Elizabeth P. Clayborne, MD, MA

• Duke University, BA, Medical Ethics & Religion, 2005
• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MA Bioethics, 2011
• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MD, 2011
• Residency, George Washington University, Emergency Medicine, 2015

Dr. Elizabeth Phillips was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She attended Duke University as an undergraduate where she designed her own major in Medical Ethics & Religion. Prior to medical school she completed a two-year research fellowship at National Institutes of Health in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute with a research focus on race, ethnicity and genetics. Dr. Phillips attended to medical school at Case Western Reserve University where she completed a dual MD/MA Bioethics degree in 4 years. She went on to complete residency in Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University Hospital and served as Chief Resident in her fourth year. Dr. Phillips is currently a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine with an academic focus on ethics, health policy, end of life care and innovation/entrepreneurship. She developed a novel epistaxis device as a resident and in 2015 was awarded the NSF I-Corps grant which helped to launch her company Emergency Medical Innovation, LLC. She is the current Chair of the MedChi Committee on Ethics and Judicial Affairs, serves on the Ethics Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians and is an active member of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, the American Medical Association and the National Medical Association. Dr. Phillips looks forward to continuing her career as a practicing emergency physician and leader in health care policy and reform. 

Health Policy, Ethics, End of Life Care, ED Operations, Health Disparities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

George N, Phillips E, Zaurova M, Song C, Lamba S, Grudzen C. Palliative Care Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department: Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Aug 31. pii: S0885-3924(15)00444-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.07.017. PMID: 26335763.

E. Phillips, C. Marco, J. Jesus, D. Wang, G. Larkin. Family Presence during Resuscitation. ACEP Now.Vol 34: Num 6, June 15, 2015.

http://www.acepnow.com/article/should-families-watch-cpr-in-the-emergency-department/

E. Phillips, C. Marco, J. Jesus, D. Wang, G. Larkin. When to Call the Code: Ethical Issues in Terminating ED Resuscitations. ACEP Now.Vol 34: Num 4, April 15, 2015.

http://www.acepnow.com/article/when-do-you-stop-trying-to-resuscitate-a-patient/

Elizabeth M. Phillips, Adebola Odunlami, Vence L. Bonham. Mixed Race: Understanding Difference in the Genome Era. Social Forces. Vol 86: Num 2, December 2007.