Bradley S. Hernandez, MD

My name is Bradley S. Hernandez, MD and I am running to be president of the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) executive committee. I have been a CDEM executive committee member-at-large and secretary for the last 3 years. I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1994) and the University of Iowa College of Medicine (1998). I completed my residency at Regions Hospital (2001). My current position, which I have held since 2013, is as APD/CD at Regions Hospital/Healthpartners Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Together with HCMC, Regions is one of the 2 University of Minnesota Medical School affiliated programs that comprise the Department of Emergency Medicine at the university. I currently hold the title of assistant professor of emergency medicine (EM) and am working towards an associate professor appointment.

At Regions, I have been an APD/CD for 11 years. During that time my experience has focused on recruitment and the residency match. I personally write all of the SLOEs each year (usually around 50), review all of our the ERAS applications (usually around 700) and formulate the rank list for the program (with input from many). As clerkship director I have worked collaboratively with the University of Minnesota to make EM a required rotation, helped develop innovative educational conferences and provided advising to hundreds of EM applicants.

My work with CDEM has involved writing a chapter for the CDEM M4 pediatric curriculum (Child Abuse) and participating in the NCAT development workgroup (led by Matt Tews). Regions Hospital was involved in the NCAT validation study and one of the first institutions to adopt the NCAT, which is now used by the University of Minnesota for all students rotating in EM at any of our sites. In 2019, I co-hosted a CORD connects titled, "Session 19: The interview season (screening applications, SLOEs, interviews, creating a rank list." I presented at the CORD academic assembly in 2013-15.