Kellie McKenzie, MD

I am a PGY-3 with Emory Emergency Medicine, and an incoming medical toxicology fellow with Emory/CDC. I am also the current resident member of Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Executive Committee. My undergraduate education was at Duke University, where I graduated in 2017 with a major in biology and research honors, as well as minors in chemistry and french. After a year in genomics research, I attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. I graduated in 2022 with honors with distinction in research and as the school’s 2022 SAEM award recipient. My experience with SAEM, and more broadly, academic emergency medicine, includes involvement with SAEM and ACEP throughout medical school and residency. I was an ACEP Medical Student Scholar in 2021, and an SAEM Medical Student Ambassador in both 2020 and 2021. I was selected as a lead ambassador for the conference both years. I have gained additional meaningful leadership experience from my positions working with the national educational organization, foundations of emergency medicine. I served as co-director of social media 2022-2024, and have recently transitioned to the foundations 1 development team.

I am running to be secretary for AWAEM because I want to continue to serve academic emergency medicine on a national level, and in particular, be a representative and voice for women in the field. I have unique experience in communications and committee work from my two years of involvement with FoEM, and have gained valuable experience through my role on this year’s AWAEM executive committee. The role of secretary would be a natural transition as I continue to grow my role within AWAEM, and develop my career as a leader in emergency medicine and experience with AWAEM leadership.