Dr. Christine Ngaruiya

Biography

Christine Ngaruiya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University. She holds an MD from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Science in Tropical Medicine and International Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Ngaruiya completed a fellowship in Global Health and International Emergency Medicine in 2015. Her professional work focuses on health disparities in minority populations in the United States through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). She is recognized for her contributions with various awards, including the Emergency Medicine Resident's Association Augustine D'Orta Award and the Yale School of Medicine Leonard Tow Humanism Award. In 2020, she was selected as one of 24 women nationally to participate in the WomenLift Health Leadership Cohort, supported by the Gates Foundation. Dr. Ngaruiya actively engages in leadership roles within multiple medical associations and contributes regularly to initiatives addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Kenya and globally. Her research is funded by organizations such as the USAID and the World Bank, and she has numerous publications that emphasize her commitment to global health and emergency medicine education, mentoring over 150 trainees to date.

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