Faculty and Staff Awards

This award is for a faculty or staff member who has made significant contributions to the Department's commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Nominations should emphasize specific aspects of service, teaching, research, or citizenship that contribute to our goals. Outstanding examples of contributions can include, but are not limited to:

• Important administrative service to the Department in the area of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion
• Activities designed to achieve a diverse workforce or body of trainees
• Service to the community via public education programs or campaigns, volunteerism, or non-profit organizations
• Exemplary clinical service to underserved populations, colleagues, or the general public
• Educational efforts to prevent bias and promote inclusivity and social justice
• Development of new or innovative programs to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Impactful research aimed at identifying and addressing health disparities or the medical needs of underserved populations
• Efforts to eliminate health inequalities and improve health outcomes in disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.

This award has been established by the Awards and Recognitions Committee of the department to recognize teams (of at least 2 members) of faculty and staff committed to a common purpose or goal towards advancing the mission and vision of the department and Emory School of Medicine.

Examples include but are not limited to:

• Multidisciplinary teams created to tackle an important clinical problem (including more than one specialty)
• A research team which has been created to engage with a specific topic
• Clinical team charged with caring for a particular patient population
• Administrative team charged with leadership and operations for a particular unit or program