Scholar Profile
Sarah Hsu
Medicine
Biography
Sarah Hsu earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Brown in 2017. After interning at the Prostate Cancer Foundation, she returned to Brown in 2018 to begin the last four years of her 8 year medical degree program at Warren Alpert Medical School. In 2022, she obtained her M.D. and a joint Master's degree in Population Medicine, with a focus on climate and health advocacy. Most recently, she was awarded the 2019 Stephanie Davis Award at CleanMed for her efforts in conducting the first ever waste audit and carbon footprint of a US Emergency Department. As one of the founding leaders of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future with MS'11 Scholar Harleen Marwah, she is passionate about using social media and writing Op-Eds as advocacy tools in the fight for environmental and racial justice. Sarah is currently a resident at UC San Francisco.
High school: Glen Wilson High School
Degrees
| College | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
2017 | B.S. Sociology |
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
2022 | Sc.M Population Medicine |
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
2022 | M.D. Medicine |
News and Highlights
Leading the Way on Climate: Sarah Hsu, MS ‘13, recently received the Switzer Fellowship for Environmental Leadership in recognition of her work organizing medical students for climate justice. Sarah is only the 2nd medical student to ever receive this fellowship in its 35-year history. Congratulations, Sarah! We look forward to continue learning from your innovative and important approach to integrating climate justice into medicine!
Environmental Health: Sarah Hsu, MS ’13, is successfully balancing a busy schedule as a medical student at Brown University with raising awareness about the impact of environmental damage to public health. Last year, Sarah published an article at World War Zero, an international net- zero emissions advocacy group. This year she helped to launch a Podcast, “Code Green: The Climate-Smart Health Professional” which she co-hosts.
Waste Management: Sarah Hsu, MS '13, published the first ever waste and carbon footprint audit of U.S. Emergency Department waste in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine! She found that in one day, a single ED produced 1,481 pounds of waste, the carbon footprint equivalent of driving a car 7,700 miles. Read "Dumpster Diving in the Emergency Department: Quantity and Characteristics of Waste at a Level I Trauma Center" here.