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Welcome to the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Emergency Medicine!
Please take some time to peruse our website. Our Department maintains a thriving clinical practice - Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department (level 1 adult trauma center), Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) (level 1 pediatric trauma center), Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Department, Froedtert and MCW Moorland Reserve Health Center (free-standing) Emergency Department, and a series of soon-to-opened community-based, neighborhood hospitals Emergency Departments. Across this myriad of clinical practices, our faculty, fellows, residents, and advanced practice providers (APPs) care for more than 170,000 patient visits - and rapidly growing - per year.
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Recent News
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Department of EM is initiating an Underrepresented in Medicine Visiting Student Elective Scholarship
March 13, 2019
EM bound M4 students from groups historically underrepresented in medicine are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity and learn more about our excellent residency.
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Dr. Pilarski selected to receive the 2019 SAEM Hidden Gem Award
March 13, 2019
Alicia Pilarski, DO, was awarded the 2019 Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine “Hidden Gem Award.”
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Drs. Hernandez-Meier and Hargarten published Firearm Study in Injury Prevention
February 27, 2019
This project links population data to the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS).
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Dr. Art Derse elected as a prestigious Hastings Center Fellow
February 20, 2019
Hastings Center Fellows are an elected group of individuals of outstanding accomplishment, whose work has informed scholarship and/or public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, life sciences research and the environment.
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MCW Department of Emergency Medicine & Dr. Aufderheide ranked in NIH funding for 2018
February 20, 2019
For 2018, the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Emergency Medicine was just ranked 33rd in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
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CPR in Schools trains more than 300 Wisconsin schools, 6,000 students
January 21, 2019
CPR in Schools is a program that trains teachers and equips Wisconsin schools with materials to train middle and high school students in hands-only CPR.
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Dr. Stephen Hargarten to serve as a member of the Forum on Global Violence Prevention
January 14, 2019
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VA ED Expansion Now Open
December 10, 2018
The VA ED expansion opened on Dec 5, 2018, following a ribbon cutting ceremony, the day before opening. Drs. Callahan and Martin participated in the grand opening, which was attended by veterans, staff, and local media.
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Congratulations to Dr. Dan Mielnicki and the Moorland ED for being recognized as top performer in patient experience
November 20, 2018
The Moorland ED was recently recognized at the semiannual Froedtert LAND event, in the presence of hundreds of Froedtert colleagues and leaders, as a top performer in patient excellence.
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MCW Department of Emergency Medicine ranked 29th in NIH funding for 2017
November 20, 2018
For 2017, the MCW Department of Emergency Medicine was just ranked 29th in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
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Premier Annual Toxicology Scientific Meeting Highlights
November 7, 2018
Faculty, staff and learners from MCW and WPC had an extremely strong presence at NACCT 2018, the premier annual toxicology scientific meeting.
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Dr. Ian B. K. Martin appointed Chair of Emergency Medicine
October 19, 2018
Nationally recognized leader in academic and clinical medicine Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA, has been appointed professor and system chair of the department of emergency medicine and professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
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Dr. Ian B. K. Martin elected President-elect of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
October 19, 2018
SAEM is the the premier organization representing the researchers and educators in emergency medicine.
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Dr. Mark Kostic promoted to professor of Emergency Medicine
October 7, 2018
Congratulations to Mark Kostic, MD, on his promotion to the rank of professor of emergency medicine.
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Dr. Heidi Ludtke appointed new Cardiovascular Co-Course Director
October 7, 2018
Congratulations to Heidi Ludtke, MD, on her appointment as the new Cardiovascular Co-Course Director.
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Dr. Alicia Pilarski promoted to associate professor of Emergency Medicine
October 7, 2018
Congratulations to Alicia Pilarski, DO, on her promotion to the rank of associate professor in Emergency Medicine. Alicia has made great contributions to the education services of our department.
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Dr. Colleen Crowe promoted to associate professor of Emergency Medicine
October 7, 2018
Congratulations to Colleen Crowe, MD, on her promotion to the rank of associate professor.
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Dr. Riccardo Colella promoted to professor of Emergency Medicine
October 6, 2018
Congratulations to Riccardo Colella, DO, on his promotion to the rank of professor of emergency medicine.
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Dr. Amy Zosel promoted to associate professor of Emergency Medicine
October 6, 2018
Congratulations to Amy Zosel, MD, on her promotion to the rank of associate professor of emergency medicine.
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Dr. Dan Worman promoted to professor of Emergency Medicine
October 6, 2018
Congratulations to Dan Worman, MD, on his promotion to the rank of professor of emergency medicine in the clinical-educators path.
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Dr. Jillian Theobald appointed Co-Medical Director of Adult Translational Research Unit of CTSI
October 6, 2018
Congratulations to Jillian Theobald, MD, PhD, on her appointment as the Co-Medical Director of the Adult Translational Research Unit of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
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Dr. Amy Kenny promoted to associate professor of Emergency Medicine
October 6, 2018
Congratulations to Amy Kenny, MD, on her promotion to the rank of associate professor of emergency medicine.
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Third annual Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, MS Endowed Lecture held Sept. 20
September 25, 2018
The third annual Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, MS Endowed Lecture, made possible by a generous donation from Susan Robertson, PhD, was held September 20, 2018. This year’s speaker was Lance B. Becker, MD, FAHA, an internationally recognized researcher in cardiac arrest at the Feinstein Institute for...
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Dr. Stephen Hargarten appointed to Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board
September 20, 2018
Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine, director of the Comprehensive Injury Center, and associate dean for global health at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s...
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Dr. M. Riccardo Colella named State EMS Medical Director
August 21, 2018
Riccardo Colella, DO, MPH, has been named state emergency medical services medical director effective immediately.
Contact Us
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Administrative Office
(414) 955-6450
(414) 955-0082 (fax)
