Brian Metcalfe

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine BSc, MD CCFP(EM) FCFP

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Metcalfe completed his undergraduate medical education at Memorial University in 2008, followed by a Family Medicine residency and a subsequent Emergency Medicine residency in 2011.

Currently practicing as a tertiary care Emergency Physician in St. John’s, Dr. Metcalfe also regularly provides locum emergency medicine coverage in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. He has a prehospital and medical transport practice, serving as the Provincial Medical Director for both MedFlight NL and the ground ambulance system of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Dr. Metcalfe is dedicated to advancing healthcare transformation and innovation, with a special interest in the intersection of prehospital care and traditional multidisciplinary healthcare teams. He enjoys leadership roles focused on fostering collaboration and enhancing care delivery.

In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Metcalfe is passionate about medical education. He is actively engaged in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and educational leadership and serves as the Clinical Discipline Coordinator for Emergency Medicine at Memorial University.

Peer-reviewed publications

Sheppard G, Williams KL, Metcalfe B, Clark M, Bromley M, Pageau P, Woo M, Yi Y, Devasahayam AJ, Dubrowski A. Using Kane's framework to build an assessment tool for undergraduate medical student's clinical competency with point of care ultrasound. BMC Med Educ. 2023 Jan 19;23(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04030-9. PMID: 36658642; PMCID: PMC9854184.

Kamal N, Aljendi S, Cora EA, Chandler T, Clift F, Fok PT, Goldstein J, Gubitz G, Hill MD, Menon BK. Metcalfe B, Mrklas KJ, Phillips S, Theriault S, Van Der Linde E, Volders D, Williams H, ACTEAST Collaborators. (2022). Improving Access and Efficiency of Ischemic Stroke Treatment Across Four Canadian Provinces Using a Stepped Wedge Trial: Methodology. Frontiers in Stroke. 1, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fstro.2022.1014480.

Doran P, Sheppard G, Metcalfe B. Examining emergency physicians’ self-reported opioid prescribing practices for the treatment of acute pain: A Newfoundland perspective. CJEM 2020; 22(S1). doi: 10.1017/cem.2020.319.

Stone-Mclean J, Metcalfe B, Sheppard G, et al. Developing an undergraduate ultrasound curriculum: a needs assessment. Cureus 2017; 9(9): e.1720. doi:10.7759/cureus.1720.

Black H, Sheppard G, Metcalfe B, et al. Expert Facilitated Development of an Objectivs Assessment Tool for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Performance in Undergraduate Medical Education. Cureus 2016; 8(6): e636. doi:10.7759/cureus.636.