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The 2022 CHARGE Virtual Community Ambassador Application is now open!

  • 1.  The 2022 CHARGE Virtual Community Ambassador Application is now open!

    Posted 06-06-2022 08:37:00 AM
    The 2022 CHARGE Virtual Community Ambassador Application is now open!
    Application Announcement (Linked)
    Application Form

    AAMC's Collaborative for Health Equity: Act, Research, Generate Evidence (CHARGE) is looking for five virtual community ambassadors to enrich our coworking health equity space for community members. These individuals will be responsible for co-facilitating discussions, events, and collaborations in the virtual community. If you are interested in applying to become a CHARGE Virtual Community Ambassador, please see the application announcement linked above for more information about the position and how to apply.

    Deadline: June 13, 2022
     
    Feel free to reply to this thread with any questions about the position or programming ideas you would like to see for our current or future ambassador cohorts.

    As we near the end of our inaugural term, we would like to take the time to highlight the amazing individuals who served as CHARGE Virtual Community Ambassadors.

    @Medha Makhlouf is an Assistant Professor at Penn State Dickinson Law, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and the Founding Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) Clinic. To learn more about Medha, please see her profile.​​ Check out her recent threads "Op-Eds as Health Equity Advocacy" and "The Ten Teams Challenge!"

    @Abhinav Krishnan is an Associate Director of Admissions at Wayne State University School of Medicine for both the departments of Physiology and Public Health. His background is based in cardiovascular physiology and community-based participatory research in health inequities. To learn more about Abhi, please see his profile. Check out his recent threads "The NEGEA Health Equity Alliance for Equity (HEAL) Special Interest Group (SIG) and the Health Humanities as Teaching and Learning Strategy SIG invite proposals" and "CHARGE into Books!"

    @Gelise Thomas is the Assistant Director of Strategic DEI & Health Disparities at Case Western Reserve University. Her health equity interests include (but are not limited to) law, economic and community development, marketing, and communications. To learn more about Gelise, please see her profile!​​ Check out her recent post "FDA Releases Draft Guidance to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Trials" and her contribution to the "Health Equity ABCs!"

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    Mary Grace Holloway
    CHARGE Community Manager
    Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
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    Mary Grace Holloway
    CHARGE Community Manager
    Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
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