Kristen Ng

Kristen Ng is an Emergency Medicine physician who completed her residency at NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center.2 She earned her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.12 Before pursuing medicine, Dr. Ng worked as a high school English teacher in Chicago.2 Her interests within emergency medicine include workplace culture and its impact on patient safety, workplace violence and de-escalation, and medical education.2 Dr. Ng is currently an Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.1 She has also been appointed as the Robert G. Schwager, M.D. '67 Education Scholar at Weill Cornell Medical College.13

Education and Training

• Medical Degree: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1
• Residency: NYU/Bellevue Hospital, where she also served as chief resident1
• Fellowship: Simulation Education at Stanford University1
• Master of Education in the Health Professions: Johns Hopkins University1

Professional Interests

Dr. Ng's research focuses on simulation and the use of technology for deliberate practice, teaching, and assessment in medical education.1 She has been recognized for her innovative utilization of virtual reality-based simulation in medical education.3

Personal Interests

Outside of her professional life, Dr. Ng enjoys creating nut-free baked goods, taking dance classes, and working on a children's book she hopes to publish.2