Congratulations to Michael Clery, MD (Emergency Medicine), Tracey Henry, MD, MPH (Medicine) and Terri McFadden, MD (Pediatrics), the winners of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award!
Read more about the incredible contributions these faculty members are making below.
The below information was pulled from the nominations letters.
Michael Clery, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
"Across his varied roles and interests, his efforts aim to center the patient experience and ensure that the Grady ED is a place of safety and provides a true opportunity to heal. His directed efforts and achievements that improve the lives of the most vulnerable are remarkable and deserving of recognition. "
"Dr. Clery’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic requires praise. Early in the pandemic, countries hard hit by COVID-19 raised the alarm bell regarding impact of the disease on intimate partner violence (IPV) occurrence with increased reports in China and France. To date, no study has systematically examined the effects of COVID-19 related movement restrictions on IPV in the United States; anecdotally, the rates at Grady suggest similarities to international reports. Dr. Clery spearheaded a trauma-informed, patient-centered and community-engaged institutional effort. He created a domestic violence contingency plan to ensure that victims of IPV had fiscal and physical (shelter) resources to keep safe and healthy. He worked with community partners, public officials and private sectors to put provisions in place to care for these individuals. Without his initiative, this vulnerable population may have suffered more harm as a result."
"Dr. Clery is one of the young stars of emergency medicine not only within our department but at a national level. His commitment to ensuring that the most vulnerable of our patients have access to resources has changed countless lives in the short two years he has been a faculty member in the Emory Department of Emergency Medicine."
Tracey Henry, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine
"Dr. Henry is an outstanding junior faculty member who is devoting her career to addressing inequities in health care through service and policy. Her work to bridge the gaps between primary care and mental health care is paramount and has benefitted our Grady patient population. Dr. Henry’s organizational involvement on the institutional, regional, and national level is a rarity at her stage in her career."
"What is both outstanding and notable for this award is not only the success of Dr. Henry’s Depression Screening initiative but its sustainability. Her project has spearheaded system wide changes throughout Grady Primary Care Center and the Grady Neighborhood Clinics. As a result of the success of Dr. Henry’s efforts and her initial depression screening project, she has helped move our primary care center from a level 1 to a level 3 integrated care practice (level 5 is the highest.) This system change is paramount, as worldwide, depression is the most common cause for disability and productivity loss."
"I have discovered that Dr. Henry is a natural leader. By way of example, Dr. Henry has been heavily involved in service not only at Emory and at Grady but also on the national level as well. Dr. Henry was a 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar. Dr. Henry serves as Vice Chair of the Young Physicians Section and on the Board of Directors for the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) as well as on their Task Force on Health Insurance and Medicaid. She also serves on the ACP’s National Council of Early Career Physicians where she represents over 26,000 physicians and champions wellness programs. She serves on the National ACP’s Health and Public Policy Committee and has contributed to 18 ACP position papers."
Terri McFadden, MD
Department of Pediatrics
"Dr. McFadden is an eloquent orator who is able to articulate a vision for improving the trajectory for children from every corner of society. Through her work within the state of Georgia and as a member of the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Early Childhood Council, Dr. McFadden is a nationally recognized leader in early childhood development and trauma. Her tireless efforts as lecturer, medical provider and program developer has resulted in improving school readiness, policy changes around child car restraints, and elevating the needs of children across the spectrum."
"Terri has taught a generation of Emory medical students and residents. Her dedication to Emory even extends to alumni, volunteering as a Board of Director for the Emory Medical Alumni Association (MAA). In this capacity Terri acts as an ambassador for the university, interfacing with alumni from around the country, and is helping the MAA find innovat'rve ways to engage with residents after completion of training."
"As important as her leadership has been for PCC patients, Terri recognized the need for systemic change and took on local, regional, and national leadership roles in child health, the social determinants of health, trauma-informed care, child literacy, education readiness, and racism in medicine."
