A Tradition of Excellence in Emergency Care Research
The BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine enhances and facilitates high-impact clinical and translational emergency care research and fosters the successful development of investigators dedicated to generating new knowledge.
In FY22, we had over $4.3 million in awarded funds supporting our work, and were competitively ranked in National Institutes of Health research funding among academic departments of emergency medicine.
Guided by the Wisconsin Idea and through partnerships across the state, the nation, and the globe, our research bridges the lifespan—from pediatric and adolescent to aging emergency care research—with considerable attention to vulnerable populations. We also design and investigate advances in clinical training through our medical education research programs, and offer scientific investigators cutting-edge clinical research study coordination services.
Research Productivity
#15
National rank for NIH research funding in emergency medicine (FY 2022)
$4.4 million
Awarded research funds
(2021-2022)
70
Peer-reviewed research publications
(2022-2023)
Research Areas of Significant Effort
Emergency Care for Infectious Diseases
Federally-funded health services research lab focused on applying human factors and systems engineering principles to improve infectious disease diagnosis, infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department and downstream care settings.
Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Collaborative research lab focused on developing and testing novel programs to improve emergency and acute care delivered to older adults, including adults with cognitive vulnerabilities such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as building capacity for core aging-related research.
Gilmore-Bykovskyi Lab
Mission-driven health services research laboratory committed to improving dementia care and research through investigating care delivery, caregiver support, utilization, research disparities and interventions, and by advancing our understanding of neuropsychiatric symptoms in people living with ADRD.
"To conduct innovative emergency care research, with a focus on clinical and translational research, to advance the health and health equity of the people of Wisconsin and beyond."
Department of Emergency Medicine Research Mission
Emergency Medicine Research News
Grants & Recognition
Research & Researchers
Clinical Study Coordination Services
The Emergency Department Research Coordinator (EDRC) Program is a cutting-edge resource available to academic and industry researchers that places highly trained staff members in the emergency department to screen, consent, and enroll patients and visitors into research studies and complete research protocols.
The program aims to support the conduct of high-impact clinical and translational research by providing investigators with a range of research and consultative services.
Recent Publications
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Have questions?
Contact a member of our team:
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN
Associate Vice Chair of Research
algilmore@medicine.wisc.edu
Phoebe Natzke, MS
Research Services Manager
pnatzke@medicine.wisc.edu
Jenna Wepfer, MBA
Finance Director
jwepfer@medicine.wisc.edu