Natasha Powell
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Powell is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she directs GW's Practice of Medicine course and researches a trust-building communication framework to address legacies of structural racism. Her work focuses on reducing health disparities and expanding access to preventive care for vulnerable and urban patient populations, including a study on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation from the emergency department. She has taught emergency medicine internationally for more than a decade through GW's workforce development program in India and supported pandemic preparedness initiatives in Tanzania through USAID and the International Medical Corps. Dr. Powell is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a past president of its DC chapter.
Bachelor's degree
BS, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Medical degree
MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Master's / additional degree
- MPH in Global Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health
- M.Ed in Educational Leadership, George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Residency and fellowship training
- Internship in Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
- Residency in Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
- Fellowship in International Emergency Medicine, George Washington University
Special interests
Health equity, medical education, HIV/PrEP access in the emergency department, global health, structural racism in health care