Director Global Engagement Strategy
Stanford University
Ana Maria Crawford, MD, MSc, Associate Professor Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Director of Global Engagment Strategy, Stanford University:
Dr. Crawford is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and a leading advocate for global health equity. In 2011, she founded the Division of Global Health Equity within the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and serves as the Director of Global Engagement Strategy. She holds an honorary Associate Professor appointment at the University of Rwanda. With a passion for equitable medical education, she has spent over a decade working to bring quality education and training through academic partnerships across the globe. She has also served as an educator in under-resourced areas within the borders of the United States earning her the 2021 Kevin Malott Humanitarian Service Award for assisting the Oglala Lakota Native American reservation and Pine Ridge Hospital in South Dakota with their COVID-19 response. Dr. Crawford is the creator and Editor-in-Chief of the Global Anesthesia and Critical Care Learning Resource Center ("the LRC"), an online education platform offering open access resources for healthcare providers. The LRC was key in the COVID-19 response, providing training and education on oxygen therapy and Critical Care for providers regardless of training background. These programs reached over 8000 learners from over 145 different countries. In addition, she has served as a consultant to non-profit organizations developing education and training programs, including training for anesthesiology, anesthesia machines, mechanical ventilators, critical care medicine, and medical oxygen supply, safety, and delivery. She serves on multiple committees both nationally and internationally with the aim of improving quality and access to healthcare.