Folashade Omole, MD Wins Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Community & Volunteer Services Award
The Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP) selected Folashade Omole, MD, FAAFP
as its 2019 Community & Volunteer Services Award recipient, for her outstanding commitment
to the community and efforts in raising awareness about access to and affordability
of medical care in underserved communities in Atlanta.
Dr. Omole holds the Sarah & William Hambrecht Endowed Chair of Family Medicine at
Morehouse School of Medicine. She is also the Medical Director of MSM H.E.A.L. (Health
Equity for All Lives), a student-run clinic.
Dr. Omole exemplifies what it truly means to be a volunteer not only giving of her
time, but her talents as well. At MSM, she’s a role model for students and residents
and goes above and beyond to commit herself to the H.E.A.L. Clinic and the Good Samaritan
Health Center in Atlanta. She leads other community initiatives at Morehouse School
of Medicine including community health fairs and community engagement days to screen
for chronic diseases and provide education.
Dr. Omole is a graduate of the Morehouse School of Medicine Family Medicine Residency
Program. She received a BSc in Physics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria; and
her medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-lfe, Nigeria; two of the foremost
prestigious universities in Nigeria. In 2000, Dr. Omole was appointed Clerkship Director
in the Department of Family Medicine at MSM; and Residency Program Director in September
2004. She practices the full scope of family medicine including obstetrics; and is
also a licensed medical acupuncturist.
Dr. Omole has served in various roles with the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians
(GAFP) including Treasurer, District 11 Director for the GAFP Board and the GAFP Executive
Committee. She was the recipient of the Georgia Academy Family Physician Educator
of the Year Award in 2006 and the GAFP Family Physician of the Year in 2015. Dr. Omole
will be among a group of four individuals honored by GAFP.
Dr. Omole will be among a group of four individuals honored by GAFP at the Annual
Fall CME meeting in November.
Article provided by GAFP