The Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) provides educational resources for novice and mid-career researchers through the Research Learning Series or RLS. These are recorded lectures, panel discussions, and podcasts.These sessions feature valuable research content delivered by experts in the field of emergency research. Sign up for the upcoming live webinars for free or view past recordings below.
Watch for a discussion on ways to be successful with subject enrollment in the emergency department, what contributes to prospective enrollment success, and learn what other researchers have done to increase patient participation in research.
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James Paxton, MD, MBA
Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research
Wayne State University School of Medicine
James H. Paxton, MD MBA FACEP FAHA, is the Director of Clinical Research for Detroit Receiving Hospital and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University Department of Emergency Medicine. He has served SAEM through various roles within the By-Laws, Awards, Grants, and Research Committees, including Chairman of the SAEM Research Committee (2021-2024). He received both his MD and MBA degrees from the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH), and completed EM residency training at Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, MI). Dr. Paxton has served as core academic faculty for the Detroit EM residencies at both Sinai-Grace Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital since 2011, and has mentored hundreds of medical students and residents at Wayne State University during that time. He is an active clinical researcher and has served as PI for numerous industry- and publicly funded trials. He is the editor of several books on emergency medicine topics, and is a recognized expert and invited speaker for many regional, national and international lectures on emergent vascular access, cardiac arrest, and emergent resuscitation.
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Shana Haynes-Harp, MD
Director of Research for Emergency Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
Shana Haynes-Harp, MD, is the Director of Research for Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Haynes-Harp possesses 20+ years of experience as a healthcare professional and 10 years in a leadership role within healthcare and research. Previously, she was employed with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Tufts Medical Center. She has completed her Masters degree in Health Services Administration and her Doctoral degree in Health Science. Dr. Haynes-Harp has extensive experience in managing research teams carrying out multi-centered global clinical research trials as well as clinical research studies. -
Susan Wojcik, PhD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Susan Wojcik, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of emergency medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University with over 24 years of emergency medicine research and education experience. She received a PhD in Health Sciences from Trident University, a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and a Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University. She has served as a site PI or co-investigator for numerous industry and publicly funded clinical and education emergency medicine research studies. Dr. Wojcik is an author on over 60 peer reviewed publications. As the Director of Research since 2017, she provides oversight, leadership, and mentorship in all aspects of research and scholarly activities for the department. Dr. Wojcik is also the director of many educational programs including a fellow research seminar series, the residency research requirement, and a medical student research elective. Her mentorship has resulted in both national and international research presentation by students, residents, and fellows, along with several manuscript publications. -
Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, MD, MPH, DTMH
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine; Director of Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Management; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Elissa M Schechter-Perkins MD, MPH, DTMH, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Vice Chair of EM Research at Boston University School of Medicine/Boston University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Management. She is the immediate past co-Chair of the SAEM Interest Group Emergency Medicine Transmissible Infectious Diseases, a network of academic emergency departments focused on research, practice, and policy on emerging and transmissible infectious diseases.
Dr. Perkins earned a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University, and completed her Doctorate of Medicine at Columbia University. She did her EM residency training at Yale New Haven Hospital, and then completed an International EM fellowship at Los Angeles County, University of Southern California, during which time she earned an MPH from UCLA and a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Gorgas Clinical Course in Tropical Medicine in Lima, Peru.
Dr. Perkins has spent her career working with vulnerable populations, primarily in inner city EDs. Her academic area of expertise focuses on the intersection of infectious diseases, public health, and the ED. She has developed programs and evaluated methods to enhance both ED and hospital-wide screening and treatment of infectious diseases that have public health consequences, including HIV, HCV, MRSA, sexually transmitted infections, influenza, COVID-19, and monkeypox. -
Joshua Davis, MD
Clinical Instructor
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Dr. Joshua Davis is an emergency physician in Wichita, KS, who teaches as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He is Assistant Medical Director for Ultrasound and Research with Vituity in Wichita. He completed his residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, completed medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware. His research interests are broad and include emergency medicine clinical topics along with patient safety, handoff communication, and medical education. He has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, given multiple national presentations, and written several book chapters.
Archived Online Lectures
| Bryn Mumma, MD, MAS | |
| Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA & Kate Remick, MD | |
| Annahieta Kalantari, DO, FACEP, FACOEP, FAAEM | |
| Rebecca E Cash, PhD, MPH, NRP Harvard Medical School | |
| Zachrison, MD, MSc Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Corrie E Chumpitazi MD, MS, FAAP, FACEP | |
| Strategies for making the NIH K to R Transition | Willard W. Sharp M.D, Ph.D. FACEP, FAAEM |
| Challenges in Ultrasound-Based Research | Mark Joseph Favot, MD, RDMS, RDCS Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Emergency Ultrasound Wayne State University |
| Manuscript Publishing Pitfalls and Pearls | Chadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH |
| Deep Learning | Richard Andrew Taylor, MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine ED Director of Clinical Informatics and Analytics Yale School of Medicine |