Introducing our next #DOMChiefSpotlight: Mackenzie Garcia, Ambulatory Chief Resident! 🩺Medical School: CU School of Medicine 🎓College: Colorado State University 🏡Hometown: Evergreen, Colorado ⁠ Read Mackenzie's spotlight & meet our other chiefs: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

👋Meet Chelsea Rock, our next #DOMStaffSpotlight! Chelsea is an indispensable member of Emory Pulmonary, playing a crucial role in supporting RADx Tech studies and assisting investigators with starting research studies. Read her full spotlight➡️ bit.ly/3WyVKd4

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🗞 #DOMNews: Carlos Saldana appeared on CNN's “First Of All With Victor Blackwell” to discuss his findings on the disproportionate rates of HIV impacting the Latinx community. Hear Saldana’s insights on how cultural competency impacts patient care➡️bit.ly/3Wo5Pta

#DOMChiefSpotlight: Jim Pennoyer, chief at Emory University Hospital! 🩺Medical School: University of Notre Dame 🎓College: Medical College of Georgia 🏡Hometown: East Providence, RI 🎉Fun fact: "I played trumpet in the ND Band as an undergrad." Read more: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

✨ICYMI: In July, EmoryGeriatrics and Emory Dept of Family & Preventive Medicine hosted the 7th Annual Southeast Review and Update on Medical Care of Older Adults! This event brought together experts who explored how our communities can stay at the forefront of geriatric care. 🔗bit.ly/3LZQXwy

🎉#EmoryDOMKudos: Congrats to Anayancy Ramos Facio, PhD, candidate in Emory LGS's microbiology and molecular genetics program, and her advisor Timothy Read, PhD, Infectious Diseases faculty member, for being named 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Gilliam Fellows!⁠

Last but not least! After 5 weeks of introducing our new chiefs, we come to our final spotlight… Suyu Zhang, GradyHealth! 🩺Medical School: New York Medical College 🎓College: Tufts University 🏡Hometown: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan & New Haven, CT 🔗Full spotlight: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

At the end of this month, Monica Farley, MD, our esteemed Infectious Diseases Division Director, will be retiring after a remarkable 40-year career at Emory. 🥂Cheers to an extraordinary leader, colleague, and friend to many, Dr. Farley. You will be missed!

🧪#ScienceBreakthrough: DOM Researcher David Weiss, PhD, has spent years studying a phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics. Weiss joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers to search for answers.🔗bit.ly/3XfuS3x

🎉Please join us in welcoming our 2024 RYSE Virtual Visiting Mini-Clerkship cohort! We look forward to hosting these incredible medical students as they learn about our IM residency program and internal medicine careers! Check out RYSE: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the DOM's channel for scholar spotlights!

🎉Kudos to Emory Nephrology on another great summer with their Summer Undergraduate Program in Emory Renal Research (SUPERR) cohort! Outstanding job to PIs, Jason Cobb, MD & Jeanie Park, MD, for their hard work leading this program for its eleventh year! 🔗bit.ly/4e54Nth

Tomorrow, our Chair Dr. David Stephens will be officially stepping down. After 11 years of exceptional leadership, we are immensely grateful. Read Dr. Stephens’ letter to the DOM, as he reflects on his tenure & the people who supported him along the way: bit.ly/4g7g52g

✨September marks a new beginning! We're excited to share that DOM Medicine Grand Rounds resumes virtually next Tuesday, 9/10. And who better to kick us off than our NEW DOM Chair, Carlos del Rio, MD, who will present "The Emory Department of Medicine — A Vision for the Future."

The Department of Medicine wishes Nanette Wenger, MD, professor emeritus in the Division of Cardiology, a very happy 94th birthday today, September 3! To learn more about this trailblazer, read a past blog feature on Wenger’s incredible career here: emorydailypulse.com/2020/09/03/hap….

Did you know our new chair, Carlos del Rio did his residency at Emory? His fellow #EmoryAlumni are congratulating him with a financial gift to support the DOM. We invite you to make your own gift to @emorydeptofmed in honor of our new chair by visiting together.emory.edu/InternalMedici…

👋Meet Mary Ann Kirkconnell Hall, our next #DOMStaffSpotlight! Mary Ann is an indispensable member of the Emory Division Of Hospital Medicine team, providing support for faculty and staff with their scholarly writing needs. Read her full spotlight➡️bit.ly/475QUZW

September is #WomenInMedicineMonth, and we’re excited to shine a light on our women physicians, trainees, and researchers! This month & year-round, we celebrate their achievements and contributions to advancing medicine and shaping the future of healthcare. #EmoryDOMProud💙

🎉Our people make us great. This Thursday, 9/12, we're thrilled to host the annual Kathy Griendling Department of Medicine Honors and Awards Celebration! #DOMTeam, don't miss out on the fun—come cheer on your colleagues virtually! View honorees ➡linktr.ee/emorydeptofmed

🚀Join us TODAY at noon as we launch our 2024–2025 #MedicineGrandRounds season! Don't miss the chance to meet our new Chair, Dr. Carlos del Rio, and hear him share exciting updates for the department. See you soon!👋