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Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Department Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health. The Department of Emergency Medicine is a large department, staffing five emergency departments and an Urgent Care Center across the health care system. With more than 100 clinical providers, our team serves a diverse patient population providing the full spectrum of clinical care, from high complexity tertiary and quaternary care services, to community and urgent care services. Our mission is to be one of the preeminent Departments of Emergency Medicine in the country by delivering excellent healthcare, with respect and dignity to all patients needing emergent or urgent care services; conducting groundbreaking research that enhances public health; and developing innovative educational programs for all levels of health care providers.

With warm regards,

Gregory Volturo, MD, FACEP

Richard V. Aghababian Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine

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  • UMass Chan medical students lead ‘Life Savers’ program at Worcester area parish

    UMass Chan medical students lead ‘Life Savers’ program at Worcester area parish

    A group of UMass Chan Medical School students and staff members spent their Saturday morning instructing a hands-only CPR and AED training for nearly 50 parishioners at St. Anne Church in Southborough.

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  • Convocation 2024: UMass Chan racing toward ambitious future

    Convocation 2024: UMass Chan racing toward ambitious future

    Four faculty members were honored with chancellor’s medals, and seven others were invested as named professors at the annual Convocation and Investiture celebration.

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  • UMass Chan kicks off 2024 academic year with weeklong Convocation celebration

    UMass Chan kicks off 2024 academic year with weeklong Convocation celebration

    Festivities kick off on Friday, Sept. 6, with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony, welcoming the new class of medical students into the medical community.

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  • New Remillard Family Community Service Fund grants broaden access to care, expand community outreach

    New Remillard Family Community Service Fund grants broaden access to care, expand community outreach

    The Remillard Family Community Service Fund awarded grants to support innovative projects led by UMass Chan Medical School faculty, residents, staff and students that address social determinants of health, increase equitable and affordable access to care, and develop and expand community outreach programs.

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  • UMass Chan Gold Humanism Honor Society inducts 36 new members

    UMass Chan Gold Humanism Honor Society inducts 36 new members

    The UMass Chan Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted 36 new members on Wednesday, May 29.  

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  • Advancing gender equity, importance of mentoring highlighted at Women’s Faculty Awards

    Advancing gender equity, importance of mentoring highlighted at Women’s Faculty Awards

    The annual awards are sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Women’s Faculty Committee of the Diversity and Inclusion Office.  

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