Ryan Ellis Tsuchida, MD

My name is Dr. Ryan Tsuchida (he/him), I am excited to run for the position of Secretary-Treasurer for ADIEM, and I would be honored to receive your support. I am an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am committed to advancing academic emergency medicine and ensuring its future is more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. These core values are reflected in the work of ADIEM and, as Secretary-Treasurer, I will work collaboratively with members of the executive committee to advance our organization’s mission. This work is not new to me as I bring substantial experience having previously served as the inaugural Chair of SAEM’s Equity and Inclusion – Data and Metrics Subcommittee (2020 – 22). I am currently serving a two-year term as ADIEM’s membership committee chair (2022 – present). These experiences have allowed me to inform the Board on developing best practices for measuring and tracking the operational initiatives that promote a diverse workforce and ensure relevant content is included in SAEM Pulse submissions and during the Annual Conference.

Important to committee work, is the opportunities and service we provide to our general membership. Working collaboratively with SAEM leaders, I have routinely collaborated on workshops (such as “Beyond Diversity Recruitment: Next Steps to Ensure That Diverse Emergency Medicine Residents Thrive”), presented didactics (such as “Beyond Implicit Bias Training: How to Drive Sustainable Change”), presented abstracts (such as “Identifying the Prevalence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders in Emergency Medicine”), and contributed to other collaborative SAEM DEI initiatives (such as “The Diversity Snowball Effect – Understanding What, Why, and How”). Additionally, I am dedicated to providing mentorship and promoting pathways to ensure that ADIEM continues to strengthen its impact.

I understand the relevant problems, practical solutions, and common barriers to DEI work. I Chair my department’s equity, diversity, and inclusion committee and serve as the interim Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs for Health Professions Learners at the University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health. I will use these experiences, in collaboration with my network of DEI leaders in academic medicine, to advocate for impactful and authentic change.

ADIEM is a growing community and one of SAEM’s largest academies. We must use this broad interest and diverse talent pool to increase our influence as an organization and leverage cross-sectional interests with other academies including those of research, clinical operations, and education. I am grounded by the tenets of cultural humility which promote life-long learning, mitigating power imbalances, and promoting institutional accountability. With your support, as your Secretary-Treasurer, I will leverage my skills in organizational management and team building to support the mission of ADIEM.