Biographical Sketches

 

Joel M. Bartfield, M.D. Dr. Joel Bartfield, M.D., a co-investigator on the project, is a Professor of Emergency Medicine, Residency Director of Emergency Medicine, and Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education. He has over 15 years of experience in medical education and has achieved honors as Resident of the year at Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, and Attending of the Year in Emergency Medicine at Albany Medical Center twice. Dr. Bartfield serves on the following professional organizations: Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians, Board of Directors, New York State Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, Education Committee, New York State Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, Council of Residency Directors, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Graduate Education Committee, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Henry Pohl, M.D. Dr. Henry Pohl, M.D., a co-investigator on the project, is Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Academic Administration at Albany Medical College. He has over 20 years experience in academic medicine and educating medical residents and students. He has also published on the issue of medication prescribing errors in teaching hospitals (see biographical sketch). Currently, he serves as the National Chair of the Group on Educational Affairs within the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Co-Chair of the Academic Quality Council in Albany Medical College, two bodies pertinent to both the aims and outcomes of the proposed study. At AMC, he teaches courses in Clinical Skills, Physical Diagnosis, and Focal Problems.
Albert Wu, M.D., M.P.H Dr. Wu is a published expert on the issue of residency training and experience around medical errors, and his work on this issue has appeared in journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association and British Medical Journal. Click here for more info on Dr. Wu
Lawrence Smith, M.D. Dr. Smith is an internist who is currently Dean of Medical Education at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Vice Chairman of the Dept. of Medicine. He has published extensively on physician training and workforce issues in journals such as Academic Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine. This work includes assessing how residency program quality gets evaluated and how evidenced-based medicine is integrated into residency training. Click Here for more info on Dr. Smith