Awards

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  Walid Farooqi, MBBS

  Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  "Analyzing Bystander Intervention for Cardiac Arrest in a Low-Middle Income Country"

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  Rachel Shing, MD

  Boston Medical Center Health System

  "Tele-Ultrasound for Low- and Middle-Income Country Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training: Learning Curves and Post-training Use"

  Rachel Shing, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and assistant professor at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She completed fellowship training in advanced emergency ultrasound and global health at Boston Medical Center.

  Dr. Shing’s work focuses on expanding access to high-quality emergency care and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) through education and research. She has extensive experience teaching POCUS in international settings, including Haiti, Ghana, Namibia, and South Africa. Her current research centers on developing sustainable local POCUS expertise in northern Namibia, utilizing teleultrasound technology to provide remote, real-time instruction. Through this work, she and her Namibian research collaborators aim to improve patient access to diagnostic imaging in a rural, resource-limited region of the country.

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  Arthur Jurao, MD

  Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

  "Effect of High-Dose Insulin in a Porcine Model of Amlodipine-Induced Toxicity"

  Arthur Jurao, MD, is an emergency physician and recently graduated as a medical toxicologist from the HealthPartners Twin Cities Medical Toxicology Fellowship in Minnesota. He earned a Master of Science in biochemistry and graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then completed an emergency medicine residency at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Jurao’s interests in toxicology include a fascination with chemical structure/function relationships and biochemical mechanisms of toxicity. Many of his mentors during toxicology fellowship have notably conducted animal research studying high-dose insulin therapy and were the key inspiration to continue this work as a fellow and beyond. Dr. Jurao hopes to continue his career in academic research in toxicology, and foster research opportunities for the fellows in Minnesota. 

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  Ashley Rider, MD, MEHP

  Stanford University

  "Electronic Health Record Data for Assessment of Residents’ Clinical Efficiency"

  Ashley Rider, MD, MEHP, is a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed her emergency medicine residency at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. She then pursued a simulation education fellowship at Stanford and obtained a Master of Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins University. Her academic interests focus on advancing emergency medicine education through simulation-based training and leveraging clinical data to enhance learning. Dr. Rider is passionate about supporting quality improvement initiatives at the Graduate Medical Education (GME) level. As associate program director for the emergency medicine residency program, she has led efforts to strengthen resident quality improvement projects, operationalize interprofessional education, and integrate clinical performance metrics into training, reflecting her dedication to enriching clinical education and fostering dynamic, collaborative learning environments. 

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  Marta Rowh, MD, PhD

  Emory University

  "Identifying Sex-Based Cardiovascular Health Inequities in Medical Education Using Natural Language Processing"

  Marta Rowh, MD, PhD is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Advocacy (DEIRA) Curriculum Thread director at Emory School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree and doctorate in immunology from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. 

  Dr. Rowh served as a physician for the Air National Guard CBRNE unit, volunteering in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic and acting as medical director for a civilian-military mass vaccination partnership. She has led various medical school programs in community engagement, public health, health systems, and policy.

  Driven by a commitment to addressing health inequities, Dr. Rowh is passionate about medical education and mentorship. She teaches to empower the next generation of physicians to improve disparities in healthcare and advocate for underserved communities.

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  Elizabeth Jacobs, MD

  Rhode Island Hospital

  "Development of Key Objectives and Best Practices for Training Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates Completing a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM2PEM) Fellows"

  Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, is a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, with over two decades of experience in pediatric emergency medicine. She has served as the pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship director for the past ten years and has played a key role in shaping the education of future leaders in the field. Dr. Jacobs also has served as chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section of Emergency Medicine Program Directors Steering Committee and has contributed to many national pediatric education initiatives. Her extensive background in curriculum development, leadership, and collaboration with institutions across the country has fueled her passion for creating a standardized, evidence-based curriculum for emergency medicine residency graduates completing a PEM fellowship (EM2PEM). Her project will develop a set of key objectives and competencies to standardize the specialized training needs of EM2PEM fellows, ensuring consistent, high-quality education and improving pediatric emergency care and patient outcomes. 

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  Rebecca Theophanous, MD, MHSc

  Duke University

  "Emergency Physician Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Training Simulation Assessment"

  Rebecca Theophanous, MD, MHSc, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Duke University Hospital and the emergency ultrasound director at the Durham VA Health Care System. She is actively involved with clinical ultrasound education, teaching residents and students on shift, performing weekly ultrasound image review, presenting monthly advanced ultrasound talks, and teaching at monthly resident simulation sessions. Her research work on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) includes published manuscripts and speaker presentations on three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) technology as an innovative bedside tool. Using implementation science, she has identified facilitators and barriers to POCUS training in emergency medicine physicians at Durham VA and Duke University while evaluating the program’s impact for future dissemination. Her current projects include establishing a standardized simulation model for nerve-block procedural training, assessing ultrasound competency in resident and attending physicians, and teleultrasound use to improve patient care. Dr. Theophanous was awarded the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) Rising Star Research Award in May 2024.  Dr. Theophanous is a reviewer for multiple medical journals and has helped write POCUS guidelines and policies as part of her hospital’s POCUS taskforce. Her academic interests include medical education and simulation, with a focus on ultrasound and critical care. 

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  Nicholas Pokrajac, MD

  Stanford University

  "Motivations and Barriers of Emergency Physicians Maintaining Procedure Skills"

  Nicholas Pokrajac, MD, is a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. After obtaining his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and completed a residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Pokrajac currently serves as the director of clinical skills training in his current position at Stanford. His interests are in faculty clinical skills maintenance and development, and the use of simulation-based mastery learning for teaching faculty. 

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  Mario Camacho, MD

  Denver Health and Hospital Authority

  "Prehospital Patients With a Preference for a Language Other Than English: A Mixed Methods Study"

  Mario Camacho, MD, is an emergency medicine (EM) and emergency medical services (EMS) physician based in Denver, Colorado. He serves as an associate medical director for the Denver Health Paramedic Division and as the medical director for the Denver Health Paramedic School. Additionally, Dr. Camacho holds the position of assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

  Board-certified in both EM and EMS, Dr. Camacho is deeply committed to prehospital education, harm reduction, and health equity. His recent research focuses on addressing language barriers in prehospital care to improve patient outcomes. He has been involved in initiatives aimed at achieving equity in EMS care and patient outcomes through learning health systems.

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  Brandon Kappy, MD, MPP

  Children's National Hospital

  "Classifying Pediatric Emergency Department Resource Use for Split Flow Operational Improvements"

  Brandon Kappy, MD, MPP, is an assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine and operations researcher at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School followed by a pediatrics residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Kappy then pursued a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children's National Hospital. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Kappy holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration at the George Washington School of Business.

  Dr. Kappy's research integrates data analytics with clinical operations to identify and address care delays in the pediatric emergency department. His work involves developing machine learning prediction models, patient flow simulations, and conducting large database analyses to enhance patient throughput.

  As the recipient of the SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Clinical Operations Research Grant, Dr. Kappy is developing innovative, machine learning-based classifications of emergency department patient resource utilization to trial a streamlined split-flow patient care process.

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  Michael Gottlieb, MD

  Rush University Medical Center

  "Genomic Surveillance to Identify Emerging Pathogens via Air Sampling"

  Michael Gottlieb, MD, is a professor of emergency medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He serves as the vice chair of research and director of the Emergency Ultrasound Division. ​

  Dr. Gottlieb earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, followed by a fellowship in advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography at the same institution. ​

  In his current role, Dr. Gottlieb oversees research initiatives and directs the Emergency Ultrasound Division at Rush University Medical Center. He was also the founding program director for the Rush Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship. 

  Dr. Gottlieb has held leadership positions, including past-chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Ultrasound Section and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Ultrasound Section. 

  Dr. Gottlieb serves as the director of learner assessment and program evaluation for SAEM’s Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design in Medical Education (ARMED MedEd) program. Additionally, he has held leadership positions within SAEM, including past-chair of the SAEM Education Summit. He also serves on the editorial boards of both AEM Education and Training (AEM E&T) and Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) where he holds the position of associate social media editor.  

  Dr. Gottlieb's research focuses on point-of-care ultrasound and medical education. He has authored over 600 peer-reviewed publications and has been cited more than 11,600 times. His work has significantly advanced the integration of ultrasound in emergency medicine and contributed to the development of educational frameworks for medical professionals.​

  
  

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  Anita Chary, MD, PhD

  Baylor College of Medicine

  "An Intervention to Engage Older Adults in Emergency Department Admission Decisions"

  Anita Chary, MD, PhD, is an emergency physician and health services researcher at Baylor College of Medicine. She earned a medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and served as chief resident at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency. Dr. Chary is a PhD-trained anthropologist and qualitative methods expert whose research focuses on health disparities, equity, and health care delivery for vulnerable populations. Dr. Chary is an active research mentor and serves as the associate program director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine. Her domestic emergency department-based research aims to improve health care delivery for older adults, specifically those who are socioeconomically marginalized and those with cognitive impairment. Her international work in health care program development and implementation of evidence-based interventions spans child nutrition, reproductive health, chronic disease management, and specialty care referral and navigation in rural areas. 

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  Brandon Maughan, MD, MHS, MSHP

  Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

  "Improving Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis With Sex-Specific D-Dimer Screening"

  Brandon Maughan, MD, MHS, MSHP, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU. He earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital in 2013, serving as chief resident. Following residency, Dr. Maughan was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained a Master of Science in Health Policy Research.

  Dr. Maughan’s research focuses on sex-based differences in the emergency department evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. His work includes a systematic review of outpatient pulmonary embolism treatment, which was selected for the 2024 American Board of Emergency Medicine Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment reading list. He has received a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association and was selected for the National Academy of Medicine’s Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of Academic Emergency Medicine.

  Prior to joining OHSU, Dr. Maughan worked as a community emergency medicine physician and health policy consultant, contributing to evaluations of Medicare alternative payment models established under the Affordable Care Act. His earlier research on opioid and benzodiazepine prescription practices has been cited by organizations such as the National Academy of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration.

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  Katrina Muraglia, MD, PhD

  Regents of the University of Michigan

  "Mechanism of Thermal Injury After a Heat-Based Therapy for Central Line Infection"

  Katrina Muraglia, MD, PhD, is completing her emergency medicine residency at the University of Michigan and will transition to a research fellowship and clinical instructor role in fall 2025. She earned her Bachelor of Science in English and Biology from the University of Michigan, followed by both her MD and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ​

  Dr. Muraglia's research focuses on developing adjuvant therapies for central line infections and understanding the cellular mechanisms of endothelial response to physical manipulation and iatrogenic injury. Her upcoming fellowship in Dr. J. Scott VanEpps' laboratory will be supported by the SAEMF Research Training Grant.

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  Derek Lubetkin, MD

  Mainehealth - Pen Bay Medical Center

  "Understanding Barriers and Opportunities of a Rural Nepal Police-Based Basic Life Support Program"

  Derek Lubetkin, MD, earned his undergraduate degree from McGill University and obtained his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. ​Dr. Lubetkin completed his residency in emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he participated in the Emergency Medicine Global Health Track and the Brown Residency International/Global Health Training Pathway (BRIGHT).

  Following residency, Dr. Lubetkin pursued the Coastal Maine Global Health Fellowship, focusing on building emergency care capacity by developing and implementing training curricula at the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

  Dr. Lubetkin is also a co-founder of Open Channel Projects, a nonprofit organization committed to expanding healthcare access by collaborating with local organizations uniquely positioned to drive meaningful change and address the specific health needs of their communities.

  With support from the SAEMF GEMA Research Pilot Grant, Dr. Lubetkin aims to further his work in Nepal, where he has previously partnered with Bayalpata Hospital to develop a prehospital trauma training program. He will use the grant funding to strengthen his collaboration with HAPSA-Nepal, focusing on a police-based basic life support training initiative.

The Outstanding Department for Wellness Award honors Emergency Medicine Departments that exhibit a profound commitment to fostering a wellness-centric culture. Outstanding departments demonstrate dedication to maintaining a learning and work environment that minimizes burnout and maximizes professional fulfillment.

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  Travis Schmitz, PhD, MBA

  Administrator

  Northwestern Medicine

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  Joan Chen, MD

  Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine

  "Community Paramedicine Interventions for People Who Use Drugs"

  Dr. Chen is currently a third-year emergency medicine resident at Mount Sinai Hospital. Their work with people who use drugs started many years prior to their entry into medicine: first with their local community in street-based syringe distribution, HIV/STI testing and harm reduction counseling, and then as outreach worker to unhoused and transiently housed street populations in San Francisco. They witnessed how the compassionate and evidence-based methods of harm reduction could transform people’s lives. Working alongside a community paramedic in a program targeted to high utilizers of emergency services left the greatest impression on them, showing them the potential of out-of-hospital interventions linked with emergency services to serve public health. With this, they were inspired to pursue a career in addiction medicine based in the field of emergency medicine. Their motivation has only deepened in their current residency training in the emergency departments of New York City, as they learn the skills and acquire the tools to care for people who use drugs on both individual and public health levels, with creativity and compassion.

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  Rachel M. Skains, MD, MSPH

  University of Alabama at Birmingham

  "Risk Factors and Time Course of Incident Delirium Among Older Adults in the Emergency Department (ED)"

  Dr. Skains is an assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine (EM) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with a joint faculty position at the Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC). Dr. Skains is an early-stage investigator focused on improving medication safety and cognitive impairment management in the acute care of older adults through patient-centered outcomes research. Dr. Skains’ interest in cognition and aging stems from her undergraduate training in neuroscience, working as a clinical research coordinator at Carolinas Neuromuscular/MDA-ALS Center, and serving as a NC Albert Schweitzer Fellow. After graduating from Wake Forest School of Medicine (2016), she completed her EM residency at UAB (2019) followed by a clinical research fellowship focused on geriatric EM while pursuing a master's degree in public health in clinical and translational science from the UAB School of Public Health (2021). 

  
  

  Dr. Skains was awarded the AHRQ NRSA T32 Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship in the UAB Health Services Research Training Program (2020-2022), in addition to funding through the UAB Integrative Center for Aging Research (ICAR) and Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) 1.0 pilot grant programs. She has recently been awarded two NIA awards: Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) R03 (2023-2025) to evaluate the risk factors and time course of incident delirium among older adults in the ED and Exploratory/Developmental Grant R21 (2023-2025) for comprehensive assessment of delirium risk due to medications, in addition to the GEMSSTAR for EM Supplemental Funding Program through SAEMF/EMF. Furthermore, Dr. Skains is an ED physician champion for the UAB – Highlands and BVAMC Geriatric ED committees, which received Level 1 (2021) and Level 3 (2023) accreditations respectively, completed the UAB Geriatric Scholar Interprofessional Program (2019-2021), served as fellow board member for the GEM Section of ACEP (2021-2023), and currently chair of the AGEM Grants & Awards subcommittee (2023-Present). Dr. Skains is also leader of the medication safety committee to update the national Geriatric ED Guidelines, leader of the ACEP quality measure group to develop a geriatric high-risk ED prescription list, Level 3 Geriatric ED accreditation reviewer, and committee member for UAB’s Department of Inter-professional Practice and Training (DIPT), What Matters Advisory Group, and AGEM Grant and Awards Subcommittee. Finally, she was recently the recipient of the 2023 Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine Early Career Achievement Award and the UAB Department of EM Outstanding Researcher of the Year 2023.

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  Joe-Ann Moser, MD, MS

  The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

  "Non-Promotable Task Completion by Emergency Medicine Chief Residents"

  Dr. Moser is a graduate medical education scholarship fellow and clinical instructor at the University of Wisconsin. She earned a BA in biochemistry and an MS in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Moser went on to receive an MD with distinction in medical education and global health from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she also completed her emergency medicine residency. She is currently pursuing a master's of health professions education at the University of Illinois - Chicago. Dr. Moser’s research interests include curriculum design and minimizing trainee and faculty burden to improve wellness.