Payton Wolbert

Payton Wolbert is a fourth-year medical student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine.

Wolbert has held multiple leadership roles in academic emergency medicine, including chair of the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Council, Great Lakes representative for the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association Medical Student Council, and lead medical student ambassador for SAEM24 and SAEM25. He also serves on the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Program and Research Committees.

His academic interests include medical education, community engagement, and systems-level quality improvement. He has presented research at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on violence risk assessment in the emergency department and outcomes in acute cholecystitis.

Wolbert is actively involved in community initiatives to improve access and safety for patients and learners, including mentoring rural and underserved students, supporting fall-risk home assessments, and contributing to public education on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use