Ryan L. LaFollette, MD

Dr. LaFollette is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. LaFollette graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s Emergency Medicine Residency program, where he served as chief resident in 2016. Upon graduation, he became an assistant program director, a role he continues to hold. He also serves as a flight physician and a physician member of the Cincinnati SWAT team.

Dr. LaFollette chaired the SAEM Program Committee for SAEM23 in Austin, Texas, and SAEM24 in Phoenix, Arizona. He has held various roles within the Program Committee, including chairing the Medical Student Ambassadors, where he helped double the medical student presence at the annual meeting. 

From 2018 to 2022, he led the didactics program, revamping grading and selection processes and significantly increasing the number of didactic offerings. He also chaired the Virtual Presence Committee from 2018 to 2021 and oversaw the expansion of the SAEM podcasts and the new website. Additionally, he has been a member of the Awards and Education Committee, where he created the FOAMed Excellence in Education Award, first awarded in 2019.

Dr. LaFollette’s academic interests focus on resident education and knowledge translation. He is a leader of the Education Leadership Academy at UC and serves on the UC GME Executive Committee. He is also on the executive board of the UC Emergency Medicine Program Of Women in LeadERship (EMPOWER) and serves as editor-in-chief of TamingtheSRU.com. He has received both the Faculty of the Year (2019) and Mentor of the Year (2023) awards.