AIM Center Faculty

The AIM Center's dedicated funding enables support of faculty members’ participation in professional development activities and in teaching and precepting learners (e.g., medical students, residents, and other healthcare profession trainees). The AIM Center provides its faculty members with dedicated time and resources to engage in applied research and to excel at teaching and precepting.

The AIM Center emphasizes and provides support for collaboration and faculty participation in team-based projects, and also facilitates substantive faculty progress in the academic promotion process.

Faculty Titles Within the AIM Center 

Supported Faculty 

This is the entry-level faculty position and title within the AIM Center. Appointment to this position provides for protected time for academic activities and access to all appropriate AIM Center resources. 

Rollins Distinguished Clinician 

This position is a promotion within the AIM Center based on level of involvement, time at Emory, and academic progress and success. Appointment to this position will affect compensation of AIM-supported non-clinical effort. Nomination is by the Director of the AIM Center, but requires action by the Chairman, Dean, and Provost as per Emory University School of Medicine Process for Distinguished Appointments. 

Rollins Professor 

This is the highest position and title within the AIM Center and a distinctly important University position as well. It is an exclusive position available to some, but not all, based upon success, time at Emory, and merit, but limited by availability. It requires a rank of Associate Professor or Professor. 

Dr. Jason Higdon received the Laureate Award at the 2024 ACP Georgia Chapter Annual Meeting. The Laureate Award honors those Fellow and Masters of the American College of Physicians who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, or research, and in service to their community, their Chapter, and the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Higdon also received a 2024 Emory School of Medicine Dean's Teaching Award.

Dr. Reema Dbouk, Dr. Thomas Lall, and Dr. Britt Marshall were recently named Rollins Distinguished Clinicians. 

Dr. Caroline Collins and Dr. Reema Dbouk received the Emory School of Medicine Clinical Distinction designation as Senior Physicians.

Several AIM Center faculty received awards from the Emory Primary Care Consortium

Dr. Jennifer Zreloff - Outstanding Primary Care Site Leadership Award

Dr. Catherine Park - Outstanding Primary Care Physician Award

Dr. Caroline Collins - Transformational Primary Care Leadership Award