Emory at Grady Professional Development Newsletter

Volume 5, Issue 1, Winter 2024

Congratulations, Grady Team! 

Chinedu Okpukpara named Chief of Anesthesiology

Chinedu Okpukpara (anesthesiology) has been named Chief of Anesthesiology for the Grady Health System. Chinedu served as the interim chief over the last year where he oversaw significant anesthesia growth. He was selected for the role after an extensive national search.

The fourth annual Emory at Grady Faculty Awards celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of faculty members over the past year. At the ceremony, 82 individuals across many departments within the School of Medicine were honored. This ceremony recognized 7 Emory at Grady-specific awards that highlight the incredible work by Emory faculty who work on Grady’s campus. View ceremony video and photos.

Above & Beyond Award

The Emory at Grady Above and Beyond Award recognizes a faculty member whose performance goes beyond the expectation of their position and advances the mission and vision of the School of Medicine. This year's winners were Amanda Sanders Ma (medicine) and Matthew Zygmont (radiology and imaging sciences).

Advocacy Award

The Emory at Grady Advocacy Award recognizes a faculty member's significant contribution in the field of advocacy. This year's winners were Jane Ellis (gynecology and obstetrics) and David Gimbel (neurosurgery) .

Best Colleague Award

The Emory at Grady Best Colleague Award recognizes a faculty member who shows support of their colleagues and can always be counted on to be available to help their colleagues. This year's winners were Michael Connor (medicine) and William Knaus (surgery).

Career Impact Award

The Emory at Grady Career Impact Award recognizes a faculty member whose dedication to the mission of Grady Health System has been evident over a long period of time. This year's winner was Lisa Flowers (gynecology and obstetrics).

Community Impact Award

The Emory at Grady Community Impact Award recognizes faculty whose work has elevated our community at the level of our school, hospital system, or the city and counties that we serve. This year's winners were Stacie Schmidt (medicine) and Randi Smith (surgery).

Innovation Award

The Emory at Grady Innovation Award recognizes faculty whose innovation in research, education, service, quality, or leadership has made a major impact at Grady. This year's winners were Jennifer Lom (medicine) and Matthew Zygmont (radiology and imaging sciences).

Team-Based Award

The Emory at Grady Team-Based Award recognizes teams (of at least 3-4 members) of faculty and/or staff committed to a common purpose or goal toward advancing the mission and vision of the Emory School of Medicine. This year's winner was Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center Team.

View the Clinical Educator cohort.

View the Emory at Grady Clinical Research Mentoring cohort.

Health Equity Day call for abstracts

Deadline: March 15

RYSE and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council invite you to submit an abstract and/or award application for the 2024 Health Equity Day. Poster presentation categories include research, clinical quality, professional development, education, and community advocacy and policy. The Outstanding Scientific Citation RYSE Award will support and recognize rising URiM researchers producing outstanding research publications in all research areas. Learn more.

Emory at Grady Town Hall: Emory at Grady Update in Research

Feb. 29 | Zoom 

 

Teaching Portfolio Workshop
March 26 | Zoom

 

New Faculty Orientation
March 26 | Zoom

 

Creating Safe and Inclusive Research Environments

April 15 | Zoom

 

Communicating your Science to the lay World

April 19 | Zoom

 

Clinical Research Bootcamp 201

April 26 | Zoom

 

Documentation Tips to get Credit for Complex Care

May 17 | Zoom 

Recent Publications by Emory at Grady Faculty 

Bridging the Gap: Evaluation of an Electrocardiogram Curriculum for Advanced Practice Clinicians

In this article, Steven Lindsey (emergency medicine), Kristen Moore (emergency medicine), Meredith Stauch, and Alexis Lynch discuss how they sought to improve APP ECG interpretation skills by implementing the FoEM ECG I course.

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