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MARCH 24, 2025
What you will learn in this month's
RYSE edition of the Bulletin:
- RYSE Scholar Match Results
- Health Equity Day: Abstract and Award Deadline Extension
- Chair Chats Episode 2 featuring Dr. Kimberly Manning
- Women's History Month and Arab American Heritage Month
- DOM welcomes 2025–2026 intern residency class
- Division of Infectious Diseases shines at CROI 2025
- RECOVER Atlanta Data Availability
- Shanthi V. Sitaraman EDDI Symposium
Scroll down to read more!
RYSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
RYSE Clerkship Scholar Match at Emory
Each year the RYSE team looks forward to seeing which of our RYSE Clerkship scholars match with Emory. We are thrilled to announce that this year, RYSE scholars Jarah Whitehead and Destine Ede matched at Emory into the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine residency program!
We are excited to welcome both of these incredible scholars to the Emory community and look forward to following their journey which begins this July. To see the full Match lists of all three of our residency programs, scroll down to the DOM announcements section of this newsletter.
Jarah Whitehead,
Morehouse School of Medicine
Destine Ede,
Medical College of Georgia
Just announced: Health Equity Day deadlines extended!
Are you interested in submitting an abstract or an Outstanding Scientific Citation Award nomination for this year's Health Equity Day? The RYSE Council has extended both deadlines to next Friday, March 28, at 11:59 pm. To learn more, submit an abstract, nominate a colleague, register to attend, or sign up to volunteer for Health Equity Day, click the button below.
Chair Chats Episode 2: Health Equity Day and RYSE Initiatives
We're excited to announce our second episode of Chair Chats! Tune in each edition to hear Chair Carlos del Rio, MD, shine a spotlight on our outstanding team members.
Episode 2: Health Equity Day and RYSE Initiatives
In this episode, Dr. del Rio chats with Kimberly Manning, MD, the Vice Chair of RYSE Initiatives. With the fifth annual Health Equity Day happening in less than two months, they discuss the need for Health Equity Day, the keynote speaker, our community partnerships, and other RYSE initiatives that aim to achieve equitable health outcomes for the communities we care for.
Zanthia Wiley, MD, named to OEI Research Council
Congrats to Zanthia Wiley, MD, (Infectious Diseases) Associate Vice Chair of RYSE, who has been named to the School of Medicine's new Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) Research Council, formed as a part of the Discovery and Innovation pillar to enhance scholarship, coordinate programs, quantify progress, and foster collaboration within the SOM. This group will operationalize strategic priorities and implement an action plan to advance OEI’s mission. We look forward to their continued work in moving the needle on OEI’s strategic plan.
RYSE EVENT SPOTLIGHTS
Fireside chats with women leaders at Emory
Event Details:
Tuesday, April 1
3–4:30 p.m
Oxford Road Building
Join this special series spotlighting women leaders who will share their experiences and perspectives on leadership in higher education.
Each event includes a panel discussion, Q&A, and a networking reception. Upcoming discussion topics include effective leadership in higher education and challenges and opportunities for women leaders. We look forward to hearing from the following speakers (pictured above left to right):
- Panelist: Badia Ahad, Dean of Oxford College of Emory University
- Panelist: Molly McGehee, Senior Associate Dean for Teaching, Scholarship, & Strategic Initiatives
- Moderator: Carol E. Henderson, Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
Recap: Black Physicians in Medicine Conference
The Churchwell Diversity and Inclusion Collective (CDIC) hosted the Black Physicians in Medicine Conference on Thursday, March 6. The conference was held right here at the School of Medicine and was an impactful event where attendees were able to learn, network, share experiences, and exchange best practices toward equitable care. Check out these photos from the event below!
AFFINITY MONTHS
Women's History Month Spotlights
Exceptional rising star female faculty and staff members in the Emory School of Medicine were interviewed in celebration and honor of Women’s History Month (WHM)!
We invite you to read their stories to learn more about how being a woman in their field has impacted their career and their advice for other women. Two of DOM's faculty members were featured in the Emory Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (EAWiMS) spotlight story.
- Briana R. Lewis, MD, (Digestive Diseases)
- Reema Dbouk, MD, (General Internal Medicine)
Next month is Arab American Heritage. During April, we would like to take the time to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the culture and contributions of Arab Americans here at Emory and in the Department of Medicine.
Last year we were honored to highlight three Arab American faculty members in our department, including Shirine Allam, MD, Mohamad Kazem Moussa, MD, and Nadine Rouphael, MD. Click the button below to learn how being a part of the Arab American community has influenced their professional lives as well as how they engage with their community outside of Emory.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DIEO Diversity & Inclusion Course:
Introduction to Neurodiversity
The Diversity and Inclusion Education and Outreach (DIEO) Team is hosting a diversity and inclusion Training titled, "Introduction to Neurodiversity" this Wednesday, March 26 from 2–3:30 p.m. Click the button below to register.
About this session:
Emerging research suggests that up to 20% of the population is neurodiverse. In this training, employees are introduced to the topic of neurodiversity and discuss strategies to understand, embrace, and uplift the unique strengths and experiences of neurodiverse people. Informed by the experiences of neurodiverse employees at Emory University, this training also offers participants insights on the role of all employees in creating an inclusive workplace for neurodivergent and neurotypical employees.
DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Match Day is an exciting day in the careers of young physicians, and it represents the culmination of their hard work over four or more years of medical school training. We look forward to welcoming our new residents to the Emory family and supporting them in becoming the next generation of healthcare leaders. Congratulations to our new trainees in our J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency, Transitional Year, and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency programs.
J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program
Welcome to the 2025–2026 J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program interns! This rising class of 53 interns will join us to begin their residencies this July. This incoming class includes:
- 44 categorical internal medicine track
- Eight primary care track
- One internal medicine/research track
*Please note, as you will see in the DOM Match Day full story, we will also welcome two candidates to the Combined Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program.
Transitional Year Program
Welcome to the 2025–2026 Transitional Year (TY) Program interns. The incoming class of 31 interns includes:
- One Transitional Anesthesia Track
- Six Transitional Dermatology Track
- Nine Transitional Neurology Track
- One Transitional Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Track
- Eight Transitional Radiology Track
- Six Transitional Ophthalmology Track
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program
We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural class of residents for our Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency program interns! This incoming class of four PGY1 candidates and one PGY2 transfer candidate will start their residencies this July. We look forward to welcoming this talented class of physicians to kick off Emory's new residency program. In this inaugural year, we received more than 350 applications for four residency spots to recruit a class of highly talented trainees.
2025–2026 Residency Program interns:
- Paetyn Cage, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Julia Chase, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Ryann Dahle, Meharry Medical College
- Anastasiya Yakovlyeva, Indiana University School of Medicine
- **PGY2: Myriam Shehata, Transfer from University of Southern California Medical Center Med/Peds Program
Division of Infectious Diseases shines at CROI 2025
Earlier this month, many of our Infectious Diseases colleagues attended the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco, California. This year’s event focused on the urgent need to protect funding for HIV research and critical programs like PEPFAR, Ryan White, AIDS Drug Assistance Program, etc. Without sustained support, modeling studies predict a substantial increase in AIDS-related deaths and a rise in children orphaned by HIV.
Emory was well-represented with 49 presentations (7 talks, 42 posters). We also celebrate our New Investigator Scholarship recipients:
- Kamaria Dansby, Jairo Fonseca, Simon Yang, Ashvini Vaidya, Felipe Ten-Caten, Tehillah Chinunga
“I distinctly remember standing in the back of a packed room hearing about how lenacapavir, an injectable HIV medicine that has revolutionized HIV treatment and prevention with twice yearly dosing was effective when dosed annually. To my left was another Infectious Diseases fellow I had only met previously virtually and to my right was my Emory mentor, Vince Marconi. I usually would be grumpy about standing in the back, but in this case, there was a sense of belonging in having real time, albeit murmured, discussions about the relevance to our practice. My mentor checked his phone subtly during the talk and, after a brief smile, couldn’t help himself as he quietly whispered, “An eighth person was just cured of HIV.”
Emily Evans, Infectious Disease Fellow
RECOVER Atlanta Data Availability
De-identified data from the NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative is now available to authorized researchers. The NIH RECOVER Initiative aims to improve the understanding, prediction, treatment, and prevention of Long COVID.
Researchers can request access to this data through NIH’s database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP). The dataset includes secure information from over 14,000 adult participants across 79 U.S. locations, collected during more than 92,000 study visits between October 29, 2021, and September 15, 2023. The data are accessible via BioData Catalyst, a cloud-based platform developed by NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
For questions, contact Igho OfotokuN, MD (Infectious Diseases) or Christina Mehta, MD (Infectious Diseases).
DOM KUDOS
Stacie Schmidt, MD | Division of General Internal Medicine
Congratulations to Stacie Schmidt, MD, for receiving the Emory Alumni Association's Award of Honor. This honor is given to a medical alumna/alumnus who has demonstrated distinguished service to the Medical Alumni Association, Emory School of Medicine, Emory University, and the profession of medicine.
Young Yoon MD, PhD | Division of Cardiology
Congratulations to Young Yoon MD, PhD, who was recently featured in the Emory News Center Research Roundup for his work on the publication, "Novel Directly Reprogrammed Smooth Muscle Cells Promote Vascular Regeneration as Microvascular Mural Cells."
Yoon and his colleagues were able to reprogram smooth muscle cells to promote vascular regeneration, which could be used not only to treat cardiovascular disease but could also be useful in some kinds of regenerative medicine, including disease modeling, drug testing and tissue-engineered blood vessels.
DOM EVENT SPOTLIGHTS
SCDP Echo Session
SCDP Echo Session: Infection Prevention Control (IPC) for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCIDs) - Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities
Thursday, March 27 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m. | Zoom
The Serious Communicable Diseases Program invites you to attend the upcoming ECHO Session, "Infection Prevention Control (IPC) for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCIDs) - Fundamentals, Challenges, & Opportunities."
The goal of this program is to provide evidence-based resources and guidance to medical professionals and public health officials to identify and treat patients with special pathogens, other infectious diseases, and mitigate the spread of disease. Anyone interfacing with patients or responsible for patient/community health is welcome to attend.
Shanthi V. Sitaraman EDDI Lecture
Shanthi V. Sitaraman EDDI Lecture
Thursday, April 10| 4–5 p.m. | Whitehead Auditorium
Enjoy the social hour after the lecture from 5-6 p.m. No registration needed.
The Division of Digestive Diseases invites you to attend this year's Shanthi V. Sitaraman EDDI Symposium. This year's speaker will be Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai. He will present the lecture titled, "Development and repair in gastrointestinal epithelia."
The event is open to anyone who is interested in gastrointestinal biology/disease at Emory, Georgia State, Georgia Institute of Technology, or Morehouse University.
MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Tomorrow's Medicine Grand Rounds
#MedicineGrandRounds
Tuesday, March 25 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 934 4653 4984
Passcode: MGR
Topic: Resident Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC)
Speakers:
Shree Autl Patel, MD- PGY1-Internal Medicine
Surprise discussants
Join us to solve a challenging case with your colleagues, including our mystery special guests/surprise discussants!
For more information about Medicine Grand Rounds, visit bitly.com/grandround.
RESEARCH CORNER
Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory
Teams from across Emory are monitoring and responding to new federal directives and policy changes that affect our work. Click the button below for continuous updates from leadership.
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
Atlanta Business Chronicle | Innovators of the year for senior health: Improving Care Through Improv, Fayron Epps and Dr. Ugochi Ohuabunwa (Ugochi Ohuabunwa featured; Ted Johnson quoted)
CNN | White House withdraws nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead CDC (Walter Orenstein quoted)
Emory News Center | Emory research leads to second patient in sustained remission of HIV (Vincent Marconi mentioned)
New York Times | Measles can damage the immune system for years (Walter Orenstein quoted)
WAGA-TV 📺 | Number of measles cases grows to over 300 (Neil Winawer interviewed)
EVENTS
DOM Research Administration Monthly Drop-In Hours
Thursday, March 27 | 11 a.m.–noon | Zoom
SCDP Echo Session: Infection Prevention Control (IPC) for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCIDs) - Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities
Thursday, March 27 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m. | Zoom
Faculty Education, Enrichment, and Development Conference (FEED)
Friday, March 28 | 8 a.m.–noon | Zoom
Advancing Women in Leadership Conference
Friday, March 28 | 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Emory Conference Center Hotel
Workshop on AI in Maternal and Child Health *New*
Tuesday, April 1| 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. |HSRB I
Science on Spiritual Health Symposium 2025
Wednesday, April 2–Thursday, April 3 | Emory Conference Center Hotel
2025 Emory Physician-Scientist Symposium
Friday, April 4 | HSRB I and II
Ease of Research Town Hall
Featuring: Kim Eck, MPH, PhD, Associate Vice President for Research
Friday, April 4 | noon–1 p.m. | Hybrid: SOM 178P and via Zoom
Shanthi V. Sitaraman EDDI Symposium
Thursday, April 10| 12:30–5 p.m.|Rich Foundation Lecture Hall
Emory Staff Council: Staff Social *New*
Monday, April 14 | noon–2 p.m. | McDonough Plaza (Outside Emory Student Center)
IM Resident Research Day Oral Presentations/Grand Rounds
Tuesday, April 15 | noon–1 p.m. | Emory School of Medicine Lobby
IM Resident Research Day Poster Presentations
Tuesday, April 15 | 4–6 p.m. | Emory School of Medicine Lobby
15th Annual Bettye Rose Connell Lecture
Tuesday, April 22 | 5:30–7:45 p.m. | Miller-Ward Alumni House
11th Annual Health Services Research Day
Tuesday, May 6 | 8 a.m.–3 p.m. | Claudia Nance Rollings (CNR) Building (Rollins Auditorium)
5th Annual Kenneth V. Leeper Memorial Lecture
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Winship 5th floor North and South Conference
Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, May 9 | Emory Conference Center Hotel
RYSE Health Equity Day
Tuesday, May 20 | Hybrid: Grady Hospital Trauma Auditorium and Zoom
Atlanta Network for Training in Kidney, Urology, and Hematology (KUH) Scientific Research (ATLANTIS) Symposium
Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 24 | Wisteria Lanes at Emory Conference Center and Hotel
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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