SAEM Consensus Conference—Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Developing a Research Agenda for Addressing Racism in Emergency Medicine PART 2

Michelle Lin, MD, MPH, MS, FACEP is an emergency physician and health services researcher whose goal is to improve the value, equity and patient-centeredness of emergency care. Dr. Lin is the recipient of a five-year grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI/ NIH) to validate a novel instrument to assess patient-reported outcomes after adult ED asthma visits and evaluate the association with subsequent acute care utilization, after adjusting for geospatially coded environmental & social risk factors. Her prior work has been funded by the Emergency Medicine Foundation and American Board of Medical Specialties and examines variation in ED outcomes and the influence of alternative payment models on acute care delivery and payment. Dr. Lin is engaged in research and implementation projects on career development to enhance diversity and equity; actively mentors several fellows, residents, and medical students. She holds leadership roles on multiple national committees, including the National Quality Forum, the American College of Emergency Physicians Quality Committee, and Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine. Dr. Lin completed a fellowship in Health Policy Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and completed residency at Bellevue Hospital and NYU Medical Center.