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Marian Betz MD, MPH
Professor, Deputy Director (IVPC)
- Department of Epidemiology
- Emergency Medicine (SOM)
- Injury & Violence Prevention Center
Marian Betz, MD, MPH is trained in emergency medicine and epidemiology, with a research focus on traffic safety and suicide. She is an attending physician at the University of Colorado Hospital, as well as an assistant professor of both emergency medicine, at the CU School of Medicine, and epidemiology, at the Colorado School of Public Health. She completed medical and public health training at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Betz was awarded a Paul Beeson K23 award from the National Institute on Aging for her work to develop a tiered assessment system for older drivers. She has served as an invited member of national workgroups to develop guidelines for suicide prevention by emergency providers and currently serves as an elected section councilor for the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section of the American Public Health Association. She was the 2014-15 president of the Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine (part of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine).
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program, Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine, 2008
- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2005
- MPH, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
- BS, Yale University, 1999