Honoring Diversity
Torian Easterling, MD, MPH
Assistant Commissioner
Center for Health Equity
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Rebecca Green, LMSW
Regional Director of COMPASS Programs
Institute for Family Health
Family Health Center of Harlem
David A. Forstein, DO FACOOG
Dean and Professor
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Harlem
for their generous contributions
AHEC Sustainer Level
Dr. Muriel Petioni Awards
For Health Profession Education:
David A. Forstein, DO FACOOG, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine –Dean and Professor
For Advocacy:
Rebecca Green, LMSW, Institute for Family Health
Family Health Center of Harlem
Regional Director of COMPASS Programs
For Public Health:
Torian Easterling, MD, MPH, Center for Health Equity
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Assistant Commissioner
Dr. Muriel Petioni Awards
For Health Profession Education:
Dr. Wendy Robinson, PHD, RN, FNP, CNE, Helene Fuld College of Nursing
President/CEO
For Advocacy:
Jorge Prada, MS RN NP-C, National Association for Hispanic Nurses – NY Chapter
President
For Public Health:
Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH | Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Director Center for Health Equity
Special Recognition in Organizational Champion Award:
Crystal R. Emery, Award-winning artist, author, filmmaker, actress and playwright
Founder and CEO of URU: The Right To Be, Inc.
Dr. Muriel Petioni Awards
For Health Profession Education:
Dr. Rhonda Acholunu, Dean, New York University – HPE
For Medicine:
Dr. Ben Aubey, Harlem Hospital
For Advocacy:
C. Virginia Fields, CEO of NBLACA
For Public Health:
Dr. El-Muhandes, Dean CUNY School of Public Health – Public Health
Dr. Muriel Petioni Awards
For Advocacy:
Congressman Charles B. Rangel
For Medicine:
Neil S. Calman, MD, FAAFP
For Health Professions Education:
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, FACOFP-
For Public Health:
Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH-
Dr. Muriel Petioni Award
Dr. Camille A. Clare, MD, MPH, President of the Manhattan Central Medical Society and a physician at Metropolitan Hospital Center
Dr. Ann-Gel S. Palermo, DrPH, MPH, a community leader in East Harlem and Administrator and Faculty for the Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Chair of the Harlem Community & Academic Partnership.
Advocacy Award:
Commission on the Public’s Health System
Champions of Diversity Awards Reception: Photo Gallery
