Lars K. Beattie, MS MD

Lars K. Beattie M.S., M.D., FACEP is the Residency Program Director at the the University of Florida Health Science Center Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) in Gainesville, Florida. He is a nationally recognized speaker and leader in EM education and has been a board-certified EM physician for the last 20 years. In 2005, he co-founded the Libertas Center for Human Rights at Elmhurst Hospital, Queens, New York. Since graduating residency, he has spent 19 years immersed in EM resident and student education. His role as a clinician and resident educator involves identifying evidence-based clinical practices, translating them into teaching strategies for learners, who ultimately bring that to patient care.

Through the construct of the Mt Sinai EM and the University of Florida Department EM Journal Club, he has coached residents and faculty in the principles of evidence-based medicine and its application in the assessment of the current medical literature. He has served on national, state, and local medical education committees including the society of Academic Emergency Medicine Simulation Academy. He has given over 25 international and national presentations and is an experienced simulation educator. He has developed over 14 cases presented in international and national conferences for the Emergency Medicine Residency Association SIMWars. He is an editor of 4 books and has authored 12 education related publications. He has been awarded 2 grants including a Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement Grant for direct services to survivors of torture at Elmhurst Hospital Libertas Center Survivors of Torture Services Project.