Shout-Outs
By Office of the President | Mar 6, 2023
Residents Develop PoC Guides to Ultrasound
Congratulations to Internal Medicine Residents Krunal H. Patel, M.D., and John D. Karp, M.D., developed Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) one-pagers, using all original illustrations
and ultrasound images as part of their Downstate PoCUS quality improvement initiative.
Click here to access the Research Gate page from which PDFs of the one-pagers can be downloaded.
Nursing Student Wins Brain Health Equity Fellowship
Congratulations to Downstate Bachelor of Science nursing candidate Janelle Eradiri, who was named to the 2023 Brain Health Equity Nurse Fellows class by Us Against Alzheimer’s, a nonprofit dedicated to funding research for Alzheimer’s and dementia and diversifying the movement to cure the disease.
According to its website, the fellowship addresses knowledge gaps among African American and Latino nurse professionals, aiming to equip Fellows to promote brain health in their communities. Latino and African Americans are estimated to comprise 40 percent of Alzheimer’s patients in the United States by 2030; the fellowship program was created in partnership with the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), and an interdisciplinary network of experts.
Dr. Marcus Lambert on the Move
Congratulations to W. Marcus Lambert, Ph.D., Downstate assistant vice president for research, on his visiting professorship at
the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealthHouston). Dr. Lambert
will share his expertise during a series of talks and seek out partnership opportunities
with UTHealthHouston, home to the world’s largest children’s and cancer hospitals,
respectively. We look forward to future collaborations between Downstate and UTHealthHouston.
In addition to his visiting professorship, Dr. Lambert was featured among the 2023 Black Muslim Health Professionals, highlighting the contributions that Black Americans— including Black Muslim Americans—have made toward innovation in healthcare.