Elizabeth A. Hunt

Elizabeth "Betsy" Anne Hunt is an American pediatric intensivist and critical-care specialist. She is the former David S. and Marilyn M. Zamierowski Director of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center.

Early life and education Hunt earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University before enrolling at Albany Medical College for her medical degree. As a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, she graduated with her degree in 1995 and enrolled in a combined residency program in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Duke University. Following her residency, Hunt joined the Delta Omega Honor Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she subsequently earned her Master's degree and PhD in Clinical Epidemiology.

Career Following her Master's degree in public health, Hunt accepted a faculty position at Johns Hopkins as a pediatric intensivist. In this role, Hunt established the Pediatric CPR Advisory Committee for Johns Hopkins hospital, a committee which meets monthly to discuss defibrillators, drugs, and policies. The following year, Johns Hopkins was awarded $4 million to fund a Simulation Center, which Hunt would lead. Upon its completion in 2006, she was appointed the David S. and Marilyn M. Zamierowski Director of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center. Based on this study, she founded the United States first pediatric rapid response team and co-founded the International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and Education (INSPIRE). By May 2008, Hunt was named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by the Daily Record.

In 2013, Hunt was promoted to associate professor and founded a program called “Code Busters” with the goal of improving both CPR quality and teamwork at Johns Hopkins. By 2019, she was promoted to the rank of full professor.