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Meet Dr. Austin
Dr. Andrea Austin is an emergency physician, simulation educator and coach. She is an educator and consultant on topics related to emergency medicine, simulation, medical education, military medicine, veterans health and equity in healthcare.
Dr. Austin graduated medical school from the University of Iowa. She completed emergency medicine residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). In 2016, she deployed to Iraq as part of a Shock Trauma Platoon. She returned to NMCSD and was the Assistant Program Director and Simulation Director of the Emergency Medicine residency program.
She was the first female emergency medicine physician to be stationed at Navy Trauma Training Center (NTTC) at LA County + USC, one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States. As the emergency medicine physician and simulation director at NTTC, she trained hundreds of military medical personnel in the latest trauma advances to prepare them to provide medical care in austere environments.
Dr. Austin has completed a Certificate in Foundations in Health Professions Education from the Uniformed Services University. She also is a certified Healthcare Simulation Educator®, granted by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Austin works in Southern California as a simulation educator and emergency physician.
She is an ardent advocate for physician well-being. Dr. Austin is a contributing author to The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 4. This book gives an intimate glimpse into the lives of women doctors through their stories of navigating gender bias, failure, sacrifice, and triumphs.
Speaking topics
Simulation:
Building a simulation program
Debriefs
Stress inoculation
In situ simulations (sims in the clinical space)
Interdisciplinary simulations
Military medicine:
From the battlefield to the trauma center
Deployment preparation for the mind and body
Resiliency
Caring for veterans
Gender Equity
Men as allies, sponsors and mentors
Women in medicine groups: why and how?
Responding to microagressions
Covid-19
COVID-19 is an unparalleled time in history. Dr. Austin has been interviewed by the media on her experiences as an emergency physician during the pandemic.
Washington Post: As they rush to save lives, health care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plans
NPR: Eerie Emptiness Of ERs Worries Doctors: Where Are The Heart Attacks And Strokes?
LAist: Amid Coronavirus Fears, Patients Are Avoiding The ER Even When They Need It
LAist: Doctors Brace For Surge As COVID-19 Hospitalizations In LA County Reach All-Time High