Research Learning Series (RLS) - EM Resident Research Curricula

Moderator: Nicholas Hartman, MD, MPH
Panelists: Danielle McCarthy, MD, MS, Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA, and Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Emergency medicine educators have two important goals for learners. First, to introduce them, as lifelong learners, toward a goal of better understanding research studies that they will continue to encounter throughout their career. Second, to introduce them to some of the principles of actually conducting research.

Expert panelists tackle the topic of how best to inspire resident interest in these topics and impart expertise.
Authors

  • Danielle McCarthy, MD

    Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Research

    Northwestern University

    Danielle McCarthy, MD, is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair of Research in the Northwestern University Department of Emergency Medicine. She is an emergency physician and health services researcher whose work focuses primarily on doctor patient communication in the emergency setting and health literacy.  Her recent research has focused on risk communication about opioids and improving communication about diagnostic uncertainty. Since completing her research training in 2012, she has been funded continuously on multiple grants from a range of foundations and federal agencies. She additionally co-leads the ARMED Course for SAEM.

  • Nicholas Hartman

    Associate Professor, Associate Program Director

    Wake Forest Department of Emergency Medicine

    Nicholas Hartman, MD, MPH is Associate Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Associate Program Director for the EM residency there. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Northwestern-McGaw Emergency Medicine residency program.  He previously served as director of the didactic curriculum for WF EM.  He is active in EM education research, with focus on learner assessment, wellness and inclusion.
  • Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA

    Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA

    Associate Residency Program Director

    Northwestern University Emergency Medicine

    Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA, is an attending physician in emergency medicine (EM). He serves as associate residency program director at Northwestern University Emergency Medicine (NUEM). He completed his residency and chief residency year at NUEM, followed by a one-year fellowship in medical education research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and he was assistant and associate residency program director at BIDMC from 2018-2024. Dr. Ketterer obtained a Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics concurrently with his MD at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. His academic interests lie in medical education and firearm injury reduction. Dr. Ketterer has also served as an executive board member, editor, and author for Foundations of Emergency Medicine, an online educational curriculum targeting resident learners in emergency medicine. This curriculum is currently being used by over 200 emergency medicine training programs around the world.

  • Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

    Core Faculty, Research Director

    Allegheny Health Network

    Dhimitri Nikolla, DO is core faculty and research director at the Allegheny Health Network Saint Vincent Emergency Medicine Residency Program where he completed residency in 2019 and a research fellowship in 2022. He attended medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a MS in Clinical Research from Drexel University. Dr. Nikolla implemented a critical appraisal curriculum for journal club with structured presentations for articles.

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