FLIP Corner

2023 emRIC Conference

The 5^th annual Emergency Medicine for Rural and Indigenous Communities Conference (emRIC) is taking place in Rapid City, South Dakota from September 27^th-28^th,2023 at the Hotel Alex Johnson. The event will bring together Emergency Medicine physicians, community leaders, faculty, administrators, and students from across the United Sates to discuss a plethora of topics including climate change and Indigenous health, Cultural Safety, Recruitment pathways into Healthcare roles in rural and Indigenous communities.

For more information, visit the emRIC website >

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Our Team

Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH, FACEP

Program Director, FLIP

Dr. Valerie Dobiesz is the FLIP Program Director and an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, faculty at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and the Director of Internal Programs at Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation.

Timothy B. Erickson, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT

Director, FLIP Clinical Faculty Exchange Program

Dr. Timothy Erickson is an emergency medicine physician at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He is the Division Chief of Medical Toxicology and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is also teaching faculty at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI).

Anna Meyer, DNP, RN

Director of Nursing Collaborations

Anna Meyer is a Nurse Director in emergency medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Katherine Mayes, MD

Residency Liaison, FLIP

Dr. Katherine Mayes is a 4th year Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program and a Chief resident

Our Mission

Our Vision