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Name: Valerie Pierre, MD Residency Program: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Graduation Date: June 2021 This photo highlights the importance of mentorship – an integral aspect of my journey in emergency medicine. As I reflect on my matriculation into emergency medicine residency, and the successes, triumphs and failures during my training, I can truly […]

Name: Natassia Buckridge, MD Residency Program: SUNY Downstate Medical Center Graduation Date: June 2023 There is something so exciting about sizing up a tree, mastering the climb, and looking out at the landscape from atop it. I like to envision my journey to emergency medicine as the ascent up a large, complex, identity-shaping tree. Reflecting […]

Image Credit: Common Sense Author: Ashely Alker, MD MScAAEM/RSA 2017-2018 President Whether it is Women in EM (WiEM), AWAEM, FeminEM or Shemergency, women in emergency medicine are uniting to advance shared goals, including equal pay and access to leadership opportunities. This comes at a time when women across many disciplines, from Hollywood actors to D.C. […]