Cassandra Newburg Mackey

Cassandra Newburg Mackey is an Assistant Professor at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. Her work focuses on medical education and emergency care practices.

• Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St Louis; MD from New York Medical College.

Research interests include:

• Optimization of group learning in medical simulation
• Residency program evaluation post-COVID-19
• Anaphylaxis management and decontamination protocols
• Educational research in clinical training
• Emergency care quality improvement
• Healthcare education policy

Recent publications highlight her work in simulation training (2025), residency program evaluation (2022), and anaphylaxis case studies (2021). Her research aligns with Emergency Medicine and Medical Education disciplines, with subfields spanning clinical training, post-pandemic healthcare, and allergenic emergency protocols.

Collaborations include co-authors Jennifer Carey and James Fidrocki, with networks in emergency care and public health domains.