Barbara Magid, MD, MPH, MIA

Barbara Magid is Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine at New York Presbyterian (NYP) Columbia and Cornell. She attended medical school at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and also holds masters in Public Health & Forced Migration (MPH), and in International Affairs (MIA) from Columbia University. Prior to pursuing a career in clinical medicine, she spent over a decade working in international humanitarian aid across five continents on issues such as emergency nutrition and refugee resettlement. She is the resident lead and co-founder of WomEM, the NYP cross-campus women physician’s group. She is an advocate for women trainees, and has also been involved in quality work and migrant health work during her time at NYP.