ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Tania Strout Promoted to Professor of EM at Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Samuel Francis Receives Duke Strong Start Award
Tania D. Strout, PhD, RN, MS, was recently promoted to professor of emergency medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Strout is the director of research in the department of emergency medicine at Maine Medical Center. She has been highly engaged with research, Dr. Tania D. Strout education, and quality improvement activities, serving on many departmental, institutional, medical school and national committees. In addition to her administrative and educational responsibilities, Dr. Strout’s scholarship has focused on areas such as expanding access to medications to treat opioid use disorder in the emergency department, uncertainty tolerance in medicine, professional burnout and health care workforce issues, diversity in academic medicine, integrating palliative medicine in the emergency setting, triage systems, and youth bullying.
Samuel Francis, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, has been awarded the Duke Strong Start award. This threeyear career development award identifies promising laboratory-based physician scientists and provides mentorship and training to facilitate their transition to Dr. Samuel Francis research independence. A prior recipient of the SAEM Research Training Grant, Dr. Francis will investigate the mechanisms underlying platelet marker heterogeneity in both healthy donor and disease states under the tutelage of Gowthami Arepally, MD, professor of medicine and pathology in the Duke Division of Hematology.
Dr. Michael Pulia Awarded $2.4 Million Grant to Study Impact of COVID-19 on Antibiotic Prescribing and Bacterial Resistance Michael Pulia, MD, MS, assistant professor and director of the emergency care for infectious diseases research program in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was awarded a $2.4 million R01 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Dr. Michael Pulia Quality to examine the impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic prescribing and bacterial resistance patterns in the acute care setting and develop an implementation toolkit highlighting strategies to enhance antibiotic stewardship resiliency during operational upheaval.
Dr. Pappal Recipient of 2022 ACEP/EMRA National Outstanding Medical Student Award Ryan Pappal, a fourth-year student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been selected to receive a 2022 ACEP/EMRA National Outstanding Medical Student Award. The award recognizes fourth year emergency medicine-bound medical students who Ryan Pappal excel in humanism/professionalism, leadership/service to medical organizations, community service, research, and academic excellence. Ryan is the 2021-2022 medical student representative on the SAEM RAMS (Resident and Medical Student) Board.
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Dr. Sreeja Natesan Promoted to Associate Professor Sree Natesan, MD, was promoted to associate professor at Duke University. She serves as associate program director, faculty within Duke School of Medicine, and cofounded the Duke GME Medical Education Leadership Track, a longitudinal multispecialty resident/fellow as teachers Dr. Sree Natesan program. Dr. Natesan is dedicated to advancing justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (JEDI). She cofounded the Duke Emergency Medicine JEDI committee, leads monthly community outreach, and works on institutional and national committees for the advancement of diversity and education.
Dr. Christy Hopkins Named Interim Chair of New EM Academic Department at University of Utah Christy Hopkins, MD, MPH, MBA, an associate professor in the department of emergency medicine, has been appointed interim chair of new emergency medicine academic department at the University of Utah’s Spencer Fox Eccles School of Dr. Christy Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Hopkins joined University of Utah faculty in 2002 and was appointed medical director for clinical services in 2004. Since that time, she has also assumed the role of chief value officer and medical director of integrated emergency services. Dr. Hopkins is known for her collaborative leadership, administrative expertise, and commitment to education, service, diversity, and research. She is a current member of the 2022 SAEM/ Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Chair Development Program (AACEM CDP).
