Indrani Guzmán Das, MD

Insight. Integrity. Indrani for SAEM.

Thank you for considering my candidacy as Resident Member of the SAEM Board!

My medicine journey started as a first-generation American whose parents became medical practitioners after immigrating as refugees. This ignited my desire to deliver culturally competent care with empathy and humility.

I am a PGY-2 at Stanford Health Care and a graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Before residency, I partnered with senior leaders at global nonprofits and S&P 500 corporations at Bain & Company to guide strategy, build alignment across teams, and enhance organizational performance. Later, I supported refugee resettlement programs with the International Rescue Committee.

Emergency medicine is at a pivotal moment. Residency programs face changing requirements for training length, site locations, procedure counts and board exams. Simultaneously, today’s political climate brings budget uncertainties for funded research and initiatives in academic medicine. I promise to represent the interests of residents by closely collaborating with the SAEM leadership team to navigate these challenges.

As your current RAMS Member-at-Large, I focus on expanding resident career opportunities. I piloted a mentorship matching program, developed resources to understand workforce trends, and created financial literacy programming. At Stanford, I research health policy and EM workforce changes to understand the specialty’s national obstacles and opportunities.

If elected, I will:

1. Support your program’s training transition by collaborating with ACGME, ABEM, and program leaders to create tools for trainees to fulfill new requirements while mitigating burnout.
2. Expand mentorship initiatives for members across SAEM academies, interest groups, and meetings by centralizing engagement opportunities.
3. Accelerate your medical career through online financial literacy and professional development resources.

By amplifying resident voices during this unique time for our specialty, SAEM can empower every member to thrive.

Thank you for your consideration.