakers in Research"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000
Eugene J. Dolphin, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
"Comparing Pelvic Pain Improvement Using IV vs PO Acetaminophen"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $4,988
Brigid Garrity, DO, MS, MPH
Boston Medical Center
"Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Administration in the Emergency Department"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $4,937
William Miller, MD
Hennepin County Medical Center
"Rates of Cardiorespiratory Depression in Emergency Department Sedative Strategies"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000
Olivia Pearson, MD
University of Utah
"Targeted Risk Reduction in the Winter Backcountry: An EM-Led Behavioral Intervention for Avalanche Injury Prevention"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500 and recipient of The Ali and Danielle Raja RAMS Medical Student Research Grant Scholarship
Sophie Boileau Khorasani
Harvard Medical School
"Optimizing Pulmonary Embolism Care Across Resource Settings with Machine Learning"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500 and the recipient of The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP RAMS Medical Student Research Grant Endowed Scholarship ($1,250)
Sarah Petelinsek
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
"Investigating Malpositioned IUDs as a Cause of Acute Pelvic Pain"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500
Camryn Capoot
University of Colorado School of Medicine
"Evaluating the Impact of an Elder Abuse Team for an Academic Emergency Department"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500
Julia Godwin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Triage Potential of Arterial Stiffness in Chest Pain: A Proposed Investigative Framework"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500
Madeleine Mason
University of Colorado School of Medicine
"Evaluating Trauma-Informed POCUS Practices in Early Pregnancy Care"
2026 SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500
Milina M. Miulli
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
"Patient Perspectives on ED Visits for Dizziness and Usual Emergency Care"
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