Faculty Recognitions Week: Hidden Gems

Anna Mirk, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, was nominated by the Department of Medicine in recognition of her outstanding, but often unnoticed or unrecognized, contributions to Emory. The following quote was provided by Chair David S. Stephens, MD.

“As program director, Dr. Mirk leads an outstanding geriatrics clinical fellowship that continues to attract high caliber trainees when peer institution programs have trouble filling slots. Our clinical fellows consistently provide positive feedback about the Dr. Mirk’s genuine care regarding their professional development as geriatricians and support for their academic pursuits. As a result of her encouragement and mentorship, all of our geriatric fellows had abstracts selected for presentation at the 2019 annual meetings of the American Medical Directors Association and the American Geriatrics Society. Dr. Mirk took the reins of our educational program this year to lead the faculty in a process of redesigning our curriculum and clinical offerings to better align with trainee background and experience. In the past year, Dr. Mirk has taken on several additional opportunities to provide expanded access to geriatrics expertise and age-friendly health care to older Veterans. She accepted the lead physician role for a clinical innovation program called GRECC Connect, which delivers geriatric consultative services via telehealth to Veterans in rural Georgia. She will also serve as a co-Investigator on an upcoming HSR&D-funded award to determine the impact of continence care delivered via telehealth in women Veterans. Dr. Mirk is an extremely valuable member of the faculty and has not received recognition previously for her educational leadership and expertise in innovative clinical geriatrics programs. She is a dedicated academician and a role model for peers and trainees.”

To view all faculty Hidden Gem nominees, visit the Faculty Recognitions Week website.