Building a Strong Community
Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine welcomes and encourages people of all backgrounds and actively promotes a welcoming environment in all aspects of our work.
We aim to bring together individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences to fuel innovation in education, research, and patient care.
Our patients come from all backgrounds and socioeconomic strata. 60% receive federally-subsidized health care. Embracing varied perspectives fosters novel strategies that ensure our programs, community, and leadership reflect the richness of the patients we serve.
We constantly strive to provide a safe and supportive environment for all through training and education in respect for differences and awareness of biases.
Stanford University Resources
Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity
Diversity at Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford Office of Faculty Development and Engagement
Stanford Clinical Opportunity for Residency Experience (SCORE) Program
Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC)
Stanford Center of Excellence in Diversity in Medical Education
Resource Library
Visit our library of publications on growing and strengthening the emergency medicine community.
Department News & Projects
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Complex Care Plans for Frequent ED Visitors
A pilot program targeting frequent ED visitors has reduced ED recidivism and inpatient admissions and saved $710,000 in the first six months while enhancing care pathways.
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Quality, Equity, and AI in Emergency Cardiac Care
Maame Yaa (Maya) Yiadom, MD and a team of emergency medicine physician-researchers tested an AI model against human practice in identifying patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Their findings emphasize the disparities in age-based ACS screening and highlight the delicate interplay between human expertise and AI algorithms in the pursuit of precision emergency care.
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What Digital Health Tells Us About Disease
Christine Ngaruiya, MD, uses Natural Language Processing to uncover gender disparities in noncommunicable diseases, while also leading initiatives at the intersection of health and climate change, fostering targeted interventions and policy changes worldwide.
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Evaluating Latinx Mental Health in the Community
Jennifer Newberry, MD, JD, leads a bilingual team in a multi-year collaboration with community partners to assess and address mental health usage patterns in the East San José Latinx community.
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Emergency Care Post-Dobbs
Monica R. Saxena, MD, JD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, developed a protocol to offer medication abortions to patients in the Stanford Hospital emergency department (ED), in collaboration with Carl Preiksaitis, MD, emergency medicine fellow, and Andrea Henkel, MD, MS, assistant professor and complex family planning subspecialist in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Emergency Care for Patients with Dementia
Michelle Lin, MD, MPH, MS, an advocate for comprehensive geriatric care, investigates the accessibility and impact of geriatric emergency departments, aiming to bridge the gap for marginalized populations.
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Digital Solutions to Create Equity in Mentoring
Dr. Sally Mahmoud-Werthmann is addressing underrepresentation in emergency medicine by developing a virtual mentorship platform to connect mentees with mentors who share similar lived experiences.
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Health Equity in the Pediatric ED with Dr. Cherrelle Smith
Growing up in a small, rural community one hour away from the nearest in-network physician, Cherrelle Smith, MD was aware from an early age of limitations on access to health care. Now assistant medical director of the Stanford Pediatric Emergency Department (ED), Dr. Smith has focused her efforts on expanding access to care as well as mitigating the behaviors and microaggessions that can marginalize female and black physicians.
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Exploring the Need for Inclusion and Parity in EM
Numbers tell a story and Christopher Bennett, MD is determined to share that story; in the past several years he and collaborators have published seven studies focused on parity and inclusion - or the lack thereof - in academic medicine and emergency medicine.
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Improving Healthcare for At-Risk Populations
Jody Vogel, MD, vice chair for academic affairs for Stanford’s Department of Emergency Medicine, is investigating interventions to reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of care for frequent emergency department visitors with complex needs, thanks to a five-year Career Development Grant Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.