Douglas Franzen, MD, MEd, FACEP

Associate Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Sites of Practice:

Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Franzen is an emergency physician and our Associate Program Director. He treats patients in the Emergency Department at both Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Montlake. Among his many duties as an Associate Program Director, Dr. Franzen oversees the Rural rotations, the procedure labs, and our assessment and evaluation programs.

Dr. Franzen’s focus of research is in educational assessment and the transition from medical student to resident. He is interested in helping to smooth the transition from medical student to resident. Dr. Franzen was a member of the group the developed the National Clinical Assessment Tool in Emergency Medicine (NCAT-EM). He writes questions for the NBME. He receives funding from the American Medical Association and the Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Education & Training:

University of Michigan

2001

Internship and Residency, Emergency Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

2004

Emergency Medicine Foundation Teaching Fellowship

American College of Emergency Physicians

2007

Masters of Education

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

2008

Honors:

Bruce Gilliland Award for Excellence in Teaching

2019

Contact

Email:

franzend@uw.edu [1]

Mailing Address:

Harborview Medical Center
Box 359702
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle WA 98104-2499

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Assessment & Evaluation

Undergraduate Medical Education

Graduate Medical Education

Active Grants:

Title: Assessor Development by Peer Referencing using the National Clinical Assessment Tool in Emergency Medicine (NCAT-EM) Research Consortium.
Title: AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education
- Innovation Grant

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography [2]

My NCBI:

My NCBI Bibliography [3]

Publications:

Recent Publications:

Hiller KM, Franzen D, Lawson L, Manthey D, Fisher J, Haughey M, Tews M, Dubosh N, House J, Trainor A, Wald D, Jung J. Clinical Assessment of Medical Students in the Emergency Department, a National Consensus Conference. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Jan;18(1):82-83.
Lawson L, Jung J, Franzen D, Hiller K. Clinical Assessment of Medical Students in Emergency Medicine Clerkships: A Survey of Current Practice. J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;51(6):705-711.
Franzen D, Kost A, Knight C. Mind the Gap: The Bumpy Transition From Medical School to Residency. J Grad Med Educ. 2015 Dec;7(4):678-80.
Kessler CS, Tadisina KK, Saks M, Franzen D, Woods R, Banh KV, Bounds R, Smith M, Deiorio N, Schwartz A. The 5Cs of Consultation: Training Medical Students to Communicate Effectively in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov;49(5):713-21.
Hiller K, Franzen D, Heitz C, Emery M, Poznanski S. Correlation of the National Board of Medical Examiners Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Examination Given in July to Intern American Board of Emergency Medicine in-training Examination Scores: A Predictor of Performance? West J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov;16(6):957-60.

See Dr. Franzen's ORCID profile [4].

See Dr. Franzen's Google Scholar Profile [5].