Katrina Gipson, MD, MPH

I hail from the Midwest and was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI. I received a BS in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Biotechnology from Yale University and an MD from Case Western Reserve University with Honors with Distinction in Research. During medical school, I received an MPH in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan. I completed postgraduate training in Emergency Medicine (EM) at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and a Health Policy Fellowship at George Washington University. I view my path through EM through the lens of diversity, inclusion, and health equity as forms of justice. This vantage point has afforded me mentors and opportunities that qualify me to serve as ADIEM president-elect. I have demonstrated a commitment to educational and workforce diversity and inclusivity as a member of Emory School of Medicine’s Implicit Bias Committee and I serve as our department’s Diversity Council Implicit Bias lead. Additionally, at my institution, I work to ensure that our learners deliver care with cultural humility in an inclusive environment as our Social EM Pathway Faculty Advisor and founding Health Policy Fellowship Director. The SAEM and National Medical Association (NMA) allow me to advocate on behalf of our specialty and patients at the national level as Co-Chair of the Equity & Inclusion Committee’s Education Subcommittee and EM Section Secretary respectively. I am running for ADIEM President-Elect because I know that our patients’ lives depend on our specialty’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. For instance, a patient’s faith in the medical community may depend on a resident’s understanding that pain tolerance does not vary by race. A transgender patient may be more likely to seek care if their appropriate pronouns are used. If I have the pleasure of serving as President-Elect, the next three years will be spent expanding the lens through which ADIEM informs the narrative surrounding the role of diversity and inclusion in health care. I will ensure that our members have the resources to recruit and retain diverse faculty and learners. I will work to promote academic endeavors that seek to reduce health care disparities and inequitable access to care. I hope to accomplish the sense that the centering of diversity & inclusion in our specialty is pivotal in the journey to improved and equitable health outcomes.