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.

News

Dr. Shokoohi: Ultrasound-Guided IV Training Reduces Central Line Placement

external link,May 14, 2012


25 Department Abstracts Accepted for the 2012 SAEM Annual Meeting

PDF,May 04, 2012


Technology in Emergency Care Seminar: Published Presentations

external site,Mar 07, 2012


Dr. Pines on TIME.com: Can Better Access to Health Care Really Lower Costs?

external:TIME.com,Jan 26, 2012


Dr. Pines: Should Your Doctor Be Napping on the Job?

external: TIME.com,Jan 03, 2012


Dr. Pines: The Association Between Length of Emergency Department Boarding and Mortality

External Site: Wiley Online Library,Dec 20, 2011


Dr. Kabir Yadav on "Bench to Bedside"

GW Today,Dec 08, 2011


Pourmand, Shokoohi and Yadav Elected to Fellow Status of ACEP

PDF,Nov 02, 2011


Department Initiates First NREMT Program in the Philippines

PDF,Oct 27, 2011


Department to Participate in Redskin's Timeout For Military Veteran's Health

PDF,Oct 19, 2011


Department is Awarded ITT Contract to Manage Kuwait Ambulance System

External site: Marketwatch,Oct 18, 2011


Maritime Medical Access Teams up with DigiGone for Telemedicine

External Site: PR Web,Oct 11, 2011


Dr. Kabir Yadav on: "The Tale of Two Junior Investigators"

external site: ACEP Research Section newsletter,Oct 04, 2011


Emergency Care G.P.S.

Jameel Abualenain M.D.,Sep 22, 2011


Dr. Shokoohi: "Bedside US may Clear Up Undifferentiated Hypotension Picture"

External Link: AuntMinnie,Sep 12, 2011


Dr. Pines on TIME.com: The Night-weekend Effect

external site: TIME.com,Aug 29, 2011


GW Summer Program Trains Future EMTs

External source: GW Today,Aug 15, 2011


Dr. Pines on Time.com: Why Secret 'Doctor Shopping' Studies Are Necessary

external source, TIME.com,Aug 14, 2011


Department to Hold First EMT Summer Program for Highschool Students

external site,Jul 06, 2011


Dr. Pines on TIME.com: The Diverted Ambulance: How ER Crowding Kills

external site, TIME.com,Jun 27, 2011


Dr. Pines on TIME.com: The Value of Emergency Care

external source, TIME.com,Apr 11, 2011


Five Department Members to Present at SAEM Regional Meeting

PDF,Apr 08, 2011


Dr. Pines on Time.com: Why Doctors Order Too Many Tests (It's Not Just to Avoid Lawsuits)

Time.com;external link,Mar 01, 2011


McKesson Foundation awards Department Grant for Mobile Phone-Enabled Research Project

external link,Feb 28, 2011


Nine Department Members to Present at SAEM 2011

PDF,Feb 17, 2011


Dr. Jesse Pines on TIME.com: "McDonald's Medicine: Are We Too Impatient to Wait for Care?"

TIME.com, external site,Jan 26, 2011


Dr. Larissa May comments on, "A Sickening Sight: Riding Metro Can Make You Ill"

external site,Jan 21, 2011


Dr. Jesse Pines Featured on ABC News: Emergency Department Online Reservation Systems

ABC News, external site,Dec 12, 2010


Dr. Neal Sikka Featured in: "Telemedicine: Has Its Time Come?"

PDF, Annals of Emergency Medicine,Nov 30, 2010


GW EMED Initiates First Physician Assistant Program in the Middle East

PDF,Nov 12, 2010


Serious Injuries Related to the Segway® Personal Transporter: A Case Series

Annals of Emergency Medicine, external site,Oct 04, 2010


Physicians use photos from patients' cell phones to deliver 'mobile health'

The Washington Post, external site,Aug 31, 2010