Making An Impact
North Philly Community Members are Getting a Say in Choosing Temple's Next Class of Medical Students
“We think it was just high time to make sure that our largest stakeholders, the community, our patients, had a say," said outgoing Student Diversity Council Chair and Temple grad Randolph B. Lyde.
Read moreASH Clinical News’ profile of Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH
Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH, one of two 2019 ASH Mentor Award recipients, speaks about his family code of serving others, which he passes along to generations of mentees.
Read moreInterview with ASH Ambassador Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene, MD
Dr. Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene participates in the ASH Ambassador program, serving as a bridge between the Society, mentors, and trainees. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine-Hematology at Duke University School of Medicine and has clinical and res...
Read moreInterview with ASH Ambassador Laura De Castro, MD
Dr. Laura De Castro participates in the ASH Ambassador program, serving as a bridge between the Society, mentors, and trainees. Dr. De Castro is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Division of...
Read moreInterview with ASH Ambassador Rahma Warsame, MD
Dr. Rahma Warsame participates in the ASH Ambassador program, serving as a bridge between the Society, mentors, and trainees. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Hematology, a Diversity and Inclusion Division Leader, and a Senior Associate...
Read moreASH Clinical News’ profile of Ify Osunkwo, MD, MPH
Ify Osunkwo, MD, MPH, talks about her childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria, growing up with four sisters, and the friendship that persuaded her to specialize in sickle cell disease.
Read moreInterview With Committee on Promoting Diversity Member Solomon Ofori Acquah, MD
ASH Diversity Programs staff recently spoke with Dr. Solomon Ofori-Acquah, former member of ASH’s Committee on Promoting Diversity and a mentor with the Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP) about his research in Ghana with sickle cell...
Read moreWe'll Make a Hematologist Out of You: My Mentors, My Mother, and How I Became Interested in Hematology
Monica Williams is a third-year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is a two-time participant of the ASH Minority Medical Student Award Program and will present her research during the 2018 Promoting Minorities in He...
Read moreInterview With 2017 ASH-AMFDP Award Recipient Justin Taylor, MD
Justin Taylor, MD, is a 2017 ASH-AMFDP Award recipient. He is a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. How does your current research focus tie into your professional goals? I am a medical oncologist who t...
Read moreInterview With 2014 ASH-AMFDP Award Recipient Esther Obeng, MD, PhD
Esther Obeng, MD, PhD, is a 2014 ASH-AMFDP Award recipient. She is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Can you provide a summary of your project and where you are in your research...
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