Michael H. Morgan is an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah and a deeply committed educator, clinician and advocate for patients at the margins of society. A dedicated and passionate teacher, he strives to develop students and residents into exceptional physicians while steadfastly maintaining humanity, compassion and humility in clinical care.

His primary clinical and academic focus is advancing care for underserved populations. As Medical Director of the 4th Street Clinic Student-Led Clinic, he works in close partnership with 4th Street Clinic to introduce medical students and residents to street medicine and the care of individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Through this sustained collaboration, he has helped integrate harm reduction, substance use disorder treatment and human rights-centered care into the formal curriculum of the School of Medicine and residency training programs.

Morgan’s scholarly work centers on substance use disorder, harm reduction and systems-based approaches to caring for vulnerable populations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he led institutional and community collaborations to create safer discharge and quarantine pathways for unhoused patients, bridging hospital systems with public health agencies and community partners.

Clinically, he practices at the University of Utah Hospital Emergency Department, 4th Street Clinic, Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico and the Snowbird Ski Clinic. He has also actively engaged in global emergency medicine education initiatives in Vietnam, Peru, Mongolia, Morocco and Syria, working to strengthen emergency care systems through sustainable partnerships and longitudinal training.

Across his work, Morgan is committed to building systems of care and training that prepare physicians to meet suffering with skill, courage and enduring compassion.