SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000
"Gender Disparities in Point-of-Care Ultrasound"
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a tool that has become critical to the management of patients in the emergency department, particularly those with hypotension. Literature has demonstrated that performing POCUS exams in hypotensive patients is associated with a number of benefits. These include faster diagnosis, decreased length of stay, and reduced diagnostic uncertainty. Inequity in the delivery of health care has been shown to exist. It is not known if such inequity exists in regard to POCUS. Our preliminary work has identified a disparity in this patient population. Female patients receive fewer POCUS exams compared to their male counterparts. It remains unclear why this is the case. We hope that our work will identify gaps that may explain the gender disparity in POCUS use as well as better understand patient (and provider) experience during these exams to inform institutional best practices.
Recipient(s)
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Sean Brown, MD, MBA, ScM
Mass General Brigham
"Gender Disparities in Point-of-Care Ultrasound"
Sean Brown, MD, MBA, ScM, is an emergency medicine resident at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR) program, based at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Brown earned his medical degree and Master of Business Administration from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Prior to that, he completed his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, where he also obtained a Master of Science.
Dr. Brown is committed to enhancing clinical practices to ensure all patients receive high-quality, equitable care. The SAEMF/RAMS grant supports his research into inequities in point-of-care ultrasound use in the emergency department.