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Patterson is expert on teamwork in emergency care
January 6, 2011
Arnold School alumnus Dr. Daniel Patterson
has been named to the National Emergency
Medical Services Advisory Council
Arnold School alumnus Dr. Daniel Patterson, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has been appointed to the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
One of 23 leaders appointed to serve on the panel, Patterson is an expert on teamwork and team communication in emergency care and has authored numerous papers on such topics as workforce trends in emergency medical services and safety culture.
He and others on the council, chartered in 2007, will provide advice to the U.S. Department of Transportation and its federal partners on EMS issues, including safety culture, recruitment and retention of EMS personnel, quality assurance, federal grants for emergency services and preparation for multi-casualty incidents.
"I am honored to be chosen for this prominent council and to share the collective expertise from Pitt and UPMC," said Patterson, who joined the University of Pittsburgh in 2007. He is also director of research for the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, a research and educational consortium dedicated to the advancement of emergency medicine and part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Patterson earned his doctorate from the Arnold School's Department of Health Services Policy and Management in 2004, his master's degree in public health management, also from USC, in 2001 and a bachelor's degree in health promotion from Appalachian State University in 2000.
Patterson's wife, Dr. Charity G. Moore, earned a doctorate in epidemiology and biostatics from the Arnold School in 2000. She earned a master's in public health from the Arnold School in 1997 and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1995
Pitt's Department of Emergency Medicine is ranked consistently in Top Five nationally in research funding from the National Institutes of Health. Its faculty, fellows and residents have received more national emergency medicine awards and honors than any other in the country. One of the largest in the nation, the department's residency program comprises 48 trainees over three years, as well as multiple fellows in advanced programs.
