Kyle R. Burton, MD, MPP

While completing my B.S. in biology/chemistry from Howard University, I was selected to be an English-Speaking Union of the United States Luard-Morse Fellow, spending an academic year studying biochemistry at the University of Oxford. I also coordinated fundraising efforts for Teach a Child Africa during this year abroad, ultimately developing a health-focused curriculum and visiting Kenya to instruct recipients of our program for scholars orphaned to HIV/AIDS. I then enrolled at Harvard Medical School (HMS), where I was senior director for the affiliate hospital student-run health clinic – Crimson Care Collaborative. Additionally, I cofounded and directed the HMS Aesculapian Student Symposium, which provided a platform for sharing and engaging innovative peer undertakings. I spent an additional year in graduate studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government to complete my medical doctorate and master’s in public policy dual-degree program. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins in 2019, I consulted for the Boston Children’s Hospital Integrated Care Organization. Here, I advised on leveraging institutional networks to satisfy demands of the Massachusetts pediatric ACO – primarily addressing needs that significantly impact, but traditionally fall beyond, the scope of healthcare delivery.

The work that I have done, and the work that I plan to conduct, fully aligns with AGEM’s mission. To advance professional development and improve the quality of emergency care for older patients, I have developed EHR-integrated evidence-based guidelines for providers to reference. I want to continue learning and distributing strategies to optimize elderly care. To join the unified voice for geriatric emergency medicine and create forums to discuss advances, I have identified key breakthroughs in the field to share with my peers in conference presentations. The AGEM Executive Committee will introduce a world of insight on enhanced geriatric care delivery that I can share with my colleagues and inspire continued growth of this necessary field.