Approximately 70 physicians, residents and esteemed guests attended the recent ceremony, in which Dr. Tintinalli was recognized for the transformative impact she has had on the field of Emergency Medicine during her remarkable 30-year career.
A Professor and Chair Emeritus for the Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Titinalli has held a wide range of roles at UNC, some of which have included Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Administration in the School of Public Health, and Lecturer for Medical Journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Just a few of Dr. Titinalli’s additional achievements include notable leadership roles such as:
- President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine
- Founding president of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
- President of the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Members
- Editor-in-Chief of the world’s largest selling emergency medicine textbook, published by McGraw-Hill: “Tintinalli’s Emergeny Medicine – A Comprehensive Study Guide“
- Editor in Chief of Access Emergency Medicine, the McGraw-Hill digital library for emergency medicine
- Deputy Editor of the Annals of Emergency Medicine
- Honored by the American College of Emergency Physicians, which named one of the society’s key leadership awards the Judith E. Tintinalli Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education
- Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the UNC Academy of Educators
About the Tintinalli-UNC Emergency Medicine Prize
This inaugural prize celebrates original and substantive contributions to the field of Emergency Medicine. It honors those whose leadership, scholarship, service, and advocacy advance our specialty in creative, meaningful, and lasting ways as did Dr. Tintinalli over three decades.
At the celebration Dr. Tintinalli received recognition from numerous leaders in Emergency Medicine, as well as a check for $5,000. She graciously plans to donate the check to the Judith Tintinalli EM Fund, which marks the start of a professorship endowment for our department. This will allow our department to continue to grow in areas of clinical, educational and research excellence.
Dr. Tintinalli announced her retirement from UNC in 2021, but she continues to play a pivotal role in helping to guide, foster, and facilitate many aspects of the field of Emergency Medicine.
View the celebration!
We invite you to view a slideshow depicting the highlights of the celebration, or a video recording of the full award ceremony.
In addition,you may use the link provided, if you’d like to contribute to the Judith Tintinalli EM Fund.
