Dr. Meghan Hewlett completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, majoring in Neuroscience. She also received a Master of Science at Boston University School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health concentrating in Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. She then pursued her medical education at Boston University School of Medicine. In residency, her research focus was understanding the interplay of frequent physical health, mental health, and social services use to improve care for patients with complex medical and social needs. With a dedication to mentorship and shaping the physician workforce to improve care for patients who are underserved by the health care system, she also led resident recruitment efforts and continued those efforts with fellowship recruitment. With health disparities becoming more prevalent despite advances in medical science and health care, she strives to address the systemic drivers of health inequities, particularly those related to emergency care.
As a National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) Fellow at UCSF, her interests center on Implementation Science and researching the impact of incarceration, homelessness, and substance use disorder on health services use. Her research work involves collaborating with a multitude of partners including the San Francisco Department of Public Health, The Benioff Homeless and Housing Initiative, and the California Policy Lab. She is currently pursuing a certificate in Implementation Science at UCSF. Many of these courses are directly tied to her work, particularly those involving program evaluation and implementation. Clinically, she splits her time working as an emergency physician at San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Department and at the University of California, San Francisco Emergency Department. In addition to helping her to continue to build her research career, the NCSP has equipped her with the skills to hone her interests in Implementation Science, which has led to new interests in Emergency Department administration. Through program implementation and evaluation, she hopes to make emergency care delivery more equitable for all patients.
Research Interests: Investigating the interplay of physical health, mental health, and social services needs to improve care for vulnerable patient populations in addition to program evaluation and implementation science for emergency department care interventions with a focus on improving equity in implementation.