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Mentors, Early Influencers Led to Physician Leadership Path Mentors, Early Influencers Led to Physician Leadership Path February 24, 2021, 8:54 am Michael Devitt On Oct. 13, 2020, Ada Stewart, M.D., a family physician with Cooperative Health in Columbia, S.C., officially began her term as the third Black person, and the first Black woman, to serve as president of the AAFP. In her extraordinary career, Stewart (seen here at her medical school graduation with close friend Barbie Norman, M.D.) has provided care to underrepresented populations in Ohio and South Carolina, first as a pharmacist and then as a family physician. Among other accomplishments, she has served as president and board chair of the South Carolina chapter of the AAFP and was a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she joined the military; she eventually reached the rank of colonel and continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Austin: An Austin doctor who was U.S. House candidate picked by Biden as DHS chief medical officer An Austin physician, who was a Democratic congressional candidate last year, was selected by President JoeBiden to join his administration, according to a Thursday news release from the clinic he is leaving for his new role. Dr. Pritesh Gandhi was appointed chief medical officer of the Department of Homeland Security, providing senior leadership on medical and public health issues, effective immediately, according to the release from People’s Community Clinic of Austin. He will lead on issues related to natural disasters, border health, pandemic response, acts of terrorism and other human-caused disasters and serve as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, according to the release.
Send US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American doctor Dr Pritesh Gandhi as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. US President Joe Biden (File Photo) Washington: In this role, Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, a media release said. He will lead on issues related to natural disasters, border health, pandemic response, acts of terrorism and other human-caused disasters. Gandhi was a Democratic Congressional Candidate last year in the 10th Congressional District of Texas. He lost in the primaries.Â
February 2, 2021 Dr. Pritesh Gandhi, candidate for U.S. Congress who lost the Democratic primary runoff July 14, 2020, speaking to supporters on Facebook Zoom (Photo videograb Facebook at PriteshGandhiMD) Dr. Pritesh Gandhi who ran for Congress from District 10 in Texas and who told News India Times he was inspired by his India visit to choose a career path, was recently appointed by President Joe Biden as Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. In an interview with News India Times during his campaign, Gandhi said he was deeply influenced by the year he spent in India as a Fulbright Scholar 15 years ago, working on a literacy and education program and an urban landfill at a non-profit.
ATSU alumna joins medical staff at Kirksville Family Medicine Kirksville Daily Express An A.T. Still University alumna has returned to her alma mater as a physician and faculty member. Dr. Valena Fiscus, a 2013 graduate, is now taking patients at ATSU’s Kirksville Family Medicine, located in the Gutensohn Clinic. Patients can schedule appointments with her by calling 660-626-2223. “Kirksville has always felt like home from the day I came to town as a medical student. I have always felt a pull back to this community and hoped that one day I would come home,” said Fiscus in a news release. “After working in underserved medicine throughout the U.S., I’m excited to have the opportunity to return and join ATSU’s Kirksville Family Medicine, providing preventative care and specialized services in internal medicine to the community that supported me in the past.”