Associate Professor, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Health System

Dr. Jenice Forde is the first African American chair of emergency medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH), the nation’s first hospital. Since July 2022, Dr. Forde has led the transition of the PAH emergency department into the academic department of emergency medicine during a time of substantial growth with over 50K patient visits a year. In addition to practicing clinically, Dr. Forde advocates for emergency physicians and patients. She is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), and in 2021 served as president of the New Jersey ACEP Chapter. Dr. Forde is a national speaker on provider bias and medical racism. Dr. Forde won the ACEP’s 2021-2022 Scientific Assembly Rookie Speaker of the Year award for her talk titled, Dx: Medical Racism, What is the treatment? Most recently, Dr. Forde received the Dr. Wes Curry Award in Executive Leadership during ACEP2024 National Scientific Assembly.