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Melissa White MD/MPH

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • mhwhite@emory.edu
  • Emory University Hospital
    Emergency Medicine
    49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr FOB Steiner Building
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Overview

Dr. White joined the Emory University School of Medicine faculty in 2005. She completed an MPH in Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health in 1997 while working as a full-time Paramedic in Atlanta. She later graduated from the Mercer University School of Medicine in 2002 and completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at Emory University in 2005. She pursued a Fellowship in Pre-Hospital Services (EMS Fellowship) in 2006 where she then worked as a Medical Director for multiple municipalities, Emory University, private EMS services, and educational training programs.

In 2009, she became an Assistant Residency Director of Emergency Medicine and an Associate Residency Director in 2013. In 2016, she was the Interim Residency Program Director and assumed the Residency Director position in 2017. In 2023, she pivoted to the inaugural departmental role of Director of Alumni Engagement and Relations and continues to teach and mentor on national and international platforms.

Dr. White was the recipient of several "Resident Advocate" awards, Program Director Appreciation awards, and recognition as an Outstanding Educator in the School of Medicine. In 2020, while PD, the ACGME awarded the Emory Emergency Medicine Residency Program the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Award out of all residency programs nationally.

Dr. White is a member of the American College of Emergency Medicine, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, and the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • BS from Emory University
  • MPH from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
  • MD from Mercer University School of Medicine

Research

Focus

  • Pre Hospital and Disaster Medicine and Resident Educational Experiences.

Publications

  • 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
  • Prioritizing homelessness in emergency medicine education: A concept paper.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 6 Page(s): S85 - S92
    06/01/2022 Authors: Del Buono BC; Salhi BA; Kimmel AE; Santen SA; Jarrell KL; White MH; Brown CK; Moll JL
  • Structural competency in emergency medical education: A scoping review and operational framework.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 6 Page(s): S13 - S22
    06/01/2022 Authors: Salhi BA; Zeidan A; Stehman CR; Kleinschmidt S; Liu EL; Bascombe K; Preston-Suni K; White MH; Druck J; Lopez BL
  • 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
  • A Model Partnership: Mentoring Underrepresented Students in Medicine (URiM) in Emergency Medicine.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 213 - 217
    12/07/2020 Authors: Goines J; Iledare E; Ander D; Wallenstein J; Anachebe N; Elks M; Franks N; White M; Shayne P; Henn M
  • Toward Structural Competency in Emergency Medical Education.
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 4 Page(s): S88 - S97
    02/01/2020 Authors: Salhi BA; Tsai JW; Druck J; Ward-Gaines J; White MH; Lopez BL
  • A Novel Simulation to Assess Residents' Utilization of a Medical Interpreter.
    MedEdPORTAL Volume: 15 Page(s): 10853
    11/22/2019 Authors: Zdradzinski MJ; Backster A; Heron S; White M; Laubscher D; Siegelman JN
  • The Standardized Video Interview: How Does It Affect the Likelihood to Invite for a Residency Interview?
    AEM Educ Train Volume: 3 Page(s): 226 - 232
    07/01/2019 Authors: Husain A; Li I; Ardolic B; Bond MC; Shoenberger J; Shah KH; Chung AS; Dermark JV; Bronner JM; White M
  • Standardized Video Interviews Do Not Correlate to United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 and Step 2 Scores.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 20 Page(s): 87 - 91
    01/01/2019 Authors: Egan DJ; Husain A; Bond MC; Caputo W; Cygan L; Van Dermark J; Shoenberger JM; Li I; Krauss W; Bronner J
  • Homelessness and Emergency Medicine: A Review of the Literature.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 25 Page(s): 577 - 593
    05/01/2018 Authors: Salhi BA; White MH; Pitts SR; Wright DW
  • Homelessness and Emergency Medicine: Furthering the Conversation.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 25 Page(s): 597
    05/01/2018 Authors: Salhi BA; White MH; Pitts SR; Wright DW
  • Choosing emergency medicine: Influences on medical students' choice of emergency medicine.
    PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0196639
    01/01/2018 Authors: Ray JC; Hopson LR; Peterson W; Santen SA; Khandelwal S; Gallahue FE; White M; Burkhardt JC
  • The impact of moderate distance recreational running and ageing on cardiac physiology.
    Heart Volume: 103 Page(s): 219 - 226
    02/01/2017 Authors: Kim JH; Ko Y-A; Hedley J; MacNamara J; Awad M; Taylor W; Healy S; Aida H; Le N-A; Wilson PW
  • Assessing the Influence of a Fitbit Physical Activity Monitor on the Exercise Practices of Emergency Medicine Residents: A Pilot Study.
    JMIR Mhealth Uhealth Volume: 5 Page(s): e2
    01/31/2017 Authors: Schrager JD; Shayne P; Wolf S; Das S; Patzer RE; White M; Heron S
  • Impact of Doximity Residency Rankings on Emergency Medicine Applicant Rank Lists.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 17 Page(s): 350 - 354
    05/01/2016 Authors: Peterson WJ; Hopson LR; Khandelwal S; White M; Gallahue FE; Burkhardt J; Rolston AM; Santen SA
  • THE IMPACT OF AGE AND COMPLETION OF A MODERATE DISTANCE RUNNING RACE ON CARDIAC FUNCTION: RESULTS FROM PEACH (PROFILING THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON EXERCISEI-NDUCED CHANGES IN CARDIAC MECHANICS)
    Volume: 67 Page(s): 1637 - 1637
    04/05/2016 Authors: Kim JH; Ko Y-A; Awad M; Hedley J; Macnamara J; Taylor W; Healy S; Aida H; Le A; White M
  • A Second Year Emergency Medicine Resident Critical Care Curriculum Used During Class Specific Conference Days
    Volume: 58 Page(s): S337 - S338
    10/01/2011 Authors: White MH
  • Medical outreach following a remote disaster: lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina.
    Am J Disaster Med Volume: 2 Page(s): 121 - 132
    01/01/2007 Authors: Dunlop AL; Isakov AP; Compton MT; White M; Nassery H; Frank E; Glanz K
  • "Phony" motorcycle helmet use in Georgia.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 23 Page(s): 409 - 410
    05/01/2005 Authors: Houry D; Kellerman A; White M; Corneal K
  • "Phony" helmet use among motorcycle riders
    Volume: 42 Page(s): S18 - S18
    10/01/2003 Authors: Houry DE; Corneal K; White M; Kellermann A
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