Thomas Grawey, DO

Assistant Professor; EMS Medical Director, Gateway Technical College; Medical Director, City of Kenosha Fire Department; Assistant Medical Director, Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management; Associate Program Director, EMS Medicine Fellowship

Contact Information

Education

BA, BS, Loyola University Chicago, 2010
DO, Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014
Emergency Medicine Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017
EMS Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018

Biography

Tom Grawey received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Music from Loyola University Chicago in 2010. While at Loyola, he was the founder of the on campus collegiate EMS system and received the Damen Award for his work with this organization. He completed his Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2014 at Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine where he was on the national board for the Student Osteopathic Medical Association. After medical school he completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he served as chief resident. He completed his fellowship in EMS Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in June of 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Besides working clinically in the Emergency Department at Froedtert Hospital, he is Assistant Medical Director for Milwaukee County's Office of Emergency Management and EMS Medical Director at Gateway Technical College. His academic interests include pre-hospital provider education, the clinical decision making process, patient safety and quality improvement.

Honors and Awards

Chief Resident - 2017
Medical College of Wisconsin House staff Award for Excellence in Teaching - 2017
Department of Emergency Medicine Student Teaching Award - 2016, 2017

Research Interests

-Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
-Cognitive bias in clinical decision making
-EMS education

Psychological Safety as an Educational Value in Interprofessional Health Education.

(Chou E, Grawey T, Paige JB.) AMA J Ethics. 2023 May 01;25(5):E338-343 PMID: 37132619 05/03/2023
Documenting Patient Interaction: Emergency Medical Services Report Reader Expectations and Improvements for Providers.

(Angeli EL, Jezykowski J, Sinclair P, Grawey T, Poltrock JT, Weston B.) WMJ. 2022 Dec;121(4):285-291 PMID: 36637839 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146363717 01/14/2023
Creating master adaptive learners during emergency medicine clerkships.

(Carmelli G, Fullmer R, Goodrich M, Grawey T, Pearce E, Santen SA, Schnapp BH.) AEM Educ Train. 2022 Dec;6(6):e10829 PMID: 36562025 PMCID: PMC9763970 12/24/2022
A case of ultrasound visualized muscular abscess following a GSW

(Turner T, Bhagat G, Grawey T.) Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. October 2022;29 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133411176 10/01/2022
My Affective Failures as an EMS Medical Director

(Grawey.) FOAMFrat. 03/02/2022
Prehospital Airway Management Training and Education: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document.

(Dorsett M, Panchal AR, Stephens C, Farcas A, Leggio W, Galton C, Tripp R, Grawey T.) Prehosp Emerg Care. 2022;26(sup1):3-13 PMID: 35001822 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122766701 01/11/2022
ED EMS time: A COVID-friendly alternative to ambulance ride-alongs.

(Grawey T, Hinze J, Weston B.) AEM Educ Train. 2021 Aug;5(4):e10689 PMID: 34632247 PMCID: PMC8486211 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122060243 10/12/2021
Research Update: How Can EMS Address Social Determinants of Health

(Weber M*, Grawey T, Weston BW.) Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Association EMS Professionals Magazine. April-June 2021 04/01/2021
EMS Curriculum Should Educate Beyond a Technical Scope of Practice: Position Statement and Resource Document.

(Leggio WJ, Grawey T, Stilley J, Dorsett M, on behalf the Education Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians.) Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021;25(5):724-729 PMID: 33945384 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107585921 05/05/2021
Determining a Need for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport.

(Lenz TJ, Phelan MB, Grawey T.) Air Med J. 2021;40(3):175-178 PMID: 33933221 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100620082 05/03/2021
Choosing a Vasopressor for a Prehospital Emergency Medical System: Consideration for Agent Selection and Review of Pharmacologic Profiles, Efficacy, and Safety in Treatment of Shock.

(Feldman R, Stanton M, Chinn M, Grawey T, Weston B.) WMJ. 2020 Dec;119(4):240-247 PMID: 33428833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099890579 01/12/2021
A comparison of the application of the SALT and START triage systems with respect to accuracy, time to completion, and time to application of life-saving measures.

(Kunkel S, Grawey T, Luetje M, Treat R, Liu JM.) Prehospital Emergency Care. 2020;24(1):126. 01/07/2020