Lalena Yarris, M.D., M.C.R. (she/her)

  • Professor of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Yarris joined the Department of Emergency Medicine faculty in 2005. She currently serves as the Director of the Emergency Medicine Education Section, and Co-Director of the Emergency Medicine Education Scholarship Fellowship. She is the Vice Chair for Faculty Development. Her academic areas of interest include promoting education research in academic emergency medicine, feedback in medical education, and faculty development in education scholarship.  She is Deputy Editor for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.  Dr. Yarris enjoys spending time with her family, and training and competing in ultramarathons. She can also be found cooking, reading, and knitting.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2002, Oregon Health and Science University

  • Residency

    • Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR 2005

  • Fellowship

    • Emergency Medicine Education Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR 2007

Honors and awards

  • 2014 Named one of 2014 Top Doctors in Emergency Medicine - Portland Monthly Magazine
  • 2013 Named one of 2013 Top Doctors in Emergency Medicine - Portland Monthly Magazine
  • 2013 Academy for Scholarship in Education Distinguished Educator Award - Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
  • 2012 Longevity Award - Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
  • 2012 Faculty Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to medical education - Oregon Health & Science University
  • 2012 Academic Emergency Medicine Outstanding Reviewer Award
  • 2010 Resident Advocate Award - Oregon Health & Science University
  • 2010 Faculty Teaching Award - Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
  • 2009 Western Regional Research Forum Plenary Session Presenter - Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • 2009 Mid-Atlantic Research Forum Best Poster Presentation - Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • 2005 Resident Academic Achievement Award Nominee - Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
  • 2005 Medical Student Educator of the Year, Emergency Medicine Residency - Oregon Health & Science University
  • 2005 Housestaff inductee - Alpha Omega Alpha
  • 2002 Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award - Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • 2017 Named one of the 2017 Top Doctors in Emergency Medicine - Portland Monthly Magazine
  • 2023 Named one of the 2023 Top Doctors in Emergency Medicine - Portland Monthly

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Better together

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Holly A. Caretta-Weyer
    2. Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer
    3. Amanda M. Morris
    4. Benjamin H. Schnapp
    5. Abra L. Fant
    6. Kevin R. Scott
    7. Matthew Pirotte
    8. Michael A. Gisondi
    9. Lalena M. Yarris

  • Delphi studies in social and health sciences—Recommendations for an interdisciplinary standardized reporting (DELPHISTAR). Results of a Delphi study

    PloS one
    1. Marlen Niederberger
    2. Julia Schifano
    3. Stefanie Deckert
    4. Julian Hirt
    5. Angelika Homberg
    6. Stefan Köberich
    7. Rainer Kuhn
    8. Alexander Rommel
    9. Marco Sonnberger
    10. M. Alam
    11. C. Backman
    12. M. Banno
    13. J. Bartoszko
    14. F. Bloomfield
    15. M. B. Bober
    16. M. Chalkoo
    17. T. M. Chan
    18. Y. Chen
    19. C. Coscia
    20. K. de Luca
    21. N. Demartines
    22. M. Farzandipour
    23. D. Goldstein
    24. C. Goodman
    25. S. Grant
    26. M. Hübner
    27. T. Harris
    28. M. Howell
    29. A. M. Huber
    30. T. L. Jansen
    31. N. Johnson
    32. S. A. Julious
    33. G. P. Kenny
    34. L. Konge
    35. C. Kopkow
    36. R. F. LaPrade
    37. M. Lim
    38. D. Loudovici-Krug
    39. Y. Ma
    40. S. MacLennan
    41. L. B. Mokkink
    42. M. Montero
    43. P. S. Myles
    44. L. J. Nayahangan
    45. N. L. Pace
    46. M. J. Page
    47. F. Parente
    48. K. Payne
    49. M. Petrovic
    50. L. M. Yarris

  • Development of entrustable professional activities for emergency medicine medical education fellowships

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Stephen Villa
    2. Holly Caretta-Weyer
    3. Lalena M. Yarris
    4. Samuel O. Clarke
    5. Wendy C. Coates
    6. Kimberly A. Sokol
    7. Amanda Jurvis
    8. Dimitrios Papanagnou
    9. James Ahn
    10. Emily Hillman
    11. Melanie Camejo
    12. Nicole Deiorio
    13. Kathryn M. Fischer
    14. Meg Wolff
    15. Molly Estes
    16. Sara Dimeo
    17. Jaime Jordan

  • Essential Foundational Education Research Methods Articles for Graduate Medical Educators

    Journal of graduate medical education
    1. Ethan Feig
    2. Ryanne Mayersak
    3. Christine Luo
    4. Mackenzie R. Cook
    5. Lauren Sigman
    6. Jaime Jordan
    7. Jeff Riddell
    8. Leila Zuo
    9. Angela Holly Villamagna
    10. Erin Bonura
    11. Lalena M. Yarris

  • Five Key Articles on Curriculum Development for Graduate Medical Educators

    Journal of graduate medical education
    1. Steven Lai
    2. Bradley M. Buchheit
    3. Kellie Kitamura
    4. Mackenzie R. Cook
    5. Lalena M. Yarris
    6. Grace Chen
    7. Amy Kwon
    8. Jaime Jordan

  • “It’s Kind of a Rite of Passage”

    Journal of graduate medical education
    1. Avi J. Kopstick
    2. Benjamin W. Sanders
    3. Kathryn Felmet
    4. Lalena M. Yarris
    5. Serena Phromsivarak Kelly

  • Teaching residents to teach

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Jonathan E. Karademos
    2. Lalena M. Yarris
    3. Eric Steinberg

  • Faculty Development and the Emergency Medicine Educator

    Journal of Emergency Medicine
    1. Jonathan E. Karademos
    2. Lalena M. Yarris
    3. Jaime Jordan
    4. Damon Kuehl
    5. Jennie Buchanan
    6. Michael Gottlieb
    7. Ryanne J. Mayersak
    8. David Jones

  • Postgraduate Selection in Medical Education

    Academic Medicine
    1. Holly A. Caretta-Weyer
    2. Kevin W. Eva
    3. Daniel J. Schumacher
    4. Lalena M. Yarris
    5. Pim W. Teunissen

  • Top emergency medicine faculty development papers since 2000

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Christine T. Luo
    2. Jessica A. Bailey
    3. Lalena M. Yarris
    4. Joshua G. Kornegay
    5. Kimberly A. Regner
    6. Ryanne J. Mayersak

  • Beyond the CLAIM

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Teresa M. Chan
    2. Jaime Jordan
    3. Samuel O. Clarke
    4. Luan Lawson
    5. Wendy C. Coates
    6. Lalena M. Yarris
    7. Sally A. Santen
    8. Michael Gottlieb

  • Education Research Training for Academic Emergency Medicine Educators

    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
    1. Ryanne J. Mayersak
    2. Lalena M. Yarris

  • Gender Differences in Emergency Medicine Attending Physician Comments to Residents

    JAMA Network Open
    1. Mira Mamtani
    2. Frances Shofer
    3. Kevin Scott
    4. Dana Kaminstein
    5. Whitney Eriksen
    6. Michael Takacs
    7. Andrew K. Hall
    8. Anna Weiss
    9. Lauren A. Walter
    10. Fiona Gallahue
    11. Lainie Yarris
    12. Stephanie B. Abbuhl
    13. Jaya Aysola

  • The next generation of researchers

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Michael Gottlieb
    2. Teresa M. Chan
    3. Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer
    4. Sara Krzyzaniak
    5. Nicole M. Dubosh
    6. Sally Santen
    7. Holly Caretta-Weyer
    8. Lalena Yarris
    9. Wendy C. Coates

  • Bias in assessment

    Clinical Teacher
    1. Tyra L. Fainstad
    2. Adelaide H. McClintock
    3. Lalena M. Yarris

  • Coaching educators

    AEM Education and Training
    1. Jaime Jordan
    2. Lalena M. Yarris
    3. Michele L. Dorfsman
    4. Stephen J. Wolf
    5. Mary J. Wagner