DOM Black History Month Spotlight: Martin Luther Campbell, MD

This year, to honor Black History Month we will be celebrating Black history here at Emory Department of Medicine. Follow along with RYSE as we honor and celebrate those who have contributed to Emory DOM and provide some snapshots of Black History here at the DOM. You can find weekly highlights and fun facts in the DOM newsletter as well as on our socials.

This week’s Black History Month spotlight is Martin Luther Campbell, MD, Internal Medicine Chief Resident at the Emory University Hospital. Read more below!

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Martin Luther Campbell, MD, is a first-generation college graduate and physician. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Morehouse College and his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. He recently graduated from the Emory University School of Medicine J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is also a recent recipient of the school’s House Staff Organization Professionalism Excellence (HOPE) Award, a department-wide honor given to trainees for their outstanding professionalism and character while working with colleagues across various departments.

Dr. Campbell has a profound commitment to diversity and inclusion, as highlighted by his impactful work. He previously served as the diversity chair of the school’s  Emory’s House Staff Organization, and co-president of the Churchwell Diversity and Inclusion Collective (CDIC), a resident-led DEI affinity group within the Emory internal medicine residency program. He also served as the resident liaison for the recently founded  GME Trainee DEI Taskforce (TDT). He currently serves as a peer mentor/group leader of the Ogunniyi Research Group (ORG), a novel facilitated cardiovascular research group (led by Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH) with a commitment to community engagement and improving diversity in the field of cardiology.

Dr. Campbell is currently completing his chief year, serving as the first Black Internal Medicine Chief Resident at the Emory University Hospital site. He will be starting his cardiovascular disease training as a clinical cardiology fellow at Emory this Summer. He thanks his spouse, four children, and mentors for keeping him grounded throughout the challenges that come with medical training and life.