Anita Thomas, MD

Physician Representative, FOAMED/Social

Anita Thomas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital. She is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine (PEM). She is the director of PEM fellow simulation at Seattle Children’s Hospital and is passionate about interdisciplinary pediatric simulation education.

Dr. Thomas founded Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS), which is a multi-institutional group that creates peer-reviewed PEM simulation content, with the goal of broad dissemination via free open access medical education (FOAMed).

Dr. Thomas completed a year-long faculty development course through Academic Life in Emergency Medicine’s (ALiEM) Faculty Incubator program and currently serves as an alumni mentor. Dr. Thomas has been a member of ImPACTS since 2018.