Emory GIM Updates - January 2024

Ted Johnson, MD, MPH

“Brace yourself for all the dazzling awesomeness happening in our Emory GIM division! Our newsletter provides a VIP pass to the best in education, service, and research. Get ready to enjoy the best 10 minutes of your month. Scroll to the bottom for the latest blockbuster hits in faculty publications – complete with clickable links!”

In this issue:

Southern SGIM Registration
Paul W. Seavey lecture with Dr. Helene Gayle Registration
Health Equity Day Registration
WHEA Educational Leadership Program Registration
Emory Primary Care Consortium Awards
Emory First Update Information
The Power of Their Story Registration
Hamilton E. Holmes Memorial Lecture Registration
CV Review Opportunity Registration
Kudos and Congratulations!
Service and Education news
AIM Center Update
Research Corner
Faculty Publications

Scroll down to read more.

Emory@Grady GIM hosted a progressive evening at Dr. Colin Washington and Dr. Ted Johnson's respective residences on the Atlanta Beltline.

Matthias Rollin, son of Dr. Francois Rollin, showing his Emory GIM spirit in the recent cold weather.

Don't Miss Opportunities!

Register for Southern SGIM

Register for the Seavey Lecture
March 26, 5 pm

The Paul W. Seavey Distinguished Lectureship in General Internal Medicine features Helene Gayle, MD, MPH, President of Spelman College, in conversation with Daniele Fallin, PhD, Dean of Rollins School of Public Health, in person at the Miller-Ward House (5 pm: reception; 5:30-6:30 pm: fireside chat). Expect a dynamic conversation about HIV/AIDS, global & community health, and health disparities. Dr. Gayle was at CDC from 1984-1994 before serving as Director of the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, President and CEO of CARE, President and CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust.

Register for Paul W. Seavey lecture

RYSE and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council invite you to participate in DOM Health Equity Day on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The theme of this year's Health Equity Day is Empowering Emerging Voices. Click here to register, submit a poster abstract, submit a nomination for the 2024 Outstanding Scientific Citation RYSE Award, and/or to volunteer for this year's Health Equity Day.

Register for DOM Health Equity Day

WHEA Educational Leadership Fellowship
Applications Due Feb. 15

The WHEA Educational Leadership Fellowship Program is a 12-month program for health sciences educators who want to advance their educational leadership skills. The fellowship includes leadership development through monthly skills development workshops or interprofessional panel discussions, co-directorship duties in one of the WHEA programs, and will culminate in a capstone project. Fellows will receive 5% salary support and professional development funds. As part of 5% FTE, fellows are expected to dedicate 8 hours per month to fellowship activities.

Up to two (2) fellows will be selected each year based on a competitive application process, including completed application, personal statement, letter of support, and interviews.

Applications are due by February 15th. Questions? E-mail whea@emory.edu.

Apply for WHEA Educational Leadership Fellowship

Primary Care Consortium Awards:
Nominations Close February 9

Award Descriptions and past recipients can be found here
Easy application process - 1000 character limit for nominations
15 award categories for individuals and teams to honor the dedication and achievements of Emory's primary care providers
Provider disciplines include geriatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nurse practice, physician assistant, preventive medicine, and palliative care.

Nominate yourself or a colleague for a PCC award

Emory FIRST update

Emory FIRST (Faculty Information Research Scholarship Teaching) has a new interface for users. It's important that you keep your faculty profile updated. Within the School of Medicine, Emory FIRST is considered the authoritative source on faculty publications and related impact measures as required for annual review, promotion, and tenure.

How to use the new interface
If you are new to Emory FIRST, view the Quick Start page

If you have any questions about Emory FIRST, please contact Kimberly Powell.

Webinar- Celebrating Black History Month:
The Power of Their Story

Feb. 13 | Noon - 1 p.m. | Hybrid (location TBD)

Join us for an impactful event featuring two pioneering doctor and scientist sisters who are members of our SOM, as they share their stories on how they are working to create an inclusive climate and culture through their work tackling health disparities in the black community.

Register for The Power of Their Story webinar

20th Annual Hamilton E. Holmes Memorial Lecture

Feb. 21 | 5 - 6 p.m. | James B. Williams Medical Education Building

The Office of the Dean and the Office of Multicultural Affairs invites the entire community to participate in the 20th Annual Hamilton E Holmes Memorial Lecture (in person in the SOM with an online option). The program, I Am My Ancestor’s Wildest Dreams: A Discussion on Black Males in Medicine, will include voices from current and aspiring Black Male physicians. During the event, the Holmes Award winner will be announced, with a reception to follow. Contact som-oma@emory.edu with questions. Registration is strongly encouraged.

Register for 20th Annual Hamilton E. Holmes Lecture

DOM Faculty Development Presents:
CV Review Session

February 28, 2024 | 8–10 a.m. | Zoom

The Department of Medicine's Faculty Development Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Sub-Committee reviews all senior-level promotion packets as a first step in the promotion process.

This CV Review Session includes a 20-minute one-on-one virtual coaching session with one of our P&T Committee members to help you enhance your preparation for future promotion to associate professor or professor. We highly encourage assistant and associate professors to take advantage of this session.

Questions? Please contact Dorothy Kitchens, Sr. Program Coordinator for the DOM Office of Faculty and Development.

Register for DOM CV Review Session

Jacobson recognized as global influential researcher!

Dr. Terry Jacobson studies elevated lipid levels in the blood (hyperlipidemia), nutrition and drug management of high cholesterol, coronary heart disease risk reduction, and translating cardiovascular prevention into practice. His career is focused on improving patient outcomes through behavioral counseling and implementing risk reduction strategies for clinicians.

Walker Secures Funding and Serves as Expert Witness for Congressional Committee!

Tiffany Walker and team received $5M in funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for a project entitled, “The Atlanta long COVID Collaborative: A multi-health system long COVID coordinated care model serving a diverse metropolitan population.”

Dr. Walker was also invited by Sen. Sanders' office to testify to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions as an expert witness on Long COVID. She is witness #4 and her testimony begins at timestamp 2:06:30. Watch the committee hearing here: Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Researc... | Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Higgins receives IPECP funding!

Dr. Stacy Higgins received a FY24 Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) Project Award to fund medical students who are scheduled for their Adult Primary Care or Pediatrics clerkships in June to spend 1 week volunteering at the Emory Farmworker Project and student attendance at the Farmworkers Project this summer.

New DOM Mentoring Video with Vohra-Khullar

The newest Mentoring Moment celebrates Dr. Thomas Ziegler (Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipids), the 2023 recipient of the Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Research. Dr. Pamela Vohra-Khullar talks with Dr. Ziegler and his mentee, Dr. Jessica Alvarez (Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids), about the benefits of mentorship and advice for mentees and mentors. Click here to watch!

Spencer co-directs new elective

Dr. Mark Spencer is co-director of a new elective for students and residents with Dr. Amy Zeidan. The elective is Medical Advocacy for Individuals in Detention/Carceral Facilities.

New SOM Video highlights Primary Care Track!

Have you seen the new video highlighting Emory's primary care track? Hear from Primary Care Track Program Director, Dr. Shelly-Ann Fluker, faculty, and residents on what makes this program special. Click here or on the video to watch and share!

AIM Center Update

The faculty members of the GIM Academic Internal Medicine Center are currently involved in 32 active research and other scholarly projects. Topics that are being covered by the projects can be grouped into the categories of diabetes, lifestyle/wellness, physician burnout, chronic kidney disease, improving patient care and medical education. There are members across all 3 AIM sites (1525, MOT, and the Seavey Clinic) as well as individuals across and external to Emory participating in these active projects.

The research corner is a space to share research-related opportunities, tips, and more. Please email Dr. Saria Hassan with suggestions!

GIM-Wide Monthly Research Meeting

Thanks to all who attended our last monthly meeting.
Slides and recordings from the sessions can be found on the GIM Division Intranet.

Next Meeting: Thursday, February 15 at 12:30 pm.
Dr. Sara Turbow: "Secondary Data Analysis: What a Generalist Needs to Know"
Zoom Link

Need project funding support?

Faculty can apply for up to $1000 for project support
Funds will be distributed on a rolling basis
Applications will be reviewed monthly
To access the application, click here

Need assistance from an MPH student?

MPH students can be very helpful on research projects as they bring skills they are learning in their program
MPH students are allowed to work up to 20 hours a week as long as the work fulfills one of their MPH program competencies
The application form will ask you what specific tasks you are looking for the student to do and which competencies the work will fulfill. Once approved we will work with you to post your position on the MPH student website.
If you have any questions regarding the form, please contact saria.hassan@emory.edu
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis monthly
Please note that many students are looking now for Spring semester employment so the sooner you get your request in and approved the larger the pool of students you will have to choose from.
If you are interested in having an MPH student work with you to support a project please complete the application form here

Does my study need IRB review?

Given much of the confusion around this topic after the November meeting, we have worked with the IRB to generate a step-by-step guide to help you answer this question. Please review the PowerPoint here which hopefully makes things somewhat more clear!

Department of Medicine publishes a weekly newsletter called What's UP in DOM Research. Subscribe by clicking HERE.

Recent Collaborative Faculty Publications

Dr. Francois Rollin, Dr. Colin Washington, and Dr. Shelly-Ann Fluker published Using race as a social construct when looking at differences in racial associations between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes

Dr. Mark Spencer and IM resident Dr. Dan Resnick published an opinion piece in MedPage Today titled Prisoner First, Patient Second: How hospitals ignore the rights of incarcerated patients and how they can do better

Dr. Pamela Vohra-Khullar and Dr. Miranda Moore published Identifying barriers to precepting health professions learners during the COVID-19 Pandemic along with colleagues from Emory Healthcare, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Jed Mangal and Dr. Nathan Scheiner published The Limitations of Principlism in AJOB Neurosci as a comment on "The Conditions for Ethical Chemical Restraints."

Dr. Stan Sonu and Dr. Tamara Haynes published Evaluating the Performance of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) in a Trauma-Exposed, Socioeconomically Vulnerable Patient Population