Jeffrey C. Riddell

Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education and Emergency Medicine (Educational Scholar)

Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research

Education Fellowship Director

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Overview

Dr. Riddell is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of Medical Education (Education Scholar) at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He serves as Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research and works clinically with the emergency medicine residency at Los Angeles General Medical Center.

Dr. Riddell’s scholarship examines medical education through the lens of digital innovation, including social media, podcasts, and online learning communities. His research has been published in Academic Medicine, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine, and other leading journals.

He has received numerous teaching and research honors, including the Academy Scholar Award in Education Research from the CORD Academy for Scholarship in Education in Emergency Medicine and recognition as one of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association’s 45 Under 45 Influencers in Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Riddell earned his bachelor’s degree from Whitworth University and his MD from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He completed his residency and chief residency at the University of California San Francisco-Fresno and a fellowship in medical education research at the University of Washington.

Research Keywords

  • Medical education research
  • Social media
  • Podcasting
  • Active learning
  • Twitter

Publications

  • Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Justice-Involved Health. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Sep 30; 9(10).. View in PubMed
  • “I Have Nothing Else to Give”: A Qualitative Exploration of Emergency Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of Burnout. Teach Learn Med. 2021 Aug-Sep; 33(4):407-415.. View in PubMed
  • The Challenging Case Conference: A Gamified Approach to Clinical Reasoning in the Video Conference Era. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec 23; 22(1):136-138.. View in PubMed
  • Residents’ Perceptions of Effective Features of Educational Podcasts. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec 10; 22(1):26-32.. View in PubMed
  • Independent and Interwoven: A Qualitative Exploration of Residents’ Experiences With Educational Podcasts. Acad Med. 2020 01; 95(1):89-96.. View in PubMed
  • Which Emergency Medicine Milestone Sub-competencies are Identified Through Narrative Assessments? West J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec 20; 21(1):173-179. Diller D , Cooper S, Jain A, Lam CN , Riddell J . . View in PubMed
  • What’s All the Chatter? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Emergency Physicians’ Tweets. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec 09; 21(1):26-32.. View in PubMed
  • Blockchain Technology: A Data Framework to Improve Validity, Trust, and Accountability of Information Exchange in Health Professions Education. Acad Med. 2018 12; 93(12):1791-1794.. View in PubMed
  • Does the Flipped Classroom Improve Learning in Graduate Medical Education? J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Aug; 9(4):491-496. Riddell J , Jhun P, Fung CC , Comes J , Sawtelle S, Tabatabai R, Joseph D, Shoenberg . View in PubMed
  • Appropriateness of Facebook Friending Between Residents and Attending Physicians. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Apr; 9(2):259-260.. View in PubMed