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Kate Couturier, MD/MPH

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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Additional Titles

EMS Fellowship Director, Emergency Medicine

EMS Medical Director, Emergency Medicine

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Titles

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

EMS Fellowship Director, Emergency Medicine; EMS Medical Director, Emergency Medicine

Biography

Dr. Couturier is the Medical Director for the Yale New Haven EMS system, responsible for oversight, quality improvement, and training of EMTs, paramedics, residents, fellows, nurses, and practicing physicians. She is also the Yale EMS Fellowship Director.

Dr. Couturier is board certified in Emergency Medicine (EM) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Her research focuses on improving operations, safety, and training for EMS clinicians, with a special focus on education. She has a background in public health and public health advocacy, and spent several years on active duty with the US Navy studying circadian rhythm and performance as a Dive Medical Officer. She serves as co-chair for CT’s EMS Advisory Committee’s policy subcommittee, and is the medical director for in-home nursing staff for a local Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) initiative providing hospital-level care in the home. She has contributed chapters to several academic textbooks about dive medicine and circadian biology.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

EMS Fellow
Yale University
Resident
Yale New Haven Hospital (2019)
MD/MPH
Tufts University School of Medicine (2011)
BS
Georgetown University, Science, Technology, and International Affairs (2005)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Emergency Medical Services

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Kate Couturier's published research.

Publications

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Connecticut EMS Medical Advisory Committee- Policy Subcommittee

  • activity

    Prehospital Emergency Care

  • activity

    National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians

Clinical Care

Overview

Clinical Specialties

Emergency Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Emergency Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Emergency Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2021

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