Emergency Medicine Center for Education, Research and Technology (EMCERT)

In April 1995, the University’s Board of Visitors formally recognized Emergency Medicine as a separate Department in the School of Medicine. As chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine from 1995-2006, Dr. Marcus Martin had a vision for the future of medical education. He saw the potential applications of simulation technologies through all levels of medical education and began to lay the groundwork for the Medical Simulation Center.

Dr. Martin established the Emergency Medicine Center for Education, Research and Technology to enhance the care of patients by ensuring physicians, medical students, and healthcare providers have access to education, emerging research and technologies. Dr. Martin’s vision culminated with the design and creation of the UVA Medical Simulation Center in the Claude Moore Medical Education Building, which has helped train thousands of students.

UVA Fund has a donation link if you would like to financially support the missions of EMCERT and UVA Department of Emergency Medicine. You will need to emphasize the account destination on the donation to ensure it is appropriately submitted through the system. (Search for EMCERT, Sue Kitchin, or Alfred B. Strickler Jr.)