Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH

Dr. Agrawal is an associate professor at the Yale Department of Emergency Medicine, where she serves as the director of global health education. She completed her residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, earned a Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, and completed a global health fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Agrawal has been involved with many aspects of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) since her residency and credits SAEM with both shaping and launching her career. She has held various leadership roles within the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM), including serving as president. In this capacity, she created new programs, celebrated successes, and recognized the potential for SAEM to accomplish even more. She is particularly proud of the AWAEM Internal Funding Award, which has supported over 20 principal investigators in its first four years.

Additionally, Dr. Agrawal has actively contributed to the Academy for Diversity & Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM), the Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA), the SAEM Equity and Inclusion Committee, the Wellness Committee, and several other interest groups. In recognition of her contributions, she was awarded the AWAEM Momentum Award in 2018 and the AWAEM Social Advocacy in Medicine Award in 2023.