Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD

Academic Focus or Interests

My academic activities at Stanford focus on research concerning fatigue/sleep deprivation and its effect on performance in physicians and nurses and medical simulation as an educational and evaluative tool.

My efforts outside of Stanford are centered on duties at the American Board of Emergency Medicine including an appointment as a member of the Residency Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

I also serve as an associate editor for Micromedex, Inc.

Publications

Chapman D, Hayden S, Sanders A, Binder L, Chinnis A, Corrigan K, LaDuca T, Dyne P, Perina D, Smith-Coggins R, Sulton L, Swing S: Integrating the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Core Competencies Into the Model o f the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. Ann Emerg Med, 2004; 43(6): 756-769 .

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind MR, Buccino KR, Dinges DF, Moser RP: Rotating Shiftwork Schedules: Can We Enhance Physician Adaptation to Night Shifts? Acad Emerg Med, 1997; 4(10):951-961.

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind MR, Hurd S, Buccino, K: Relationship of Day vs. Night Sleep to Physician Performance and Mood. Ann Emerg Med, 1994;24:928-934. 

Resnik M, Smith-Coggins R, Howard S, Kiran K, Harter P, Sowb Y, Gaba D, Krummel T: Emergency Medicine Crises Resource Management (EMCRM): Pilot Study of a Simulation-based Crises Management Course For Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med, 2003; 10: 386-389.

Steele MT, McNamara RM, Smith-Coggins R. Watson WA: Morningness-Eveningness Preference of Emergency Medicine Residents are Skewed Toward Eveningness. Acad Emerg Med, 1997; 4(7):699-705.

Raftery KA, Smith-Coggins R, Chen AHM: Gender Associated Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management. Ann Emerg Med, 1995; 25:414-421.

Ambre JJ, Smith-Coggins R, Belnap S, Nelson J: A Technique for Producing Constant Plasma Drug Concentrations. Ann I Med, 1987;107:122.

Ambre J, Ruo TI, Smith-Coggins R: Mothball Composition: Three Simple Tests for Distinguishing Paradichlorobenzene From Naphthalene. Ann Emerg Med 1986;15:724-726.

Altman RS, Smith-Coggins R, Ampel LL: Local Anesthetics. Ann Emerg Med 1985; 14:1209-1217.

Taylor D, McDermott KT, Little JR, Wells JG, Blaser MJ: Campylobacter Enteritis from Untreated Water in the Rocky Mountains. Acknowledgment: Smith R, Coggins D, Moore P. Ann Int Med 1983; 99:1:38-40.

Utermohlen V, Coniglio J, Mao D, Sierra J, Smith R, Besner G, Hutchins S, Spitzer K, Tomasso J, Boyar A: Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Human Mononuclear Cell Function. Prog of Lipid Research 1981; 20:739-41.

Book Chapters

Hamilton J, Smith-Coggins R: Shiftwork and Circadian Rhythms. Rules of the Road for Medical Students, AAEM, 2002.

Au V, Smith Coggins R: Cerebral Aneurysm, In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Schaider J, Hayden SR, Wolfe R, Barkin RM, Rosen P, ed., 2 nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publication, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

Au V, Smith-Coggins R: Cerebrovascular Accident. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Schaider J, Hayden SR, Wolfe R, Barkin RM, Rosen P, ed., 2 nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publication, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

Gupta A, Smith-Coggins R: Seizure. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Schaider J, Hayden SR, Wolfe R, Barkin RM, Rosen P, ed., 2 nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publication, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

Gupta A, Smith-Coggins R: Intracerebral Hemorrhage. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Schaider J, Hayden SR, Wolfe R, Barkin RM, Rosen P, ed., 2 nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publication, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

McLaren C, Smith-Coggins R: Transient Ischemic Attack. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Schaider J, Hayden SR, Wolfe R, Barkin RM, Rosen P, ed., 2 nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publication, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

McLaren C, Smith-Coggins R: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Schaider J, Hayden SR, Wolfe R, Barkin RM, Rosen P, ed., 2 nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publication, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

Foster JDR, Smith Coggins R: Cerebral Aneurysm, In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider J, Wolfe R ed., Williams & Wilkins Publication, 1998.

Foster JDR, Smith-Coggins R: Cerebrovascular Accident. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider J, Wolfe R ed., Williams & Wilkins Publication, 1998.

David P, Smith-Coggins R: Seizure. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider J, Wolfe R ed., Williams & Wilkins Publication,1998.

David P, Smith-Coggins R: Intracerebral Hemorrhage. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider J, Wolfe R ed., Williams & Wilkins Publication, 1998.

Taleghani N, Smith-Coggins R: Transient Ischemic Attack. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider J, Wolfe R ed., Williams & Wilkins Publication, 1998.

Taleghani N, Smith-Coggins R: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. In The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Rosen P, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Schaider J, Wolfe R ed., Williams & Wilkins Publication, 1998.

Whitehead DC, Smith-Coggins R: Making Sense of Shiftwork in Emergency Medicine. In Emergency Department Management: Principles and Applications, Mayer TA ed., Mosby Year Book. Chicago, 1997;717-724.

Chin R, Smith-Coggins R, Auerbach PS: Environmental injuries. In Clinical Surgery, 2nd edition, JH Davis, WK Drucker, RS Foster, RL Gamelli DS Gann, BA Pruitt and GF Sheldon, eds., Mosby-Year Book. St. Louis, 1995;722-765.

Oslund S, Smith-Coggins R, Auerbach PS: Disturbances Due to Cold. In Conn 's Current Therapy, 1995 Edition, Rakel RE ed., W.B. Sanders Company, 1073-1077.

Electronic Chapters

Shandro J, Smith-Coggins R. Anthrax. Micromedex, 2003.

Wu T, Smith-Coggins R. Status Epilepticus. Micromedex, 2003.

Yeh C, Smith-Coggins R. Blunt Chest Trauma. Micromedex, 2003.

Ahuja Y, Smith-Coggins R. Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Micromedex, 2003.

DeFreest M, Smith-Coggins R. Preterm Labor. Micromedex, 2003.

Anderson T, Smith-Coggins R. Pseudotumor Cerebri. Micromedex, 2003.

Liu S, Smith-Coggins R. Hyponatremia. Micromedex, 2003.

Lim I, Smith-Coggins R. Peripheral Vascular Disease. Micromedex, 2003.

Cornia K, Smith-Coggins R. Penetrating Abdominal Trauma. Micromedex, 2003.

Riesenberger T, Smith-Coggins R. Hypokalemia. Micromedex, 2003.

Wu T, Smith-Coggins R. Lower GI Bleeding. Micromedex, 2003.

Young J, Smith-Coggins R. Upper GI Bleeding. Micromedex, 2003.

Levis J, Smith-Coggins R. Femoral Shaft Fractures. Micromedex, 2002.

Kaminski B, Smith-Coggins R. Placenta Previa. Micromedex, 2002.

Garza D, Smith-Coggins R. Cardiac Tamponade. Micromedex, 2002.

Palayo A, Smith-Coggins R. Blunt Head Trauma. Micromedex, 2002.

Lui M, Smith-Coggins R. Thrombocytopenia. Micromedex, 2002.

Watson N, Smith-Coggins R. Herpes Simplex. Micromedex, 2002.

Meyers T, Smith-Coggins R. Forearm Fractures. Micromedex, 2002.

Molander K, Smith-Coggins R. Neurocysticercosis. Micromedex, 2002.

Lynch M, Smith-Coggins R. Pertussis. Micromedex, 2002.

Jensen S, Smith-Coggins R. Tuberculosis. Micromedex, 2002.

Lui M, Smith-Coggins R. Atrial Flutter. Micromedex, 2002.

Morgan J, Smith-Coggins R. Pelvic Fracture. Micromedex, 2002.

Pike K, Smith-Coggins R. Urinary Tract Infection. Micromedex, 2001.

Pike K, Smith-Coggins R. Pancreatitis. Micromedex, 2001.

Molander K, Smith-Coggins R. Kawasaki Disease. Micromedex, 2001.

Lin R, Smith-Coggins R. Appendicitis. Micromedex, 2000

Nolan K, Smith-Coggins R. Cluster Headache. Micromedex, 2000.

Weintz E, Smith-Coggins R. Lyme Disease. Micromedex, 2000.

Oshima S, Smith-Coggins R. Spontaneous Abortion. Micromedex, 2000.

Conant R, Smith-Coggins R. Temporal Arteritis. Micromedex, 2000.

Smith-Coggins R, Wolfe M: Needle Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax . In Atlas of Emergency Procedures, Rosen P, Sternbach G, eds. Mosby-Year Book. September 1999

Lawrence M, Smith-Coggins R. Cholecystitis. Micromedex, 1999.

Rossip M, Smith-Coggins R. Ventricular Tachycardia. Micromedex, 1999.

Van der Vlugt T, Smith-Coggins R. Migraine Headache. Micromedex, 1999.

Molander K, Smith-Coggins R. Elbow Fractures. Micromedex, 1999.

Davis J, Smith-Coggins R. Corneal Foreign Body/Abrasion. Micromedex, 1999.

Strote J, Smith-Coggins R. Penetrating Neck Trauma. Micromedex, 1999.

Lai C, Smith-Coggins R. Tibial/Fibular Shaft Fracture. Micromedex, 1999.

Estes M, Smith-Coggins R. Urinary Tract Infection. Micromedex, 1999.

Huston M, Smith-Coggins R. Pelvic Fracture. Micromedex, 1999.

Duriseti R, Smith-Coggins R. Herpes Simplex. Micromedex, 1998.

Molander K, Smith-Coggins R. Toxic Shock Syndrome. Micromedex, 1998.

Eckhardt P, Smith-Coggins R. Herpers Zoster. Micromedex, 1998.

Smith V, Smith-Coggins R. Temporal Arteritis. Micromedex, 1998.

Duriseti R, Smith-Coggins R. Abruptio Placentae. Micromedex, 1998.

Duriseti R, Smith-Coggins R. Preterm Labor. Micromedex, 1998.

Huston M, Smith-Coggins R. Penetrating Chest Trauma. Micromedex, 1998.

Lin J, Smith-Coggins R. Otitis Media. Micromedex, 1998.

Kammerer W, Smith-Coggins R. Sy;ncope. Micromedex, 1998.

Jacobsen E, Smith-Coggins R. Intracranial Hemorrhage. Micromedex, 1998.

Bradley R, Smith-Coggins R. Oncologic Emergencies. Micromedex, 1997.

Cooper S, Smith-Coggins R. Bowel Obstruction. Micromedex, 1997.

Dahl B, Smith-Coggins R. Wound Infection. Micromedex, 1997.

Foster J, Smith-Coggins R. Cardiac Tamponade. Micromedex, 1997.

Foster T, Smith-Coggins R. Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. Micromedex, 1997.

Lee D, Smith-Coggins R. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Micromedex, 1997.

Lee P, Smith-Coggins R. Sickle Cell Emergencies. Micromedex, 1997.

Leland-Arizmendi O, Smith-Coggins R. Testicular Torsion. Micromedex, 1997.

van der Vlugt T, Smith-Coggins R. Hypocalcemia. Micromedex, 1997.

Williams S, Smith-Coggins R. Cervical Spine. Micromedex, 1997.

Abstracts

Gisondi M, Smith-Coggins R, Harter P: Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Evaluate Resident Professionalism During Critical Patient Encounters, (abstract) ACGME/ABMS Conference, Fostering Professionalism: Challenges and Opportunities, 2003; 12.

Sowb Y, Kiran K, Reznek M, Smith-Coggins R, Harter P, Stafford-Cecil S, Howard S, Gaba D: Development of a Three-Level Curriculum for Crisis Resource Management Training in Emergency Medicine (abstract) International Meeting on Medical Simulation, 2003; 47.

Smith-Coggins R, Howard S, Kwan S, Wang C, Mac DT, Rosekind M, Sowb Y, Balise R, Gaba D: Do Naps During the Night Shift Improve Performance in the Emergency Department (abstract) Ann Emerg Med, 2002; 9(5): 466.

Smith-Coggins R, Howard S, Kwan S, Wang C, Mac DT, Rosekind M, Sowb Y, Balise R, Gaba D: Do Naps During the Night Shift Improve Performance in the Emergency Department (abstract) Sleep, 2002; 25:A116-A117.

Reznek M, Smith-Coggins R, Howard S, Harter P, Sowb Y, Gaba D, Krummel T; Emergency Medicine Crisis Management (EMCM): Development of a standard crisis management curriculum for emergency medicine (abstract), Academic Emerg Med, 2002;.

Raftery KA, Smith-Coggins R, Chen AHM: Gender-Associated Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management(Abstract). Academic Emerg Med 1994; 1(2): A52.

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind MR, Buccino KR, Cole W,: Promoting Alertness and Performance on the Night Shift: An Intervention Study(Abstract). Ann Emerg Med 1993; 22(5):946.

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind M, Hurd S, Buccino K: The Relationship of Day vs. Night Sleep to Physician Performance and Mood(Abstract). Ann Emerg Med 1991; 20(4): 455.

Presentations

Resident Wellness: Surviving Long Work Hours, Kaiser Intern Orientation, Santa Clara, CA, June 22, 2004.

Surviving Long Work Hours, Cardiothoracic Surgery Grand Rounds, Stanford University Medical Center, May 10, 2004.

EMCRM; A Three Year Curriculum, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, May 30 2003

Sleep, Stanford Youth Environmental Science Program, July 10, 2002.

Conquering the Night Time Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance and Scheduling. The Emergency Resources Management, Inc, University of Pittsburgh, Seven Springs Resort, PA, November 11, 2000.

Conquering the Night Time Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. The Loma Prieta Emergency Nurses Association, San Jose, August 17, 2000.

Sleep, Stanford Youth Environmental Science Program, June 28, 2000.

The Red Eye: Nontraumatic Eye Emergencies. Stanford Symposium on Emergency Medicine & Acute Care: 2000, Poipu Beach, Kauai, April 1, 2000.

Surviving Shift Work: Strategies to Maximize Scheduling and Sleep. Stanford Symposium on Emergency Medicine & Acute Care: 2000, Poipu Beach, Kauai, March 30, 2000.

Wellness. Navigating the Academic Waters: Tools for Emergency Medicine, Council of Residency Directors, Washington, D.C. March 4, 2000.

Shift work – Methods of Dealing with the Inevitable. Navigating the Academic Waters: Tools for Emergency Medicine, Council of Residency Directors, Washington, D.C. March 4, 2000.

Sleep, Stanford Youth Environmental Science Program, July, 1999.

Conquering the Night Time Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. EmergencyMedicine Grand Rounds, Kaiser Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, July 6,1999.

Conquering the Night Time Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. Stanford University Pediatric Noon lecture, Palo Alto, CA. April 22, 1999.

Conquering the Night Time Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. Stanford University Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds. Palo Alto, CA. October, 1998.

Time Travel Blues: Strategies to Prevent Jet Lag and Sleep Disturbance. National Conference on Wilderness and Travel Medicine. San Francisco, CA. October 4, 1998.

Conquering the Night Time Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. Penninsula Ob/Gyn Society. Palo Alto, CA. September 15, 1998.

Conquering the Nightshift Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. The annual Thomas R. Mulroy Award Speaker, Northwestern University. Chicago, IL, June 5, 1998.

The Solutions. Panelist for Physician Wellbeing panel discussion. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Chicago, IL. May 20, 1998.

Surviving Shift Work: Strategies to Maximize Sleep and HEENT Emergencies. The Fourth Annual Stanford Symposium on Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Hawaii, April 1-4, 1998.

Circadian Rhythms and the Insult of Shiftwork. Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, February 13, 1998.

Panel Discussant, Fourth Annual Medical Student Forum, American College of Emergency Physicians, San Francisco, CA, October 18, 1997.

Circadian Rhythms and Emergency Medicine. Urban Emergency Medicine. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, July 27, 1997.

Surviving Shift Work: Strategies to Maximize Sleep and Scheduling, and Fracture and Dislocation Workshop. The Third Annual Stanford Symposium on Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Hawaii, April 2-6, 1997.

Transition to Residency Conference - Guest Speaker, Stanford University School of Medicine, April 12, 1997.

Staying Awake in the Emergency Department: Are Night Shifts Harmful? Emergency Medicine: 1997 20th Annual University of California Davis, Winter Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, February 23-28, 1997.

Conquering the Night Shift Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep. Wright State University Guest Professor, Dayton, Ohio, October 11, 1996.

Transition to Residency Conference - Guest Speaker, Stanford University School of Medicine, April 20, 1996.

Conquering the Nightshift Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance and He Said - She Said: Keeping Your Relationship Alive in the 90’s. Stanford Symposium on Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Hawaii, May 1996.

Emergency Medicine Residents Association/Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Resident Leadership Forum guest lecturer, SAEM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 1995.

Conquering the Nightshift Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance and Get the Lead Out: Solving the Mystery of Heavy Metal Poisoning. Stanford Symposium on Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Hawaii, May 1995.

Conquering The Night Shift Blues: Strategies to Optimize Sleep and Work Performance. John Muir Medical Center Grand Rounds, Walnut Creek, CA, April 1995.

Circadian Rhythms: Making It Through Those Night Shifts, American College of Emergency Physicians, State Chapter of California, 23rd Annual Scientific Assembly, Squaw Valley, CA, June 3, 1994.

Shiftwork/Circadian Rhythms: "Effects on Mood and Work Performance. American College of Emergency Physicians National Assembly, Chicago, IL, October 11, 1993.

The Effects of Physician Schedule on Sleep, Performance and Mood. Highland Hospital Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, CA, October 6, 1993.

Circadian Rhythms: How to Make It Through Those Night Shifts. Emergency Medicine Residents Association/Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Resident Leadership Forum Guest Lecturer, Toronto, Ontario, May 18, 1993.

Circadian Rhythms: How to Make It Through Those Night Shifts. Squaw Valley 2nd Annual Winter Emergency Medicine Conference, March 2, 1993.

Circadian Rhythms and Shiftwork: The Effect on Physician Sleep, Work Performance and Mood. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Seattle, WA. September, 1992.

The Relationship of Day versus Night Sleep to Physician Performance and Mood. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Washington, D.C. , May 1991.

Cardiogenic Shock and Dysrhythmias, San Francisco, California. CREM. April 1990.

Chest Trauma, Cancun, Mexico. Seminars International. June 1988.

Presented Abstracts

Gisondi M, Smith-Coggins R, Harter P: Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Evaluate Resident Professionalism During Critical Patient Encounters, Fostering Professionalism: Challenges and Opportunities, ACGME and ABMS, Rosemont , IL , September 18, 2003 .

Sowb Y, Kiran K, Reznek M, Smith-Coggins R, Harter P, Stafford-Cecil S, Howard S, Gaba D: Development of a Three-Level Curriculum for Crisis Resource Management Training in Emergency Medicine, International Meeting on Medical Simulation, San Diego, CA, January 12, 2003.

Smith_Coggins R, Howard S, Kwan S, Wang C, Mac DT, Rosekind M, Sowb Y, Balise R, Gaba D: Do Naps During the Night Shift Improve Performance in the Emergency Department? Association of Professional Sleep Societies 16th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA , June 12, 2002 .

Smith-Coggins R, Howard S, Kwan S, Wang C, Mac DT, Rosekind M, Sowb Y, Balise R, Gaba D: Do Naps During the Night Shift Improve Performance in the Emergency Department? Society For Academic Medicine 2002 Annual Meeting, St. Louis , MO , May 21, 2002.

Strote J, Witherell H, Smith-Coggins R, and Walls R: Emergent Intubation Performance on the Night Shift. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , October, 2000.

Ramos T, Smith-Coggins R: Anesthesia Use in Lumbar Puncture, American College of Emergency Physicians Research Symposium October, 1998.

Ogle J, Gianotti A, Smith-Coggins R: International Community Health Incorporated into an Urban Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Fifth International Conference on Travel Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, March 24-27, 1997.

Raftery KA, Smith-Coggins R: Gender-Associated Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management, Twelfth Annual Stanford Medical Student Research Symposium, May 2, 1995.

Raftery KA, Smith-Coggins R, Chen AHM: Gender-Associated Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Washington, D.C., May 11, 1994.

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind M, Buccino K, Cole W, Dinges D: The Effect of Schedule on Physician Sleep, Work Performance and Mood: An Intervention Study, International Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Conference, Cambridge, England, September 16-18, 1993.

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind MR, Buccino KR, Cole W, Dinges D: Promoting Alertness and Performance on the Night Shift: An Intervention Study (Poster that won Best Poster of 1993 Award), Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, San Francisco, CA, May 1993.

Smith-Coggins, Rosekind M, Buccino K, Cole W: Improving Emergency Physician Alertness: Evaluation of an Intervention, American College of Emergency Physicians, Seattle, WA, September 1992.

Smith-Coggins R, Rosekind M, Hurd S, Buccino K: The Relationship of Day versus Night Sleep to Physician Performance and Mood, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Washington D.C. May 12-15, 1991.

Neff M, Smith-Coggins R, Eliastam M: New Transfer Forms for Use Between Nursing Homes and the Emergency Department, American College of Emergency Physicians, Boston, MA, October 7-10, 1991.

Neff M, Smith-Coggins R, Eliastam M: New Transfer Forms for Use Between Nursing Homes and the Emergency Department, The 48th Annual Scientific Proceedings of the American Geriatrics Society, Chicago, IL, May 9-12, 1991.

Awards and Society Memberships

1979

• Keep Us Awake
• Documentary Film on Narcolepsy:
• John Muir Hospital Medical Film Festival/First Place
• First Place Industrial Photography Cinematography
• Rush Medal for Outstanding Medical Exhibit

1985

• Evanston Hospital Annual Research Paper Contest
• Thomas Mulroy Award for excellence in Emergency Medicine - $1,000

1990

• Research Award - $1,000 - "Rotating....Attending Physicians"
• Council of Residency Directors
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

1991

• Medical Student Research Award - $2,400
• Preceptor for "Rotating Shiftwork Schedules: Effects on Sleep, Performance, Mood and Quality of Life of Emergency Medicine Attending Physicians." Emergency Medical Foundation/Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

1991

• Seed Grant - $5,000
• "Rotating Shiftwork Schedules: Effects on Sleep, Performance,Mood and Quality of Life of Emergency Medicine Attending Physicians"
• Emergency Medical Foundation
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

1993

• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
• Best Poster of 1993 Award for "The Effect of Schedule on Physician Sleep, Work Performance and Mood: An Intervention Study".

1994

• 1994 International Fellowship - $3000. Preceptor for Kathleen Raftery, MD. The Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine.

1995

• 1995 International Fellowship - $3000. Preceptor for N. Ewen Wang, M.D. The Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine.

2001

• Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association’s Residency Director of the Year Award nominee

Professional Organizations

• American Board of Emergency Medicine
• American Medical Association
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• California Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
• American College of Physicians
• AAEM
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education