Valerie A. Pierre, MD

Member-at-Large University of Maryland

Candidate Statement

Dr. Valerie A. Pierre, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

She completed an emergency medicine residency at the One Brooklyn Health - Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center. She subsequently completed a clinical ultrasound fellowship at New York University.

She is the current Membership Chair for the Academy for Diversity & Inclusion of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM ADIEM) 2024-2026. In this role, she serves to recruit members to join ADIEM and increase engagement across all platforms.

Dr. Pierre is also the current Chair for the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. She serves on the Access, Belonging, and Community section of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging workgroup of the Education Committee for the Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships and the POCUS subcommittee of the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Pierre is running for the position of Member-at-Large to continue to set priorities for the academy, support the academy’s initiatives and objectives, and provide representation on the board.
Valerie A. Pierre, MD