Dr. Ellen Weber receives Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
Dr. Ellen Weber, Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine, was awarded the 2018 UCSF Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award. The grant will be used to support her teaching and mentoring of emergency medicine research in Tanzania over the next two years.
2018-2019 Chief Residents
Congratulations to Drs. Alina Fomovska, Lily Muldoon, and Stephen Villa, our 2018-2019 Chief Residents!
Quarterly Bedside Teaching Award
Dr. Jeanne Noble for UCSF, Dr. Dan Repplinger for SFGH (pictured at left), and Dr. Dina Wallin for PEM are the 2nd Quarter Bedside Teaching Award winners for 2017-18. Our EM residents honor faculty members for their teaching abilities each quarter (PEM is semi-annual) by recognizing the ED Attending at each site who stands out for their bedside teaching skills and ability to provide constructive feedback to the EM residents.
Department of Emergency Medicine Designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care
It is the first such designation in the US, and one of only two in the world specifically dedicated to building emergency care systems. The designation provides a formalized relationship between the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine and the WHO by allowing more streamlined engagement, improving funding opportunities and developing a more formal framework for joint activities.
Dr. Aaron Kornblith receives National Junior Faculty Teaching Award
Dr. Aaron Kornblith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, received the 2017 ACEP National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award at the annual ACEP Scientific Assembly in Washington, D.C., on October 28, 2017.
Dr. John Brown receives Charlotte Baer Memorial Award
Dr. John Brown, Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, received the 2017 Charlotte Baer Memorial Award from the UCSF Volunteer Clinical Faculty Advisory Board in recognition of his distinguished service.
Dr. Rosny Daniel receives Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership
Dr. Rosny Daniel, 4th year resident and chief resident of the UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program, was one of three recipients of the Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership presented on October 5, 2017.
Seven Emergency Medicine Faculty receive Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Hemal Kanzaria, Dr. Mary Mercer, Dr. Rawnie Ruegner, Dr. Barry C. Simon, Dr. Nathan Teismann (pictured), Dr. Jeffrey Uller and Dr. Charlotte Wills received the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Academy of Medical Educators.
Dr. Michelle Lin International Residency Educator of the Year
Dr. Michelle Lin was named the 2017 International Residency Educator of the Year by the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She will officially receive this award during ICRE’s International Residency Education Awards Dinner on Saturday, October 21, in Quebec City.