McKenna

Eastment

MD

MPH

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bio

McKenna Eastment, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. She is a physician scientist working in the areas of global women's health including cervical cancer, implementation science, HIV prevention and treatment, and COVID-19. She has led cluster randomized trials in Kenya, as well as analyses in the US amongst the veteran population. She believes strongly in providing equitable access to healthcare and is a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee in her division as well as an avid reader of non-fiction in the areas of systemic racism and discrimination. 

research interests

• Global Health
• Women's Health
• Implementation Science
• Cervical Cancer
• HIV Prevention and Treatment
• Integration of Healthcare
• COVID-19

clinical interests

• General ID
• HIV
• Marginalized and underserved populations

education & training

BS, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (2007)

MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2011)

Intern in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2011-2012)

Resident in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2012-2014)

Fellow, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle WA (2014-2017)

MPH in Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2016)

Honors

Infectious Diseases Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Scholarship Awardee, Park City, Utah, 2017

Selected to participate in the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC), 2019

Chair of Medicine Scholar, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 2021

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