Natalie Strokes, DO, MPH, MS

Dr. Natalie Strokes is a current Health Equity Fellow and Instructor in Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan-Baystate in Western Massachusetts. She received her medical degree at A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and is currently pursuing her Master of Public Health degree at the University of Massachusetts. She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at UMass Chan-Baystate before becoming the inaugural Health Equity Fellow in the department at Baystate. She enjoys introducing the concept of health equity and how it can be incorporated into patient care through education of medical students and residents. Her interests include trauma informed care, harm reduction in substance use disorders, health equity dashboards, developing educational materials with an equity-focused lens and violence intervention. One of her many passions in medicine includes global health and she has been fortunate to participate in sustainable medical care around the world including southern India, Rwanda, Haiti and Tanzania. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP) and is the chair of MACEP’s health equity committee.