WALTHAM – Dr. Margaret Samuels-Kalow, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and
pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the recipient of its 2020 Reducing Health Disparities Award, an honor recognizing an individual who has made outstanding
contributions to reducing health disparities due to race, socioeconomic status, age, education, or sexual orientation.
Dr. Samuels-Kalow is a leader in advancing health equity for marginalized populations. Her work focuses on developing interventions to reduce disparities in emergency care and patient outcomes. This has included projects that focus on improving emergency
care for patients with limited English proficiency and limited health literacy, and the development of novel strategies to identify and address adverse social determinants of health in the emergency department. Dr. Samuels-Kalow is also the faculty
mentor for Social Emergency Medicine Interest Academy at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency.
"As an educator, researcher and mentor, Dr. Samuels-Kalow has made outstanding contributions to improving the care of vulnerable patients and promoting health equity in academic emergency medicine," said Dr. Emily C. Cleveland Manchanda, chief resident,
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Residency. "She continues to inspire students, residents, peers, and hospital leadership with her dedication to caring for and improving the lives of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable patients."
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the statewide professional association for physicians and medical students, supporting 25,000 members. We are dedicated to educating and advocating for the physicians of Massachusetts and patients locally and nationally. A leadership voice in health care, the MMS contributes physician and patient perspectives to influence health-related legislation at the state and federal levels, works in support of public health, provides expert advice on physician practice management, and addresses issues of physician well-being. Under the auspices of the NEJM Group, the MMS extends our mission globally by advancing medical knowledge from research to patient care through the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Catalyst, and the NEJM Journal Watch family of specialty publications, and through our education products for health care professionals: NEJM Knowledge+, NEJM Resident 360, and our accredited and comprehensive continuing medical education programs.
