Amy F. Church, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Assistant Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine
Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
July 2005- Present

Office Address:
One Robert Wood Johnson Place
MEB Room 104
New Brunswick , NJ 08901
Tel: 732-235-8717

Undergraduate Education:
University of Maryland
Baltimore , Maryland
Bachelor of Arts
Magna cum Laude

Graduate Education:
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Doctor of Medicine
1990-1994

Post Graduate Training:
Emergency Medicine Residency
University of Maryland Medical System
1994-1997

Academic Appointments:

• Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
  New York , New York
  2004-2006
• Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
  New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology
  Old Westbury, New York
  1998-2006
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
  State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
  Brooklyn , New York
  1998-2004

Hospital Appointments:

• Attending Physician
  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  2006-Present
• Attending Physician
  Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
  Brooklyn , New York 1997-2006

Licensure:
New Jersey State 2006-Present

Certifications:

• Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine
  1998-Present
• Meets ACEP/SAEM Criteria for Certification in ED Ultrasonography
  American Board of Emergency Medicine
  2004

Instructor:

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  1998-2003
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  1998-2001

Professional Organizations:

• Associate Member: Council of Emergency Medicine Program Directors
  2008-Present
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
  2001-Present
• Fellow: American Academy of Emergency Medicine
  2001-Present
• Member, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
  2001-Present
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
  1994-Present, Fellow since 2000
• Medical Society of the State of New York
  2003-2006
• New York Chapter ACEP
  1997-2006
• Emergency Medicine Residency Association
  1994-1997

Administrative Experience:

• Residency Director
  Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
  Brooklyn , New York
  2001-2006
• Site Director
  State University of New York – Downstate, Emergency Medicine Residen
  1999-2004
• Chairman
  Emergency Medicine Residency Steering Committee
  Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
  Brooklyn, New York
  2000-2001
• Assistant Director for Education
  Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
  Brooklyn , New York
  1998-2001

Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Program Director Maimonides Medical Center
2003

Service on RWJMS Committees:

• Continuing Medical Education Committee
  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  2006-Present
• Medical Student Advisor
  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  2006- Present
• Involved in Advisor Program for first year medical students

Service on other Medical School Committees: 

• Graduate Medical Education Committee Executive Group Maimonides Medical Center
  7/05-6/06
• Chair, Internal Review Team Maimonides Medical Center
  3/04
• Panel member, Resident Grievance Hearing Maimonides Medical Center
  11/02
• Member: Graduate Medical Education Committee
  Maimonides Medical Center
  2001-2006
• Continuous Quality Improvement Committee
  Department of Emergency Medicine Maimonides Medical Center
  2000-2006

Research:

• 2004-2005 Site Primary Investigator : Reliability of a Checklist Assessment of Live Performance of Learners in a Simulated Emergency Department Setting; The Standardized Direct Observation Assessment Tool (SDOT). Results presented by at the Council for Emergency Medicine Residency Directors. Abstract accepted at several meetings, including the national meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
• 2003-2006 Co-investigator: Attitudes of Medical Students and Residents towards the Elderly. Abstract to be presented in November 2006 at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
• 2003 Site Primary Investigator. The Importance of Residency Program Web Sites to Emergency Medicine Residency Applicants. Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, October 2003. Manuscript in process.

Other Professional Activities:

• Judge: National Emergency Medicine CPC Competition SAEM & CORD
  3/09-5/09
• Oral Board Examiner: American Board of Emergency Medicine
  1/06- Present
• 5/05-2006 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, Program Director Resource Committee
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Graduate Medical Education Committee
  5/05-5/06
• Judge: National Emergency Medicine CPC Competition
  Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
  3/05-5/05
• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academic Assembly
  3/05
• Judge: National Emergency Medicine CPC Competition
  Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
  3/04-5/04
• Small Group Leader: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Chief Resident’s Forum Faculty
  Moderator for Scenario Discussions with EM Chief Residents
  May 2003
• Invited Panel Discussant “Ethics of Working With Pharmaceutical Companies”
  New York Metro Chief Residents Forum: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
  9/02
• ACGME Core Competencies: Getting Ahead of the Curve.
  3/02

Teaching Responsibilities:
Resident education and supervision UMDNJ-RWJMS
Physician Assistant student clinical education UMDNJ-RWJMS
Medical student clinical supervision UMDNJ-RWJMS

Clinical Responsibilities:
Emergency department physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Research Interests:
Resident Education
Medical Education
Health Care Resource Utilization