The academic environment within the DEM encourages critical thought and research activity by the residents and scholarly activity is an essential element of the residency program. While many residents publish peer review articles, a wide variety of scholarly activities have been pursued by past graduates. These include but are not limited to mini-fellowships, international medicine, and curriculum revisement and development for the department and medical school.

The volume and spectrum of clinical research material available to EM residents at LAC+USC Medical Center is second to no other program and residents may become actively involved in research at any level of their training. Scholarly activity and or publishable research are requirements for completion of the residency. The residents have augmented the Emergency Medicine research output dramatically over the last decade. More resources for research are available including, research associates, statistics and computer support. In the last few years, many of our residents have had their senior papers published, and we have had graduates generate as many as 5 publications while in training.