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December 23, 2024
What you will learn in this week's RYSE edition of the Bulletin:
- Happy Holidays
- CDIC gives back this holiday season
- MLK Jr. Community Service Awards
- Call for trainee speakers: GME DEI Virtual Open House
- Funding opportunities for equity driven research
- Emory launches new branding institution wide
- Register today for "Coffee with Carlos"
- DOM Staff Spotlight: Dorothy Kitchens
- Save the date: 2025 events
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
DOM Holiday Celebrations & Winter Recess
Emory University will be closed for Winter Recess from Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 1, and will reopen Thursday, January 2.
We are delighted to see your holiday celebrations with your teams and divisions, gathering outside of work with colleagues, friends, and loved ones. As we wrap up 2024, we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to all of you in the Department of Medicine for an incredible year.
We hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing holiday break. See you in 2025!
Please note that this will be our last Bulletin Newsletter in 2024. We will resume a weekly schedule starting Monday, January 6.
Happy Holidays from DOM Chair Carlos del Rio
Dr. del Rio, shares a special holiday message for all our Department of Medicine faculty, staff, and trainees. He wishes all of you a joyous holiday season and a happy new year!
Catch Dr. del Rio on South Florida PBS Health Channel's "Viruses & Vaccines: Breaking the Chain of Infection Town Hall," an in-depth discussion on the viruses and vaccines that dominate the winter season, TONIGHT at 7 p.m.
RYSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
CDIC gives back this holiday season
The Churchwell Diversity and Inclusion Collective (CDIC) hosted a Winter Holiday Canned Food Drive earlier this month. Drop-off locations for canned goods were located at each of the four hospitals: EUH, EUMH Emory Midtown, Grady, and the VA.
Thank you to all who contributed to this canned food drive and helped to successfully provide these essential items to the Atlanta Food Bank, which serves the communities in which we all live and work!
Call for trainee speakers: 2025 GME DEI Virtual Open House
Current trainees are invited to share their experiences as part of the upcoming 2025 GME DEI Virtual Open House on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. This year’s event will highlight the powerful voices of our trainees through a special segment titled "My Story."
For this segment, the GME DEI team is seeking three current trainees (residents or fellows) to discuss their personal journeys at Emory and reflect on how the institution's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion has influenced their training experience. This is an opportunity to inspire prospective applicants and showcase Emory's inclusive and supportive environment.
Please email gme_diversity@emory.edu briefly outlining your experience and what you would like to share during the Open House. Deadline to submit is Tuesday, December 31.
Reflecting on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day took place on December 1. This day serves as a reminder to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and to honor the lives of those who have been impacted by these diseases.
The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day was “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress.“ Faculty, staff, and trainees in the Department of Medicine, specifically our Infectious Disease centers, programs, and studies, which include Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Research in HIV and Women's Health and Y This Harmony Matters (RHYTHM), Integrating HIV and heart health in South Africa (iHEART-SA) project, Emory T32 Training Program in Translational Research to End the HIV Epidemic, STAR, EN-RTP, and Gut HIV Reservoir & Heart Study, embody this theme as they work year-round to study and hopefully end, the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, as well as care for and support those impacted.
The recent JAMA article titled The Urgent Case for Recommitting to Global HIV/AIDS Goals, co-written by Department Chair Carlos del Rio, MD, and AMA president Victor Dzau, MD, further demonstrates our chair's commitment to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Breakthroughs by our faculty, as outlined in this recent Emory New Center article, Clinical trial at Emory University reveals twice-yearly injection to be 96% effective in HIV prevention, contribute to the progress being made in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
2025 MLK Jr. Community Service Awards
Thursday, January 23 | 4–5:30 p.m. | Margaret H. Rollins Ballroom (R. Randall Rollins Building)
Join us in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 2025 MLK Jr. Community Service Awards, where six individuals and organizations will be recognized for their outstanding service in advancing justice, equity, and compassion throughout the Atlanta community. This in-person event is co-hosted by the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory School of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, Goizuetta Business School, Emory School of Nursing, Emory Healthcare, and the Emory Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Themed "Uplifting Humanity: Creating a Future of Justice and Equity through Compassion & Service," the program is inspired by Dr. King’s words: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
This is one of the several events taking place during Emory King Week. Click here to check out the full schedule.
Graduate Medical Education (GME) DEI Virtual Open House
Wednesday, January 29 | 6–7:30 p.m. | Virtual
You're invited to attend or share this virtual open house event with an interested learner! Join to learn more about Graduate Medical Education's efforts to advance DEI in medical training. The event is open to all residency and fellowship candidates interested in DEI. It will feature presentations from Emory's leadership and reflections from current trainees. Audience participation and questions are welcome.
RYSE Health Equity Day
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Hybrid: Grady Hospital Trauma Auditorium and Zoom
Mark 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
Funding opportunities for equity driven research
Just Leaders for a Just Health System (JUSTICE SQUARED)
Healthcare organizations, patients, and community leaders are invited to join a collaborative journey to confront structural racism in healthcare. The application deadline is January 15, 2025. Click here to learn more and apply.
Emory Impact Circle
Are you working on an Emory project that supports the causes of women, Black and/or LGBTQIA+ communities? Applications for Emory Impact Circle grants are now open through January 24, 2025. All student organizations are eligible to apply. Find out more and apply for funding online.
DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
The DOM launches Emory's new brand!
The DOM Communications team is working closely with Emory's Communications and Marketing team to implement new branding guidelines. The refreshed Emory branding rollout began in November, and you will continue to see changes over the upcoming months. Starting in January 2025, our Weekly Bulletins will have a new look and feel, with fresh colors, designs, new fonts, and more. You can take a sneak peek at some of the new materials here!
What changes can you expect to see?
- Refreshed Emory colors, fonts, and visual styles
- New DOM Zoom Backgrounds (right)
- New DOM templates for PowerPoint presentations (see below the button)
- New design elements for marketing materials (coming in March 2025)
- Photoshoots in upcoming year to refresh DOM marketing materials
- New website platform (Coming in 2026 or later)
As these changes occur, please ensure that you work closely with your division's communications point of contact or email DOM Communications to discuss marketing requests and projects.
Stay tuned as we continue to implement these changes in our department. For more information, visit Emory's brand website using the button below.
Join Dr. del Rio for coffee and connections!
We are excited to announce “Coffee with Carlos,” an informal, small group gathering where faculty can connect with Dr. del Rio, share ideas, and discuss important topics in a relaxed setting. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage in open dialogue, ask questions, and provide feedback on various aspects of our department. Our first set of dates are below and will be offered at EUH Midtown, Grady, and the VA. Additional dates and locations will be announced next year.
Coffee with Carlos Details: Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided.
Time: 7:30–8:45 a.m.
- February 27, 2025: Assistant Professors @ EUH Midtown
- March 18, 2025: Associate Professors and Professors @ EUH Midtown
- March 27, 2025: Assistant Professors @ Grady
- April 1, 2025: Associate Professors and Professors @ Grady
- April 24, 2025: Assistant Professors @ the VA
- May 7, 2025: Associate Professors and Professors @ the VA
Jeann Sabino-Carvalho, PhD, receives prestigious postdoctoral fellowship
Congratulations to Jeann Sabino-Carvalho, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Renal Medicine, on receiving a 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association. Jeanie Park, MD, MS, serves as his mentor.
The AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship allows fellows to develop independent research ideas, design a tailored training strategy, expand their professional networks, and gain experience in preparing, submitting, and securing external funding. Receiving a postdoctoral award can strengthen a track record of success, which is crucial for future funding opportunities and securing competitive academic or non-academic positions. AHA Postdoctoral Fellowships are highly prestigious, with a success rate of approximately 26%. As such, these awards undoubtedly position recipients for future success!
STAFF NEWS
DOM Staff Spotlight: Dorothy Kitchens
Our next DOM Staff Spotlight is Dorothy Kitchens, Sr. Program Coordinator for the Department of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development. Learn more about our colleague below!
Tell us about yourself. Where are you from?
I was born in Atlanta, but then my family moved around different parts of Georgia – Bainbridge, Cornelia, and Sunbury. I attended the University of Georgia in Athens and settled in Sandy Springs where I have lived for over 30 years.
What is your professional background?
I majored in education, and after briefly teaching fifth grade, I moved into computer software training. I started at a training company, ExecuTrain. I then moved on to provide software training and technical support for the law firm of Kilpatrick & Cody for several years. I ended up in the information technology department at The Coca-Cola Company as an Education Specialist II for eight and a half years before I took some time off to raise my two daughters. I re-entered the workforce at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as a Project Coordinator in Clinical Education before moving under the Director of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice as a Project Coordinator.
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!
- Administrative Assistant - School of Medicine, Nephrology
- Clinical Research Nurse I - School of Medicine: Cardiology
- Clinical Research Coordinator III - School of Medicine General Medicine
- Endocrinology & Rheumatology Fellowship Program Coordinator
Lead Research Specialist - School of Medicine, The Hope Clinic
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
- American Heart Association News | Oh, there's no gift like health for the holidays (Laurence Sperling quoted) | Medical Xpress
- HCP Live 📺 | Laurence Sperling, MD: Multidisciplinary strategies to combat obesity epidemic (Laurence Sperling interviewed)
Politico | Treating COVID burnout with ’shrooms (Carlos del Rio cited)
Science | ‘Silly and pompous’: Official new names for viruses rile up researchers (Boghuma Titanji quoted)
MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Medicine Grand Rounds resumes on January 7
Last Tuesday, December 17, was the final Medicine Grand Rounds in 2024. We look forward to resuming in the new year on January 7 with General Internal Medicine faculty member, Mikhail Akbashev, MD, FACP, presenting, "An Audience-Guided Journey through Anticoagulation."
For more information about Medicine Grand Rounds, visit bitly.com/grandround.
EVENTS
Learning to be Better Teachers Conference
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | 8 a.m.–4 p.m. | James B. Williams Medical Education Building
Keynote (will also serve as MGR): noon–1 p.m.
Emory SCORE 5th Annual Workshop on How to Incorporate Sex and Gender as Variables in Your
Research
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Zoom
2025 MLK Jr. Community Service Awards *New*
Thursday, January 23 | 4–5:30 p.m. | Margaret H. Rollins Ballroom (R. Randall Rollins Building)
Graduate Medical Education (GME) DEI Virtual Open House *New*
Wednesday, January 29 | 6–7:30 p.m. | Virtual
DOM Mid-Career Workshop Series
Friday, January 31, and Friday, February 7, 2025 | 8 a.m.–1 p.m.| Woodruff Memorial Research Building, 1109
DOM Ease of Research Initiative Town Hall: Robin Ginn and Donald Harvey
Friday, February 7, 2025 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
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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