July 1, 2024

What you will learn in this week's edition of the Bulletin: 

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DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS

Emory Holiday Closure

Congratulations to our graduates and departing chiefs!

Congratulations to our graduating chiefs and residents! To commemorate the accomplishments and hard work of these individuals, the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency hosted its Senior Banquet for all those who are graduating, as well as the Annual Chief's Roast and Toast to the 2023–2024 Chief Residents, Alisha Arora, Martin Campbell, Alvaro Ceballos, Charlie Fortin-Leung, Dee Gill, and Alex Matelski. During the roast, faculty and fellows were acknowledged with awards for their pivotal contributions to the residents' educational and professional journey.

“This class has demonstrated incredible dedication,” says Reena Hemrajani, MD, Program Director, J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program. “We’re thankful for the time they spent with us, and we wish them all the best in their future endeavors.”

Please join us in celebrating and congratulating this accomplished group of physicians as they finish their residencies. To learn more about the banquet and chief's roast, including the awards that were given, please click the button below.

Welcome to our 2024 Intern Class

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our 2024 residency interns! On Thursday, June 20, our Intern Orientation was held, which officially marked the beginning of their intern year and their journey as residents! As part of orientation, our interns toured the civil rights history right here in Atlanta! They went on a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walking tour, learning about the city's rich history, and the communities we serve.

To our residents, we're thrilled you've joined the Emory Department of Medicine family and look forward to working with you!

New Forms for Communications and Web Edit Requests

While updating these forms, we have improved them by asking more specific questions about your request, which will help us better serve your needs. DOM users making communications or web edit requests will see very few changes to our current process. However, you will notice that instead of an embedded form, you will click a link and be sent to an external Qualtrics survey to submit your request form. You can find these new forms on our DOM communications intranet page HERE.

We are always happy to meet with you and your team to discuss a communications strategy and implementation for your project, event, or announcement once a form has been submitted and we have evaluated your request. The details requested on these forms are needed to begin a consultation, strategy session, or plan with DOM Marketing and Communications. As usual, we do our best to complete all requests on a timely basis.

If you have any questions, please contact DOM Senior Marketing Manager Sarah Jones or Communications Specialist Chandler Baltimore.

Emory News Center spotlights INSPIRE Mentorship Program

Emory News Center recently spotlighted the INSPIRE Mentorship Program and its newest cohort of mentees who started on May 28. Read an excerpt from the article, "Emory launches mentorship program to INSPIRE and diversify next generation of infectious disease researchers" below.

Each year, a new cohort of undergraduate trainees will spend the summer conducting ID research at Emory University, followed by career mentorship and guidance on applying to graduate school. In addition, workshops will be implemented in collaboration with the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin to help faculty mentors learn how to more effectively teach students from diverse backgrounds.

“INSPIRE will not only provide valuable research experience for underrepresented undergraduates but help us learn how to become better mentors in the process,” says one of the principal investigators, Michael Chung, MD, MPH, PhD, who serves as director of TREE and a DOM faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases. “In such a virtuous cycle, we hope to create a more conducive and inclusive research environment that better represents the communities we serve.”

Attention DOM faculty members! Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend our next DOM Virtual CV Review Session on Wednesday, August 14 from 4–6 p.m.

DOM Faculty will receive one-on-one virtual coaching sessions in preparation for your future promotion to associate professor or professor. The Promotions and Tenure Committee, which reviews all senior-level promotion packets, will offer valuable advice to attendees interested in promotion. DOM assistant and associate professors are highly encouraged to attend, although registration is also open to DOM faculty members of other ranks.

Registration is open only to DOM faculty members. Register by Friday, July 12 to save your spot!

Save the Date: 18th Annual Emory Women
and Heart Disease Conference

You're invited to join Emory Women's Heart Center for their 18th Annual Emory Women
and Heart Disease Conference on Saturday, August 24!

STAFF NEWS

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!

• Assistant Director of Global Health Programs - School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases 

• Clinical Research Coordinator II - School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine

• Clinical Research Coordinator II - School of Medicine, Pulmonary   *New*

• Dual Clinical Diabetes Educator and Research Coordinator - School of Medicine, Endocrinology  *New*

• Program Coordinator - School of Medicine, Nephrology

EVENTS

R2NEXUS Workshop 3: Preparing Your R01 and Other Grant Applications  
Session A: Thursday, August 8 | 8–11:30 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P 
Session B: Thursday, August 15 | 8–11 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P 

DOM Virtual CV Review Session 
Wednesday, August 14 | 4–6 p.m. | Zoom

18th Annual Emory Women and Heart Disease Conference  *New*
Wednesday, August 24 | 7 a.m.–1:15 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Villa Christina

Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, September 20 | Emory Conference Center Hotel

Winship 5K  
Saturday, September 28 | 8:30 a.m. | Emory University McDonough Field

17th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day  
Thursday, November 7 | 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. | Emory Student Center

27th Annual Cardiology Update for the Non-Cardiologist  *New*
Friday, November 8–Saturday, November 9 | Grand Hyatt Atlanta

IN THE NEWS

Recent Department of Medicine News

• AP News: Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding (Carlos Saldana interviewed) 

• HCP Live: Omnipod 5 AID system proves benefit for adults with type 2 diabetes (Francisco Pasquel quoted)  

• HCP Live: Timothy Garvey, MD: Drivers of differences in weight loss with incretins based on diabetes status (Rodolfo Galindo cited, Emory research featured) 

• Medpage Today: FDA approves pneumococcal vax designed specifically for adults (Walter Orenstein quoted) 

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STAY CONNECTED

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The Emory University Department of Medicine is a component of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, which includes the Emory Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Winship Cancer Institute; and Emory Healthcare.