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Boyd Receives 2009 NAMME Southern Region Emerging Leadership Award
Michelle Boyd, MS, is an education specialist with the Charlotte AHEC health careers & diversity team and is this year’s recipient of the National Association of Minority Medical Educators (NAMME) Southern Region Emerging Leadership Award. This award is for the new members of NAMME (membership in NAMME of one to seven years) who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities and dedication to the mission of NAMME, its programs and activities.
The criteria for nomination to this award include an individual who:
- Fully embraces NAMME through their work and commitment to the organization, and by attracting other new and emerging leaders to join the NAMME membership ranks at the regional and national levels;
- Is a strong, recognized ‘voice’ on the current issues being addressed at the state and national levels that impact NAMME;
- Exudes energy, enthusiasm, and clarity in their presentations and writings about NAMME as well as their general appeal to the public they encounter on the need to end disparities in the representation of minorities and disadvantaged students and minority practitioners in the health sciences compared to their presence in the general population of our state, region or the nation; and
- Brings vision to the future sustainability of NAMME as a viable, thriving organization, and how they can contribute to NAMME’s future in a leadership role.
Michelle exemplifies all of these qualities and more. Charlotte AHEC extends its appreciation for her excellent work, dedication, and enthusiasm in all she does with the Charlotte AHEC and for the health careers program, its students, and statewide initiatives.
Above: Michelle Boyd, MS, receiving the 2009 NAMME Southern Region Emerging Leadership Award from NAMME President Elect and NC AHEC Program Associate Director Jaqueline Wynn, MPH
NC AHEC partnership strengthens medical education in Moldova
Students of Moldova's Medical University benefited from 26,000 new medical books and journals and access to thousands of on-line resources as a result of American generosity. On June 18, Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry helped to donate the medical books and journals to the “N. Testemitanu” State Medical and Pharmaceutical University. Twelve libraries from North Carolina worked together to collect resources which were donated by the SEAHEC Medical Library in Wilmington, North Carolina – an initiative spearheaded by Donna Flake and Diane Darrow.
The increase in current medical knowledge available to students will impact Moldovans for years to come through improvements in health care. Minister of Health Larisa Catrinici thanked the U.S. Government for the ongoing help and commitment in support of the medical field. The event was implemented through the North Carolina-Moldova State Partnership Program and overseen by the Bilateral Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau. The Counterpart International Organization provided crucial support for this project, which was possible due to the interest and enthusiasm of the State Medical and Pharmaceutical University Administration.