History made as UAB emergency department names new chair
Marie-Carmelle Elie. M.D. is the first Black woman to be named a permanent chair of an emergency medicine department at a major U.S. medical school Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D. (Source: UAB) By WBRC Staff | January 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 5:26 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Medicine.
Elie obtained her undergraduate degree from Columbia University and her medical degree from the State University of New York in Brooklyn with a distinction in research. Following her emergency medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, she completed the prestigious Critical Care/Trauma Fellowship at the R. Adam Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland. She is triple board-certified in emergency medicine and critical care, as well as hospice and p
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Dr. Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, MPH, is the director of the Division of Viral Diseases in CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), since 2020. Dr. Bialek, a captain in the United States Public Health Service, leads a division with 4 branches, 27 programs, and over 300 staff, fellows, and contractors.
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