Five Department of Medicine faculty received the SOM Imagine, Innovate and Impact Awards

Breakthrough ideas happen when different disciplines come together and think creatively to solve common problems. To encourage these connections and accelerate the pace of discovery, Emory University School of Medicine launched the Imagine, Innovate and Impact Awards in August last year. The response to the request for proposals far exceeded expectations, with 62 proposals submitted for research awards and 16 for education awards. These 78 proposals represented principal investigators (PIs) from 26 departments. The School of Medicine awarded a total of $595,000.

Please join us in congratulating the following Department of Medicine awardees.

I3 Wow! Research Awards

• A Randomized Controlled Trial of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Inpatients: Colleen Kraft, MD
• Generation of Clinically Applicable Endothelial Cells Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Young-sup Yoon, PhD

I3 Education Awards

• A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Emory University SOM Global Health Residents Scholar Program: Engaging Ethiopian Colleagues to Enhance our Partnership: Russell Kempker, MD
• Developing a Telemedicine Curriculum for Nephrology Fellows: Expanding Specialty Care to Underserved Populations in Rural Settings: Janice Lea, MD
• Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Hosts: A Comprehensive Multi-Disciplinary Curriculum: Varun Phadke, MD

Click here to view the full list of awardees.