Dr. Rawnica Lyn Ruegner

• Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine
• Residency: University of California, San Francisco, Fresno, Emergency Medicine
• Board Certified: Emergency Medicine
  
  

• American Board of Emergency Medicine
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider
• California State Medical License
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Pre-Hospital Base Station Physician

• UCSF Fresno Department of Emergency Medicine, Melissa Dowd Community Service Award, 2018
• Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators, 2017
• “Kudos Korner,” Peer to Peer: Multi-Specialty Peer Review Newsletter, 2017
• Best Research Award, CORD Academic Assembly Research and Innovations Forum, 2014
• Fellow of American College of Emergency Physicians, 2013
• Chief Resident, UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine, 2008
• Intern of the Year, UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, 2005
• Carl-Elenora Esping Memorial Scholarship, 2002
• Richard Sugden Endowment, 2002
• McCoskey Medical School Scholarship, 2001
• Ruth E. Saviers Memorial Scholarship, 2001
  
  

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Ruegner R, Bengiamin R: IVC thrombosis in a post-partum patient with Abdominal Pain, Academic Emergency Medicine, Published Online: 13Apr2010.
• Alhadi SA, Ruegner R, Snowden B, Hendey GW: Urinalysis is an inadequate screen for rhabdomyolysis, American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014 Mar;32(3):260-2.
• Armenian P, Olson A, Anaya A, Kurtz A, Ruegner R, Gerona RR: Fentanyl and a Novel Synthetic Opioid U-47700 Masquerading as Street “Norco” in Central California: A Case Report. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2017 Jan;69(1):87-90
  
  

NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• 2009 Ruegner RL, Burg MD. Book Review of “Emergency Medicine: PreTest Self Assessment and Review” Rosen AJ, Menlove SH, JEM
  
  

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS

• Ruegner, R: Dental Emergencies: Harwood-Nuss Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, Sixth Edition. Chapter 62: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
  
  

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

• Ruegner R, Alhadi S, Snowden B, Hendey G: Alanine Aminotransferase and Aspartate Aminotransferase As Screening Tests for Rhabdomyolysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010;17:S49. Abstract presented at The Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 2010.
• Alhadi S, Ruegner, R, Snowden B, Hendey G: Urinalysis Is an Inadequate Screen for Rhabdomyolysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010;17:S45. Abstract presented at The Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 2010.
• Young M, Campagne D, Stroh G, Shalit M, Ruegner R: Modern Stock Evacuation in the Pre-Hospital Setting in Yosemite National Park. Western Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Long Beach, CA, 2013.
• Sawtelle S, Weichenthal L, Ruegner R: Intern Boot Camp Increases Self-assessment on Six EM Milestones. Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academic Assembly, New Orleans, LA, and Western Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Irvine, CA, 2014.
• Ruegner R, Sawtelle S, Weichenthal L: How do Interns Entering a Variety of Specialties Self-rate on Emergency Medicine Milestones. Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academic Assembly, New Orleans, LA, and Western Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Irvine, CA, 2014.
• Weichenthal L, Sawtelle S, Ruegner R: Resident Perception of the Utility and Objectivity of the Evaluation Process Under the Next Accreditation System. ACEP Scientific Assembly, Chicago, IL, 2014.