What does it take to build a research career in emergency medicine amid rapid innovation and persistent funding challenges? In this episode, Dr. Chris Bennett shares his journey as a clinician–scientist and offers insight into navigating the EM research pipeline, interdisciplinary collaboration, and translating discovery into patient impact.

Key topics

• Navigating the emergency medicine research pipeline as a trainee or early-career faculty
• Funding challenges, grant timelines, and evolving federal guidance
• Finding meaningful research questions and working across disciplines
• Turning research and innovation into real-world improvements in care

ABOUT OUR GUEST AND HOST

Dr. Chris Bennett is a board-certified emergency physician and NIH-funded researcher at Stanford University who bridges clinical practice with health innovation as faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine, with affiliations across the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, the Center for AI in Medicine & Imaging, and the Center for Digital Health. His work focuses on data-informed precision medicine to improve patient outcomes and inform policy, and is informed by training at Duke, Harvard, and Stanford as well as national leadership roles with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Learn more about The Bennett Lab.

Dr. Matthew Strehlow is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford and serves as Vice Chair for Innovation and Clinical Improvement. His work focuses on improving patient care through system redesign, global health initiatives, and advancing emergency medicine education.

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