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 Through Research
The Department of Emergency Medicine’s federally funded clinical and translational research enterprise 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
UW–Madison reports record $1.5B research expenditures, ranks among top national universities
In a press release, the university reported on recent higher education research data published by the National Science Foundation...
November 30, 2023
Michael Pulia encourages careful antibiotic stewardship during US Antibiotic Awareness Week
Dr. Pulia emphasized that overuse of antibiotics leads to resistant bacterial infections (“super-bugs”) at the community and hospital level...
November 25, 2023
Department of Emergency Medicine faculty selected for UW Health Physician Leadership Development Program
Dr. Andrew Cathers and Dr. Allie Hurst join a year-long program aimed at developing physician leaders across the UW Health system of care...
November 20, 2023
Emergency departments seek to transform Alzheimer’s and dementia care through $55M national research grant
Research led by Dr. Manish Shah is part of a national effort to improve health outcomes for people living with dementia by investigating emergency and post-emergency care interventions...
November 14, 2023
Department of Emergency Medicine and UW Health Med Flight honor clinicians and staff on Veterans Day
UW Emergency Services employs many current and retired members of the U.S. military. The organization took to social media to thank and recognize...
November 13, 2023
UW Health emergency physicians and nurses present at 2023 Wisconsin Emergency Nurses Association State Symposium
Providers delivered several educational presentations as part of the Wisconsin Emergency Nurses Association 'Lambeau & Learn' State Symposium...
November 9, 2023- More News
Upcoming Grand Rounds
Emergency Medicine grand rounds will return from a winter hiatus in Spring 2024.
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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.