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

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 four 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 and Prince George's 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.

Janice Blanchard, MD

Faculty Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Chief, Health Policy Section

Degrees:

MD, Harvard University, 1994
MPH, Harvard University, 1994
BA, Stanford University, 1989
MPhil, RAND, 1998
PhD, RAND

Residency Training:

Residency in Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, 1998
Internship at Northwestern University, 1995
Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program-- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND Corporation, 2000

Certifications:

Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Societies:

American College of Emergency Physicians
National Medical Association
Association for Health Services Research
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Special Interests:

Health Disparities
Access to Care
Health Policy

Publications:

Blanchard J, Lurie N. Preventive Care in the United States: Are Blacks Finally Catching Up?, Ethnicity and Disease. August, 2005.
Blanchard JC, Haywood Y, Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Stoto M, Lurie N. In Their Own Words: Lessons Learned From Those Exposed to Anthrax. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 95, No. 3, March 2005, pp. 489-495.
Blanchard JC, Lurie N. R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Patient reports of disrespect in the healthcare setting and its impact on care. Journal of Family Practice. 2003; 53: 721.
Blanchard J, Haywood Y, Scott C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: An Emergency Medicine Perspective. Acad Emerg Med 2003 10: 1289-1293.
Blanchard J, McCann E, Lynn J. Quality improvement in end of life care. Postgrad Med. 2002; 111: 21-22, 25-26.
Davis LM, Blanchard JC. Improving the preparedness of the health response to biological and chemical terrorism. RAND Issue Paper. IP-221. 3/2002.
Blanchard J, Hosek S. Health Care Financing Issues for Women with Disabilities, RAND, PM-1246, 2002
Blanchard J. Board scores and resident performance: is there a link?
Ann Emerg Med. 2000; 36: 64-7.
Curtis, Kevin and Blanchard, J. Violence in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 1999; 17: 717-31