Ron Medzon, MD
Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
Biography
Dr. Ron Medzon is a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Assistant Dean of Admissions at the Chobanian and Avedisian Boston University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Clinical Simulation Center and an attending physician at Boston Medical Center. A graduate of McGill University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the Boston City Hospital/Boston Medical Center program. He has published research focusing on airway and trauma care, and more recently in the field of simulation education. He has co-edited a textbook in Emergency Medicine. He is a passionate educator who ran an elective course introducing Emergency Medicine to medical students at BU for 20 years, and has developed many innovative curricula using simulation and experiential learning for medical students, residents and faculty. His current focus is on using experiential learning with interprofessional teams to promote safer patient care.
Education
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD
- McGill University, BS
Publications
- Published on 1/2/2023
Bigelow S, Medzon R, Siegel M, Jin R. Difficult Conversations: Outcomes of Emergency Department Nurse-Directed Goals-of-Care Discussions. J Palliat Care. 2024 Jan; 39(1):3-12. PMID: 36594209.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/2/2022
Boyle TP, Dugas JN, Liu J, Stapleton SN, Medzon R, Walsh BM, Corey P, Shubitowski L, Horne JR, O'Connell R, Williams G, Nelson KP, Nadkarni VM, Camargo CA, Feldman JA. Adaptation of a Simulation Model and Checklist to Assess Pediatric Emergency Care Performance by Prehospital Teams. Simul Healthc. 2023 Apr 01; 18(2):82-89. PMID: 35238848.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2020
Walsh BM, Wong AH, Ray JM, Frallicciardi A, Nowicki T, Medzon R, Bentley S, Stapleton S. Practice Makes Perfect: Simulation in Emergency Medicine Risk Management. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2020 May; 38(2):363-382. PMID: 32336331.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2017
Crimlisk JT, Krisciunas GP, Grillone GA, Gonzalez RM, Winter MR, Griever SC, Fernandes E, Medzon R, Blansfield JS, Blumenthal A. Emergency Airway Response Team Simulation Training: A Nursing Perspective. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2017 Sep/Oct; 36(5):290-297. PMID: 28777116.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2016
Reske-Nielsen C, Medzon R. Geriatric Trauma. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2016 Aug; 34(3):483-500. PMID: 27475011.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/3/2010
Dargin J, Medzon R. Emergency department management of the airway in obese adults. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Aug; 56(2):95-104. PMID: 20363528.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2009
Narang AT, Oldeg PF, Medzon R, Mahmood AR, Spector JA, Robinett DA. Comparison of intubation success of video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in the difficult airway using high-fidelity simulation. Simul Healthc. 2009; 4(3):160-5. PMID: 19680083.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/10/2008
Wang EE, Quinones J, Fitch MT, Dooley-Hash S, Griswold-Theodorson S, Medzon R, Korley F, Laack T, Robinett A, Clay L. Developing technical expertise in emergency medicine--the role of simulation in procedural skill acquisition. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Nov; 15(11):1046-57. PMID: 18785939.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/27/2008
Medzon R, Bracken M, Rathlev NK, Mower WR, Wolfson AB, Go S, Hoffman JR. Clinically suspected coagulopathy in blunt head trauma. J Emerg Med. 2010 Oct; 39(4):399-405. PMID: 18584993.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2007
Rathlev NK, Medzon R, Bracken ME. Evaluation and management of neck trauma. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2007 Aug; 25(3):679-94, viii. PMID: 17826212.
Read at: PubMed
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