The document summarizes a student's summer research project studying patient perspectives on teamwork in the emergency department. The student administered exit surveys to emergency department patients to assess how perceptions of provider teamwork related to patient satisfaction, confidence in providers, and likelihood of following treatment recommendations. The student hypothesized that patients would be less likely to endorse clear team roles but more likely to perceive providers as enjoying their work and sharing treatment goals. The student also hypothesized that more positive perceptions of teamwork would correlate with higher patient ratings in the areas studied. Preliminary results did not support the first hypothesis but supported associations between teamwork perceptions and patient outcomes as outlined in the second hypothesis.