The GW Department of Emergency Medicine provides emergency patient care to three hospitals, educates the next generation of health professionals and provides a wide range of innovative emergency medicine consulting services.

GW Emergency Medicine
As part of an academic multispecialty group practice, physicians actively collaborate in both the clinical and academic realms. More Information

International Focus
The Department has developed an extensive series of educational and consulting activities that span the globe. More Information

Innovation and Research
Department research focuses on the development of modern medical solutions that enhance the delivery of medical services worldwide. More Information

The Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) of The George Washington University is actively involved in a wide range of Emergency Medicine-related clinical, educational, research, and consulting programs. In support of our medical student, resident, and fellowship education programs and clinical research programs, the DEM staffs the ED’s of three hospitals including one hospital-based Hyperbarics / Wound Care program. The DEM also offers a wide range of Emergency Medicine consulting activities including: medical support for the travel assistance and commercial shipping industries, staffing solutions for remote clinics, telemedicine-related services, community-oriented emergency care programs.

Our mission is to provide excellent emergency patient care, train the next generation of health professionals, create new knowledge in the fields of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Management, and continually innovate.

Programs & Services

Featured Programs

Operated out of the GW Department of Emergency Medicine, Maritime Medical Access utilizes telemedicine to aid ships at sea.

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Education

Emergency Medicine Residency

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the George Washington University is sponsored by the George Washington University Medical Center in collaboration with the INOVA Fairfax Hospital Center. The DEM also sponsors a series of Fellowships that will create a new generation of Emergency Medicine leaders domestically and globally. Click on the link below to learn more.

Emergency Health Services

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The Department of Emergency Medicine faculty is actively involved with local Emergency Medical Services on a variety of levels. Washington, DC is located at the junction of Maryland and Virginia and contains multiple Federal Agencies that provide EMS care to its citizens, thus creating unique and challenging EMS inter-jurisdictional issues.

Located within the Department, the Program in Emergency Health Services, offers undergraduate degree programs and primary education to all levels of pre-hospital providers. Our goal is to provide sound educational and clinical skills training to our colleagues who provide care outside of the confines of the hospital.

With this in mind, we have multiple classes and programs available both through the university and through contractual agreements with local agencies.

For information on physician-led undergraduate and graduate courses offered by the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, click here.