Theresa Nguyen, MD, FACEP

Director of the Center for Community and Global Health, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Bio

Dr. Theresa Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Director of the Center for Community and Global Health. In her previous role as an Assistant Director of the CCGH, she mentored students in their scholarly work and was instrumental in expanding the Community and Global Health Honors program. She also co-founded the Loyola Street Medicine program, which is dedicated to providing medical care and social outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness. For her leadership of this program, she was named the Loyola Medicine Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. awardee in 2022.

Dr Nguyen attended medical school at Jefferson in Philadelphia, PA and then completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, DE. She has been involved with Emergency Medicine development in Vietnam and has helped train Emergency Medicine residents in Haiti, Peru, and Vietnam. She also has additional fieldwork experience in Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua. Over the course of her global health work, Dr. Nguyen developed a strong interest in tropical diseases and obtained her Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health in 2014.

Dr. Nguyen's current interests include ultrasound teaching in resource-limited settings, addressing language barriers, providing access to care for the homeless population, increasing awareness and education surrounding human trafficking, and international EM development. She looks forward to teaching and mentoring students who are interested in advocating for social justice and serving vulnerable populations both locally and internationally.