Joan Noelker, MD, MACM

Dr. Joan Noelker is an Associate Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) at Washington University (Wash U) in St Louis. She has an MD from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and in 2017 she earned a Masters of Academic Medicine through the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Noelker completed her residency training, including a chief resident year, as well as a medical education fellowship at Wash U. She served as Assistant Program Director for the EM Residency at Wash U for four years before transitioning primarily to undergraduate medical education. Dr. Noelker was part of the design team for the development of the Wash U Gateway Curriculum and currently serves as a Clinical Immersions Team co-lead and on the Competency Attainment Committee for the medical school. She has won numerous local and national awards for teaching and presenting, including the Rising Star Award for the New Speakers Forum at the ACEP Scientific Assembly, The Wash U Academy of Educators Rising Star Award, and the ACEP National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award.