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Dr. Elizabeth O. Ofili Receives Charles R. Drew Award for Outstanding Cardiovascular Research and Health Disparities
Dr. Elizabeth O. Ofili receives the Charles R. Drew Award for
Outstanding Cardiovascular Research and Health Disparities
Elizabeth Ofili, M.D., M.P.H., FACC, professor of Medicine, chief of
Cardiology, and director and associate dean of Clinical Research Center
received the Charles Richard Drew Award on April 12, 2011. Presented at the National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black
Caucus Health Briantrust during their Annual Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., Dr. Ofili was honored with the award based on her meritorious and outstanding work in the area of cardiovascular health and research in the minority community.
About Charles Drew Born on June 3, 1904, Charles Richard Drew, M.D., was an African-American physician, surgeon and medical researcher. His research in the field of blood transfusions, led to improved techniques for blood storage, and he applied his expert knowledge to develop large-scale blood banks. In 1943, Dr. Drew's distinction in his profession was recognized when he became the first black surgeon selected to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery. He also established the American Red Cross Blood Bank, of which he was the first director.
About the National Minority Quality Forum The National Minority Quality Forum is a non-profit healthcare research and educational organization dedicated to the elimination of health disparities. The Forum supports national and local efforts to eliminate the disproportionate burden of premature death and preventable illness in racial and ethnic minorities and other special populations. The Forum has introduced user-friendly, web-based disease indexes to provide a unique two-dimensional view of various diseases, including diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease and HIV/AIDS, by ZIP code.
About the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust has long established itself as an authority on African American and minority health policy on Capitol Hill. The CBC Health Braintrust, under the able leadership of its Chair, Congresswoman Donna Christensen of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is on the front lines of ascertaining the minority health repercussions of all health policy proposals, as well as other social and public policy proposals, and supporting legislation that will ensure health equity and justice across all populations.
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