Associate Residency Program Director
Medical Education Fellowship Director
Lead for Physician Well-being in Emergency Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Dr. Simiao Li-Sauerwine is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University, where she serves as Lead for Physician Well-being, Associate Residency Program Director, and Medical Education Fellowship Director.
Dr. Li-Sauerwine is a nationally recognized medical education researcher with expertise in physician well-being, graduate medical education, and the advancement of physicians in academic medicine. Her national leadership includes serving as Chair of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) Well-being Committee and Education Research Track. At Ohio State, she directs the Sam Kiehl III Emergency Medicine Resident Well-being Endowment and is the founder and faculty lead of Residents And Faculty Focused on Thriving Together (RAFFT), a longitudinal leadership development and mentorship program to support women in academic emergency medicine.
Dr. Li-Sauerwine earned her undergraduate degree from Pomona College and completed her MD and Master of Science in Clinical Research at the University of Pittsburgh as a Doris Duke/National Institute of Mental Health Clinical Research Fellow. She trained in Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University, where she was honored with multiple Outstanding Teacher Awards and selected by her peers for the Best Resident Role Model award.
Dr. Li-Sauerwine has been recognized with numerous faculty awards, including the Diane L. Gorgas Award for National Leadership in Emergency Medicine, the Clotilde D. Bowen MD Women of Excellence Faculty Award, the Women in Medicine and Science Emerging Leader in Healthcare Award at Ohio State, and designation as a Distinguished Educator in Educational Research by the CORD Academy for Scholarship in Education. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and three children.