Emergency Medicine Research
The specialty of EM has the obligation to improve the health of the public and to fulfill its research mission - Robert W Neumar
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Emergency medicine research: 2030 strategic goals
All academic medical specialties have the obligation to continuously create new knowledge that will improve patient care and outcomes. Emergency medicine (EM) is no exception. Since its origins over 50 years ago, EM has struggled to fulfill its research mission. EM ranks last among clinical specialties in the percentage of medical school faculty who are National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded principal investigators... Although there has been a steady increase in the number of NIH-funded projects and total NIH dollars, the slowing growth in the number of NIH-funded PIs and lack of growth in the number of EM departments with NIH-funded PIs is cause for concern.
Articles of Interest
Clinical research in emergency medicine: putting it together
The difficulties in conducting good clinical research in emergency medicine can be overcome. This article will begin by identifying the main difficulties faced by the emergency medicine researcher. It will then discuss some solutions through the development and application of the research protocol. Finally, recommendations will be made with regard to writing for publication.
Comparing National Institutes of Health funding of emergency medicine to four medical specialties
Compared to internal medicine, pediatrics, anesthesiology, and family medicine, EM received the least amount of NIH support per active faculty member and ranked next to last for NIH support by active physician. Given the many benefits of research both for the specialty and for society, EM needs to continue to develop and support an adequate cohort of independent investigators.
Resources
Current Research in Emergency Medicine (CREM)
Current Research in Emergency Medicine is a peer review, online journal that provides updated information on emergency medical care, activities concerned with emergency medicine, nonsurgical treatment of diseases of the internal organs.
PECARN
PECARN is the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network, the first federally-funded multi-institutional network for research in pediatric emergency medicine in the United States.
Emergency Medicine Research
Our Emergency Medicine faculty is committed to improving emergency medicine care through leading innovative research in a variety of medical fields.
Office of Emergency Care Research
OECR catalyzes the development of new funding opportunities for research related to patients with time-sensitive medical conditions.
