• Meronda Lindberg Nominated for Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award of Excellence

    Congratulations to Meronda Lindberg on being nominated for the Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award of Excellence, which celebrates exceptional staff who have made notable contributions in support of the College's mission.

  • Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Honored With College of Medicine – Tucson Awards

    The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presented the winners of the Faculty Awards at a ceremony on March 2. 

  • Researchers earn grants to improve emergency medical services in Arizona focusing on rural EMS, treating opiate overdoses and improving airway management.

    Researchers earn grants to improve emergency medical services in Arizona focusing on rural EMS, treating opiate overdoses and improving airway management.

Dr. Adhikari Named Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for Emergency Medicine

Srikar Adhikari, MD, has been appointed as the vice chair of faculty affairs for the department. This is the first vice chair ever appointed in the department.

Dr. Adhikari earns R21 award to incorporate artificial intelligence with bedside ultrasound

The project aims to train artificial intelligence to identify signs of pulmonary embolism from bedside cardiac ultrasound scans, with the goal of providing real-time assistance to health care providers.

Meronda Lindberg Nominated for Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award of Excellence

Congratulations to Meronda Lindberg on being nominated for the Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award of Excellence, which celebrates exceptional staff who have made notable contributions in support of the College's mission.

Welcome to the UA Department of Emergency Medicine


Message from the Department Chair

Welcome to UArizona Emergency Medicine!

Summer brings new residents, fellows, and faculty to the Sonoran Desert. And hopefully, the monsoon rains (please, please, please)! There are a lot of new faces around with DEM scrubs on and if you are one of them, I wish you the very best in your transition to dry air!

Please browse the website for update and news. There is a LOT going on around here. Some of you might not know this, but our department hosts what I believe is the only bachelor of science undergraduate degree program in EMS in the country. This past year the program doubled the number of UA students that majored in EMS. There is now an online option that is also very popular. EMS excellence has a long history here and the students and trainees benefit from over 4 decades of excellence in research, prehospital practice, and extraordinary teaching. Another unique project of the EMS faculty is the Banner University Space Capsule Recovery Medical Team. Through a contract with Boeing Aerospace, the team is trained and ready to provide rescue medical care, if needed, for future Boeing Starliner landings. The landing site is about 70 miles Southeast to Tucson on the Willcox Playa, a (mostly) dry lake bed. Cool stuff!

 


Samuel M. Keim, MD, MSc
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center

EM In The News

College of Medicine – Tucson Student Selected as Tillman Scholar

Second-year medical student Alexander Hilser was one of 60 people honored by the Pat Tillman Foundation this year.


Advanced Hazmat Life Support Keeps Good Chemicals from Going Bad

Interdisciplinary program trains first responders how to treat people exposed to chemical, biological and radiological hazards at home during peacetime and in conflict zones during wartime.


Applying A Team Approach to Health Care Education

Interprofessional education modules at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center teach students the importance of teamwork in health care.


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