Diversity and Inclusion - MedStar Georgetown & MedStar Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency

A Top Priority .

At Georgetown we embrace diversity in our residency, our faculty, and our community. We understand that an inclusive academic program will enrich our learning environment and improve care of the patients we serve. Our program is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a diverse group of residents and faculty. Our team welcomes members of all ages, ethnicities, genders, races, religions, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds.

EM Clerkship Diversity Scholarship .

Dynamic Curriculum .

Diversity and inclusion permeates all aspects of our curriculum. Every clinical shift our residents have the opportunity to care for and learn from a profoundly diverse patient population. We offer elective rotations focused on the care of unique populations. During didactics, we address the importance of diversity and inclusion via lectures, journal clubs, workshops, small group discussions, and simulation. We highlight the importance of understanding and mitigating implicit bias.

Advancing Health Equity in Emergency Medicine

Grand Rounds – Dr Nicole Franks – Emory

Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Teaching Moments

Faculty Lecture – Dr JV Nable – 4th Year EM Clerkship Director

Microaggressions in Clinical EM Simulation

Dr Talia Migdal (EM-3), Dr Jessica Palmer, and Dr David Carlberg

Abortion Care in the Wake of the SCOTUS Ruling

Grand Rounds – Dr Pam Lotke – Washington Hospital Center OBGYN Faculty

Racial and ethnic disparities in the management of acute pain in US EDs

Journal Club - Lee P, Le Saux M, Siegel R, Goyal M, Chen C, Ma Y, Meltzer AC. Racial and ethnic disparities in the management of acute pain in US emergency departments: Meta-analysis and systematic review. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;37(9):1770-1777.

Screening for Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department

Resident Lecture – Patrick Finan, MD

Healthcare Inequalities in the LGBTQ Community

Resident Lecture – Patrick Finan, MD

Implicit Bias Workshop for Residents

Implicit Association Tests, Micro-Lectures, Small Group Discussions, and Large Group Discussions Facilitated by Beth Pontius, MD, and Dave Carlberg, MD

Care of Deaf Patients Simulation

Grand Rounds Special Simulation – Jason Rotoli, MD – University of Rochester EM

Healthcare in the United States

Fellow Lecture – Sarah Goldman, MD, Health Policy

Bias in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Patients

Journal Club - Goddu AP, O’Connor KJ, et al. Do Words Matter? Stigmatizing Language and the Transmission of Bias in the Medical Record. J Gen Intern Med. 2018; 33: 685-691.

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Healthcare

Journal Club - Maragh-Bass AC, Torain M. Risks, Benefits, and Importance of Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Healthcare Settings: A Multi-Method Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives. LGBT Health. 2017; 4: 141-152.

Emergency Department Use Among Immigrants and Non-Immigrants

Journal Club - Tarraf W, Vega W, and Gonzalez H. Emergency Department Services Use among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Groups in the United States. J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 August ; 16(4): 595–606.

Identifying & Reducing Bias in Letters of Recommendation

Faculty Development

Implicit Bias in the Residency Interview

Faculty Development

Care of the Transgender Patient Simulation

Patrick Finan, MD, David Carlberg, MD, Diana Ladkany, MD, and Jessica Palmer, MD

Systemic Racism in the Care of Women

Grand Rounds Lecture – Tamika Auguste, MD, Chair WHC OB/Gyn

Scholarly Work .

Working on Woke: Simulation as a Tool for Addressing Microaggressions

Migdal TR, Palmer J, Carlberg DJ. Working on Woke: Simulation as a Tool for Addressing Microaggressions. Presented at SAEM Scientific Assembly, Austin, Texas, 2023; Oral Presentation.

Women and Diagnostic Imaging: Time for Common Sense and Equity.

Borhart J. Women and Diagnostic Imaging: Time for Common Sense and Equity. J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun;62(6):e111-e112. PMID: 35562249

Emergency contraception in the emergency department.

Mazer-Amirshahi M, Ye P. Emergency contraception in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med 2022 Oct 22. 63:102-105. EPub 2022 Oct 22. PMID: 36334410.

Toxicity of abortifacients: a review for physicians in the post roe era.

Mazer-Amirshahi M, Ye P. Toxicity of abortifacients: a review for physicians in the post roe era. Am J Emerg Med 2022 Aug 18. 61:7-11. EPub 2022 Aug 18. PMID: 36007432.

Examining associations between adverse childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among young survivors of urban violence

Tabb LP, Rich JA, Waite D, Alberto C, Harris E, Gardner J, Gentile N, Corbin TJ. Examining associations between adverse childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among young survivors of urban violence. J Urban Health 2022 Jun 14. EPub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 35699886.

We emergency doctors must get better at offering buprenorphine.

Haselden L. We emergency doctors must get better at offering buprenorphine. Filter Mag. July 2022. https://filtermag.org/emergency-department-buprenorphine/

Tattoos and white coats: shifting a woman’s appearance in medicine.

Haselden L. Tattoos and white coats: shifting a woman’s appearance in medicine. AAWEP Section Newsroom. Sept 2022. https://www.acep.org/aawep/newsroom/september-2022/tattoos-and-white-coats-shifting-a-womans-appearance-in-medicine

If the shoe doesn’t fit, don’t wear it: Public health models for gun violence prevention.

Haselden L, Barsotti C. If the shoe doesn’t fit, don’t wear it: Public health models for gun violence prevention. Emergency medicine news, 44(10):p 17, Oct 2022. doi: 10.1097/01.EEM.0000891144.13307.b0

Gun ownership is not a disease, but gun violence is like rabies.

Haselden L, Barsotti C. Gun ownership is not a disease, but gun violence is like rabies. Emergency medicine news, 44(11): p 16. Nov 2022. doi: 10.1097/01.EEM.0000898192.38474.a0

The complicated, ill-defined welfare check.

Haselden L, Barsotti C. The complicated, ill-defined welfare check. Emergency medicine news, 44(12): p 19. Dec 2022. doi: 10.1097/01.EEM.0000904644.58058.07

Yet another job that falls on EPs – to protect others from foreseeable harm.

Haselden L, Barsotti C. Yet another job that falls on EPs – to protect others from foreseeable harm. Emergency medicine news, 45(1): p 19. Jan 2023. doi: 10.1097/01.EEM.0000911932.47242.fa

Mifepristone in the emergency department: "r u" ready?

Mazer-Amirshahi M, Ye P. Mifepristone in the emergency department: "r u" ready? Am J Emerg Med 2022 Nov 30. EPub 2022 Nov 30. PMID: 36509605.

Women's Wisdom: Our Journey in Emergency Medicine Podcast.

Borhart J. Women's Wisdom: Our Journey in Emergency Medicine Podcast. American Academy of Emergency Medicine. June 29, 2022

ACEP Policy Statement: Implicit Bias Awareness and Training

Collaborating authors include Bhat R, Carlberg DJ

Community Engagement .

Pre-Retreat Community Service

The Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland
Capital Area Food

One Hundred Clinicians Who Care

Philanthropic Giving Society Of MedStar Emergency Medicine Clinicians, Including EM Our Residents

Practicing in Underserved Areas

Zambia
Indian Health Service – Gallup, NM
Global Health Track

Georgetown's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion .

Resident Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Chair: Miriam Orinda, MD
Involvement with national organizations
- Student National Medical Association
- Latino Medical Students Association
- Women in Medicine
- DC ACEP
  - Resident Corner: Racial Injustice in a Pandemic, Kawthar Yusuf, Class of 2021