Lisa Gehm

Email Address: lgehm@uic.edu
College: Medicine Department: Emergency Medicine
Title: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Undergraduate Education DIrector Dept of Emergency Medicine
Office: 808 S Wood Street 471 Phone: 312-413-1675
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Research Interest: Five percent of Emergency Department patients account for 20 to 28 percent of ED visits. The Emergency Patient Interdisciplinary Care (EPIC) Coordination for frequent Emergency Department (ED) visitor project aims to decrease preventable hospital admissions and improve health outcomes for frequent ED visitors. The study provides frequent ED utilizers with coordinated healthcare, assistance with unmet psychosocial challenges, and gateways to hospital and community resources, using an interdisciplinary team model of nursing, social work, pharmacy, psychiatry & community health workers.

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 10

Qualifications of a Student:
Qualifications of a Student: Interest and enthusiasm for research and Emergency Medicine are important.Time management skills and responsibility are key attributes, as the student may work on more than one project and/or task at once. Any previous experience working with study subjects and research tasks is preferred but not required.

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Lisa Gehm

Email Address: lgehm@uic.edu
College: Medicine Department: Emergency Medicine
Title: Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
Office: 808 S. Wood St Phone: 312- 413-1675


Participating in the Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes



Research Interest: Five percent of Emergency Department patients account for 20 to 28 percent of ED visits. The Emergency Patient Interdisciplinary Care (EPIC) Coordination for frequent Emergency Department (ED) visitor project aims to decrease preventable hospital admissions and improve health outcomes for frequent ED visitors. The study provides frequent ED utilizers with coordinated healthcare, assistance with unmet psychosocial challenges, and gateways to hospital and community resources, using an interdisciplinary team model of nursing, social work, pharmacy, psychiatry & community health workers.






Brief Summary of What is Expected of the Student: Student will assist with participant recruitment, participant assessment, data collection, chart reviews, and other research-related tasks. Much of the research tasks will be performed in the Emergency Department, so students must be open to flexible scheduling and willing to work outside of traditional office hours.

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