Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Emergency Medicine
Titles
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Director of Simulation Research, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- R01 Research Project Grant "System Dynamics Modeling to Promote Health Equity in Management of Agitation": National Institute of Mental Health (2024)
- Peer Support Enhanced Behavioral Crisis Response Teams in the Emergency Department (Broad Pragmatic Study): Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (2023)
- Emergency Medicine Section Research Award: Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2023)
- R21 Eploratory/Developmental Research Grant "Characterizing Bias and Care Disparities with Physical Restraint Use in the Emergency Setting Using Natural Language and Cognitive Data": National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2022)
- K23 Career Development Award “Clinical Decision Support Tool to Assess Risk and Prevent Agitation Events”: National Institute of Mental Health (2021)
- Change Agent Award: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Simulation Academy (2021)
- Top 2019 Peer Reviewer: Annals of Emergency Medicine (2020)
- YCCI Scholar/NIH CTSA KL2 Award: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (2019)
- Future Innovators in Research, Education and Simulation Award: Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2017)
- Nancy T. Watts Fellowship Award: MGH Institute of Health Professions (2015)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2015)
Professional Service
- Academic Emergency Medicine Education & Training (2022 - Present): Editorial Board Member
- Annals of Emergency Medicine (2021 - Present): Assistant Editor
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Simulation Academy (2018 - Present): Treasurer; President
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare - Emergency Medicine Section (2018 - 2022): Secretary; Vice-Chair
Publications
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.
- Wong AH, Sabounchi NS, Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Heckmann R. A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency department. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 75. PMID: 35033071, PMCID: PMC8760708, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07472-x.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.
- Vrablik MC, Lawrence M, Ray JM, Moore M, Wong AH. Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2020, 62: 1019-1028. PMID: 32991380, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002031.
- Wong AH, Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Ray JM, Ranney ML, Chang BP. Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 379-384. PMID: 32534830, PMCID: PMC7196406, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.041.
- Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.
- Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39117882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.
- Pulcini C, Barton D, Cassara M, Davis J, DeMasi S, Durant E, Garg N, Greineder C, McMillian M, Paxton J, Puskarich M, Vogel J, Wong A, Sharp W. Assessment of an organizational effort to increase emergency medicine faculty on National Institutes of Health study sections. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 1280-1282. PMID: 39056157, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14993.
- Hrdy M, Tarver E, Lei C, Moss H, Wong A, Moadel T, Beattie L, Lamberta M, Cohen S, Cassara M, Hughes M, De Castro A, Sahi N, Chen T. Applying simulation learning theory to identify instructional strategies for Generation Z emergency medicine residency education. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: s56-s69. PMID: 38774828, PMCID: PMC11102949, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10981.
- Stapleton S, Cassara M, Roth B, Matulis C, Desmond C, Wong A, Cardell A, Moadel T, Lei C, Munzer B, Moss H, Nadir N. The MIDAS touch: Frameworks for procedural model innovation and validation. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: s24-s35. PMID: 38774824, PMCID: PMC11102942, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10980.
- Rajashekar N, Shin Y, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan C, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Mccall T, Shung D. Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System. 2024, 1-20. DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3642024.
- Chung S, Rajashekar N, Pu Y, Shin Y, Giuffrè M, Chan C, You K, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, McCall T, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Shung D. 407 IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS FOR UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING ON CLINICIAN TRUST AND LEARNING USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS: A RANDOMIZED PILOT SIMULATION STUDY. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-95-s-96. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)00715-7.
- Gerwin J, de Oliveira Almeida G, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Burleson W, Evans L. HRVEST: a novel data solution for using wearable smart technology to measure physiologic stress variables during a randomized clinical trial. Frontiers In Computer Science 2024, 6: 1343139. DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2024.1343139.
- Wong A, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Brinker M, Faustino I, Boyce M, Dziura J, Heckmann R, Yonkers K, Bernstein S, Adapa K, Taylor R, Ovchinnikova P, McCall T, Melnick E. Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082834. PMID: 38373857, PMCID: PMC10882402, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082834.
- Coughlin R, Bod J, Wood D, Goldflam K, Della-Giustina D, Joseph M, Devlin D, Wong A, Tsyrulnik A. The impact of interviewer characteristics on residency candidate scores in Emergency Medicine: a brief report. MedEdPublish 2024, 13: 205. PMID: 38481470, PMCID: PMC10933563, DOI: 10.12688/mep.19735.2.
- Musits A, Khan H, Cassara M, McKenna R, Penttila A, Ahmed R, Wong A. Fellowship Accreditation: Experiences From Health Care Simulation Experts. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2024, 16: 41-50. PMID: 38304604, PMCID: PMC10829926, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-23-00388.1.
- Chaffkin J, Ray JM, Goldenberg M, Wong AH. Impact of a Virtual Simulation-Based Educational Module on Managing Agitation for Medical Students. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 46: 495-499. PMID: 34505279, PMCID: PMC8428505, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01521-z.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program. Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.
- Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Kulacz RC, Yang TJ, Chmura C, Evans LV, Wong AH. An Interprofessional Simulation-Based Orientation Program for Transitioning Novice Nurses to Critical Care Roles in the Emergency Department: Pilot Implementation and Evaluation. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 46: 640-649. PMID: 32919910, PMCID: PMC7606488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.005.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Director of Simulation Research, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- R01 Research Project Grant "System Dynamics Modeling to Promote Health Equity in Management of Agitation": National Institute of Mental Health (2024)
- Peer Support Enhanced Behavioral Crisis Response Teams in the Emergency Department (Broad Pragmatic Study): Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (2023)
- Emergency Medicine Section Research Award: Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2023)
- R21 Eploratory/Developmental Research Grant "Characterizing Bias and Care Disparities with Physical Restraint Use in the Emergency Setting Using Natural Language and Cognitive Data": National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2022)
- K23 Career Development Award “Clinical Decision Support Tool to Assess Risk and Prevent Agitation Events”: National Institute of Mental Health (2021)
- Change Agent Award: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Simulation Academy (2021)
- Top 2019 Peer Reviewer: Annals of Emergency Medicine (2020)
- YCCI Scholar/NIH CTSA KL2 Award: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (2019)
- Future Innovators in Research, Education and Simulation Award: Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2017)
- Nancy T. Watts Fellowship Award: MGH Institute of Health Professions (2015)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2015)
Professional Service
- Academic Emergency Medicine Education & Training (2022 - Present): Editorial Board Member
- Annals of Emergency Medicine (2021 - Present): Assistant Editor
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Simulation Academy (2018 - Present): Treasurer; President
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare - Emergency Medicine Section (2018 - 2022): Secretary; Vice-Chair
Publications
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.
- Wong AH, Sabounchi NS, Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Heckmann R. A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency department. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 75. PMID: 35033071, PMCID: PMC8760708, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07472-x.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.
- Vrablik MC, Lawrence M, Ray JM, Moore M, Wong AH. Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2020, 62: 1019-1028. PMID: 32991380, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002031.
- Wong AH, Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Ray JM, Ranney ML, Chang BP. Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 379-384. PMID: 32534830, PMCID: PMC7196406, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.041.
- Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.
- Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39117882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.
- Pulcini C, Barton D, Cassara M, Davis J, DeMasi S, Durant E, Garg N, Greineder C, McMillian M, Paxton J, Puskarich M, Vogel J, Wong A, Sharp W. Assessment of an organizational effort to increase emergency medicine faculty on National Institutes of Health study sections. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 1280-1282. PMID: 39056157, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14993.
- Hrdy M, Tarver E, Lei C, Moss H, Wong A, Moadel T, Beattie L, Lamberta M, Cohen S, Cassara M, Hughes M, De Castro A, Sahi N, Chen T. Applying simulation learning theory to identify instructional strategies for Generation Z emergency medicine residency education. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: s56-s69. PMID: 38774828, PMCID: PMC11102949, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10981.
- Stapleton S, Cassara M, Roth B, Matulis C, Desmond C, Wong A, Cardell A, Moadel T, Lei C, Munzer B, Moss H, Nadir N. The MIDAS touch: Frameworks for procedural model innovation and validation. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: s24-s35. PMID: 38774824, PMCID: PMC11102942, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10980.
- Rajashekar N, Shin Y, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan C, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Mccall T, Shung D. Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System. 2024, 1-20. DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3642024.
- Chung S, Rajashekar N, Pu Y, Shin Y, Giuffrè M, Chan C, You K, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, McCall T, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Shung D. 407 IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS FOR UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING ON CLINICIAN TRUST AND LEARNING USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS: A RANDOMIZED PILOT SIMULATION STUDY. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-95-s-96. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)00715-7.
- Gerwin J, de Oliveira Almeida G, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Burleson W, Evans L. HRVEST: a novel data solution for using wearable smart technology to measure physiologic stress variables during a randomized clinical trial. Frontiers In Computer Science 2024, 6: 1343139. DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2024.1343139.
- Wong A, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Brinker M, Faustino I, Boyce M, Dziura J, Heckmann R, Yonkers K, Bernstein S, Adapa K, Taylor R, Ovchinnikova P, McCall T, Melnick E. Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082834. PMID: 38373857, PMCID: PMC10882402, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082834.
- Coughlin R, Bod J, Wood D, Goldflam K, Della-Giustina D, Joseph M, Devlin D, Wong A, Tsyrulnik A. The impact of interviewer characteristics on residency candidate scores in Emergency Medicine: a brief report. MedEdPublish 2024, 13: 205. PMID: 38481470, PMCID: PMC10933563, DOI: 10.12688/mep.19735.2.
- Musits A, Khan H, Cassara M, McKenna R, Penttila A, Ahmed R, Wong A. Fellowship Accreditation: Experiences From Health Care Simulation Experts. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2024, 16: 41-50. PMID: 38304604, PMCID: PMC10829926, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-23-00388.1.
- Chaffkin J, Ray JM, Goldenberg M, Wong AH. Impact of a Virtual Simulation-Based Educational Module on Managing Agitation for Medical Students. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 46: 495-499. PMID: 34505279, PMCID: PMC8428505, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01521-z.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program. Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.
- Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Kulacz RC, Yang TJ, Chmura C, Evans LV, Wong AH. An Interprofessional Simulation-Based Orientation Program for Transitioning Novice Nurses to Critical Care Roles in the Emergency Department: Pilot Implementation and Evaluation. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 46: 640-649. PMID: 32919910, PMCID: PMC7606488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.005.
Departments and Programs