Mehruba Parris, MD, FACMT Receives 2023 MTF/SAEMF Toxicology Research Grant

The Medical Toxicology Foundation and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation are pleased to announce that Mehruba A. Parris, MD is the recipient of the 2023 MTF/SAEMF Toxicology Research Grant. The mission of the grant is to provide support for research proposals that advance the science of medical toxicology in emergency medicine. Dr. Parris' project is titled "Efficacy and Incidence of Adverse Events of High Dose Buprenorphine for MOUD in the ED", and its goal is to contribute safety and efficacy data regarding high-dose buprenorphine initiation within the ED, particularly in OUD patients in mild or no withdrawal (COWS<8).

Mehruba Parris, MD, FACMT is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) and a medical toxicology consultant with the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System. She is board-certified in emergency medicine and medical toxicology. Dr. Parris completed her residency in emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and a medical toxicology fellowship at Emory University/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prior to her role at NJMS, Dr. Parris had been in emergency medicine education, administration, and consulting in Miami and Atlanta. Her areas of focus are acute and critical care in medical toxicology, public/global health, diversity, and women in medicine.