Research Associate Program-Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (RAP-EMCC)

What Research Associate Program-Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (RAP-EMCC) does

Research Associate Program-Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (RAP-EMCC) is an academic clinical-research training program founded in January 2016 by Dr. Quincy Tran and a small group of students at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore, Maryland. The program enlists undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students in hands-on prospective and retrospective clinical studies centered on emergency medicine and critical care, including the Critical Care Resuscitation Survey Study and a portfolio of Mechanical Ventilation Comfort Studies in trauma, non-trauma, and ICU patients. Research associates are trained in data collection and coding using EPIC and REDCap, statistical analysis in R and SPSS, scientific writing, and manuscript preparation, under faculty mentorship from UMMC emergency medicine physicians. Outputs include peer-reviewed publications in journals such as the Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, plus conference presentations at events including the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress, and a bi-monthly student-written research archive (RAP-EMCC Archive).

The program operates as a volunteer educational initiative with no revenue, no fees, and no compensation to participants. It is supported by the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and operates within UMMC facilities, with core strategic partnerships with UMSOM, UMMC, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, and — since 2023 — The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, which co-sponsors the annual Mid-Atlantic Clinical Research Symposium. Go-to-market consists of an annual competitive application cycle (one cohort per year, applications open in October, cohort starts in February), with outreach via LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and a Weebly-hosted website. The stated customer segment is pre-health professions undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students seeking clinical-research experience, mentorship, and credentials for medical or PA school admission; the program's marketed outcome is successful matriculation of alumni into allopathic (M.D.), osteopathic (D.O.), and physician assistant programs.

Name

Research Associate Program-Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (RAP-EMCC)

Legal name

Research Associate Program in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Website

https://researchemcc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RAP-EMCC is a volunteer clinical-research training program at the University of Maryland Medical Center that trains undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students in prospective and retrospective emergency medicine and critical care studies, preparing them for medical and PA school admission.

Ownership category

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Product category

Clinical Research Education and Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAOAMAD

Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Protective Services & Public Safety Training

Keywords

• Clinical research training
• Emergency medicine research
• Critical care studies
• Medical student mentorship
• Pre-health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore, Maryland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Program Operations: RAP-EMCC is an educational volunteer research training program. It does not generate revenue. Students receive mentorship, training, and research experience in exchange for their participation. The program is supported by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and operates within UMMC facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RAP-EMCC is a volunteer clinical research training program that enlists undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students in prospective and retrospective studies in emergency medicine and critical care at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Quincy Tran, the program recruits one cohort per year, training members in data collection, statistical analysis, scientific writing, and manuscript creation while conducting studies such as the Critical Care Resuscitation Survey and Mechanical Ventilation Comfort Studies. The program does not charge fees and does not generate revenue; it is supported by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and operates within UMMC facilities, including the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU).

Product overview

RAP-EMCC is a clinical research training program at the University of Maryland Medical Center that operates as a single unified offering: a structured research associate program. The program encompasses prospective studies (Critical Care Resuscitation Survey, Mechanical Ventilation Comfort Studies in Trauma, Non-Trauma, and ICU Patients), retrospective studies and meta-analyses, and publishes student-written research archives. The program also hosts the annual Mid-Atlantic Clinical Research Symposium. All offerings center on hands-on clinical research experience, data collection (EPIC, REDCap), mentorship, and professional development for students pursuing healthcare careers.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• RAP-EMCC Clinical Research Program A volunteer, hands-on clinical research training program that enlists undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students to participate in prospective and retrospective studies in emergency medicine and critical care at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Members are trained in data collection and coding, statistical analysis, scientific writing, manuscript creation and review, and direct patient interaction, with mentorship from faculty physicians.
• Critical Care Resuscitation Survey Study A prospective study assessing patients' satisfaction with their care in the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU) at the University of Maryland Medical Center, with the goal of improving the patient experience.
• Mechanical Ventilation Comfort Study in Trauma Patients A prospective study assessing trauma patient comfort and experiences while intubated under mechanical ventilation, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and non-TBI patients.
• Mechanical Ventilation Comfort Study in Non-Trauma Patients A prospective study assessing non-trauma patient comfort and experience while intubated under mechanical ventilation in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
• Mechanical Ventilation Comfort Study in ICU Patients A study characterizing the prevalence and degree of PTSD in mechanically ventilated patients post discharge and exploring mediating variables between sedative use and PTSD development.
• Mid-Atlantic Clinical Research Symposium An annual symposium co-sponsored by the Departments of Emergency Medicine from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, enabling undergraduate and medical students to present clinical research.
• RAP-EMCC Research Archives A journal-style educational resource where RAP-EMCC students summarize and make accessible emergency medicine research articles for the general public, with peer-review and publication every two months.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful matriculation of research associates into medical schools and PA programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-sponsor of the annual Mid-Atlantic Clinical Research Symposium alongside University of Maryland School of Medicine. Faculty member Dr. Ali Pourmand serves as judge for symposium.
• University of Maryland School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Host institution and academic sponsor of RAP-EMCC. Faculty members from the Department of Emergency Medicine provide mentorship and supervision. The program is based within the University's medical center facilities.
• University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Primary clinical research site where RAP-EMCC conducts prospective studies and accesses patient populations for retrospective research. Houses the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU) where program members work.
• R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Premier trauma center affiliated with UMMC where research associates conduct clinical shifts and gather patient information. Named as operational location for the program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine Research Program: Vanderbilt's emergency medicine research training programs recruit student research associates in the same model as RAP-EMCC but operate from a different geographic region (Nashville, TN). Comparable in structure (student-led, prospective studies, journal publications) but not directly competing for the same applicant pool.
• University of Michigan Research Associate Program: University of Michigan operates a similar student research associate program within its emergency medicine department, with the same hands-on clinical research training model. Geographic separation (Ann Arbor, MI vs. Baltimore, MD) keeps it from being a direct competitor but from a programmatic model, it is a close parallel.

Emerging players

• Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA): EMRA supports medical students and residents pursuing emergency medicine careers with research and mentorship resources. Its student research committees and mentorship programs compete for the same pre-health audience that RAP-EMCC serves, though with a broader (resident-inclusive) scope.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): ACEP is the largest U.S. professional association for emergency medicine physicians. Dr. Quincy Tran holds ACEP-related credentials (FACEP), and ACEP defines the professional context in which RAP-EMCC alumni eventually practice.
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM): SCCM is the leading professional society for critical care, and RAP-EMCC has presented findings at its annual Congress. Collaborator faculty Dr. Jennifer Walker has served on SCCM's ICU Liberation Committee, linking RAP-EMCC's research output into the SCCM community of practice.
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM): SAEM is the umbrella academic organization for emergency medicine research and education in the U.S. It is relevant because it hosts the venues (annual meeting, journals, research fellowship programs) where RAP-EMCC's student-led research outputs are presented, reviewed, and credentialed.

Direct peers

• Stanford Emergency Medicine Research Associate Program: Stanford's EM Research Associate Program is a student-run clinical research training program embedded in Stanford's emergency department, with a comparable model of recruiting undergraduate research associates to staff prospective studies and gain authorship on manuscripts. It directly competes for pre-med applicants who want emergency medicine clinical research experience.
• University of Pennsylvania Emergency Medicine Research Associate Program: UPenn's program follows the same blueprint as RAP-EMCC: student research associates embedded within a high-acuity academic emergency department, conducting prospective studies and producing peer-reviewed publications. It targets the same pre-medical student demographic in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast corridor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ResearchEMCC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/research-associate-program-emergency-medicine-and-critical-care-rap-emcc
• Instagraminstagram.com/rap.emcc

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Profiles10 records

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