Research Learning Series (RLS) - EM Resident Research Curricula

Moderator: Nicholas Hartman, MD, MPH
Panelists: Danielle McCarthy, MD, MS, Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA, and Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Emergency medicine educators have two important goals for learners. First, to introduce them, as lifelong learners, toward a goal of better understanding research studies that they will continue to encounter throughout their career. Second, to introduce them to some of the principles of actually conducting research.

Expert panelists tackle the topic of how best to inspire resident interest in these topics and impart expertise.

Authors

Danielle McCarthy, MD

Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Research

Northwestern University

Danielle McCarthy, MD, is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair of Research in the Northwestern University Department of Emergency Medicine. She is an emergency physician and health services researcher whose work focuses primarily on doctor patient communication in the emergency setting and health literacy. Her recent research has focused on risk communication about opioids and improving communication about diagnostic uncertainty. Since completing her research training in 2012, she has been funded continuously on multiple grants from a range of foundations and federal agencies. She additionally co-leads the ARMED Course for SAEM.
Nicholas Hartman

Associate Professor, Associate Program Director

Wake Forest Department of Emergency Medicine
Nicholas Hartman, MD, MPH is Associate Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Associate Program Director for the EM residency there. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Northwestern-McGaw Emergency Medicine residency program. He previously served as director of the didactic curriculum for WF EM. He is active in EM education research, with focus on learner assessment, wellness and inclusion.
Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA

Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director

Harvard Medical School, BIDMC
Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Residency Program Director at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), where he oversees didactic education, simulation, and journal club. He completed his residency and was chief resident at Northwestern University's McGaw Medical Center, followed by a 1-year fellowship in medical education research at BIDMC.
Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Core Faculty, Research Director

Allegheny Health Network

Dhimitri Nikolla, DO is core faculty and research director at the Allegheny Health Network Saint Vincent Emergency Medicine Residency Program where he completed residency in 2019 and a research fellowship in 2022. He attended medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a MS in Clinical Research from Drexel University. Dr. Nikolla implemented a critical appraisal curriculum for journal club with structured presentations for articles.