Anna M. Bona, MD

Bio

Dr. Anna Bona first joined IU as a Simulation fellow in 2019 and officially joined as faculty in 2020. She graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 2016, and from Maimonides Medical Center located in Brooklyn in 2019. She currently serves as Assistant Clerkship Director for the EM medical student rotation and as core faculty in the Simulation Medicine Division. Her clinical interests include residency and medical student curriculum development, faculty engagement and development, and teamwork communication. Her research focuses on simulation medicine, with emphasis on communication including teamwork, error disclosure, and teaching business and negotiation skills for women. Outside of the department, Anna enjoys spending time with her family, cats, reading, and road trips.  

Key Publications

Ahmed R, Weaver L, Falvo L, Bona A, Poore J, Schroedle K, Cooper D, Sarmiento E, Hughes M, Hobgood C. Rapid-cycle deliberate practice: death notification. The Clinical Teacher. 2020;(17)1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13170.

Wipprecht S, Wagner J, Bona A, et al. (May 21, 2020) Remodulin® Pump Failure: An Emergency Medicine Simulation Scenario. Cureus 12(5): e8223. doi:10.7759/cureus.8223

Bona A, Friedman M. “Ambulance Lights and Sirens Should Only Be Used When the Benefit Outweighs the Risk.” ACEP Now. Retrieved from https://www.acepnow.com.

Virani S, Bona A, Bodic M, Gomes CAB, Strayer R. Management of Severe Agitation in the Emergency Department of a Community Hospital in Brooklyn, New York: Establishing "Code White". Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019;21(1):18l02348. Published 2019 Feb 21. doi:10.4088/PCC.18l02348