Emergency Medicine Divisions

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Our Divisions

Our divisions bring together expertise across specialties.

The U-M Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine’s specialized divisions bring together expertise in Critical Care, Emergency Medical Services, Ultrasound and Clinical Informatics. Across these areas, our faculty and teams advance emergency care through clinical excellence, innovation, research and education—improving how care is delivered from the prehospital setting through the emergency department and beyond.

  • Advancing Clinical Care: Our divisions provide specialized expertise across the continuum of emergency care, supporting critically ill and injured patients, prehospital systems, point-of-care diagnostics, and data-driven improvements in care delivery.

  • Driving Innovation: Our divisions bring specialized expertise to complex challenges in emergency care, developing new approaches, tools, and technologies that improve care and shape the future of emergency medicine.

  • Discovery & Impact: Division faculty lead research and quality improvement initiatives that address complex challenges in emergency medicine and translate new knowledge into better systems and practices for patients and communities.

  • Educating the Next Generation: Through hands-on clinical education, mentorship, fellowships, and interdisciplinary training, our divisions prepare physicians to lead and innovate across the evolving landscape of emergency care.

 

Our Divisions

  • Critical Care
  • Clinical Informatics
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Ultrasound

Featured News & Stories

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Philanthropy News

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Thanks to donor support, upgrades like warm blankets, comfortable seating, and snacks are now available in Adult Emergency Services at Michigan Medicine.
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Department News

Department of Emergency Medicine Celebrates 25 Years at Anniversary Town Hall

The University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine brought together faculty, staff, trainees, alumni, and former leaders on October 22 to celebrate its 25th anniversary and reflect on the people and accomplishments that have shaped its history.
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Department News

Into the Current: Dr. Nate Hunt Brings Specialized Water Rescue Expertise Back to Michigan Medicine

This year, Nate Hunt, MD, Director of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship program, Medical Director of Survival Flight, and clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine, spent a week at the school in South Bend, Indiana.
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