Congratulations to the faculty and staff at the Emory Family Medicine Clinic at Dunwoody for an outstanding review in the spring of 2009 by The Joint Commission (JCAHO). According to the Emory Clinic administration the commission site visitor “was impressed with the staff, the consistency of their answers, and especially the way the practice manages patients across transitions of care (i.e. inpatient to outpatient) to ensure there is good continuity.” The site visitor “loved the house calls; loved the problem lists” and commented that the Dunwoody Family Medicine Clinic represents a practice model for the Emory Primary Care Network clinics.
The Emory Physician Assistant Program continues to be ranked #3 among graduate Physician Assistant Programs nationally by US & News Report.
Mr. David Elmer, Department Business Administrator, accepted a new position as the Business Administrator with the College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson, Arizona. We all will miss Mr. Elmer and feel sad that he is leaving us, but we wish him well as he further develops the Family and Community Medicine Department and its patient care clinics
Faculty Accolades/Accomplishments:
The American Academy of Physician Assistants awarded to Dana Sayre Stanhope, PA-C, Ed.D., Director of the Physician Assistant Program, the status of Distinguished Fellow in the spring of 2009.
Dr. Susana Alfonso, faculty in the Family Medicine Division, completed her Masters in Healthcare Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and will be awarded her degree in June, 2009.
Mr. Allan Platt, PA-C, MMSc, faculty in the PA Program Division, was interviewed on the radio show, ReachMD in May, 2009 during a session titled, A Medical Library on Your Hip: How PDAs Can Help PAs. Allan is the also the author of a recently published book, Evidence Based Medicine for PDAs: A Guide for Practice. In addition, Mr. Platt‘s review article, Put a PDA in your practice for easy access to current medical information was published in the May, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Family Medicine Division Residency Program Awards:
Congratulations to Dr. Quiyang Li for acceptance to the Frontline: Diabetes Workshop, a special project of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), which will meet in August, 2009.
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians 2008 Resident of the Year
Tanya Pandya, DO, MBA
Keith Ellis Georgia Academy of Family Physicians 2008 Resident Award
Leena Mane, MD
Society for Teachers of Family Medicine/NAPCRG/AFMRD 2008 Scholar Award
Meenakshi Aggarwal, MD
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians 2008 Resident Delegate to the National Conference for Residents and Students of Family Medicine
James Yost, MD, MBA
Graduates placed in Fellowships:
Geriatrics Fellows
2008 Sarah Bailey, MD
Faculty Development
2007 Elizabeth Kim, MD
Occupational/Disaster Medicine
2007 Jason Welch, MD
Family Medicine Faculty Accomplishments:
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Teacher of the Year
2007 Eddie Needham, MD
American Academy of Family Physicians
National Instructor Family Medicine Board Review Courses
2004 – Present Wayne Blount, MD, MPH
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