Under the direction of our department Chair, Dr. Andrew Muck, and Vice Chair of Research & Innovation, Dr. R. Andrew Taylor, we are expanding our research team and offerings as well as our national and international partnerships.
Recent Grants
- Andrew Muck, MD: Gun Violence Solutions Project 2026 Faculty Collaborative Grant Program, $65,000, internal
- Moira Smith, MD:
- 3Cavaliers grant (“Transforming ECG and Clinical Narrative into CMR-like Myocardial Scar Imaging via Generative AI”), $1,000, internal
- 2026 AWAEM Innovations Funding Award (“Increasing Large Language Model Competence to Reduce Administrative Burden and Enhance Promotion Readiness in Academic Emergency Medicine”), $80,000, external
New Studies
- KESSET: Tests whether adding ketamine to levetiracetam can more effectively stop benzadiazepine-refractory status epilepticus compared to levetiracetam alone (PI: Thomas Hartka, MD)
- RISE: Finds out if the medicine dexmedetomidine HCl can reduce symptoms like pain, stress, and anxiety and help people recover after a motor vehicle collision. (PI: George Glass III, MD)
Teaching
- Medical students
- Medical Design Program (Matthew Trowbridge, MD, Margaret Sande, MD, & Rebecca Steele, MSN, RN)
- AI in Healthcare (Thomas Hartka, MD)
- National Partners
- Yale University: AI in Emergency Medicine | Harvard Medical School Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education
- SAEM Annual Meeting, May 18-21, 2026: We will present multiple abstracts at this year’s meeting in Atlanta, GA.
Contact
- Ashley Simpson, Lead CRC: aps2h@uvahealth.org
- Hope Duncan, Executive Assistant to Dr. Taylor: kcx2ev@uvahealth.org