Danielle Miller, MD, M.Ed

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine


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Medical School
  • MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Ohio State University (OH)
Residency
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program, Emergency Medicine
Fellowships
  • Stanford University Hospital/Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Program, Medical Education
Department
Emergency Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Competency-based medical education, Mastery learning, Gender disparities in medicine, Evaluation and assessment in medical education

Publications

  • Li S, Fant A, McCarthy D, Miller D, Craig J, Kontrick A. Gender Differences in Language of Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narratives for Emergency Medicine Residency Applicants. AEM Educ and Train. 2017;1(4):334-339. PMID 30051052
  • Zaidi H, Sanders S, Miller D, Sista P, Pirotte M, Fant A, Salzman D. Emergency Department Thoracotomy: Development of a Reliable, Validated Checklist for Procedural Training. AEM Educ and Train. 2019;4(2):139-146. PMID: 32313860
  • Miller D, McCarthy DM, Fant AL, Li S Ali A, Kontrick AV. The Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narrative: Differences in Language Use by Gender. West J Emerg Med.2019;20(6):948–956. PMID: 31738723
  • Miller D, Zaidi H, Sanders S, Sista P, Pirotte M, Fant A, Salzman D. The Creation and Implementation of a Mastery Learning Curriculum for Emergency Department Thoracotomy. West J Emerg Med.
  • Rider A, Miller D, Ashenburg N, Duanmu Y, Lobo, V, Schertzer K, Sebok-Syer S. Using a Simulated Model and Mastery Learning Approach to Teach the Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block to Emergency Medicine Residents: A Pilot Study. AEM Educ and Train. 2020;00:1– 7. DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10525
  • Schnapp B H, Alvarez A, Bianchi R, Caretta-Weter HA, Jewell C, Kalantari A, Miller DT, Quinn A. Curated Collection for Clinician Educators: Six Key Papers on Residency Recruitment. AEM Educ and Train. 2020;00:1– 7. DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10597
  • Miller DT, Krzyzaniak S, Mannix A, Alvarez A, Chan T, Devenport D, Eraso D, Foote CJ, Gore K, Parsons M, Gottlieb M. The Standardized Letter of Evaluation in Emergency Medicine: Are the Qualifications Useful? AEM E&T. 2021 DOI:10.1002/aet2.10607
  • Miller D, Klein M. My Brain Hurts: Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Emergency Medicine Handoffs. EM Resident, June 2018;45(3):20-21.
  • Miller D. The Use of the Angiocatheter in Central Line Insertion: The Advantage and the Technique. EM Resident, June 2018;45(3): 26-27.
  • Miller DT. "Not Quite Bedside" Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Dec;12(6):789.
  • Earl-Royal E., Alvarez A. Miller D. Mitigating Bias in Evaluations in Medical Education. SAEM Pulse Journal. January 2021.
  • Miller DT, Chen E. Helping the learner to deal with microaggressions in the workplace: individual, programmatic, and institutional level responses. AEM Educ and Train. 2021
  • Barrett B, Miller D, Urdaneta A Ed., Fix M Ed., Mattu A Ed. Approach to Back Pain. Corependium; 2019, 2020.
  • Miller D. So You Have Been Inspired to Make a Curriculum, But Is your Curriculum Inspiring? Seven Part Series. Medutopia. https://blog.mymedutopia.com/index.php/2019/10/24/so-you-have-been-inspired-to-make-a-curriculum-but-is-your-curriculum-inspiring/. Published online
  • Rider A, Miller D. Fourth Time is the Charm: How to Make the Most of the Emergency Medicine R4 Year. The Vocal CORD. https://cordemblog.com/2019/12/23/fourth-time-is-the-charm-how-to-make-the-most-of-the-emergency-medicine-r4-year/. Published online 12/2019.
  • Miller D, Rider A. Should the Trainee be Trusted? A User’s Guide to Assessment with EPAs. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. https://www.aliem.com/users-guide-assessment-with-epas/. Published online 1/24/2020.
  • Miller D, Caretta-Weyer H, Sebok-Syer S. Knowing the Tools in Your Assessment Tool Kit. Virtual International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE).
  • Miller D, Brown I, Chary A, Cleveland Manchanda E, Knight S. McGrath M. Did that Just Happen?!? Responding to Microaggressions in The ED: Individual and Programmatic Interventions. SAEM.
  • Alvarez A, Earl-Royal E, Hernandez D, Miller D, Gisondi M. Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity: The Imposter Syndrome. Council of Residency Directors (CORD)
  • Alvarez A, Earl-Royal E, Hernandez D, Miller D, Gisondi M. Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity: The Imposter Syndrome. Council of Residency Directors (CORD)
  • Miller D. Forgotten Infections in IV Drug Users. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
  • Alvarez A, Miller D. Implicit Bias in the Electronic Standardized Letter of Evaluations in Advanced Emergency Medicine Clerkship Rotations. CDEM and ADIEM Sponsored Best of Best Workshops. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
  • Miller D, Caretta-Weyer H, Sebok-Syer S. Knowing the Tools in Your Assessment Tool Kit. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
  • Miller D. How to Poison Your Enemies (and Save Them!): Lessons in Toxicology from Shakespeare. ACEP 20 in 6 EMRA Competition, Washington DC, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
  • Miller DT, Krzyzaniak S, Mannix A, Alvarez A, Chan T, Davenport D, Eraso D, Foote CJ, Gore K, Parsons M, Gottlieb M. The Standardized Letter of Evaluation in Emergency Medicine: Are the Qualifications Useful? AEM E&T. 2021;5(3):e10607. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10607
  • Miller D, Pokrajac N, Ngo J, Gallegos M, Dixon W, Roszczynialski K, Ng K, Taleghani N, Gisondi M. Simulation Based Mastery Learning Improves Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Medical Students. (Submitted WestJEM Aug 2021).
  • Alvarez A, Mannix A , Davenport D, Gore K, Krzyzaniak S, Parsons M, Miller DT, Eraso D, Monteiro S, Foote CJ, , Chan T, Gottlieb M. Racial Bias in Medical Student Standardized Letters of Evaluation (SLOE). (Submitted JGME Nov 2021).
  • Mannix A, Miller DT, Parsons M, , Alvarez A, Krzyzaniak S, Monteiro S, Gore K, Eraso D, Davenport D, Chan T, Gottlieb M Gender Bias in Emergency Medicine Standard Letter of Evaluation. (Submitted AEME&T Dec 2021)
  • Schnapp B H, Alvarez A, Bianchi R, Caretta-Weter HA, Jewell C, Kalantari A, Miller DT, Quinn A. Curated Collection for Clinician Educators: Six Key Papers on Residency Recruitment. AEM Educ and Train. 2020;00:1– 7. DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10597
  • Rider A, Miller D, Ashenburg N, Duanmu Y, Lobo, V, Schertzer K, Sebok-Syer S. Using a Simulated Model and Mastery Learning Approach to Teach the Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block to Emergency Medicine Residents: A Pilot Study. AEM Educ and Train. 2020;00:1– 7. DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10525
  • Miller D, Zaidi H, Sanders S, Sista P, Pirotte M, Fant A, Salzman D. The Creation and Implementation of a Mastery Learning Curriculum for Emergency Department Thoracotomy. West J Emerg Med. 2020.
  • Miller D, McCarthy DM, Fant AL, Li S Ali A, Kontrick AV. The Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narrative: Differences in Language Use by Gender. West J Emerg Med.2019;20(6):948–956. PMID: 31738723
  • Zaidi H, Sanders S, Miller D, Sista P, Pirotte M, Fant A, Salzman D. Emergency Department Thoracotomy: Development of a Reliable, Validated Checklist for Procedural Training. AEM Educ and Train. 2019;4(2):139-146. PMID: 32313860
  • Li S, Fant A, McCarthy D, Miller D, Craig J, Kontrick A. Gender Differences in Language of Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narratives for Emergency Medicine Residency Applicants. AEM Educ and Train. 2017;1(4):334-339. PMID 30051052
  • Miller DT, Chen E. Helping the learner to deal with microaggressions in the workplace: individual, programmatic, and institutional level responses. AEM Educ and Train. 2021 EM Educ Train. 2021; 29;5(Suppl 1):S140-S143. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10663.
  • Earl-Royal E., Alvarez A. Miller D. Mitigating Bias in Evaluations in Medical Education. SAEM Pulse Journal. January 2021. https://issuu.com/saemonline/docs/saem_pulse_jan-feb_21/26
  • Miller DT. "Not Quite Bedside" Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Dec;12(6):789.
  • Promes, SB. Editor-in-Chief Pick on Empowering Clinician Education with Patient-Outcome Feedback. AEM Educ and Train. Oct. 2020.
  • Miller D. The Use of the Angiocatheter in Central Line Insertion: The Advantage and the Technique. EM Resident, June 2018;45(3): 26-27.
  • Miller D, Klein M. My Brain Hurts: Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Emergency Medicine Handoffs. EM Resident, June 2018;45(3):20-21.
  • Brevik C, Miller DT, Kendall J, Michael S. Nontechnically speaking: A review of tools and methods in the teaching and assessment of nontechnical skills in emergency medicine training. AEM Educ Train. 2023; 7:e10911. doi:10.1002/aet2.10911
  • Ordonez E, Bradby C, Carey J, Gupta S, Hiller KM, Miller D, Pierce A, Wiesendanger K, Moffett S. Beyond diversity and inclusion: Developing a research agenda for anti-racism in emergency medicine education. AEM Educ Train. 2023 Jun 27;7(Suppl 1):S68-S77. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10876. PMID: 37383834; PMCID: PMC10294218.
  • Barrett B, Miller D, Urdaneta A Ed., Fix M Ed., Mattu A Ed. Approach to Back Pain. Corependium; 2019, 2020, 2021.
  • Barrett B, Miller D, Urdaneta A Ed., Fix M Ed., Mattu A Ed. Approach to Back Pain. Corependium; 2019, 2020, 2021.
  • Barrett B, Miller D, Urdaneta A Ed., Fix M Ed., Mattu A Ed. Approach to Back Pain. Corependium; 2019, 2020, 2021.
  • Li S, Fant A, McCarthy D, Miller D, Craig J, Kontrick A. Gender Differences in Language of Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narratives for Emergency Medicine Residency Applicants. ACEP 2018.
  • Zaidi H, Miller D, Sanders S, Sista P, Pirotte M, Fant A, Salzman D. Emergency Department Thoracotomy Education Needs Assessment. Seattle, WA. CORD 2019
  • Miller D, Caretta-Weyer H, Sebok-Syer S. Knowing the Tools in Your Assessment Tool Kit. Compendium of Abstracts, Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA) Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2020.
  • Miller DT, Pokrajac N, Ngo J, Gallegos M, Dixon W, Roszczynialsk KN, Ng K, Taleghani N, Gisondi MA. Simulation Based Mastery Learning Improves Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Medical Students. Virtual CORD 2021.
  • Gallegos M, Dixon W, Miller D. Single Daily MCQ: A Microlearning Tool for a Core EM Clerkship. Virtual CORD 2021
  • Miller DT, Pokrajac N, Ngo J, Gallegos M, Dixon W, Roszczynialsk KN, Ng K, Taleghani N, Gisondi MA. Simulation Based Mastery Learning Improves Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Medical Students. SAEM 2021
  • Miller DT, Krzyzaniak S, Mannix A, Alvarez A, Chan t, Davenport D, Eraso D, Foote CJ, Gore K, Parsons P, Gottlieb M. The Standardized Letter of Evaluation in Emergency Medicine: Are the Qualifications Useful? Virtual SAEM 2021
  • 7. [Blog post] Miller D, Rider A. Should the Trainee be Trusted? A User’s Guide to Assessment with EPAs. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. https://www.aliem.com/users-guide-assessment-with-epas/. Published online 1/24/2020.
  • 6. [Blog post] Rider A, Miller D. Fourth Time is the Charm: How to Make the Most of the Emergency Medicine R4 Year. The Vocal CORD. https://cordemblog.com/2019/12/23/fourth-time-is-the-charm-how-to-make-the-most-of-the-emergency-medicine-r4-year/. Published online 12/2019.
  • 5. [Blog post] Miller D. So You Have Been Inspired to Make a Curriculum, But Is your Curriculum Inspiring? Seven Part Series. Medutopia. https://blog.mymedutopia.com/index.php/2019/10/24/so-you-have-been-inspired-to-make-a-curriculum-but-is-your-curriculum-inspiring/. Published online 10/2019. Published online 2019-2020.
  • [Peer-reviewed blog post] Miller D, Sarwark J, Pirotte M. Visual Guide to Splinting. NUEM Blog. http://www.nuemblog.com/blog/splinting. Published online 4/2019.
  • [Peer-reviewed blog post] Eswaran V, Miller D, Trueger S. The Migraine Cocktail: Emergency Department Management of Headaches. NUEM Blog. http://www.nuemblog.com/blog/2018/4/26/headache. Published online 4/2018.
  • [Peer reviewed blog post] Miller D, Pinchbeck C, Galvin S, Krueger K. HIV Counseling in the ED: Commonly Asked Questions and How to Answer Them. NUEM Blog. http://www.nuemblog.com/blog/hiv-counseling. Published online 2/2017.
  • [Peer-reviewed blog post] Miller D, McCloskey C, Sellars B. A Highly Gifted Juice: Opening Pressure in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. NUEM Blog. http://www.nuemblog.com/blog/highly-gifted-juice. Published online 4/2016.

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Member
  • American College of Emergency Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Emergency Medicine, Board Certification
  • Master in Medical Education, Other (2021)