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Teri A. Reynolds

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Teri A. Reynolds
CitizenshipAmerican[citation needed]
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician Scientist
InstitutionsWorld Health Organization
ResearchEmergency medicine

Teri A. Reynolds MD, MS is a scientist for the Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention at the World Health Organization who leads the emergency and trauma care program.

Education

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Reynolds attended Columbia University for her undergraduate studies on a full scholarship. While in college, she became an emergency medical technician.[1] She then went to University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine to earn her M.D. degree and a master's degree in Global Health.[2]

Career

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When she joined the WHO in May 2015,[3] she became the first appointment at the World Health Organization in the discipline of Emergency Medicine.[2] The emergency, trauma and acute care program she leads is to provide the technical resources countries need to strengthen emergency care affordably[1]

Research

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She is a leader in the development of emergency care systems in Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mohn, Tanya (2018-03-07). "Getting Care to Those Who Need It, and Fast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr. Teri Reynolds Appointed Scientist for WHO in Geneva". Department of Emergency Medicine. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "NCDs | Teri Reynolds". WHO. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-20.