Medical/Research Interests: Human patient simulation, computer-aided and distance medical education, EMS operations and education, tactical EMS, airway management, critical care, pain management

Personal Interests: Family activities, photography, hiking, camping, model railroading

About the Residency: The multiple training sites affords a unique and diverse patient population that covers the entire breadth of emergency medicine from the minor to the critical.  A dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department also has the advantage of concentrating the pediatric experience, allowing the residents to become comfortable with sick children in a short period of time.

About Buffalo: Snow?  What snow?  Believe it or not, we are not the snowiest place in the U.S. - we just seem to have that reputation.  There are a lot of things to do, whether you have a family, are single, or are a couple.  There are many outdoor recreational activities available within a reasonable distance from Buffalo.  The professional sports teams, theaters, and other events afford for a variety of activities.  Yes, there is a little time to enjoy them in residency!  Many residents live in the city of Buffalo, however, for those considering the suburbs, the commute is quick and the "rush hour" is minimal compared to a lot of other comparable-sized cities.  I lived 13 miles from both main training sites and it would take no longer than a half hour to get to work.  The school systems are some of the best in New York.  I am a transplant here and am happy to raise my child here.

Current Research Activity:

Capnography in acute respiratory distress

Cadaveric study on needle length for needle decompression

Paramedic Textbook, co-author, estimated release 2009

EMS provider and physician attitudes towards prehospital analgesia

UB Medical Simulation / Education Initiative

Presence of Chapman's points in patients presenting to the emergency department complaining of chest pain or abdominal pain

Improving Realism in Simulation Exercises from the Learner's Persceptive

Ellis DG, Brown JL, Myers J. Emergency Medicine Resident Trauma Simulation Lab (With and Without a Cognitive Participant). Accepted, 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting.

Recent Publications/Presentations:

Mayrose J, Myers J. Endotracheal Intubation: application of virtual reality to emergency medical education. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare; Winter 2007, 2(4):231-234.

Williams B, Myers JW.  Medications utilized for prehospital analgesia. National Association of EMS Physicians, Tucson, AZ, January 19 – 21, 2006.

Myers JW, Williams B.  Standing order  prehospital analgesic administration: Does practice setting make a difference?  National Association of EMS Physicians, Tucson, AZ, January 19 – 21, 2006.

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