About the Speaker

Phindile Erika Chowa, MD, is an Emergency Medicine Physician currently practicing in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She attended the University of Pittsburgh for Medical School and Harvard University for Emergency Medicine Residency training. Her interests are in women’s health, healthcare disparities as well as Global Health. Her passion includes improving emergency care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has worked in Ghana implementing the South African triage system and in Rwanda where she taught emergency medical resident’s point-of-care ultrasound for trauma patients. She also spent numerous hours at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia where she evaluated hypertension in women of childbearing age. She currently is an Assistant Professor at Emory University where she enjoys teaching residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants emergency medicine. In her free time she co-hosts the Podcast ‘Hey Doc, Lets Chat!’ where she discusses health care issues as they pertain to women of color.

How to participate

The class will become available about 30 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. During this time, you should ensure that you have the Zoom client installed and working.

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How to get your Participation Certificate

After the presentation, return to this course to take the post-lecture quiz. The quiz will consist of information that was presented during the session and should not be difficult if you watched the presentation. Once you finish and pass the quiz, mark the course as complete. Your certificate will be available for download as a PDF file upon completion.

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