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Carlos del Rio Named CDC's OMHHE 2021 Winter Health Equity Champion
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Carlos del Rio, MD, was recognized as the CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Winter 2021 Champion. He was acknowledged for his work in HIV prevention over two decades that improve outcomes in marginalized populations.
Please read the entire article here.
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Greg Martin is one of three principle investigators on a $15.4 million NIH grant
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Emory University researchers have received a $15.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure COVID-19 tests are able to quickly detect new variants of concern, such as Omicron. The award is part of the NIH’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program. Greg Martin, MD, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, serves as one of the principal investigators.
Please read the entire article here.
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Randi N. Smith appointed the inaugural Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of Surgery
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Randi N. Smith, MD, MPH, has been appointed the inaugural Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for the Department of Surgery. In this role. Dr. Smith will provide vision and leadership as the department enacts a national model for advancing multiplicity, egalitarianism, and a welcoming culture in the field of surgery.
Please read the entire article here.
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Emory at Grady Faculty Awards Ceremony Recap
At our 2nd Annual Emory at Grady awards program, we honored and celebrated 75 faculty members. We highlighted faculty that received senior promotions in 2021 and recognized the winners and nominees of the Emory at Grady awards. Watch the Second Annual Emory at Grady Faculty Awards Ceremony recording and keep scrolling down to see the all of the award winners!
Please watch the Thank You Emory at Grady video shared during the ceremony.
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The Emory at Grady Above and Beyond Award recognizes a faculty member whose performance goes beyond the expectation of their position and advances the mission and vision of the School of Medicine.
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Dr. Paul DeSandre (Emergency Medicine) was recognized as a leader, educator, and innovator who has an impressive track record of dedication to clinical care, teaching and service to his colleagues, his learners, and his patients. He has never once hesitated in his continued commitment and dedication to Grady. He remains positive and unflappable, always searching for the silver lining.
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Best Colleague Award (Tie)
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The Emory at Grady Best Colleague Award recognizes a faculty member who shows support of their colleagues and can always be counted on to be available to help their colleagues.
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Dr. Pooja Amarapurkar (Medicine) is described as a clinician who “thinks of others even before thinking of herself, and genuinely wants to help everyone. She stays late, she took on an extra clinic, she works on extra projects, always tries to be there for the fellows and other colleagues.” It was evident in her numerous nomination letters that she embodied the Best Colleague Award.
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Dr. Jordan Kempker (Medicine) is a clinician with a calm demeanor, is always supportive of his team, residents, APP and nursing colleagues alike. He has stepped up countless times to help cover clinical service needs including entire extra ICU weeks to help support increased demand.
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The Emory at Grady Career Impact Award was established this year and recognizes a faculty member whose dedication to the mission of Grady Health System has been evident over a long period of time.
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Dr. Nadine Kaslow (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) is an extremely dedicated Grady faculty member. In the wake of COVID-19, she formed Caring Communities, an interprofessional team of mental health professionals. This team effectively mobilized to provide healthcare worker communities across the SOM and Emory-affiliated hospitals with round-the-clock and often on-site support, guidance, and compassion. Respected and recognized locally, nationally, and internationally, she has been instrumental in making Emory a better place.
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Community Impact Award (Tie)
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The Emory at Grady Community Award recognizes faculty whose work has elevated our community at the level of our school, hospital system, or the city and counties that we serve.
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Dr. Khaalisha Ajala (Medicine) has a deep-seeded passion for public health and patient education. She has organized health screenings through local religious organizations and in other less traditional settings for underserved communities that may not have access to care.
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Meredith Lora, MD, Terri Cowan, Tiffany James, CPhT, Larisa Niles-Carnes, MPH and Judah Gruen
The Grady PrEP Team promotes sexual health and facilitates delivery of medications designed to prevent HIV transmission and disease among high risk persons. The commitment of every team member to improve the lives and health of the clients they serve, and through this, to improve the health of the community is the true magic of the program.
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The Emory at Grady Innovation Award recognizes faculty whose innovation in research, education, service, quality, or leadership has made a major impact at Grady. This award identifies and recognizes faculty that have used creativity and innovation to improve patient care or trainee education by implementing new technology/procedures, making significant scientific discoveries, creating new operational processes or pioneering new educational programs.
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Dr. Yousuf Khalifa (Ophthalmology) has truly re-imagined what eye care delivery at Grady can be. He embodies the vision and mission of Grady by developing new and innovative ways to deliver “compassionate, culturally competent, ethical, and financially responsible” care while leading the field in “innovative and progressive medical education and training”.
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The Emory at Grady Advocacy Award recognizes a faculty member’s significant contribution in the domain of advocacy. Advocacy is defined as seeking structural and policy change on behalf of patients, learners, and communities in ways that promote health equity, advance medical education, and/ or improve patient care and outcomes.
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Dr. Tracey Henry (Medicine) is a clinician and leader that has brought fresh ideas, outstanding communicational and interpersonal skills, and extensive policy knowledge to all of her professional roles. She dedicates her time to social advocacy through the Doctor’s Back to School program. She demonstrates exceptional advocacy efforts on the institutional, regional and national level including all forms of advocacy including interpersonal, grass roots, and legislative advocacy.
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The Emory at Grady Team-based Award recognizes teams (of at least 3-4 members) of faculty and/or staff committed to a common purpose or goal towards advancing the mission and vision of the Emory School of Medicine
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Jason Schneider, MD, J. Sonya Haw, MD and Sarah Cook, MD
The Grady Gender Clinic. The team has demonstrated collaborative success in research through their shared passion for improving gender-affirming care. This team has also created a case-based educational curriculum on the basics of gender affirming care that was implemented in 2018 for the Internal Medicine Residency program. Overall, this team has a collaborative spirit, a dedication to a population in great need, and a significant number of accomplishments in a relatively short amount of time.
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Ravi Rajani, Maya Fayfman, David Ziemer, Gabriel Santamarina, Mara Schenker and Marcos Coutinho-Schechter
The multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Ulcer Team has come together to comprehensively address a previously undermanaged problem for our Grady patients. This group of approximately 30 health care providers from a variety of Emory schools and departments along with Grady staff has successfully improved the care of hundreds of patients within the last year. They collaboratively reimagined the hospital’s approach to the care of patients with diabetic foot ulceration, and their work has now expanded to include patients across the city.
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Upcoming Lectures @ Grady
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Upcoming lectures are as follows on Zoom (please be sure to register so we can share the Zoom password with you):
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The Myth of Meritocracy - March 11, 12-1pm
Presented by Jennifer Spicer, MD.
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Finding Joy in Medicine Through Art - April 15, 12-1pm
Presented by Paul DeSandre, MD, Holly Gooding, MD and Ali John Zarrabi, MD.
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Building an Equity Research Program: Nuts and Bolts of Research at Grady - May 20, 12-1pm
Presented by Mara Schenker, MD, Lesley Miller, MD and Marcos Schechter, MD
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Associate Dean for Research, Emory at Grady
This role is responsible for providing leadership and supporting the School of Medicine’s research programs, policies, and operations on the Grady campus. It will serve as the point person for research partnerships between Emory University, Grady Health System, Morehouse School of Medicine and other institutions. Learn more or apply:
- Log into HR Self-Service [this position is internal only and will not be visible on the external Careers page]
- Click on Careers
- Search for requisition number 81988
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Research and Education Support
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Need assistance with a literature search? Wanting to start an evidence synthesis project? Interested in knowing more about your department's scholarly productivity?
The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library provides research and educational support for Emory@Grady.
Visit https://health.library.emory.edu/ for more information, or contact Clinical Informationist, Kathleen Fox, MLS at kathleen.fox@emory.edu
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