In 2015, the Emory School of Medicine Recognitions Committee instituted the Hidden Gem award. These FPM faculty members were nominated in recognition of their outstanding, but often unnoticed or unrecognized, contributions to Emory or beyond.
Pictured below: Interim Dean of Emory School of Medicine Dr. Carlos del Rio and 2023 Dept. of Family and Preventive Medicine Hidden Gem Awardee Dr. José M. Villalón-Gómez
Past Award Recipients
2024 - Sarah Dupont, MD, MPH (Preventive Medicine)
2023 - José M. Villalón-Gómez, MD, MPH (Family Medicine)
2022 - Veketa Smith, MMSc, MPH, PA-C (Physician Assistant Program)
2021 - Sharon Rabinovitz, MD (Student Health Services)
2020 - Joanne Kuntz, MD (Palliative Medicine)
2019 - Matthew McKenna, MD, MPH (Preventive Medicine)
2018 - James Jo, MD (Family Medicine)
2017 - Megha Shah, MD (Family Medicine)
2016 - Oguchi Nwosu, MD (Family Medicine)
2015 - Isabel Lowell, MD (Family Medicine)