RESEARCH DIVISION
All faculty and residents are part of the Research Committee. On the first Wednesday of every month, ongoing projects are reviewed and new research is discussed. There is a research rotation required during the PGY-2 and PGY-3 years. Everyone is encouraged to participate in at least one study (regardless of your PGY level) throughout the academic year.
RESEARCH TEAM
Richard Sinert, DO is one of the founders of our program and the Vice-Chair In-Charge of Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is a researcher, mentor, and teacher for the department of emergency medicine as well as the division of pediatric emergency medicine. Dr.Sinert mentors residents, fellows, and faculty in developing their own research interests. His teaching focuses on research methodology, evidence-based medicine, and critical appraisal of medical literature.
Shahriar Zehtabchi, MD, is one of the alumni of the program, class of 2001, and a tenured professor and Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is actively involved in clinical research in the fields of trauma and neurological emergencies and has received more than $3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and other sources. He is also the editor-in-chief of the free-access evidence-based medicine website www.theNNT.com; and a decision editor and editorial board member for Academic Emergency Medicine Journal.
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Quick summaries of evidence-based medicine.
The NNT.com is a site comprised of group of physicians that have developed a framework and rating system to evaluate therapies based on their patient-important benefits and harms as well as a system to evaluate diagnostics by patient sign, symptom, lab test or study. They only use the highest quality, evidence-based studies (frequently, but not always Cochrane Reviews), and we accept no outside funding or advertisements. Shahriar Zehtabchi, MD, FNYAM Editor-in Chief of NNT.com, is a tenured professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the department of emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
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The POCUS Atlas
The Evidence Atlas is a source of free open Access medical education focused on an evidence-based approach to point of care ultrasound. This is a valuable resource to explore the operating characteristics of point-of-care ultrasound. The editors of the evidence atlas are Dr. Matthew Riscinti (alumni), Dr. Michael Macias, Dr. Garrett Ghent, Dr. Kyle Kelson (alumni), Dr. Roshanak Benabbas (current research chief resident), & Dr. John F Kilpatrick (current faculty). The evidence atlas is part of the POCUS atlas which is co-created by one of our alumni Dr.Matthew Riscinti. POCUS atlas is a is collaborative education platform and an excellent source for ultrasound education.
RECENTPUBLICATIONS...
Many of our faculty and residents are engaged in different research projects across our rotation sites.