Ava Pierce, MD
Member-at-Large UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Biography
Ava E. Pierce, MD is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, the Associate Vice Chair of Outreach and Engagement for the Department of Emergency Medicine, the Director of the Emergency Medicine Research Associate Program, a Co-Director of the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) at UT Southwestern and works clinically at Parkland Health and Hospital Systems. She obtained her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport and completed an emergency medicine residency at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Pierce completed the Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Program and the AAMC Healthcare Executive Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program and is committed to making innovative changes that will improve excellence in health care, thus strengthening a workforce that will provide quality medical care to all. She serves as a member of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Medical School Admissions Committee and is a faculty liaison for Housestaff Emerging Academy of Leaders (HEAL), which focuses on professional development and mentoring for residents and fellows. Her research interests include medical education, health equity, and cardiac resuscitation.
Dr. Pierce has built a steadfast academic career with involvement in numerous capacities at SAEM. She has been actively involved in the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) since it was founded. She has served as the Development Officer for the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM), President - Elect for ADIEM for 2017-2018, ADIEM’s President 2018 – 2019 and ADIEM’s Immediate Past President 2019 - 2020. She was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Academician Award by ADIEM in recognition of her impact on the academic success of students and residents underrepresented in medicine. She has also been a member of SAEM’s Membership Committee, SAEM’s Ethics Committee and SAEM’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. She is an elected 2020-2023 and 2023 - 2026 Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She is also a member of the National Medical Association, the AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion, and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In 2022, she was appointed as holder of the Michael P. Wainscott, M.D. Professorship in Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Pierce completed the Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Program and the AAMC Healthcare Executive Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program and is committed to making innovative changes that will improve excellence in health care, thus strengthening a workforce that will provide quality medical care to all. She serves as a member of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Medical School Admissions Committee and is a faculty liaison for Housestaff Emerging Academy of Leaders (HEAL), which focuses on professional development and mentoring for residents and fellows. Her research interests include medical education, health equity, and cardiac resuscitation.
Dr. Pierce has built a steadfast academic career with involvement in numerous capacities at SAEM. She has been actively involved in the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) since it was founded. She has served as the Development Officer for the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM), President - Elect for ADIEM for 2017-2018, ADIEM’s President 2018 – 2019 and ADIEM’s Immediate Past President 2019 - 2020. She was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Academician Award by ADIEM in recognition of her impact on the academic success of students and residents underrepresented in medicine. She has also been a member of SAEM’s Membership Committee, SAEM’s Ethics Committee and SAEM’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. She is an elected 2020-2023 and 2023 - 2026 Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She is also a member of the National Medical Association, the AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion, and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In 2022, she was appointed as holder of the Michael P. Wainscott, M.D. Professorship in Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
