MEET THE EXPERTS
Rickquel Tripp, MD, MPH, CDR, USN
Dr. Tripp is a board-certified emergency medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician who serves as Emergency Medicine Faculty and EMS Medical Director for several local EMS agencies.
She is a Naval Commander in the United States Navy Reserves and former flight surgeon. She also serves as one of the few African- American women NFL sideline Emergency Response Physicians (ERPs) and Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultants (UNCs). Dr. Tripp is from Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania and has had her formal educational training at institutions such as: The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Tripp has an outstanding commitment to eliminating racism and systemic change, which she does through her leadership roles as Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for UPMC Medical Education (the 2nd largest graduate medical education system in the country) in addition to being the Vice Chair of Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity for Department of Emergency Medicine and Ombudsperson. In these specific roles, Dr. Tripp has been an influential leader in creating and implementing healthcare system-wide DEI curriculum such as UPSTANDER training which provides strategies and tactical tools people need to stand up against injustice.
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah is a board-certified Pediatrician, and board-certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician in addition to an Emergency Medical Services Physician.
She is a lead expert on Pediatric Emergency and Pediatric Prehospital Care, who is currently the Medical Director of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and serves as Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
During her career in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, she has been featured in media outlets on issues related to child health. These media outlets include, but are not limited to, podcasts, blogs, newspaper and magazine articles including the New York Times and Huffington Post.
She has received awards for her clinical work and bedside manner in the pediatric emergency department with patients and families, and has been recognized for her ability to educate and train a variety of trainees. In EMS, she has leadership roles on state and federal levels and also for numerous national EMS organizations.