Dr. Terry is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington,DC. There, she serves as Co-Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Health Policy Fellowship, which trains physicians to be future public healthand health policy leaders. She also serves as a Learning Community Leader,Clinical Public Health Mentor, Professional Development Mentor, and Clinical Skills and Reasoning Instructor in the School of Medicine.
Dr.Terry is active in her national specialty organization, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and was most recently elected to the ACEP Board of Directors. She is the chief executive officer of the Dr. Aisha Liferidge Minority Women in Science Foundation (MWSF), a non-profit organization that empowers the dreams of future leaders with interest in science careers. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University, her Medical Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Public Health degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Dr. Terry serves as a pandemic advisor for Stop the Spread, with a focus on standards of care and racial equity in patient outcomes.