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Dr. Patterson awarded the K12 career development grant |
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The University of Pittsburgh Institutional K12 program is an NIH funded program that supports young investigators (scholars) as they pursue a career as an independent investigator. Scholars are selected by a multi-disciplinary advisory committee and the NIH. The University of Pittsburgh K12 program provides 2 years of 75% funding for intensive education and training in a focused area of research methodology. Dr. Patterson was recently awarded a K12 training grant. As a K12 scholar, Dr. Patterson will focus on acquring new knowledge and skills in Social Network Analysis (SNA). Dr. Patterson's K12 research project aims to apply SNA techniques to the study of team configuration and team communication in the EMS setting. |
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University of Pittsburgh EMS Fellow awarded the SAEM EMS Research Fellowship Grant for 2009-2010 |
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Dr. Chris Martin-Gill has been selected for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) EMS Research Fellowship Grant. This annual grant is provided through the support of Physio-Control, Inc. The fellowship permits rising investigators the opportunity to acquire and refine research skills and develop expertise as part of an academic career with a focus in emergency medical services. The mission of the grant is "to develop the academic potential of the selected fellow by providing support for a one-year training grant that develops both EMS leadership and research skills." Dr. Martin-Gill is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine and is currently finishing his first year of the University of Pittsburgh EMS Fellowship. The SAEM EMS Fellowship will cover 2009-2010. Dr. Martin-Gill's research will focus on prehospital destination decisions and the study of regionalized care for post-cardiac arrest patients. |
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Student Researcher Receives Fellowship |
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Julia Morley, a student researcher in the Emergency Responder Human Performance Lab, has been awarded the Leonard Baxt Fellowship by the University of Pittsburgh Office of Experiential Learning for her project entitled “Vascular responses to alterations in core temperature.” Ms Morley will be mentored in this project by Drs Dave Hostler, Clifton Callaway, and Steven Reis. |
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Dr. Rittenberger's Research Recognized |
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Dr. Rittenberger was recently recognized by the Pitt Chronicle in an interview about his research. In this interview, Dr. Rittenberger discusses how patients that receive angiography after cardiac arrest are twice as likely to survive without significant brain injury compared to patients not receiving this procedure. The article can be accessed here: (www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=3167). Dr. Rittenberger was also recognized at the recent annual Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Conference in New Orleans. There he received the prestigious SAEM Young Investigator Award in recognition of his achievements in Emergency Medicine research. |
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Medical Student Receives Grant |
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Gillian Beauchamp, a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh, has received a grant from the Emergency Medicine Foundation for her project entitled “Evaluation of the recovery of cognitive function following treadmill exercise in firefighter protective gear.” Ms Beauchamp is conducting her study in the Emergency Responder Human Performance Lab under the direction of Dr Dave Hostler and Dr Joe Suyama. |
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