Daniel McCollum

Professor

Daniel McCollum

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Emergency Medicine

Bio

Dr. McCollum trained at the Medical College of Georgia for both medical school and residency. He graduated from the Emergency Medicine residency in 2013, where he was awarded the Residency Educator Award for excellence in teaching. He has been the Assistant Program Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine since 2014. His clinical interests include Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed), metacognition, emergency department boarding, social media in medicine, and educational theory. He is active in the use of podcasting for medical education and has appeared on EM:RAP, the ED ECMO podcast, and the Skeptic’s Guide to Emergency Medicine podcast.

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  • (706) 721-9081
  • AF 1015

Education

  • MD, Medicine Medical College of Georgia, 2010

Certifications

  • MAT training 2018

  • Emergency Medicine Board Certification ABEM, 2014

  • ACL AHA, 2021

  • BLS AHA, 2021

  • PALS AHA, 2021

  • PHY GA Medical Board, 2012

Awards & Honors

  • Outstanding Faculty Educator Award AU Department of Emergency Medicine, 2022

  • Exemplary Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Medical Education 2020

  • Outstanding faculty educator award 2020

  • MCG Exemplary Teaching Award 2019

  • Outstanding Faculty Educator Award AU Department of Emergency Medicine, 2019

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • REMD 5000

    Emergency Medicine
  • MEDI 6150

    MCG YOU+
  • EMED 5001

    Emergency Medicine Clkship

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Getting ahead of Sepsis, 2024
    Broadcast Media
  • Case Report: A High-Voltage Victim, 2024
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • Rockyronium, 2024
    Broadcast Media
  • Bad Botox, 2024
    Broadcast Media
  • Pressure Dressing and Junctional Wounds, 2023
    Broadcast Media

Research Interests

Free Open Access Medical Education, Metacognition, Emergency Department boarding, Social Media in Medicine, and Educational Theory

Department Service

  • Informaticist 2021 - Present

  • Culture call back initiation 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • ED informaticist 2020 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Lecture feedback committee 2020 - Present

    Role: Faculty Advisor
  • Telemedicine roll out 2020 - Present

    Role: Other

College Service

  • Institutional Review Board 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • Pain Committee 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair
  • 2020 - Present

    Role: Other
  • ECMO committee member 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Buprenorphine / MAT clinic 2018 - Present

    Role: Other
  • VA Peer Review back up member 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Rural EM Conference organizer 2021 - Present

    Role: Director
  • GCEP 2020 - Present

    Role: Director
  • Peer Review 2016 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
  • ACEP research committee 2022 - 2024

    Role: Committee Member
  • GEMLAC conference 2020 - 2020

    Role: Conference-Related

Public Service

  • Clinica Latina 2022 - Present

    Role: Member
  • Opioid abuse and prevention activities 2018 - Present

  • Hurricane Relief 2017 - 2017

    Role: Member
  • GCEP Psychiatric Improvement Project 2015 - 2016

    Role: Committee Member