2011 SAEM Young Investigator Award Winners and will serve at the 2011 meeting in two didactic sessions, on research fellowship selection and on navigating large datasets. She is writing a chapter for the mentorship section of a research primer for the ACEP Research Section. Dr. Hsia also has a significant international presence, with numerous collaborations in trauma and surgery. She is part of a global research collaboration that has implemented and studied the training of lay providers in prehospital care in Uganda, and was appointed as a faculty member of UCSF Global Health Sciences, where she continues this work on a more researchoriented perspective on the field of international health. Dr. Hsia speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, and French, and provides emergency care to patients with a variety of backgrounds as an attending physician at San Francisco General Hospital.
Dr. Alex Manini Within 5 years of graduation from residency, Dr. Alex Manini has achieved status as an NIH-funded clinical investigator with several important scientific publications in the fields of emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and drug abuse research. Dr. Manini completed emergency medicine residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and did his fellowship in medical toxicology and Master of Science in clinical investigation at New York University School of Medicine. Since joining the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Manini has authored multiple important research articles and successful grant proposals, including being awarded a K23 career development award from the NIH/ National Institute on Drug Abuse in May of 2009. He has also been named as a co-investigator on an R21 grant from NIH/ National Institute on Drug Abuse funded in 2010 to evaluate novel treatments for heroin dependence. Currently, Dr. Manini’s main scientific focus is the investigation of predictors of adverse cardiovascular events associated with drug overdose. Dr. Manini has been a prolific author and researcher, with over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, including 12 first-authored original research articles. His 14 research platform presentations have been presented regionally, nationally, and internationally at important scientific conferences around the world; from these Dr. Manini has co-authored over 30 published abstracts. He was
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In a short time, Dr. Hsia has also mentored numerous residents and students, and has guided several of them to more than half a dozen published research articles. There is no doubt that Dr. Hsia’s impact and future potential are significant, both in the field of emergency medicine research and for emergency medicine researchers. Her health services research agenda, as well as her collaborative work with others, bode well for the field, and will help research in our specialty to advance. Michael L. Callaham, MD Louis J. Ling, MD
recently awarded the “Best Platform Award” from the American Association of Poison Control Centers for his abstract presented at the 2009 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicologists. Dr. Manini’s early success with grantsmanship as a young investigator is truly impressive. He was awarded a K23 mentored patient-oriented career development award (grant #1K23DA026476, PI Manini) from NIH/NIDA in May 2009, entitled “Predicting adverse cardiovascular events in emergencies due to drug overdose.” He is co-investigator on a R21 research award (grant # R21DA 027781, PI: Hurd) from NIH/NIDA in 2010, entitled “Cannabidiol as a treatment intervention for opiate relapse.” However, Dr. Manini’s completed research grants are also testament to his potential in research in his field. He was awarded the 2008 Speakers’ Fund: Towards the Science of Patient Care, awarded by the City of New York, to investigate agreement between the medical examiner and medical toxicologist in poisoning fatalities. He has received funding from the NIH Clinical Loan Repayment Program (grant #KAAJ5086, PI Manini) since 2007. His prior completed research grants include funding from Massachusetts General Hospital, Dade Behring Corporation, UCSF Medical School, and the American Heart Association. From a history of continued success, it is clear that Dr. Manini will continue to compete successfully for federal grant money to support his crucial research well into the future. We expect that he will have a long-lasting impact on medical toxicology, drug addiction and emergency medicine. Andy Jagoda, MD Louis Ling, MD
Academic Emergency Medicine Now Offers CME Credit ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE is now offering continuing medical education (CME) credits for reading select articles in the journal and successfully completing a test on the content. Physicians interested in completing the exam should log on to www.wileyblackwellcme.com. Upon successfully finishing the activity, physicians will receive an electronic certificate of completion, which can be printed and saved online under the user’s profile. The program is free to subscribers of the journal. Stay tuned for updates!
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