Megan L. Schultz

Dr. Megan L. Schultz is an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and serves as Director of the Global Child Health Program and Co-Director of the Global Health Scholarly Concentration. She is affiliated with Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Her education includes an MA in Education from Johns Hopkins University (2005), an MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012), a Pediatrics residency at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital (2015), and a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin (2018).

Dr. Schultz’s research focuses on global health and medical education, including curriculum development for healthcare workers in countries like the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Liberia. Her work evaluates the long-term efficacy of these programs in improving clinical practices. She also studies pediatric procedural sedation in resource-limited settings, with active projects in Liberia and Malawi. Her publications span global health education, emergency care interventions, and ethical/legal aspects of pediatric care.

Her publications highlight themes such as cultural competency training for medical students, gun violence prevention strategies, and optimizing global health preparedness. While no formal advisees are listed, her leadership roles in global health programs indicate mentorship in scholarly and clinical initiatives. She contributes to both the Department of Pediatrics and the broader pediatric emergency medicine community through her research and educational innovations.