Distinguished Professor and UPMC Endowed Chair of Emergency Medicine
What We Are About
For over 40 years, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine has been at the top of academic departments in the country. Caring excellence is at our core – serving each other and those in need. We train current and future leaders in acute care and medicine; these include excellent clinicians, investigators, organizational presidents, text and journal editors, department chairs, deans, senior health system and governmental leaders across the country and globe.
In addition to attracting and helping develop the best people, we also create the new insights to improve understanding and care. We conduct novel research across many topics, remain consistently funded and represented in the best scientific platforms, and help implement those advances with partners around the US and the world. We continue to live our mission: improving acute care while creating and sharing the knowledge and ability to do this better, everywhere.
Promoting Diversity
Our Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to promoting academic enrichment and creating a supportive environment dedicated to diversity and inclusion for all. We seek excellence in all forms and from varied paths, and our teams show that commitment.
Honoring our History
Academic Emergency Medicine began as a section at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1978. The division gained national prominence over the next decade, culminating in reaching full departmental status in 1996.
Pursuing Our Mission
The Pitt Department of Emergency Medicine seeks to improve the outcomes of acutely ill and injured patients through high-quality, cost-efficient care, education, research, and community service. We assess this daily and always seek to adapt and improve, realizing while the goals are durable, the tools must adjust.