Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Director of Health Disparities
University of Illinois School of Medicine
COVID, Health Equity, Healthcare Worker Wellness, Medical Education & Workforce Development, Opioid Crisis, Social Determinants of Health
Emergency Medicine
Chicago, IL
Bio
Christopher Colbert is the assistant program director of the emergency medicine residency at the University of Illinois with specific interest in both academic and social emergency medicine. Dr. Colbert is the chair of continuing medical education for the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP), the co-chair of Illinois College of Emergency Physicians spring symposium (ICEP) and the vice chair of CME for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM). Also a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve, Dr. Colbert has provided and moderated lectures nationally and internationally receiving awards for both speaker engagement and contribution to medical education.