Roadmap to Emergency Medicine Residency

Learn about our roadmap to emergency medicine (EM) residency, from the beginning of medical school to match day! We discussed the timeline with key milestones and general guidelines to help you match into your top choice EM residency. The webinar also featured a Q&A session with our panelists, made up of several faculty from prominent academic programs across the nation.

Authors

R. Conner Dixon, MD, CAQ-SM

Kaiser Permanente
R. Conner Dixon, MD, CAQ-SM, attended the University of California, Davis, for his undergraduate studies and obtained his medical degree from New York Medical College. He completed his training in emergency medicine at Stanford University and sought extra training with a fellowship in sports medicine at Georgetown University/Medstar Washington Hospital Center. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California, and is a team physician for the San Jose Barracuda AHL team. He works with the Stanford University EM Residency both clinically and through didactics as a Clinical Instructor (Affiliated).
Kirsten Morrissey, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Albany Medical College
Kirsten Morrissey, MD, focuses in the area of pediatric emergency medicine (EM) at the Massry Family Children's Emergency Center. She completed her medical education at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Morrissey is the Medical Director for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program, which provides support, examination, and treatment to patients in suspected cases of abuse and assault. At Albany Medical College, she is an Associate Professor of Pediatric EM and the Clerkship Director of Pediatric EM.
Aaron Kraut, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Aaron Kraut, MD, joined the emergency medicine faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2015 after completing his residency training at Northwestern University, where he served as a chief resident and was inducted into the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators. He graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in biology and completed medical school at the University of Vermont Larner School of Medicine. His professional interests include resident education, feedback, and curriculum development. He is actively involved in multi-institutional education scholarship and educational leadership development.
Peter Moffett, MD

Program Director

Virginia Commonwealth University
Peter Moffett, MD, attended the University of Delaware for undergraduate studies before attending Jefferson Medical College for his medical degree. He participated in the Health Professions Scholarship Program, leading to a commission in the United States Army, and completed his residency in emergency medicine (EM) at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington. After graduating from residency, Dr. Moffett was deplyed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn, where he earned a Meritorious Service Medal. Upon his return, he was stationed at Fort Hood Texas, where he served as the Director of Research for the Department of EM. After serving for seven years in the US Medical Corps, Dr. Moffett honorably separated at the rank of Major and came to Virginia Commonwealth University to start his civilian medical career. He currently serves as the Program Director and is appointed as an associate professor of EM. He serves as a senior reviewer for Annals of Emergency Medicine and has published numerous articles in a variety of EM topics. His interests include evidence-based medicine, teaching research skills and fundamentals, as well as any well-designed project that lets him use his biostatistic program for dummies.