Danielle Jimenez

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.

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.

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.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping medicine at a dizzying pace that is both exciting and disorienting, especially for emergency clinicians already carrying heavy cognitive loads in one of the most demanding specialties in healthcare. This is why the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine devoted its recent all-faculty retreat to the subject—not as a technology trend to chase, but as one of three strategic Chair Initiatives shaping the department’s future.

More than 70 faculty and staff from across the U-M Department of Emergency Medicine came together on February 24 for a department-wide “Recharge and Reconnect” wellness event, where attendees were given space for reflection, connection, and meaningful conversation.

The University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to welcome its incoming intern class following Match Day 2026. This exceptional group of residents joins us from medical schools across the country, bringing diverse experiences, strong clinical foundations, and a shared commitment to advancing emergency care.

Weekly groups of medical students and clinicians from the University of Michigan team up with medical supplies to help Michigan’s unhoused communities. They are part of Wolverine Street Medicine (WSM), a student-led group at the medical school that provides medical care to people experiencing homelessness in Washtenaw County and Detroit. They are supported by faculty in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine and work collaboratively with street medicine groups from Wayne State, Michigan State, CHASS Clinic, and the City of Detroit.

Across the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine, sustainability has become an increasingly important part of delivering care. Through efforts to reduce waste, expand recycling, and prepare communities for climate-related health risks, the department’s Green Team is working to make sustainability part of everyday practice.

When Dr. Nate Hunt accepted the role of Medical Director for Survival Flight at the University of Michigan (U-M), it marked the realization of a vision that has guided nearly every step of his career.

In the fast-paced environment of the emergency department, critical decisions happen in moments. This year, Michigan Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine is strengthening support for those decisions with a new, first-of-its-kind role: Director of Emergency Medicine Ethics.

The mission trip was organized by Kenya Relief, which bases it’s missions in areas with little to no medical care. For Holinshead, it reminded her why she went into the medical field in the first place. The 20-person team from the U.S. and Canada included orthopedic and ear, nose, and throat surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and support staff.

After years of planning and construction, Children’s Emergency Services (CES) at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has launched a new four-room Fast Track to help families spend less time waiting.

A mother turned her son's gunshot trauma into advocacy for gun control.

Each Fall, a group of Michigan Medicine students, residents, fellows, and faculty trade scrubs for backpacks, caves, and rain-soaked trails as part of a four-week wilderness medicine course led by the Department of Emergency Medicine. The month blends lectures on wilderness medicine with hands-on, real-world scenarios in some of the region’s most rugged environments.

At 12 emergency departments, researchers followed 114 children, ages 4 to 17, with femur fractures. They compared pain medication, like opioids, with ultrasound-guided nerve blocks — injections of long-acting local anesthetic. The University of Michigan led the way with the most enrollees in the study.