Department of Emergency Medicine

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We're dedicated to making a difference and transforming the future of emergency care through research, education and service.

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Together, We Define Emergency Care

Our vision is an emergency care system that engages our learners, patients and the entire health care system to provide solutions to the growing need and complexity of emergency medical care. We pursue this mission through advanced clinical practice, cutting edge research, innovative education, and service to the health system, community, and our global partners.

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We take a multidisciplinary approach to training future leaders in the field of emergency medicine.

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Our research focuses on preclinical, clinical, implementation and policy aspects of emergency medicine and critical care.

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Emergency Medicine by the Numbers
905
Flights with Survival Flight in 2025
#3
NIH funded Emergency Medicine department in the US, 2025
$16.9 million
NIH funding, 2025

Featured News & Stories

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Collaboration with community child care centers creates innovative research tool

Michigan Child Care Related Infections Surveillance Program, or MCRISP, brings together child care providers in Washtenaw County, Mich. and doctors at the University of Michigan Health to effectively monitor pediatric respiratory and gastrointestinal illness transmission.
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Michigan firearm data now available in near real-time

An online dashboard of firearm deaths in Michigan, which will add injury data in future, aims to improve timely response to a public health issue.
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Department News

U-M Emergency Medicine Helps Bring Pre-Hospital Blood Transfusions to Genesee County EMS

Emergency medical services (EMS) teams in the county are now prepared to administer blood transfusions in the field, a capability currently available in only about 1–2% of EMS agencies nationwide. The effort, led in part by University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine faculty and residents, launched on May 1, 2026.
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Timely treatment helps former baseball pro survive on-field stroke with no complications

Two days after his players recognized stroke symptoms at practice, a baseball and softball coach left the hospital with zero complications or lingering effects thanks to timely treatment.
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Department News

From Patient Art to Lifesaving Impact

This year’s annual Survival Flight t-shirt fundraiser features artwork designed by a young patient at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital—an opportunity made possible through a partnership with the Child & Family Life team. What began as a therapeutic outlet for patients has grown into a meaningful way to help the mission of emergency care.
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Department News

Barsan Day Highlights Emergency Medicine Research and Innovation

From artificial intelligence and cardiac arrest innovation to national clinical trials and education research, the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine’s annual Barsan Research Day showcased the research shaping the future of emergency care.