Recorded in Dallas at the Partner Collaborative, Dr. Ryan Stanton welcomes back Dr. Christopher Baugh, MD, MBA, FACEP, chair-elect of the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF), for a conversation on the role of specialty-specific research in emergency medicine. Dr. Baugh discusses EMF's 50-plus year history funding over 700 investigators, how the foundation's scientific review committee and volunteer board evaluate grant applications, and why supporting early-career researchers, including students and residents, is a key priority. The two also discuss how AI and large datasets are lowering barriers to high-quality research, how EMF structures industry-sponsored grants at arm's length to protect research integrity, and how the foundation is funded primarily through donations.