Dr. Andrea G. Tenner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Dr. Andrea (Andi) Tenner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Affiliate Faculty for the Institute for Global Health Sciences at UCSF. She has dedicated her career to building resilient health systems and improving access to quality emergency care for patients in low- and middle-income countries.
Dr. Tenner has significant experience teaching and working abroad, which ranges from public health epidemiological work, to humanitarian response, to education and health system development. She worked in an active conflict zone in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, responding to a building collapse in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and overseeing Ebola Isolation Units for the International Rescue Committee in Sierra Leone. She served as core faculty for the first emergency medicine residency in Tanzania and now consults and collaborates with local faculty on research projects and disaster training. She serves as an instructor for the US Department of State Office of Antiterrorism Assistance’s Senior Crisis Management Seminar, and is a consultant to the World Health Organization’s Emergency, Trauma, and Acute Care program.
She attended Baylor College of Medicine for medical school, University of Illinois at Chicago for her combined residency, and Columbia University to complete a fellowship in International Emergency Medicine and an MPH with a focus on forced migration. She also holds a Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health from the American Society for Tropical Health and Hygiene.
This particular briefing will depart from the established format. In lieu of a panel discussion our featured presenter will respond to questions submitted in advance by CEOs/Executive Directors of San Francisco's faith-based social service agencies.
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SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas
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