Kyle Schoppel, MD

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EDUCATION

Undergraduate: Amherst College
Medical School: The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
Residency: UMass Medical School – Pediatrics
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center – Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Dr. Schoppel is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and medical educator specializing in simulation-based education, curriculum development, and trainee assessment. His academic work focuses on advancing pediatric and resuscitation education for emergency medicine trainees through high-fidelity simulation and educational innovation. He has held leadership roles in simulation programs at multiple academic medical centers and contributed to the development of pediatric emergency medicine simulation curricula.

He has an established record of peer-reviewed scholarship in medical education and pediatric emergency medicine, with publications addressing leadership assessment, resuscitation performance, interpreter access, and educational needs. His work has been presented at national and international conferences, and he has received multiple teaching and educator awards. He is actively engaged in professional societies supporting academic emergency medicine and pediatric emergency education.

Dr. Schoppel’s clinical interests include pediatric resuscitation, critical illness management, pediatric trauma, and care of high-acuity emergency department patients. He is deeply committed to bedside teaching and multidisciplinary, team-based care.

His research centers on simulation-based education and assessment in pediatric emergency medicine, examining how physicians develop and demonstrate leadership, decision-making, and resuscitation skills when caring for critically ill children. His current work aims to identify training gaps and inform evidence-based curriculum design for residents, fellows, and prehospital providers.

FUNDING

Wisconsin STARS: Simulation Training to Advance Rural Prehospital Care for Children
Source: Orion Initiative/University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Role: Principal Investigator