Submitted January, 2024:

Dr. Eiting has made a firm commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia.  In addition to his QI work for the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, he is co-chair of the Committee on Health Equity for the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Chair for the LGBTQ Sub-committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians.  He is firmly committed to delivering outstanding care with compassion and empathy to vulnerable communities.  Previously he served as vice chair of the LGBTQ Advisory Committee for the American Medical Association, and served on its Health Equity Task Force.  He has drawn from his expertise in advocacy to enhance his clinical acumen, bedside teaching and cultural competency.  He has provided several national and international trainings and lectures to improve care for LGBTQ patients in the emergency department, with a specific focus on the needs of transgender patients.  He sits on the Fellowship Commission for the AMA Foundation LGBT Honor Fund, which has been used to create two fellowships in LGBT health for trainees.  In addition, he will take on the role of Program Director for the LGBTQ Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai.  His lectures and trainings focus on providing whole-person care for LGBTQ people in an attempt to improve engagement and patient experience.  His lectures also focus on effective and empathetic communication with patients and their families.

Dr. Eiting is presently the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and the Medical Director for Quality for the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai.  Dr. Eiting is an exceptional clinician, teacher, scholar and administrator. The compassion and empathy he has for his patients and their families is noteworthy. He is driven, committed and passionate about his contributions to impacting healthcare disparities in this country. He has identified an area of  medical and GME education focused on providing whole-person care for LGBTQ people in an attempt to improve engagement and patient experience. He is firmly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Recipient Bio:
Erick A. Eiting, MD, MPH, MMM, is Vice Chair of Operations for Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown, which includes the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and the Urgent Care Center at Mount Sinai Union Square in New York City.  He is a tireless advocate for vulnerable patient populations.  He has focused efforts on improving access to care for incarcerated patients using innovative care models and medical technology.  Previously, he worked at Director of Population Health for Correctional Health Services at New York City Health + Hospitals.  His use of telemedicine helped to expand access to specialty care through telemedicine, helping to cut costs and improve care coordination.  Additionally, he worked at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, where he served as Medical Director for Inmate Health Services at LAC+USC Medical Center and also as Medical Director for USC Correctional Health.  In this role, he used telemedicine to help triage patients with same day needs to determine appropriate care settings.