Health Equity: Crystal Yates ’21, Deputy Commissioner, EMS, Philadelphia Fire Department

Crystal Yates, a member of the Executive MBA Class of 2021, is
the deputy fire commissioner for the city of Philadelphia,
overseeing the city’s EMS system. She serves on an
interdepartmental team tackling the city’s opioid crisis. Crystal
Yates is a recipient of the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in
Health Equity Leadership at Yale. The fellowship, created by Yale
SOM in collaboration with the Commonwealth Fund and endowed by a
gift from Robert C. Pozen, was created to give healthcare
practitioners the leadership skills and the deep understanding of
teams, markets, and organizations necessary to tackle major
inequities in the U.S. healthcare system. Crystal is interviewed
by Emily Kling ’21 and Amy Kundrat ’21.