Scholarly tracks were developed to allow residents to begin to develop an area of expertise, while concurrently building their CV. Participation in a scholarly track gives residents the opportunity to develop a niche interest that can help to improve career satisfaction and can support competitive fellowship and job applications. There are currently 21 unique tracks at Cooper. Each has its own requirements, and many provide residents with some form of specialty certification, such as instructor status for PALS/ACLS or the certification in the Fundamentals of Critical Care. Tracks focus on teaching the residents skills that will be needed in their future careers: oral presentation, mentorship, scientific writing, administration, and continuous quality assurance.
Residents interested in a scholarly track work closely with track leaders. Tracks and their leaders are listed below:
| TRACK | LEADER |
|---|---|
| Addiction Medicine | Matthew Salzman, MD Rachel Haroz, MD |
| Clinical Research | Christopher Jones, MD Brian Roberts, MD |
| Critical Care | Emily Damuth, MD |
| Disaster Medicine | Simon Sarkisian, MD |
| EMDaily | Haney Mallemat, MD Richard Byrne, MD |
| EMS | Gerry Carroll, MD Lisa Drago, DO Alex Kuc, MD |
| Ethics | Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE |
| Geriatrics | Katie Selman, MD |
| Health Care Policy | Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE |
| Media | Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE Christine Collins, MD |
| Medical Student Education | Sundip Patel, MD John Cafaro, MD Jared Klein, DO Rachel Jennings, MD |
| Pain Management | Christine Collins, MD |
| Patient Experience | Tara Cassidy-Smith, MD Andrew Nyce, MD Ali Jaworski, MD |
| Pediatric EM | Ernika Quimby, MD |
| Process Improvement | Catherine (Kate) Ginty, MD |
| Rural/Community Medicine | Paul Karagiannis, MD |
| Simulation/Procedures | Richard Byrne, MD |
| Social EM/Community Service | Matthew Salzman, MD Patrice Baptista, MD |
| Toxicology | Matthew Salzman, MD |
| Ultrasound | Alfred Cheng, MD |