Reframing Conflict: How to Master Difficult Conversations in Emergency Medicine From a Sex and Gender Lens (AWAEM Sponsored) #4

Anita Chary, MD PhD is a medical anthropologist and emergency physician and Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine (Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, Section of Health Services Research). She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, received her medical and doctoral degrees (MD PhD, Anthropology) from Washington University in St. Louis, and served as chief resident of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency. Broadly, her research focuses on social determinants of health and care of vulnerable populations. She has an extensive background in global healthcare delivery and has expertise in qualitative methods and social theories of health equity. Dr. Chary's domestic research focuses on improving the care of geriatric patients in the ED. She currently serves as the Research Committee Chair of SAEM Academy of Diversity & Inclusion in Emergency Medicine and as an Executive Comittee Member-at-Large for the SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. She is an Associate Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) at Baylor College of Medicine and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Rice University.