Wendy C. Coates, MD

Wendy C. Dr. Coates, MD, is emeritus professor of emergency medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine. 

She earned her medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and completed residency at MCP-Allegheny General. Dr. Coates' work has focused on medical education and research, faculty development, program development, qualitative methods, and dance medicine. 

She has held national leadership roles throughout academic emergency medicine, including service as past president of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She also serves as associate editor for Academic Medicine, decision editor for Academic Emergency Medicine and Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training, and on the board of South Coast Community Services, while contributing to the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. 

Her funding history includes support from Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Macy Foundation. Her honors include the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Legacy Award, the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) Lifetime Achievement Award, the CORD Distinguished Educator Award, and the Lifetime Teaching Award at Harbor-UCLA.