Emergency Medicine
Annual E-Letter
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Dear UCSD DEM Family, Friends, and Colleagues:
On behalf of the UCSD Department of Emergency Medicine, I want to wish you all a happy and joyous holiday season!
Looking back, 2024 has been a remarkable year for our Department. Following the acquisition of Alvarado Hospital, our faculty assumed ED services for the newly renamed UCSD Health East campus this Fall. Our Department is now responsible for over 200,000 acute care patient visits annually over a 2-county region! Our Education and Research programs also remain a point of tremendous pride, and this year saw our inclusion in the prestigious Blue Ridge rankings for NIH funding.
We now have nearly 100 full-time faculty leading our clinical, education, and research programs. This year also marked an important milestone for 3 of our esteemed faculty – Karen Van Hoesen, Steve Hayden, and Gary Vilke - who all retired from active academic practice and transitioned to emeritus in June. Their accomplishments and contributions to our Department, UCSD, and our specialty are legendary and they will be missed, though we wish them all the best in their well-deserved retirement!
Please read below for more on highlights this past year (or visit our website at Emergency Medicine) and as always, thank you for your support and interest of our Department.
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Ted Chan, MD
Professor & Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Diego
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DEM Associate Professor Jorge Fernandez was elected as the 2024-25 Cal-ACEP President. Under his leadership, Cal-ACEP has had significant wins including an increase in Medi-Cal rates despite a very tight State budget, as well as the recently passed Proposition 35 that protects healthcare funding. For more information: Leadership and Staff - California ACEP
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This year marked a significant milestone for 3 of our most esteemed faculty who retired and transitioned to emeritus status.
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Karen’s career has been marked by many firsts– 1st EM residency class, 1st Chief Resident, and 1st female faculty member joining in 1993. She launched the Diving Center of Excellence and Wilderness Medicine fellowship program, and was recognized as DAN's Diver of the Year nationally. Karen served as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for the School of Medicine, impacting faculty beyond just our Department. For more Karen Van Hoesen | UCSD Profiles
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Steve joined our faculty in 1993, serving as residency PD for many years. He was later appointed as Associate Dean for GME overseeing all training programs at UCSD Health. As senior faculty, he then launched the Temecula Valley EM program. He’s had an illustrious career in EM, impacting our profession as an ABEM board member, as well as Editor-in-Chief or the Journal of Emergency Medicine. For more Stephen Hayden | UCSD Profiles
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Gary has been at UCSD the longest of our 3 new emeritus faculty – first as a medical student, then resident and chief resident, and faculty where he distinguished himself in the EMS field, including stints as the San Diego County EMS director, Sheriff’s jail clinic director, and North County Dispatch co-medical director. His scholarly work has been just as impressive with over 300 peer-reviewed publications including in the Annals of EM, Resuscitation, and NEJM. For more Gary Vilke | UCSD Profiles
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UCSD DEM Research Ranked in Blue Ridge
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Our Department research funding rose significantly in 2024 and was ranked among the top 25 for EM nationally in the prestigious Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research
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| DEM Faculty Hu Awarded Another NIH R01 Grant
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DEM Professor Bingren Hu, was awarded a new 5-year NIH R01 $3 million grant to study brain ischemia-reperfusion injury and dysfunctional organelle-specific autophagy.
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| DEM Faculty Awarded AOCS and Other Grants
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Three DEM faculty were awarded research grants through the UCSD Academy of Clinician Scholars: Ra Nene, on mild traumatic brain injury; Jorge Fernandez, on medical student well-being; and Rich Childers, on URI tests in urgent are settings.
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| DEM Faculty awarded Sanford Institute Grant
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Alicia Minns, MD and Rachna Subramony, MD were awarded a Sanford Institute grant to study EM physician wellness.
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DEM begins operating ED services at UCSD-East Campus
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On September 20, the DEM launched its clinical services at the UCSD-East Campus ED, a 20-bed Department with 30,000 visits annually which is expected to grow as part of UCSD Health.
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UCSD Health was again ranked #1 in San Diego, as well as top 20 in the nation for 2024 in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey and on the National Honor Roll amongst the very best in the nation for patient care.
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Meet our new Residency
Class of 2028
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Congratulations to our Graduating Residents of 2024!
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Maya Stawnychy, a former resident graduate and now associate physician, is stepping into the role of Alumni Coordinator. She is excited to strengthen connections within the alumni network and expand its reach, fostering a vibrant alumni community while providing current residents with opportunities for mentorship, career guidance, and opportunities nationwide.
Contact: mtstawnychy@health.ucsd.edu
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Department News & Accolades
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Our research and scholarly programs continue to grow and expand with impact not only on our specialty but across the medical field. A few highlights from some of the most prestigious journals in the medical literature are below.
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Thank you to all who have generously supported the Department of Emergency Medicine. Remarkable change has happened because of the generosity of so many. 100% of your tax deductible donation goes directly to support the incredible work in Emergency Medicine.
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For more information and updates on the UCSD Department of Emergency Medicine,
please visit our website at emergencymed.ucsd.edu
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