Brian Emmert

I am interning with Maria Torroella Carney M.D., Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. My research includes decision-making capacity and its assessment. I am writing journal articles for publication regarding The Bedside Capacity Assessment Tool (BCAT). I am currently designing and writing my own study assessing the validity and educational potential of the BCAT. I attended meetings with physicians and medicine chiefs, attended Grand Rounds, wrote grant proposals, reviewed articles for a peer-review journal, and underwent CITI human subjects training. I also shadowed both Dr. Carney and Dr. Gisele Wolf-Klein in their private Geriatrics practice, where I examined patient interactions and administered Mini-Mental Status Exams (MMSEs).

I tutor one-on-one for General Biology. I also am teaching a General Biology Review Course in Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 for a group of 30 students. I will be co-teaching this class, reviewing important concepts in General Biology.

Through this position, I work with students in both General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, and their labs. My tutoring philosophy is to ensure that the student has a complete and comprehensive understanding of each topic. I will do anything and everything to ensure they understand it. I also teach a workshop on Microsoft Excel, teaching graphing and data analysis to Science majors.