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Emily Sterrett

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Director of Improvement Science · 2019 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: a quality improvement initiative for individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Journal Article BMJ Qual Saf · May 17, 2024 OBJECTIVE: To improve timely and equitable access to postpartum blood pressure (BP) monitoring in individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). METHODS: A quality improvement initiative was implemented at a large academic medical centre in th ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Improving the Documentation of Penicillin Allergy Labels Among Pediatric Inpatients.

Journal Article Hosp Pediatr · September 1, 2023 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Penicillin allergy is the most common medication allergy, and the penicillin allergy label is commonly over-applied without adequate reaction history inquiry or documentation. Because penicillin allergy labels are often applied i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Causal Association of Physician-in-Triage with Improved Pediatric Sepsis Care: A Single-Center, Emergency Department Experience.

Journal Article Pediatr Qual Saf · 2023 UNLABELLED: Approximately 75,000 children are hospitalized for sepsis yearly in the United States, with 5%-20% mortality estimates. Outcomes are closely related to the timeliness of sepsis recognition and antibiotic administration. METHODS: A multidiscipli ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Mid-Atlantic praGmatic NETwork for Inclusive Clinical trials in emergency care (MAGNETIC)

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

A point-of-care ultrasound implementation intervention for Emergency Department providers in the Durham Veterans Health Care System

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2022 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Eastern Virginia Medical School · 2009 M.D.