Dr. Megan L. Ranney is an emergency physician. Currently, she is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University. Additionally, she is the Academic Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and is the founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health.Dr. Ranney is known for bringing public attention to the lack of protective equipment for frontline workers in the U.S. during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. She launched the grassroots organization #GetUsPPE to collect, create and distribute protective equipment around the United States.Dr. Ranney received her B.A. in History of Science from Harvard University. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cote d'Ivoire, then received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. She completed internship, residency, and chief residency in Emergency Medicine, as well as a fellowship in Injury Prevention Research and a Master of Public Health, at Brown University.