Patrick M Carter, MD

Patrick M. Carter
Co-Director of Injury Prevention Center (IPC)
Co-Director of Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP)
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical School
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health
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Patrick M Carter, MD
Patrick M. Carter
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  • About

    Dr. Patrick Carter is a Professor of Emergency Medicine (School of Medicine) and Health Behavior & Health Equity (School of Public Health) at the University of Michigan. He is the Co-Director of the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Co-Director of the CDC-funded University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center. Dr. Carter’s research is within the field of firearm injury prevention, specifically the development, testing, and implementation of emergency department (ED)‐based interventions to decrease firearm violence, youth violence, and associated risk behaviors such as substance use among high‐risk urban youth populations. He also has a line of research focused on using intensive longitudinal data, collected via innovative m-health applications, to characterize epidemiological and contextual factors underlying adolescent risky firearm behaviors. He is the Past-Chair of the ACEP Trauma and Injury Prevention Section, serves as an Assistant Editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine, and has served as a member of the Technical Advisory Group focused on developing a firearm research agenda for the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Carter has research funding as a PI or Co-I on grants from NIDA, NIAAA, CDCP, and NICHD, all focused within the field of violence and injury prevention.

    Administrative Contact
    Carrie Musolf
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    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

    Research Overview

    Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention; Injury Prevention; Opioid Overdose Prevention; Technology-assisted Behavioral Interventions; Health Disparities Research; and, Global Health

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Corrigendum to "Child access prevention laws and firearm storage in the US: Associations by law stringency and social vulnerability" Preventive Medicine Volume 204 (2026), 108516.
      Oliphant SN, Esposti MD, Hastings KG, Hartman HA, Ehrlich PF, Carter PM, Sokol RL. Prev Med, 2026 Jul; 208: 108579 DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108579
      PMID: 42020253
    • Journal Article
      Network analysis of risk factors for firearm assault
      Stearns D, Carter PM, Bonar EE, Stallworth P, Delgado MK, Goldstick JE. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2026 Jul 1;
    • Journal Article
      Rates and Correlates of Unsecure Storage Behaviors Among U.S. Firearm-Owning Caregivers of Teens: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey
      Seewald L, Hartman H, Millman C, Myers M, Walton M, Carter P. Youth, 2026 Jun 9; 6 (77): DOI:10.3390/youth6020077
    • Journal Article
      Rates and characteristics of firearm access rules among U.S. parents of high-school age teens.
      Seewald LA, Myers Mph MG, Zimmerman MA, Walton MA, Haasz M, Carter PM. Prev Med, 2026 Jun; 207: 108553 DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108553
      PMID: 41865999
    • Journal Article
      Multisite External Validation of a Clinical Screening Tool for Interpersonal Firearm Violence Risk.
      Goldstick JE, Carter PM, Delgado MK, Whiteside L, Cunningham RM. Ann Intern Med, 2026 May; 179 (5): 645 - 655. DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-25-03950
      PMID: 41941742
    • Journal Article
      Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review.
      Lee DB, Contreras LM, Rupp L, Cook SH, Zimmerman MA, Carter PM, Theall KP, Bennett R, Fleckman JM. Am J Community Psychol, 2026 Apr 16; DOI:10.1002/ajcp.70064
      PMID: 41988913
    • Journal Article
      Reframing healthcare violence as systemic failure.
      Patel MR, Carter PM, Zimmerman MA. J Hosp Med, 2026 Apr; 21 (4): 442 - 444. DOI:10.1002/jhm.70276
      PMID: PMC13064587
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric firearm risk prediction in trauma centers and after discharge: A machine learning analysis.
      Newgard CD, Babcock S, Lin A, Malveau S, Goldstick JE, Carter PM, Cook JNB, Salvi A, Wei R, Fallat ME, Kuppermann N, Jenkins PC, Mann NC, Diaz XN, Lundrigan AM, Beckstead R, Hagos B, Song X. J Pediatr Surg, 2026 Mar 26; 61 (7): 163089 DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163089
      PMID: 41903623

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