Faculty Directory

Tamara Thomas, MD
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs School of Medicine
Associate Dean, Faculty Development School of Medicine
Interim Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine School of Medicine
Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine School of Medicine
Professor, Emergency Medicine School of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics School of Medicine

Presentations General Academic Presentation

Society of Academic Emergency Medicine 2011 Annual Meeting June 1-5 Is a Position in the Dean''''s Office Right for You? ( 6/2011 )

Emergency Medicine Education through the career spectrum, Hue Vietnam ( 3/2011 )

Collaboration and Development in an Academic Emergency Medicine Program, Hue Medical University Hue Vietnam ( 3/2010 )

Pediatric Trauma, EMCON 2008 Society for Emergency Medicine in Inida ( 11/2008 )

Collaboration in International Emergency Medicine Projects, International Congress of Emergency Meidcine. Sanfrancisco, CA ( 4/2008 )

International Emergency Medicine Development, International Congress of Emergency Medicine, San Francisco, CA ( 4/2008 )

Acute Coronary Syndrome, Critical Care Symposium, Hue Medical University, Hue Vietnam ( 3/2008 )

Pediatric Trauma, EMCON 2007, Society of Emergency Medicine in India, Chennai, India ( 11/2007 )

Developing an International Fellowship, Western Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Portland, OR ( 3/2007 )

Evaluation in Academic Medicine - EMCON 2006, Society for Emergency Medicine in India, New Delhi India ( 11/2006 )

Tsunami - Medical Considerations, InterAmerican Conference on Emergency Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ( 3/2006 )

Envenomations - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency Program ( 3/2006 )

Travel-related Diseases - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency Program ( 3/2006 )

Approach to the Difficult Airway, Hyderabad, India ( 1/2006 )
Approach to the Difficult Airway, Chennai, India ( 1/2006 )
Developing your Career: Education and Mentoring, Ahmedabad. India ( 1/2006 )
Collaboration in International Emergency Medicine Projects, Ahmedabad, India ( 1/2006 )

Research Presentations -- National

T. Thomas MD. "Collaboration in International Emergency Medicine." Second Annual New York Symposium on International Emergency Medicine, . New York University-Bellevue Hospital - New York Chapter of American College of Emergency Medicine ( 5/2005 )

T. Thomas MD and K. Alaggapan MD. "Collaboration in International Emergency Medicine." Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Conference, Emergency Medicine Association. Barbados ( 3/2005 )

T. Thomas MD. "Developing your career in emergency medicine - Education and Mentoring." Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Conference, Emergency Medicine Association. Barbados ( 3/2005 )

T. Thomas MD. "Evaluation in Academic Medicine." Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Conference, Emergency Medicine Association. Barbados ( 3/2005 )

T. Thomas MD. "Disaster Management." Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Conference, Emergency Medicine Association. Barbados ( 3/2005 )

T. Thomas MD. "Disaster Triage." Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Conference, Emergency Medicine Association. Barbados ( 3/2005 )

T. Thomas MD. "International Emergency Medicine - Planning Short-term expeditions." Spring Connection, American College of Emergency Physicians. Orlando, FL ( 3/2005 )

T. Thomas MD. "Developing your career: Education and Mentoring." EMCON 2004, Society for Emergency Medicine in India. Mumbai, India ( 11/2004 )

T. Thomas MD. "International Emergency Medicine Collaboration- What works?." EMCON 2004, Society for Emergency Medicine in India. Mumbai, India ( 11/2004 )

T. Thomas MD and M. VanRooyen MD. "International EMS - Developing and Implementing Programs Globally." Scientific Assembly- American College of Emergency . San Francisco, CA ( 10/2004 )

Poster Presentation

Newbold S, Daniel L, Thomas T. "Interruptions in Medical Student Presentations." Annual Postgraduate Convention. ( 3/2007 - 8/2007 )

Hsu EB, Thomas TL, Kim HK, Colli, S, Arana G, Green GB. "Incident Command System in Disasters: Evaluation Methods for a Hospital-Based Drill. ." Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Orlando, FL ( 2/2004 - 5/2005 )

Hsu EB, Thomas TL, Green GB. "Competencies Disaster Training for Hospital Worker." World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine. Edinburgh, Scotland. May 2005. ( 9/2003 - 5/2005 )

Leung M, Thomas T: Evaluation of Cervical Spine Immobilization in Preventing Adverse Neurologic Outcome. Presented at Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Phoenix, AZ April, 2003. ( 4/2003 )

Leung M, Thomas T: Evaluation of Cervical Spine Immobilization in Preventing Adverse Neurologic Outcome. Presented at Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA March, 2003 ( 3/2003 )

Leung M, Smith C, Thomas T: Focused Assessment for Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Curriculum. Presented at First International Conference Emergency Medicine Hyderabad, India October, 2002. ( 10/2002 )

Leung M, Smith C, Thomas T: Comparison of Three Diagnostic Modalities in Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Presented at First International Conference Emergency Medicine Hyderabad, India October, 2002. ( 10/2002 )

Lynch E, Thomas T, Smith C: Pediatric Considerations in Chemical Exposures – Are we prepared? Presented at First International Conference Emergency Medicine Hyderabad, India October, 2002. ( 10/2002 )

Cooper H, Thomas T: Eye Injuries Associated with Airbag Use. Poster presentation California Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians. Long Beach, CA June14, 2002. ( 6/2002 )

Modi S, Thomas T, Green G: Generic Evaluation Methods for Disaster Drill. Poster presentation Global Health Council meeting. Washington D.C. May, 2002. ( 5/2002 )

Parkes K, Thomas T, and Martinez C: Radial Pulse as an Indication of Hypotension. Presented in Stresa Italy at First Mediterranean Conference for Emergency Medicine. Journal of Emergency Medicine October 2001 ( 10/2001 )

Thomas T, Nelson B: International Emergency Medicine Resident Rotation. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Boston, MA May 1999. Annual Postgraduate Convention Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, March 1999. ( 3/1999 )

Nelson B, Thomas T: Primitive Penetrating Trauma in Papua New Guinea. Annual Postgraduate Convention Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, March 1999. ( 3/1999 )

Clem KC, Thomas TL: Emergency Medicine in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China. [abstract]Journ Emerg Med 1998;16(5):808. ( 9/1997 - 9/1998 )

Clem KC, Thomas TL: Emergency Medical Expedition to Honduras and the Bay Islands. [abstract]Journ Emerg Med 1998; 16(6): 808. ( 9/1997 - 9/1998 )

Nguyen KL, Thomas TL: Pattern of Patient Presentation in Hanoi, Vietnam. [abstract]Journ Emerg Med 1998;16(6). ( 9/1997 - 9/1998 )

Nguyen KL, Thomas TL: Symptom Duration of Emergency Department Patients in Hanoi, Vietnam. [abstract]Journ Emerg Med 1998;16(6). ( 9/1997 - 9/1998 )

Thomas TL, Corbett SC, Grange J: Survey of the Experience of Emergency Medical Service Providers with Prehospital Violence. [abstract] Ann Emerg Med 1997; 30(3):432. ( 9/1996 - 9/1997 )

Grange JT, Corbett SW, Thomas TL: Violence in the Prehospital Setting: A Prospective Analysis. [abstract]Ann Emerg Med 1997; 30 (3); 395. ( 9/1996 - 9/1997 )

Green S, Rothrock S, Ho J, Gallant R, Borger R, Thomas T, Zimmerman G: Failure of Adjunctive Bicarbonate to Improve Outcome in Severe Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis. [abstract] Acad Emerg Med 1997; 4(5):370. ( 9/1996 - 9/1997 )

Thomas T, Van Stralen D, Sherwin T, Hitchcock G, McKee M: Observation of Multiple Casualty/Hazardous Material Incident Drill has little Effect on Emergency Medicine Resident’s Perception. Prehosp Disas Med, Jan-March 1995; 10(1): 96. ( 9/1994 - 9/1995 )