Patricia Hernandez, MD

Dr. Patricia Hernández is a third-year resident in the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Hernández earned her Bachelor of Arts in molecular biology and global health policy from Princeton University before obtaining her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

She is deeply committed to addressing healthcare disparities, advancing medical education, and serving vulnerable communities. Dr. Hernández became involved with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) as a medical student ambassador, which provided invaluable exposure to the organization’s mission of advancing academic emergency medicine.

Since then, Dr. Hernández has served in several leadership roles within SAEM, including as a former RAMS Board Member-at-Large, resident liaison to the SAEM Education Committee, and resident reviewer for the SAEM Grants Committee. She is also an active member of the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) and the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM).

In these roles, Dr. Hernández has contributed to projects ranging from developing educational roadmaps, reviewing grants, to organizing national webinars for medical students and residents.