Congratulations to Dr. Anna Marie Chang on earning the AWAEM Outstanding Research Publication of the Year AwardThis award recognizes the first author of an outstanding research manuscript published in the past year.

Dr. Anna Marie Chang attended Northwestern University where she studied Biomedical Engineering, and received her Medical Degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She then completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and SAEM Research Fellowship. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. She has been an investigator in multiple NIH, PCORI, and industry funded trials. Her publication titled “Hospital Strategies for Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Mixed-Methods Study” was selected as the AWAEM Outstanding Research Publication Award.