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• 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

• Now enrolling: point of care ultrasound continuing medical education course, May 2-3, 2023

  Are you a healthcare provider looking to improve your point of care ultrasound skills? Learn point of care ultrasound from faculty experts in "Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound for the Acutely Ill Patient."

  February 20, 2023

• Michael Spigner awarded Best Speaker at national EMS competition

  The National Association of EMS Physicians held its annual meeting in Tampa, FL, last month. As one of the largest assemblies of emergency medical services personnel in the nation...

  February 10, 2023

• Emergency Medicine faculty, fellows and alumna recognized for editorial contributions

  WestJEM is the premier open-access Medline-indexed EM journal in the world. Department of Emergency Medicine faculty, fellows and alumni were recognized for their contributions as reviewers to the WestJEM Special Issue in Educational Research & Practice...

  February 9, 2023

• Emergency medicine faculty share expertise: January 2023

  BerbeeWalsh 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…

  February 6, 2023

• Feb. 3rd celebrates National Women Physicians Day

  National Women Physicians Day calls on us to honor the contributions and leadership of women in the field of emergency medicine, but to also acknowledge the discrimination and inequity faced...

  February 3, 2023

• UW Health Primary Paramedic Course now accepting applications

  UW Health's Primary Paramedic Program provides learners with a comprehensive introduction to paramedic care. Applications are now open for the next course beginning Sept. 5, 2023...

  February 2, 2023

• BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine faculty announced as speakers, Wisconsin ACEP 2023 Spring Symposium

  As experts in their field, several department faculty will be speaking at WACEP's 2023 Spring Symposium, an annual conference bringing together emergency medicine...

  February 2, 2023

• Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi selected to co-chair national Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit

  Held by the National Institute on Aging, the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons Living with Dementia and their Care Partners/Caregivers...

  February 1, 2023

• Dr. Allie Hurst on the rising number of pediatric suicide-related emergency visits

  Over the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the monthly visits to the emergency department at UW Health Kids related to mental health...

  January 20, 2023
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