Jane M. Hayes, MPH

I am a fourth-year medical student at Washington University in St. Louis, and I plan to pursue a career as an emergency medicine physician. Last year, I was a Zuckerman Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and earned an MPH focused on health policy. I am passionate about serving vulnerable patients and systems improvement. As a student, I have been a leader in several organizations. Most notably, I co-founded and am the manager of the Bullet Related Injury Clinic in St. Louis, MO. This clinic helps patients who are discharged from our partnering emergency departments by providing low-barrier access to wound care, pain management, and other resources. This clinic has filled a crucial gap in care that existed in our city. I have also expanded my research to geriatric patients as they frequently experience unnecessary barriers to receiving optimal care.

I would like to be a resident representative to make involvement in AGEM more accessible for residents. I would like to focus on increasing opportunities for residents to get involved in research and advocacy with mentors. I also hope to increase the sense of community that residents feel as members of AGEM by hosting both formal and informal sessions throughout the year to build camaraderie and ensure that I am able to fully represent my fellow residents.