Emelia Benjamin, MD Receives AAIM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity in the Department of Medicine at BUSM and BMC and BUMC Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, will receive the 2020 Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.
“Through her world-class research program in cardiovascular epidemiology, remarkable success in program development, and prodigious mentoring activities, she has very positively influenced the careers of faculty from very diverse backgrounds including individuals working to identify and mitigate health disparities,” said Dr. David Coleman, Wade Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief at BMC.