Ron Medzon, MD

Clinical Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of 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.

Publications

  • Published 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 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 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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

Education

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD
  • McGill University, BS