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Main Address
UCSF OB/GYN&RS Residency Program
490 Illinois Street
10th Floor, Box 0132
San Francisco, CA 94143
Location | Office Phone | Fax |
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Mission Bay | (415) 476 - 5192 | (415) 476 - 1811 |
Mount Zion | (415) 353 - 9240 | (415) 353 - 9509 |
San Francisco General Hospital | (628) 206 - 3061 | (628) 206 - 3112 |
Research/Clinical Interests: Reproductive justice, integrative medicine/traditional healing, family planning, global health, liberatory health, community-based participatory research, trauma-transformative care
Education/Training
Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
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current | University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences |
2022 | Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine; Portland, OR | MD | Medicine |
2021 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Boston, MA | MPH | Public Health |
2014 | Colgate University; Hamilton, NY | BA | Peace and Conflict Studies |
Research & Professional Experience
Year | |
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current | Independent researcher, Understanding Historical Trauma and Historical Trauma Healing in the African Diaspora: Healer-Practitioner Perspectives, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) |
2021 | MPH Practicum––Addressing Historical Trauma in the African Diaspora: A Pilot Workshop |
2020-2021 | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
2020-2021 | Leadership Team Member, OHSU Social Connection Project |
2019 | Student Researcher, Carrier Screening with Sequencing vs Genotyping for Cystic Fibrosis: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OHSU |
2017-2020 | Diversity and Inclusion Student Liaison, OHSU SOM |
2017-2018 | Student Lead, Global Health and Urban Underserved College, OHSU SOM |
2017-2018 | Community Outreach Officer, OHSU Student National Medical Association |
2017-current | Co-founder and Board Member, Brown Girl Rise |
2016-2017 | Health Educator, Multnomah County School Based Health Program |
2016 | Researcher, Call to Safety 2016 Survivor-Led Evaluation |
2016 | Human Rights Fellow, Humanity in Action Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2015-2016 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Ghana, Detangling Maternal Mortality: Utilizing Women’s Hair Salons for Maternal Health in Ghana |
2014-2015 | FoodCorps Service Member, Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) |
Achievements & Recognition
Year | Major Honors |
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2021 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine |
2020 | Harvard University T.H. Chan Rose Service Learning Fellowship |
2020 | Alpha Kappa Kappa Award, Office of Student Access and Completion |
2020 | Gold Humanism Honor Society, OHSU School of Medicine |
2019 | All-Hill Student Council Award for Advancement in Community Engagement, OHSU |
2019 | All-Hill Student Council Award for Student Service, OHSU |
Poster Presentations
DYER A, Avram C, Shaffer B, Caughey A. Carrier Screening with Sequencing vs Genotyping for Cystic Fibrosis: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, Grapevine TX. Poster Presentation. February 2020.
DYER A, Duddleston K, Kudenov J. Effect of antibiotic administration on gut architecture in arctic ground squirrels. University of Alaska, Anchorage Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium. August 2013.
Oral Presentations
DYER A, Issa N. Addressing Historical Trauma in the African Diaspora: Developing Integrative Pilot Intervention. Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Conference. Oral Presentation. Virtual. September 2021.
Anderson T, DYER A, Judd G, Lahti E. Narrative in Times of Transition: A Novel Curriculum During COVID-19. Health Humanities International Conference of the Health Humanities Consortium. Oral Presentation. March 2021.
Publications
Avram CM, DYER AL, Shaffer B L, Caughey, AB. (2021). The cost‐effectiveness of genotyping versus sequencing for prenatal cystic fibrosis carrier screening. Prenatal Diagnosis, Vol 41. Issue 11. pd.6027.
DYER A. Dreaming up well futures: social movements and public health. Harvard Public Health Review. 2021
Lahti E, Anderson T, DYER A, Emad M, Judd G, Lewis B, Rice D, Schlueter A, Vega T. Narrative in Times of Transition: A Novel Curriculum During COVID-19. Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine. 2020
Advocacy
DYER A. “We seem reluctant to remember that people incarcerated are exactly that: people”