Rosemarie Fernandez

Rosemarie Fernandez, M.D.

Clinical Professor; Executive Vice Chair Of Academic Affairs And Faculty Development

Department: Department of Emergency Medicine
Business Phone: (352) 294-8170

About Rosemarie Fernandez

Rosemarie Fernandez, M.D., is a Professor in emergency medicine at the University of Florida. Dr. Fernandez has expertise in both simulation-based research and team performance research. She has focused much of her work on using simulation to understand and improve resuscitation processes for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital emergencies. Dr. Fernandez has been a principal investigator on simulation-based grants funded by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the state of Washington and the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation. Her current work is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as well as the Department of Defense, and she focuses on developing leadership skills to improve trauma resuscitations. She applies human-factors engineering approaches to help understand how interdisciplinary teams and multi-team systems can effectively care for critically ill patients. Dr. Fernandez has held several national leadership positions in simulation and is currently an Associate Editor for Simulation in Healthcare, the leading simulation journal for health care practitioners.

Within the Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Fernandez leads efforts in faculty development.

Accomplishments

Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
2022-2023 · Drexel University Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) program
Master Mentor
2020 · University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018
MDC7710 Sr Emerg Med Clerkshp

Board Certifications

  • Emergency Medicine
    American Board of Emergency Medicine

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-9588-4424

Publications

Academic Articles
2025
“He was not listening to hear me”: Parent experiences with communication, inclusion, and marginalization in the pediatric emergency department
Academic Emergency Medicine. [DOI] 10.1111/acem.15091.
2024
“Let Us Take Care of the Medicine”: A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Communication When Caring for Febrile Infants.
Academic pediatrics. 24(6):949-956 [DOI] 10.1016/j.acap.2024.03.002. [PMID] 38458491.
2024
Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection.
The Journal of pediatrics. 267 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113910. [PMID] 38218368.
2024
Disposition and Follow-up for Low-Risk Febrile Infants: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Study.
Hospital pediatrics. 14(9):e379-e384 [DOI] 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007850. [PMID] 39113626.
2024
Expanding Access to Contraception for Adolescents-Reproductive Justice and the Emergency Department.
JAMA network open. 7(6) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18194. [PMID] 38941102.
2024
Innovations report: A grading committee for a required fourth-year emergency medicine clerkship.
AEM education and training. 8(4) [DOI] 10.1002/aet2.11012. [PMID] 39045346.
2024
Institution of a difficult airway response team for emergency department patients with anticipated or encountered difficult airways: Descriptive analysis of a 5-year experience at an academic teaching hospital.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 5(3) [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.13175. [PMID] 38707982.
2024
Management of race, ethnicity, and language data in the pediatric emergency department.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 31(11):1184-1187 [DOI] 10.1111/acem.14947. [PMID] 38808384.
2024
Qualitative Study of Emergency Medicine Residents’ Perspectives of Trauma Leadership Development.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 25(1):122-128 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.60098. [PMID] 38205994.
2024
Race, Ethnicity, Language, and the Treatment of Low-Risk Febrile Infants.
JAMA pediatrics. 178(1):55-64 [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4890. [PMID] 37955907.
2024
Racial disparities in septic shock mortality: a retrospective cohort study.
Lancet regional health. Americas. 29 [DOI] 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100646. [PMID] 38162256.
2024
Trainee burnout: Are there modifiable factors?
The clinical teacher. 21(5) [DOI] 10.1111/tct.13767. [PMID] 38664946.
2023
A pilot study to identify pharmacogenomic and clinical risk factors associated with opioid related falls and adverse effects in older adults.
Clinical and translational science. 16(11):2331-2344 [DOI] 10.1111/cts.13634. [PMID] 37705211.
2023
Association of Early Serum Phosphate Levels and Mortality in Patients with Sepsis.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 24(3):416-423 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.58959. [PMID] 37278802.
2023
Gaps in the Identification of Child Race and Ethnicity in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 24(3):547-551 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.59145. [PMID] 37278792.
2023
Holistic strategy for promoting effective handoffs.
BMJ leader. 7(2):91-95 [DOI] 10.1136/leader-2022-000639. [PMID] 37200171.
2023
Patient centered or provider centered? The inclusion of social determinants of health in emergency department billing and coding.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 30(8):882-884 [DOI] 10.1111/acem.14698. [PMID] 36794328.
2022
Breaking through barriers: the need for effective research to promote language-concordant communication as a facilitator of equitable emergency care.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 3(1) [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.12639. [PMID] 35072163.
2022
Developing adaptive performance: A conceptual model to guide simulation-based training design.
AEM education and training. 6(3) [DOI] 10.1002/aet2.10762. [PMID] 35756335.
2022
Disparities and implicit bias in the management of low-risk febrile infants: a mixed methods study protocol.
BMJ open. 12(9) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063611. [PMID] 36127098.
2022
Process Modeling of ABCDE Primary Survey in Trauma Resuscitations: A Crucial First Step for Agent-Based Simulation Modeling of Complex Team-Based Clinical Processes.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 17(6):425-432 [DOI] 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000622. [PMID] 34934025.
2021
Does team leader gender matter? A Bayesian reconciliation of leadership and patient care during trauma resuscitations.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 2(1) [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.12348. [PMID] 33532754.
2021
Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Cholesterol Association With Bacterial Infection Type in Sepsis and Septic Shock.
Journal of intensive care medicine. 36(7):808-817 [DOI] 10.1177/0885066620931473. [PMID] 32578468.
2020
An Event-based Approach to Measurement: Facilitating Observational Measurement in Highly Variable Clinical Settings.
AEM education and training. 4(2):147-153 [DOI] 10.1002/aet2.10395. [PMID] 32313861.
2020
IMPACT survey: IMpaired fecundity in Physicians and Association with Clinical Time
JACEP Open. 1(5):1023-1029 [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.12170. [PMID] 33145554.
2020
Simulation-Based Team Leadership Training Improves Team Leadership During Actual Trauma Resuscitations: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Critical care medicine. 48(1):73-82 [DOI] 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004077. [PMID] 31725441.
2020
Time to vasopressor initiation and organ failure progression in early septic shock.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 1(3):222-230 [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.12060. [PMID] 33000037.
2019
Identification of processes that mediate the impact of workplace violence on emergency department healthcare workers in the USA: results from a qualitative study.
BMJ open. 9(8) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031781. [PMID] 31462490.
2019
Targeted Simulation-based Leadership Training for Trauma Team Leaders.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 20(3):520-526 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.2019.2.41405. [PMID] 31123555.

Grants

Jul 2024 ACTIVE
Integration of Emergency Training Workshops and In Situ Simulations to Improve and Monitor Emergency Response in Internal Medicine Clinics
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: FL SELF-INSUR PROG-HLTHCARE ED INS CO
Oct 2023 ACTIVE
Pterygopalatine Fossa (PPF) Block as an Opioid Sparing Treatment for Acute Headache in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION via BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION
Aug 2023 ACTIVE
Implicit racial bias in pediatric emergency medicine: A foundational investigation of physician behaviors
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIMHD
Jul 2022 – Jun 2023
A Novel Approach to Improving Pre-Emergency Care in Ghana: A Pediatric Telemedicine and Medication Delivery Service
Role: Other
Funding: SOC FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MED
Mar 2022 – Jun 2024
Developing a Just-in-Time Refresher Trainer for Advanced Life Support in Austere Regions: Phase II
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNVEIL via DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
Sep 2021 – Nov 2023
Informing the Emergency Care of Septic Shock Patients: A Novel Application of Data-Driven Analytics
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIGMS
Jan 2021 – Aug 2021
Refresher Training and Assessment in Austere Environments
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNVEIL via DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
Jan 2021 – Dec 2023
FW-HTF-P: Mapping the Human-Technology Frontier to Improve Trauma Care: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Identify Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks
Role: Faculty
Funding: NATL SCIENCE FOU
Oct 2020 – Sep 2024
SaFE CARE Simulation for Effective COVID Assessment and Response
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL SELF-INSUR PROG-HLTHCARE ED INS CO
Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
More than they bargainED for: Responsive design to address physical and sociocultural antecedents of violence against healthcare professionals in the emergency department setting
Role: Consultant
Funding: ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE FOR HEALTH FOUND
May 2019 – Apr 2022
VITAS – Education – Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MISCELLANEOUS DONORS
Aug 2018 – Dec 2022
Translating Military Simulation-Based Trauma Team Research Into Outcomes: LEADing Effective Resuscitations (LEADER)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION
May 2018 – Jun 2023
Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE via NATL CTR FOR COMPLEM AND INTEGRATIVE HLT
Apr 2018 – Mar 2019
Development of an Integrated Team Training Design and Assessment Architecture to Support Adaptability in Healthcare Term
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF WASHINGTON via US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION
Jan 2018 – Jul 2018
Translating Simulation-based Team Leadership Training into Patient-level Outcomes
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF WASHINGTON via AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RES AND QUALITY
Apr 2017 – Jun 2024
HSC COM Matching Commitment
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UNIV OF FLORIDA

Education

Residency – Emergency Medicine
2013 · University of Cincinnati
Medical Degree
1999 · University of Michigan
Fellow
1994-1997 · Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8170
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100186
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
PO Box 100186
GAINESVILLE FL 32610