Danielle Jimenez

Michigan Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine is tackling one of the deadliest and most overlooked hospital-acquired infections with a $40 device.

This weekend, the Emergency Department came together to welcome our newest class of emergency medicine trainees at the annual Welcome Picnic, at Island Park in Ann Arbor.

Sepsis is one of the deadliest conditions treated in emergency departments, and one Michigan Medicine physician-scientist is working on a way to stop it. Dr. Katrina Muraglia, MD, PhD, a resident physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Michigan Medicine and a PhD-trained biochemist, has received a $300,000 Research Training Grant from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) to support her work developing a novel approach to prevent and treat catheter-associated bloodstream infections, a leading cause of sepsis in hospitals.

Every year, nearly 800,000 Americans experience a stroke, an event that is a leading cause of disability. At Michigan Medicine, the Comprehensive Stroke and Telestroke Programs are designed to meet those needs with urgency, innovation, and compassion, grounded in decades of leadership in emergency medicine.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to announce that Prashant Mahajan, M.D., MPH, MBA, Professor and Department Chair, has been awarded the William G. Barsan Collegiate Professorship in Emergency Medicine, one of the University of Michigan’s highest faculty honors.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan honored its graduating residents and fellows on June 13 in Ann Arbor with a heartfelt and laughter-filled celebration. The night marked not just the end of an intense training journey, but the start of a new chapter for the Class of 2025.

Michigan Medicine’s Survival Flight is powered by more than rotors and fuel, it’s powered by the skill, heart, and grit of a 22-person nursing team. Beyond the life-saving missions, it’s their passion for innovation, education, and service that truly sets them apart.

From Ann Arbor to Honolulu, Michigan Medicine made waves at this year’s Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) conference — sharing groundbreaking research, connecting across institutions, and spotlighting its growing impact in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM).

This week saw the official grand opening of the Department of Emergency Medicine’s lactation room, a step toward supporting working parents. The May 27 ribbon-cutting came after years of advocacy and collaboration throughout the department.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to celebrate the promotion of all ten faculty members proposed this cycle. Approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents May 15 and effective August 25, 2025, these promotions span the clinical, research, and tenure tracks.

The K12 Neuro-EM Scholars Program, launched in 2024 at the University of Michigan’s Weil Institute and funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, is the first national initiative designed to train early-career emergency medicine (EM) faculty in neurological research. With dedicated funding, mentorship, and a focus on high-impact research, the program supports scholars as they pursue independent research careers focused on critical, time-sensitive neurological emergencies. In its inaugural year, four scholars were selected, with additional support provided through a Pipeline Program for emerging researchers. The initiative is quickly building a nationwide community of EM physician-scientists committed to advancing care for neurological emergencies.

Pop-Up Safety Town, a community outreach initiative by the University of Michigan’s Department of Emergency Medicine in partnership with the U-M Concussion Center, brings free, hands-on injury prevention education to underserved communities across Michigan. Designed for children ages three to six, the program teaches vital safety skills, like helmet use, medication safety, and pedestrian awareness, through interactive events and classroom kits. By engaging families directly in schools and community spaces, and expanding through partnerships and national scaling efforts, the initiative aims to reduce preventable childhood injuries and keep kids out of the emergency room.

A simple blood test is changing how emergency medicine operates.

Michigan Medicine was abuzz April 9 as the Department of Emergency Medicine hosted its 10th Annual William G. Barsan Emergency Medicine Research Forum — a celebration of innovation, research, and teamwork.

Taylor Krupp, a Michigan Medicine Emergency Department nurse, has helped save countless lives in the emergency room, but he never imagined he’d have to use his skills on a family member when a game of pickleball became a life-or-death situation.