USC AND EMERGENT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES AWARD TINA WU, M.D. THE INAUGURAL EMA / USC ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWSHIP IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
March 1, 2007 (Los Angeles, CA) Emergent Medical Associates (“EMA”) and the Department of Emergency Medicine of the Keck School of Medicine are proud to announce that they have awarded the Fellowship in Emergency Medicine to Dr. Tina Wu. Dr. Wu is currently completing her residency in Emergency Medicine at New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center in New York, NY.
“We are very excited to name Dr. Wu as the first EMA USC Fellow. She was a clear standout in a pool of well qualified applicants in a very competitive process,” said Dr. Scott Brewster, Medical Director at EMA. “She represents the ideal physician to be the inaugural fellow in this program.”
“I am honored and excited to have been selected as the EMA/USC Administrative Fellow. This fellowship represents a truly unique opportunity for me to build on my clinical experience, earn an advanced degree and learn the skills necessary to be an administrative leader,” said, Dr. Wu. “I look forward to working and learning from the innovative team at EMA.”
Dr. Wu received her Bachelors Degree and Graduate Degree from New York University and her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Buffalo. She is currently the Resident Trauma Director at NYU/Bellevue and her teaching experience at NYU/Bellevue includes being the Morning Report Case Based Discussion Lecturer, Resident Education Lectures including Blunt Trauma, Shock and Resuscitation, Vertigo, Trauma Conference: Non-operative Management of Blunt Abdominal Trauma, Morbidity, and Mortality conference. She is also an Assistant Instructor of Advanced Cardiac Life Support at the Emergency Care Institute at Bellevue Hospital. Her affiliations include the Emergency Medicine Resident’s Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
About the Department of Emergency Medicine of the Keck School of Medicine
The department is located at the LAC+USC Medical Center. This historic hospital, formerly known as County General Hospital, is home to one of the US’ oldest and largest residency training programs for Emergency Physicians, dating back to 1971. It is now a PGII-IV program training 54 residents. The department is responsible for 400-500 patients visits daily who present with the complete spectrum of adult medical and surgical problems.
About Emergent Medical Associates
EMA, headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA, is a premier provider of physician staffing & practice management services for 13 Emergency Departments with an annual census of over 319,000 visits throughout Southern California. Through its consulting division e-MSO, EMA exports best practices and innovative management techniques to Hospitals and other Emergency Department groups, helping improve patient care and ensure contract security. EMA’s proprietary techniques are patient-focused and targeted on improving the daily operations of Emergency Departments.
For more information on EMA, visit http://www.ema.us
For more information on e-MSO, visit http://www.emso.md
North American Company Contact:
James B. Edwards
Emergent Medical Associates
Ph: (310)-379-2134
jedwards@ema.us