Supporting exceptional achievement through unparalleled investment in education, research, and remarkable patient care.
Training Tomorrow's Leaders in Emergency Medicine
Medical Students
All medical students at the University of Wisconsin complete rotations in the emergency department, and our department offers additional course and extracurricular opportunities for students interested in spending more time exploring our specialty.
Residents
Our emergency medicine residency program prepares physicians for the future of healthcare within both academic and community settings, and offers an optional fourth year for residents seeking to undertake advanced training.
Fellows
Our department sponsors several emergency medicine fellowships and postgraduate training opportunities designed to support junior physicians in launching their careers while learning from exceptional faculty mentors.
Advancing Emergency Care Research
The Department of Emergency Medicine’s clinical and translational research enterprise is federally funded and focuses on health services and care transitions studies.
Our faculty investigators are nationally recognized leaders in much of the research they conduct, yielding critical discoveries in areas such as dementia and emergency care for older adults, antimicrobial stewardship, and health disparities.
And our Emergency Department Research Coordinator Program provides high-quality clinical study coordination and enrollment services for UW campus and industry researchers.
Providing Remarkable Patient Care
With four different emergency departments and world-renowned air medical capabilities, we are equipped to provide patients with a complete range of primary and specialty emergency care services.
Department News & Events
Recent News & Announcements
Chief Residents announced for 2023-2024 academic year
The Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program announced three chief residents for the upcoming academic year. Chiefs work closely with the Program Director and...
March 24, 2023
Emergency medicine faculty share expertise: February 2023
Department of Emergency Medicine faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on topics within emergency and prehospital care and research…
March 23, 2023
Match Day: Welcome Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2026
The BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine announces 13 medical students joining its emergency medicine residency program this June...
March 17, 2023
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine has strong showing at 31st Annual Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Research Forum
Congratulations to all faculty, fellows, residents, medical students, researchers and staff who presented at the 31st Annual Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Research Forum...
March 9, 2023
Pediatric emergency physician Dr. Allie Hurst shares insights on new CDC report about adolescent girls’ mental health
New data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention details record-high levels of sadness, violence, and risk of suicide for teenage girls. Dr. Allie Hurst joined Wisconsin Public Radio's Central Time...
March 8, 2023
Laura Block awarded Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral research fellowship to study Alzheimer’s disease and mental illness co-occurrence in nursing home residents
Laura Block, a Research Program Coordinator in the Gilmore-Bykovskyi Lab and PhD nursing student, has been awarded a national fellowship to support her dissertation research and training.
February 23, 2023- More News
Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
Penelope Lema, MD
Associate Professor, Columbia University
Please join us Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
Learn more about our grand rounds lecture series
Support the Department of Emergency Medicine
The BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine welcomes and is grateful for various forms of support – discretionary funds for our many programs, internships and mentoring opportunities for students, and introductions to new networks that can help advance our reach and build partnerships around Wisconsin and the world.