Pauline Wiltz, DO
University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center
"From Margins to Mainstream: Mapping Health Disparities in Obstetric Care in the Emergency Department"
Dr. Wiltz is a second-year emergency medicine resident currently training at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Wiltz had a specific area of interest on reproductive health as a community educator during her time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua. This spurred her ongoing passion for advocacy surrounding reproductive rights in first trimester care in the emergency department. Her research is focused on using epidemiology and geospatial mapping technology to characterize first trimester pregnant patients presenting to the emergency department, including demographic, geographic characteristics, and social determinants of health. Her project aims to create a map reflecting the relationship between the patients characterized and OBGYN outpatient care locations throughout the greater Cleveland area in proximity to the emergency department.