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November 25, 2024
What you will learn in this week's RYSE edition of the Bulletin:
- 2024 RYSEFAX recap
- RYSE2Medicine at Tuskegee University Homecoming
- Upcoming DEI events & trainings
- Transgender Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance
- New Mandatory Transfusion
- compliance training for providers
- Interim Director of Infectious Diseases Announcement
- Leadership Recognitions and Updates
- DOM Staff Spotlight: Whitney S. Davison, MBA
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Emory University Holiday Closure
Emory University will be closed this Thursday, November 28, through Friday, November 29, and will reopen Monday, December 2. During this time of reflection, we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to all of you in the Department of Medicine. We wish you a joyous and relaxing holiday break!
RYSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
A look back at the 2024 RYSE Fellowship Applicant Experience
Earlier this month, RYSE hosted faculty, program directors, fellowship applicants, and current fellows for our annual RYSE Fellowship Applicant Experience. This virtual event allows those who have applied to any of Emory’s ACGME-accredited subspecialty training programs to learn more about all Emory has to offer, including details about our amazing fellowship programs and the impactful experiences of our current fellows. This year’s RYSEFAX had the most participants to date and we are excited to continue this opportunity for future applicants next year!
RYSE2Medicine at Tuskegee University Homecoming
RYSE Vice Chair Kimberly Manning, MD, represented Emory during Tuskegee’s homecoming weekend to connect with current students in the RYSE2Medicine program and recruit for the next cohort of participants. This impactful, longitudinal mentorship program is held in partnership with Tuskegee University, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The program's purpose is to serve as a pathway program for medical school preparation at no cost to students in hopes of increasing the number of URiM students in medical schools.
Above: Dr. Manning with RYSE2Medicine participants. Top Left: Dr. Manning and Lauren Jenkins, M4, codirect the RYSE2Medicine program.
HealthTech Q&A: Prioritizing Health Equity with Emory Healthcare’s Chief Transformation Officer
In the November 19 edition of HealthTech, Amaka Eneanya, MD, MPH, (Renal Medicine) was interviewed about prioritizing health equity. In the interview, she reflects on lessons learned in the first year of her new position as Emory Healthcare's inaugural Chief Transformation Officer, a role created in July 2023 to focus on improving the patient experience, increasing clinician satisfaction, and advancing health equity issues.
Reminder: Share Your Voice for Healing and Growing
The Actionable Education Initiative (AEI) subcommittee on anti-racism is continuing to ask the SOM community to share a story or experience influenced by difference. Submissions can include stories of microaggressions, discrimination, harm, the threat of harm, processing, healing, or allyship.
The de-identified stories will inform educational interventions and policies to help eradicate bias and injustice within our institution. Please note, if you do not wish to officially report any harm at this time, please keep your submissions free of identifying information, as AEI team members are mandatory reporters. However, you are never discouraged from reporting someone who has committed harm to you. For more information on sharing your story, reporting, and Emory University resources, click here.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Participate in the Transgender Allyship for Supervisors Workshop
Transgender Allyship for Supervisors Workshop
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 9 a.m.–noon | 1599 building
The Transgender Allyship for Supervisors Workshop is a pilot program hosted by the Diversity and Inclusion Education and Outreach team (a department of Emory University Human Resources). Currently, they are in the pilot phase of development, and are looking for participants to support this effort.
This program was specifically designed with Emory supervisors in mind. The goal of the program is to support supervisors in developing their confidence, skill, and efficacy in supervising transgender employees. By participating, you'll get exposure to the real challenges that transgender employees face at Emory University and engage in hands-on learning to identify and test strategies for practicing allyship.
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Initiative Events
The election is over, but the conversations continue. The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Initiative at Emory invites you to participate in a series of monthly virtual Living Room Conversations that focus on our individual political perspectives and how we can unite as a community.
Their new innovative tiered approach to circle facilitation offers both virtual and in-person options, including listening circles, community circles, healing circles, and racial healing circles. Join us in creating spaces where we can share, listen, and build trust during these pivotal times. Check out these upcoming sessions:
Living Room Conversations | 4–5:15 p.m. | Register:
- Monday, December 2: Post-Election: Political Peace Building
- Monday, January 27: Reunited States of America: Fact or Fiction
RYSE Health Equity Day
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Hybrid: Grady Hospital Trauma Auditorium and Zoom
Keep it on your calendar! RYSE, in partnership with the Office of Health Equity at Grady, will be hosting the fifth annual Health Equity Day! For the first time, Health Equity Day will be a hybrid event, engaging communities both virtually via Zoom and in person at the Trauma Auditorium at Grady Hospital. The theme for next year’s event will be Community Partnerships. More information to come in the upcoming months, so stay tuned! In the meantime, you can find highlights from past Health Equity Day conferences here.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Register today for a DEI Professional Development Training!
Looking for more DEI professional development opportunities? The Diversity and Inclusion Education and Outreach team will host one last training this year. You can register for it now in Brainier!
Addressing Microaggressions:
Tuesday, December 3, 10 a.m.
AFFINITY MONTHS
Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and Day
November is National Native American Heritage Month, and on Friday, November 29, we honor Native American Heritage Day. During this month, we honor and celebrate those of indigenous and native backgrounds as well as pay homage to these cultures and their lands.
Native American Heritage Day, which falls on the day after Thanksgiving each year, is a chance to learn more about the Indigenous people who called this land home. Emory University acknowledges the Muscogee (Creek) people, who in 1821 were forced to relinquish their land, which is where Emory’s Oxford and Atlanta campuses are now located. We acknowledge and honor the Muscogee people and other Indigenous peoples of this land and all others that were forcibly taken, and we commit to continue to learn, honor, and celebrate native and Indigenous cultures and lands. To learn more about Emory’s Land Acknowledgement and when, why, and how to use it, click here.
Want to learn more about past and upcoming events focused on native and indigenous topics and cultures? Click the button below.
Shining a light on Transgender Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Awareness Week took place from November 13 through November 19. This week brings attention to the transgender community and their experiences as well as encourage advocacy around issues that impact the transgender community. This week falls right before Transgender Day of Remembrance, which took place on November 20. This day is an annual observance that honors the memory of transgender people who have lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence.
Learn more about the histories of Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Remembrance Day, and ways to become a better ally.
DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anandi N. Sheth, MD, named Interim Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases
Last Friday, it was announced that Anandi N. Sheth, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine, was selected as Interim Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, effective March 1, 2025.
Dr. Sheth steps into the role of Interim Division Director after interim director Wendy Armstrong, MD, whom we thank for her leadership of the division since she began the role this September after Monica Farley, MD, retired. Dr. Armstrong has accepted the role of head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado, a role that begins in the spring of 2025.
We look forward to Dr. Sheth's leadership of the division and ask you to welcome her as she helps to lead the Department of Medicine's mission to advance health through discovery, education, and care. We wish Dr. Armstrong all the best in this new role!
NEW Required training: Awareness of Transfusion Reactions for Providers must be completed by December 31, 2024
Attention all clinical faculty with Emory Healthcare privileges: EHC is now mandating new transfusion reaction training, which must be completed by December 31, 2024.
The training path for Emory University faculty is located in the Branier Catalog. To access the training, please follow these steps.
EHC is required to report our provider training completion rates back to CMS, so we appreciate all providers completing this short (10-minute) training and attestation of completion by December 31, 2024.
- Click HERE to access the Emory self-service portal.
- Log in using your Emory netID and password
- Go to “Learning Management” in Self-Service
- Select “Learning Management -Branier” under learning management
- Browse by title, “Awareness of Transfusion Reactions for Providers” (41314) (see example below)
- Start a new instance of this objective
- Step 1: Complete training -it takes just 10 minutes!
- Step 2: Attest to completion of training
Note: Be sure the browser's pop-up blocker is turned off.
Jon Sevransky, MD, named Critical Care Medicine Editor-in-Chief
The Society of Critical Care Medicine has named Jonathan E. Sevransky, MD, MHS, FCCM (Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep), as the new incoming editor-in-chief of Critical Care Medicine (CCM). His term will begin in October 2024. Dr. Sevransky’s editorial and research expertise includes serving as an associate editor of CCM and section editor of CCM’s Concise Definitive Reviews, which are reviews of clinical areas of critical care written by leading authorities in the field.
Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH appointed to Georgia CTSA leadership team
Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH (Cardiology), has been appointed as the new Site Director for the Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Center at Grady Memorial Hospital. With her expertise, she’ll enhance research initiatives and bridge efforts between Georgia CTSA and Emory at Grady. Congratulations, Dr. Ogunniyi!
Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, appointed to Carter Smith Sr. Endowed Chair in Medicine
Jada Bussey-Jones, MD (General Internal Medicine), was recognized during Emory's 2024 Celebration of Faculty Eminence, where she formally received the Carter Smith Sr. Endowed Chair in Medicine.
Being appointed an endowed faculty is among the highest honors that Emory University bestows. Congratulations, Dr. Bussey-Jones!
Friendly Reminder: Emory's Advocacy Guidelines
As a reminder, please review Emory's Advocacy policy, which outlines that Emory's email accounts or even wearing Emory badges or white coats with Emory logos are not permitted to be used while advocating. For further information, please see Emory’s lobbying policy and this helpful article in a past Emory Report about the work of the Office of Government and Community Affairs.
Call for Abstracts: Emory SCORE 5th Annual Workshop
Call for Abstracts! On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence (SCORE) is hosting its fifth annual virtual workshop on How to Incorporate Sex and Gender as Variables In Your Research. Emory SCORE invites you to submit abstracts to present during the workshop!
Description:
One Basic/Pre-clinical Research abstract and one Clinical/Public Health Research abstract will be selected for oral presentations during the workshop. Other selected abstracts will be invited to present in a Rapid-Fire Poster Session during the workshop. Successful abstracts will describe research that is focused on sex as a biological variable; sex and gender differences; gender-based health disparities; and/or women’s health research. Submitted abstracts may be recycled from previous conferences or presentations if those conferences/presentations were held on or after January 1, 2023.
Abstracts are due Monday, December 2, 2024, and should not exceed 400 words. For any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Shannon Walker, Program Director, at shannon.walker@emory.edu.
RESEARCH CORNER
Due TODAY: Center for Health in Aging Pilot Proposals
Emory's Center for Health in Aging aims to promote the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health of older adults and address the challenges that threaten their health and well-being.
They are seeking applications that fit this mission, which can be completed in one year. Submissions are due to Glen Thomas by Monday, November 25, 2024, at 5 p.m. EST.
Important DOM Research Administration Updates
Last week, our RAS team sent an important announcement for researchers. Updates include the following and much more. See below and click the button to review the full announcement.
NEW AND IMPROVED WEB-BASED INTAKE FORM: Effective immediately, DOM RAS will no longer utilize the fillable PDF. A new web-based version of the intake form offers improved efficiencies and ease of use. Please utilize this form moving forward to request pre-award assistance from the RAS office.
NEW COST TRANSFER JUSTIFICATION FORMS – for Sponsored Transactions Only: DOM RAS has developed Cost Transfer/Requisition Justification forms to help expedite RSTs/Journals/Payment Requests/Expense Reports/Requisitions. These forms answer the questions our office will need in order to approve your transactions in a timely manner, which will result in fewer returns and revisions requested. These can be found on the website here.
FALL EFFORT CERTIFICATION: Please work with your assigned post-award administrator to ensure all efforts associated with your sponsored awards are accurate. All forms must be certified by December 19, 2024.
MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Tomorrow's Medicine Grand Rounds
#MedicineGrandRounds
Topic: "From Waste to Value: Evidence-Based Strategies for Institution-Led Change"
Tuesday, November 26 | noon–1 p.m., Zoom
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 940 3699 7411
Passcode: MGR
Session ID # 18862
Speaker:
Suchita Shah Sata, MD, FACP, SFHM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Duke University Hospital Medicine
For more information about Medicine Grand Rounds, visit bitly.com/grandround.
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
AARP: What you need to know about blood thinners (Ifeoma Onuorah quoted)
Emory News Center: Emory researchers evaluate new devices to help mothers in areas lacking maternal care resources (Greg Martin quoted)
Healthbeat: Emory researchers find clues to COVID severity in nasal swabs (Emory research featured, Eliver Ghosn and Greg Martin quoted)
HealthTech: Q&A: Prioritizing health equity with Emory Healthcare’s chief transformation officer (Amaka Eneanya interviewed)
Medpage Today: A potential reason behind COVID vaccines’ waning benefit (Frances Eun-Hyung Lee interviewed)
Medpage Today: Reused pacemakers good as new in early safety data (Miguel Leal quoted)
NPR: Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you (Greg Martin interviewed)
POZ: Twice-yearly PrEP works well for gay men (Colleen Kelley quoted)
STAFF NEWS
DOM Staff Spotlight: Whitney S. Davison, MBA
Our next DOM Staff Spotlight is Whitney S. Davison, MBA, Administrative Assistant in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine! Whitney recently joined the DOM last year and since then has served a vital role supporting division leaders and helping with recruitment efforts. Before joining the DOM, she was in the Emory family, working for Emory Healthcare in a variety of roles at the Smyrna Orthopedic Clinic and Emory's digital department.
Outside of work, you can find her on the web as a YouTuber and "content creator." Click the button to learn more about our colleague!
Check out the latest list of open staff jobs within the DOM. See a job you are interested in or know someone who would be a good fit? Click the job title below to read the full description and apply. Be sure to follow the DOM LinkedIn page to stay up-to-date on the latest job openings!
- Academic Research Scientist - Department of Medicine, Office of Research
- Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (NP/PA), Nocturnal - School of Medicine, Hospital Medicine
- Director, Projects - School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
- Research Dietitian - School of Medicine, Endocrinology
EVENTS
DOM Ease of Research Initiative Town Hall: Esmerelda Meyer and Deepika Bhatia
Friday, December 6 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
6th Annual Diabetes Update & Technology Symposium
Saturday, December 7 | 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Emory Conference Center Hotel
December K-Club Mentoring Networks: What they are & how to build yours
Monday, December 9 | noon–1p.m. | HSRB II, N600 and Zoom
EDDI Seminar Series with Karen Edelblum, PhD
Thursday, December 12 | 4–5 p.m. | Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium
Emory SCORE 5th Annual Workshop on How to Incorporate Sex and Gender as Variables in Your Research *New*
Friday, January 17 | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Zoom
DOM Mid-Career Workshop Series
Friday, January 31, and Friday, February 7, 2025 | Woodruff Memorial Research Building, 1109
DOM CV Review Session (DOM faculty only)
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 8–10 a.m. | Zoom
Faculty Education, Enrichment, and Development Conference (FEED)
Friday, March 28, 2025 | 8 a.m.–noon | Zoom
RYSE Health Equity Day
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Hybrid: Grady Hospital Trauma Auditorium and Zoom
GIVE TO US
The Department of Medicine includes more than 800 faculty members across our ten divisions. Your support for our work can make a difference to health care locally and globally. Click the button below to learn more about making an impact through your support for the DOM. For general department giving inquiries, please contact Ashley Michaud, Executive Director of Development, at 404-778-1250.
STAY CONNECTED
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