Joan Noelker, MD, MACM

Joan Noelker, MD, MACM

Interim Vice Chair for Education; Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Education

  • BA- Biology and Studio Art: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2004
  • MD- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin Ireland 2010

Training

  • Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 2014
  • Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO 2014
  • Chief Resident: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 2014
  • BA- Biology and Studio Art: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2004 MD- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin Ireland 2010Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 2014 Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO 2014 Chief Resident: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 2014

Licensure and Board Certification

  • Temporary Arizona Medical License, 2010
  • Temporary Hawaii Medical License, 2014
  • Missouri Medical License, 2014-2015
  • Academic Board of Emergency Medicine Certification: in progress (written passed, oral exam pending), 2015
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification, 2010-2015
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification, 2010-2015
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, 2010-2015
  • Basic Life Support Certification, 2010-2015
  • Disaster Management Course Certification, 2012
  • Advance Trauma Life Support Instructor, 2014-2015

Honors and Awards

  • Recipient of the Dr. Chandra Aubin Scholarship – Awarded annually by the Washington University Division of Emergency Medicine to a resident who demonstrates significant interest in medical simulation, for the purpose of attending the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare., 2014
  • Recipient of the Dr. Chandra Aubin Simulation Award – Awarded annually by the Washington University Division of Emergency Medicine to a resident who demonstrates significant interest in medical simulation through designs of and running of resident and student simulation sessions., 2014
  • Recipient of the Resident Clinical Educator Award – Awarded annually by the Washington University Division of Emergency Medicine to a resident who demonstrates excellence in clinical education of junior residents and medical students in the emergency department., 2014
  • Winner: Anatomy Drawing Contest – Awarded annually by the Art Society of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland for excellence in anatomical drawing. Winning selections are on permanent display in the Anatomy Theatre., 2010
  • Gill Pediatrics Case Competition Top 6 Finalist – Awarded annually for the top score on the first year medical student anatomy knowledge competition., 2007
  • Annual Anatomy Prize Top 5 Finalist – Awarded annually for the top score on the first year medical student anatomy knowledge competition., 2007
  • Central Virginia Kaplan Teacher of the Year – Awarded based upon student reviews throughout the calendar year of Kaplan instructors in the Central Virginia region., 2005
  • 2024 Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine Innovation Award Recognizes a medical student educator at any faculty rank who has made a significant and innovative contribution to undergraduate medical education. 2021 Washington University School of Medicine Academy of Educators Rising Star Award: one of four winners of the inaugural award Recognizes faculty who show exceptional promise as an educator through contributions in one or more domains of educational service, leadership, or scholarship. 2018 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award Given annually by the largest national Emergency Medicine organization for excellence in teaching. 2017 Winner of Best Practices 560 Education Speaker Series for the CORD Annual Meeting Clinical Pathological Case Competition. Chosen by a panel of 3 judges from 5 speakers from around the country. 2017 Second Place in Division for the CORD Annual Meeting Clinical Pathological Case Competition. Chosen by a panel of 3 judges from 12 speakers from around the country. 2017 Golden Stethoscope Clinical Teaching Award Awarded annually by the Washington University Emergency Medicine residents for excellence in bedside/ clinical teaching. Voted on by 50 residents, winners chosen from 60 full time faculty.

Recent Publications

Presentations

  1. 2015 – “Preclinical Medical Student Simulation for Early Team Leader and Patient Assessment Experience” Curriculum Innovation Oral Abstract Presentation at the Council of Emergency Medicine Resident Directors (CORD) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Noelker, J.
  2. 2012 – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference at Georgetown University. Noelker J, Theodoro D, Wagner, J Sampson C. Lightning abstract Presentation: Design and Validation of a Difficult Airway Training Model: A Prospective Observational Trial.”