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Michelle Lall

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
    Professor
  • michelle.d.lall@emory.edu
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Department of Emergency Medicine
    49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
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Overview

Dr. Lall, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, is an Associate Professor at Emory University. She has been faculty at Emory since 2013. She has also been an Assistant/Associate Residency Director for Emergency Medicine since that time. Prior to coming to Emory, Dr. Lall was an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University beginning in 2008. She was an Assistant Residency Director at the Sinai-Grace/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the medical student clerkship site director at Sinai-Grace/Wayne State University beginning in 2009. Dr. Lall is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed her residency and chief residency at Emory University. Dr. Lall is actively involved in the teaching and supervision of medical students and residents. Her passion is graduate medical education, education research and scholarship. Dr. Lall is also interested in resident and faculty wellness and well being, burnout and resilience. She has presented at several national meetings on this topic. Dr. Lall is currently piloting an interactive wellness curriculum among EM residents. Dr. Lall also has an interest in gender disparities in Emergency Medicine. She is the newly appointed Director of Well-Being, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Emergency Medicine. She has been a leader in the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine since 2012. Her professional memberships include: American College of Emergency Physicians where she is a fellow, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine where she is a member at large on the Board of Directors, Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine where she is the Immediate Past President, American Association of Women Emergency Physicians, and Georgia College of Emergency Physicians. She is also a member of the Delta Omega Honor Society. Dr. Lall is a recipient of the Momentum Award from the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM), which recognizes extraordinary efforts that further the mission and values of AWAEM. While at Sinai-Grace/Wayne State University, Dr. Lall was a two time "Faculty Teacher of the Year" award winner. She also won the Resident Mentor of the Year Award in 2018.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • Doctor of Medicine from Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Masters of Health Science from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
  • Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University

Research

Focus

  • Graduate Medical Education; Physician Burnout, Resilience and Wellness

    My primary interest is in medical education research. I have multiple published book chapters. I have submitted mulitple abstracts on resident education and presented several posters on this topic as well. I am additionally interested in wellness, burnout and resilience. I have lectured nationally on this topic and am working on the national level on this topic. I am currently working on a review paper of physician wellness. I plan to update our resident curriculum on burnout and resilience and hope to show an improvement in resident satisfaction with the curriculum and improvement in our residents overall wellness.

Publications

  • Unveiling the gaps: Assessing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity on emergency medicine residency websites-An analysis of pronoun usage, diversity pages, and LGBTQIA+ sections.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 8 Page(s): e11054
    12/01/2024 Authors: Blum EH; Lall MD; Awad CS; Jenkins L; Kulp MSc DRG; Hoang KHN
  • Where Are They Now? Attrition Rates of Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates by Gender.
    Ann Emerg Med
    11/13/2024 Authors: Salker NA; Fang A; Lall M; Bond M; White M; Agrawal P; Sethuraman KN
  • Prospective validity evidence for the abbreviated emergency medicine Copenhagen Burnout Inventory.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 31 Page(s): 782 - 788
    08/01/2024 Authors: Reisdorff EJ; Johnston MM; Lall MD; Lu DW; Bilimoria KY; Barton MA
  • Consensus-Driven Recommendations to Support Physician Pregnancy, Adoption, Surrogacy, Parental Leave, and Lactation in Emergency Medicine.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 83 Page(s): 585 - 597
    06/01/2024 Authors: Lall MD; Jayaprakash N; Carrick A; Chang BP; Himelfarb NT; Thomas Y; Wong ML; Dobiesz V; Raukar NP; American College of Emergency Physicians Well-being Committee and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicines Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Suicidal ideation, perception of personal safety, and career regret among emergency medicine residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 8 Page(s): e10955
    04/01/2024 Authors: Akhavan AR; Zhan T; Lall MD; Barton MA; Reisdorff EJ; Hu Y-Y; Bilimoria KY; Lu DW
  • Creation of a National Emergency Medicine Medical Education Journal Club.
    Cureus Volume: 16 Page(s): e54092
    02/01/2024 Authors: Pelletier J; Ahn J; Golden A; Astemborski C; Lall MD; Kim A; Dimeo S
  • Emergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 30 Page(s): 1092 - 1100
    11/01/2023 Authors: Gettel CJ; Courtney DM; Agrawal P; Madsen TE; Rothenberg C; Mills AM; Lall MD; Keim SM; Kraus CK; Ranney ML
  • A legacy in emergency medicine: Remembering Gloria Kuhn, DO, PhD, FACEP.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 30 Page(s): 1059 - 1060
    10/01/2023 Authors: Lall MD; Sethuraman KN; Agrawal P; Clem KJ; Madsen TE; Poznanski S; Safdar B; Watts S; Choo E
  • Executive summary of the SAEM 2022 consensus conference to address racism in emergency medicine clinical research, training, and leadership.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 30 Page(s): 765 - 772
    07/01/2023 Authors: Chen EH; Dessie AS; Druck J; Norman M; Raukar N
  • The Comorbidities, Radiographic Findings, Age, and Lymphopenia (CORAL) Tool: A Diagnostic Ally for Emergency Physicians Created for the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond.
    Cureus Volume: 15 Page(s): e41036
    06/01/2023 Authors: Castro-Vsquez C; Bass M; Daz G; Camargo M; Cubillos J; Alvarez S; Garcia-Rairan L; Sandoval N; Sandoval A; Patio AM
  • Reconceptualizing the emergency medicine resident scholarly requirement: Proposed framework and rubric.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 7 Page(s): S33 - S40
    06/01/2023 Authors: Pillow MT; Gottlieb M; Messman A; Hartman ND; Tsyrulnik A; Barnes D; Lall MD; Sule H
  • Workplace Mistreatment, Career Choice Regret, and Burnout in Emergency Medicine Residency Training in the United States.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 81 Page(s): 706 - 714
    06/01/2023 Authors: Lu DW; Zhan T; Bilimoria KY; Reisdorff EJ; Barton MA; Nelson LS; Beeson MS; Lall MD
  • Trends in Racial and Gender Profiles of United States Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty: Cross-Sectional Survey From 2007 to 2018.
    J Emerg Med Volume: 63 Page(s): 617 - 628
    11/01/2022 Authors: Shaikh AT; Lall MD; Jalal S; Raja AS; Fares S; Siddiqi J; Khosa F
  • Reliability and validity support for an abbreviated Copenhagen burnout inventory using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
    J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open Volume: 3 Page(s): e12797
    08/01/2022 Authors: Barton MA; Lall MD; Johnston MM; Lu DW; Nelson LS; Bilimoria KY; Reisdorff EJ
  • In their own words: Experiences of emergency health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 974 - 986
    08/01/2022 Authors: Blanchard J; Messman AM; Bentley SK; Lall MD; Liu YT; Merritt R; Sorge R; Warchol JM; Greene C; Diercks DB
  • Drivers of professional fulfillment and burnout among emergency medicine faculty: A national wellness survey by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 987 - 998
    08/01/2022 Authors: Lu DW; Lee J; Alvarez A; Sakamoto JT; Bird SB; Sundaram V; Lall MD; Nordenholz KE; Manfredi RA; Blomkalns AL
  • The perceived work environment and well-being: A survey of emergency health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 851 - 861
    07/01/2022 Authors: Blanchard J; Li Y; Bentley SK; Lall MD; Messman AM; Liu YT; Diercks DB; Merritt-Recchia R; Sorge R; Warchol JM
  • Diversity of leadership in academic emergency medicine: Are we making progress?
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 57 Page(s): 6 - 13
    07/01/2022 Authors: Linden JA; Baird J; Madsen TE; Rounds K; Lall MD; Raukar NP; Fang A; Lin M; Sethuraman K; Dobiesz VA
  • Emergency care ofLGBTQIA+ patients requires more than understanding theacronym.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 6 Page(s): S52 - S56
    06/01/2022 Authors: Hsiang E; Ritchie AM; Lall MD; Driver L; Moll J; Sonn B; Totten VY; Williams DB; McGregor AJ; Egan DJ
  • Block by block: Building on our knowledge to better care for LGBTQIA+ patients.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 6 Page(s): S57 - S63
    06/01/2022 Authors: Driver L; Egan DJ; Hsiang E; Lall MD; Moll J; Ritchie AM; Sonn BJ; Totten VY; Williams DB; McGregor AJ
  • Experiences of Transgender and Gender Expansive Physicians.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 5 Page(s): e2219791
    06/01/2022 Authors: Westafer LM; Freiermuth CE; Lall MD; Muder SJ; Ragone EL; Jarman AF
  • Institutional solutions addressing disparities in compensation and advancement of emergency medicine physicians: A critical appraisal of gaps and associated recommendations.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 710 - 718
    06/01/2022 Authors: Madsen TE; Heron S; Lall MD; Blomkalns A; Arbelaez C; Lopez B; Lin M; Rounds K; Sethuraman KN; Safdar B
  • "I just assume they don't know that I'm the doctor": Gender bias and professional identity development of women residents.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 6 Page(s): e10735
    04/01/2022 Authors: Stavely T; Salhi BA; Lall MD; Zeidan A
  • Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Burnout, Perceived Stress, and Utilization of Wellness Resources During 2020 in a Large Urban Medical Center.
    Adv Emerg Nurs J Volume: 44 Page(s): 63 - 73
    01/01/2022 Authors: Seitz R; Robertson J; Moran TP; Zdradzinski MJ; Kaltiso S-AO; Heron S; Lall MD
  • Overcoming barriers to promotion for women and underrepresented in medicine faculty in academic emergency medicine.
    J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open Volume: 2 Page(s): e12552
    12/01/2021 Authors: Oh L; Linden JA; Zeidan A; Salhi B; Lema PC; Pierce AE; Greene AL; Werner SL; Heron SL; Lall MD
  • Are emergency physicians satisfied? An analysis of operational/organization factors.
    J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open Volume: 2 Page(s): e12546
    12/01/2021 Authors: Lall MD; Chang BP; Park J; Tabatabai RR; Manfredi RA; Baren JM; Castillo J
  • This Article Corrects:" Assessment of Physician Well-being, Part One: Burnout and Other Negative States".
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 1210
    09/02/2021 Authors: Lall MD; Gaeta TJ; Chung AS; Dehon E; Malcolm W; Ross A; Way DP; Weichenthal L; Himelfarb NT
  • Defining "county": A mixed-methods inquiry of county emergency medicine residency programs.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 5 Page(s): S87 - S97
    09/01/2021 Authors: Buchanan JA; Moreira M; Taira T; Byyny R; Jarou Z; Taylor TA; Sungar WG; Angerhofer C; Dyer S; White M
  • Recruitment of a diverse emergency medicine residency program: Creating and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 5 Page(s): S112 - S115
    09/01/2021 Authors: Lall MD; Backster A; White MH; Heron SL; Siegelman JN
  • The impact of racism on emergency health care workers.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 28 Page(s): 974 - 981
    09/01/2021 Authors: Kaltiso S-AO; Seitz RM; Zdradzinski MJ; Moran TP; Heron S; Robertson J; Lall MD
  • Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 28 Page(s): 993 - 1000
    09/01/2021 Authors: Sethuraman KN; Lin M; Rounds K; Fang A; Lall MD; Parsons M; Linden JA; Gursahani K; Raukar N; Perman SM
  • Prevalence of Discrimination, Abuse, and Harassment in Emergency Medicine Residency Training in the US.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e2121706
    08/02/2021 Authors: Lall MD; Bilimoria KY; Lu DW; Zhan T; Barton MA; Hu Y-Y; Beeson MS; Adams JG; Nelson LS; Baren JM
  • Racial Bias Among Emergency Providers: Strategies to Mitigate Its Adverse Effects.
    Adv Emerg Nurs J Volume: 43 Page(s): 89 - 101
    04/01/2021 Authors: Brockett-Walker C; Lall M; Evans DD; Heron S
  • Emergency Medicine Journal Editorial Boards: Analysis of Gender, H-Index, Publications, Academic Rank, and Leadership Roles.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 353 - 359
    03/02/2021 Authors: Hutchinson D; Das P; Lall MD; Hill J; Fares S; Khosa F
  • The Multifaceted Impact of COVID-19 on the Female Academic Emergency Physician: A National Conversation.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 5 Page(s): 91 - 98
    01/01/2021 Authors: Das D; Lall MD; Walker L; Dobiesz V; Lema P; Agrawal P
  • Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty Experiences with Racial and Sexual Orientation Discrimination.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 1160 - 1169
    08/21/2020 Authors: Lu DW; Pierce A; Jauregui J; Heron S; Lall MD; Mitzman J; McCarthy DM; Hartman ND; Strout TD
  • Intention to Leave Emergency Medicine: Mid-career Women Are at Increased Risk.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 1131 - 1139
    08/21/2020 Authors: Lall MD; Perman SM; Garg N; Kohn N; Whyte K; Gips A; Madsen T; Baren JM; Linden J
  • Unconditional Care in Academic Emergency Departments.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 27 Page(s): 527 - 528
    06/01/2020 Authors: Kline JA; Burton JH; Carpenter CR; Meisel ZF; Miner JR; Newgard CD; Quest T; Martin IBK; Holmes JF; Kaji AH
  • Erratum: This Article Corrects: "Assessment of Physician Well-being, Part Two: Beyond Burnout".
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 727
    03/26/2020 Authors: Lall MD; Gaeta TJ; Chung AS; Chinai SA; Garg M; Husain A; Kanter C; Khandelwal S; Rublee CS; Tabatabai RR
  • #MeToo in EM: A Multicenter Survey of Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty on Their Experiences with Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 252 - 260
    02/21/2020 Authors: Lu DW; Lall MD; Mitzman J; Heron S; Pierce A; Hartman ND; McCarthy DM; Jauregui J; Strout TD
  • "Breaking" the Emergency Department: Does the Culture of Emergency Medicine Present a Barrier to Self-Care?
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 313 - 321
    02/21/2020 Authors: O'Shea J; Vu S; Siegelman J; Heron S; Lall M
  • Gender Disparities in Academic Emergency Medicine: Strategies for the Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion of Women.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 4 Page(s): S67 - S74
    02/01/2020 Authors: Agrawal P; Madsen TE; Lall M; Zeidan A
  • Assessment of Physician Well-being, Part Two: Beyond Burnout.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 20 Page(s): 291 - 304
    03/01/2019 Authors: Lall MD; Gaeta TJ; Chung AS; Chinai SA; Garg M; Husain A; Kanter C; Khandelwal S; Rublee CS; Tabatabai RR
  • Assessment of Physician Well-being, Part One: Burnout and Other Negative States.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 20 Page(s): 278 - 290
    03/01/2019 Authors: Lall MD; Gaeta TJ; Chung AS; Dehon E; Malcolm W; Ross A; Way DP; Weichenthal L; Himelfarb NT
  • A Commentary on Impact of Women-focused Professional Organization and Academic Retention and Advancement: Perceptions From a Qualitative Study.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 354 - 357
    03/01/2019 Authors: Sethuraman KN; Lall MD; Watts SH; Clem KJ
  • Impact of a Women-focused Professional Organization on Academic Retention and Advancement: Perceptions From a Qualitative Study.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 303 - 316
    03/01/2019 Authors: Lin MP; Lall MD; Samuels-Kalow M; Das D; Linden JA; Perman S; Chang AM; Agrawal P
  • Making Promotion Count: The Gender Perspective.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 335 - 338
    03/01/2019 Authors: Madsen TE; Heron SL; Rounds K; Kass D; Lall M; Sethuraman KN; Arbelaez C; Blomkalns A; Safdar B; Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Equity Research Taskforce
  • Advanced Practice Provider Burnout in a Large Urban Medical Center.
    Adv Emerg Nurs J Volume: 41 Page(s): 234 - 243
    01/01/2019 Authors: Ashooh MP; Barnette K; Moran TP; OShea J; Lall MD
  • Gender Bias in Simulation-Based Assessments of Emergency Medicine Residents.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 10 Page(s): 411 - 415
    08/01/2018 Authors: Siegelman JN; Lall M; Lee L; Moran TP; Wallenstein J; Shah B
  • Current Status of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 1182 - 1192
    10/01/2017 Authors: Madsen TE; Linden JA; Rounds K; Hsieh Y-H; Lopez BL; Boatright D; Garg N; Heron SL; Jameson A; Kass D
  • Do Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates Feel Prepared to Manage Closed Fractures After Training?
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 92 - 97
    01/01/2017 Authors: Pittman MA; Yarris LM; Lall MD; Smith JL; Wills CP; Ufberg JW; Hegarty CB; Love JN
  • Abdominal injury after a fall.
    JAAPA Volume: 29 Page(s): 57 - 59
    05/01/2016 Authors: Shuaib W; Shahzad H; Rehman A; Alweis R; Stettner EA; Lall MD; Khosa F
  • Persistent cough, chest pain, and dyspnea in a young man.
    JAAPA Volume: 29 Page(s): 47 - 49
    02/01/2016 Authors: Shuaib W; Shahzad H; Rehman A; Alweis R; Stettner EA; Lall MD; Khosa F
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: An Emergency Department presentation.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 33 Page(s): 1324.e5 - 1324.e6
    09/01/2015 Authors: Clendenin J; Lall M
  • Idiopathic left upper quadrant omental infarction: diagnosed and managed conservatively in the ED.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 33 Page(s): 741.e1 - 741.e2
    05/01/2015 Authors: Litzau M; Lall MD
  • Managing traumatic injury in an acute setting.
    JAAPA Volume: 28 Page(s): 58 - 60
    01/01/2015 Authors: Shuaib W; Shahzad H; Alweis R; Stettner EA; Lall MD; Weiden J
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