Alyson J. McGregor, MD MA FACEP is a women’s health pioneer who has brought the concept of sex and gender differences in the delivery of acute medical care to the national stage. She is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, the Co-Founder and Director for the Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine (SGEM) at Brown University’s Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. McGregor is also a Co-Founder and Vice Chair for the national organization Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative. Dr. McGregor’s research focus is on the effects that sex and gender have on emergent conditions and has been an advocate for this model nationally through talks such as “Why Medicine Often Has Dangerous Side Effects for Women” on TED.com.
The ‘Aha’ moment: Sex and Gender Based Medicine
Alyson McGregor, MD, MA, FACEP I stood on the stage at a FemInEM FIX17 event in NYC and stared out to a sold out crown. I was there to deliver one of the many ‘Aha’ moments. While speaking, I noticed the faces in the audience transform…