Benjamin Schnapp

Benjamin Schnapp, MD, MEd serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, where he directs both the Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Graduate Medical Education Scholarship Fellowship. His clinical expertise spans trauma care, musculoskeletal emergencies, and central nervous system infections within the BerbeeWalsh Emergency Department and affiliated clinical sites.

His educational journey includes undergraduate training at Brown University, medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, emergency medicine residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital (serving as Chief Resident), medical education fellowship at Northwestern University, and ongoing Master of Education in Health Professions at the University of Cincinnati. This foundation supports his dual focus on clinical excellence and educational innovation.

Dr. Schnapp's research centers on medical education transformation, particularly clinical teaching methodologies, resident-as-teacher development, wellness initiatives, and decision-making systems. His work pioneers competency-based frameworks like Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and predictive learning analytics to enhance resident assessment. Current projects include an American Medical Association-funded initiative developing unified assessment systems across emergency medicine residencies.

His publication portfolio reveals three dominant research trajectories: 1) Evolution of standardized evaluation systems (SLOEs) with AI integration potential, 2) Precision education through clinical dashboards and learning analytics, and 3) Implementation science for coaching models in graduate medical education. These threads converge on optimizing educational quality while addressing resident workload and case-mix variability.

As Residency Program Director, he oversees comprehensive training for emergency medicine residents while mentoring faculty through national committees including SAEM's Graduate Medical Education and Fellowship Approval panels. His research portfolio includes significant funding from the American Medical Association for developing predictive analytics systems using EPAs, reflecting his commitment to data-driven educational improvement.

Dr. Schnapp leads institutional efforts in educational innovation through the residency program's curriculum development and the fellowship program for medical education scholars, creating structured pathways for faculty development in academic emergency medicine.