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.

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.


Presentations

  

Current Faculty Poster Presentations:

Prevalence of Depression Among Emergency Department Visitors with Chronic Illness
May, 2012
Researchers: Janice Blanchard, MD, PhD, Benjamin L. Bregman, MD, Jeffrey Smith, MD, Mohammad Salimian, MD

Comparison of Mystery Caller Methodology to Direct Calls to Evaluate Access to Care after an Emergency Department Visit
May, 2012
Researchers: Rachelle Pierre-Mathieu, MD, MPP, Marilyn Chavannes, Janice Blanchard, MD, PhD


Educational Technology Can Improve ECG Diagnosis of ST Elevation MI Among Medical Students
April, 2012
Researchers: Ali Pourmand MD, Steven Davis, MD, Hamid Shokoohi, MD, Mary Tanski, MD, Kabir Yadav, MD 

A Comparison of Frequent and Infrequent Emergency Department Users Among Patients with Psychiatric Diagnosis
April, 2012
Researchers: Rasha Buhumain, MD, Jessica Riley, MD, Mehdi Sattarian, MD, Janice Blanchard, MD, PHD


Incision and Drainage: A Teaching Model Utilizing a Pig's Foot
March, 2012
Researchers: Anne Bennett, MD, Malika Fair, MD, MPH, Amy Keim, PA-C, James Marinucci, Drew Maurano PA-C, Ryan Strauss PA-C, MPH

 2011 ACEP SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY, October 15 - 19, 2011

Click here to see which Department of Emergency Medicine faculty members will participate in the upcoming ACEP Scientific Assembly in San Francisco, October 15 - 19, 2011. This annual conference is the world’s largest and most prestigious gathering of emergency medicine physicians.