Matthew Ryan, MD, PhD

I received my PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Florida and thereafter completed fellowships at the Technical University of Berlin and at York University in Toronto. I served as Associate Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University North where I taught both general chemistry and advanced chemistry courses in addition to conducting basic research before embarking on a career of medicine. I earned my MD from Indiana University and completed my residency in Emergency Medicine at ORMC in Orlando, Florida. I joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida in 2008 soon thereafter I became our EM Clerkship Director and a member of CDEM. Currently I serve as Vice Chair of Education. In addition to Clerkship Director, I also served as Director of the 4th Year Program and on numerous UF COM committees including the Curriculum Committee and Academic Assessment Committee. I currently serve on the University of Florida (UF) Curriculum Committee, the UF Academic Assessment Committee and the UF General Education Committee which oversee the educational mission for the entire university. I have served and continue to serve on numerous SAEM committees including the Program Committee, the Ethics Committee, the Membership Committee, and the Awards Committee. I have also served on the CDEM Academic Assessment Committee and the Awards Committee. I have presented numerous times at SAEM and CORD regarding SLOE writing and other educational topics including Feedback and Clerkship Initiatives such as wilderness medicine. I believe CDEM provides a clear and unified voice for our specialty which is vital to continuing to attract the best and most dedicated learners to emergency medicine. In this regard, making strides to engage both preclinical and clinical students is vital. I would like to help create a road map for early engagement of students and early learners, to bridge any existing gaps between UME and GME and continue to illuminate what makes our specialty important within medicine.