Diversity and Inclusion
Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine actively seeks and celebrates diversity and promotes inclusion in all aspects of our work. We believe unique perspectives, experiences, and values add dimension to our research, teaching and clinical mission. Our patient population is diverse and our faculty, students and staff should be as well.
Diversity and inclusion are codified in our department values because they make our team, our practice, and our world immeasurably stronger. But stated values are only as strong as the practices that reinforce it, and so we constantly strive to provide a safe and supportive environment for all through training and education in respect for differences and awareness of implicit and explicit biases. We advance diversity and inclusion in recruitment, retention, and promotion, and enforce respect for the dignity of all members of our community including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Latest News
Italo Brown, MD, MPH, clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine has been named Health Equity and Social Justice Curriculum Lead for the School of Medicine and will help guide efforts to incorporate equity content into the Stanford medical school curriculum.
Moises Gallegos, MD, clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine has been designated a Faculty Fellow with the Office of Diversity in Medical Education.
Emergency Medicine faculty, fellows and staff at a recent solidarity rally.
Stanford School of Medicine has almost double the national average of female department chairs, including our Department of Emergency Medicine chair Andra Blomkalns, MD, MBA. And within our department, we have achieved almost full gender parity in faculty and leadership roles.
Patient Population
- 35% MEDI-CAL
- 36% Commercial
- 24% Medicare
- 5% Other
- 43% Hispanic / Other
- 37% White
- 13% Asian
- 7% African American
Faculty member Italo Brown, MD recounts experiences in the ED and using ethnicity as a strength.
Faculty member and Stanford physician Kathy Staats, MD explores how to increase women’s representation in EMS leadership.
Al'ai Alvarez, MD discusses applying to EM residency as part of the Tour 4 Diversity series.
Allyship & Awareness Resources From Our Faculty
Emergency medicine resident education on caring for patients with disabilities: a call to action (Cori Poffenberger, MD; AEM Education & Training)
Dismantling Implicit Bias and Microaggressions in EM by Encouraging Communications and Professionalism (Cherrelle Smith, MD; Youyou Duanmu, MD; Stefanie Sebok-Syer, MD, Avi Patel, MD; Maame Yaa Yiadom, MD; Prasanthi Govindarajan, MD; SAEM Pulse)
Two decades of little change: An analysis of U.S. medical school basic science faculty by sex, race/ethnicity, and academic rank (Christopher L. Bennett, MD; PLOS One)
The Gender Gap in Surgical Residencies (Christopher L. Bennett, MD; JAMA)
Opportunities for Supporting Latino Immigrants in Emergency and Ambulatory Care Settings (Ewen Wang, MD; Journal of Community Health)
Drs. Al'ai Alvarez and Italo Brown co-authored "ER doctors: We're no strangers to violence but we try to de-escalate without anyone dying." Read the USA Today piece. Listen to Dr. Alvarez discuss on the Stanford 1:2:1 podcast.
Racism: The Elephant in the ED (Italo Brown, MD, MPH; Emergency Medicine News)
Social Determinants of Hallway Bed Use (Kim, Brown et al; Western Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Fostering a Diverse Pool of Global Health Academic Leaders Through Mentorship and Career Path Planning (Newberry, Strehlow et al; SAEM)
Emergency Medicine Gender in Resident Leadership Study (EM GIRLS): The Gender Distribution Among Chief Residents (Krzyzaniak, Alvarez et al; SAEM)
Equity & Inclusion Resources
Stanford University and the School of Medicine offer resources to support and advance equity and inclusion, and host events and programs that foster discussions around diversity.
For upcoming events, please visit the Stanford Medicine Diversity website.
Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity
Diversity at Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford Medicine Commission on Justice and Equity
Stanford Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
Stanford Clinical Opportunity for Residency Experience (SCORE) Program
Diversity Programs for Stanford Faculty
Diversity Programs for Stanford Residents & Fellows
Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC)
Stanford Center of Excellence in Diversity in Medical Education
Graduate Medical Education Diversity Committee