Joan Noelker, MD

Joan Noelker, MD

Associate Vice Chair of 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

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

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.”