Faculty and Staff
Alyson J. McGregor, MD, MA, FACEP
| Title: | Professor |
| Emergency Medicine | Administration | |
| Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Development | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | alyson.mcgregor@prismahealth.org |
| Phone: | 864-455-7000 |
| Office: | 701 Grove Road Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Background: | Alyson J. McGregor, MD MA FACEP is a physician, researcher, writer, and advocate. She is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and will serve as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development at the School of Medicine Greenville. Dr. McGregor was the co-founder and Director for the Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University from 2010-2021, where her research on the roles sex and gender play in emergent conditions has made her a spokesperson and advocate for women around the world. Dr. McGregor currently serves as a member of the Advisory Committee Research on Women’s Health for the Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health. She is a Co-Founder of the national organization Sex and Gender Health Collaborative and serves on the Advisory Council to the Sex and Gender Health Education Summit series, which is designed to establish an integrative sex and gender curriculum for current and future health professionals. Dr. McGregor is the former director for a Sex and Gender two-year fellowship program and educational electives for residents and medical students at Brown University. She has published over 80 peer-review publications in sex, gender, diversity, medical education, and women’s health. Dr. McGregor’s TEDx talk, “Why Medicine Often Has Dangerous Side Effects for Women,” currently has over 1.7 million views and she has recently released her new book “Sex Matters: How Male-Centric Medicine Endangers Women’s Health and What We Can Do About It”. In her role as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development, Dr. McGregor will serve on the Dean’s Executive Leadership Team and will facilitate the recruitment, development, and advancement of a diverse academic workforce that promotes excellence and furthers the mission of the School of Medicine Greenville and purpose of Prisma Health. |
| Honors & Awards: | Honorary Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) Book of the Year - Gold Living Now Book Awards: Sexuality / Femininity Excellence in Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy Award VCU Institute for Women’s Health Lila A. Wallis Women’s Health Award Outstanding Service Recognition during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sex & Gender: Preparing and delivering inclusive content for learners Betty Marcus Women’s Health Endowment Fund Award Emergency Physician of the Year Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award Mid-Career Award Advancement of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Award Top Doc: Emergency Medicine Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Leadership Award Outstanding Didactic Presentation Award Featured Women in Academic EM Momentum Award Outstanding Physician Award – Department of Emergency Medicine The Daniel L. Savitt Resident Teaching Award The Robert H. Woolard Resident Academic Achievement Award |
| Professional Affiliations: | Scientific Council- Laura Bush Institute for Women’s Health Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Member American College of Women’s Health Physicians Member Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Member American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) Fellow ACEP American Association of Women EM Physician Section Member Rhode Island Medical Women’s Association Member American Medical Women’s Society Member Rhode Island Medical Society Member Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Member Emergency Medicine Residents Association Member Massachusetts Medical Society Member |