The Wake Forest Department of Emergency Medicine is a national leader in emergency care research and supports up to one research fellow per year. Fellows will complete a rigorous two-year training program that prepares them to lead cutting-edge clinical research. Fellows will acquire dedicated expertise in cardiovascular care research, particularly regarding chest pain risk stratification, novel biomarkers, preventive cardiovascular care, out-of-hospital cardiac care, clinical trials, implementation science, and biostatistics. Applicants with non-cardiovascular areas of interest may also be successful given our department’s expertise in trauma, sepsis, stroke, critical care, prehospital, tactical, and palliative/hospice research.

Our team and prior graduates have a record of excellent funding and scholarship. We hold multiple federal grants (AHRQ and NHLBI R01 awards, AHRQ R21/R33, NHLBI K23, NIH K12, HRSA awards), several investigator-initiated grants with industry partners (e.g., Roche Diagnostics, Abbott Point-of-Care), and various foundation grants (e.g., Emergency Medicine Foundation, Duke Endowment, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, etc.). In addition, we are a top enrolling site across a portfolio of industry-sponsored trials.

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Successful applicants will be highly motivated to conduct high-impact emergency care research. Applicants must be board eligible or board certified in emergency medicine. Benefits, a competitive salary, travel funds, and tuition support are available.

Research fellows will:

  • Complete an accelerated 12-month masters degree program in Translational and Health System science
  • Participate in weekly mentorship meetings with emergency medicine faculty
  • Meet weekly with a faculty biostatistician for mentorship in trial design and analysis
  • Present at multiple national conferences, such as SAEM, ACEP, AHA, ASPC, and ACC
  • Publish at least one first author manuscript in an indexed, peer-reviewed journal
  • Work clinically within our network of emergency departments

For more information, contact Simon Mahler

Fellows

  • Ben Hutchison