Honoring Diversity

 

Our Honorees
Torian Easterling, MD, MPH

Torian Easterling, MD, MPH

Assistant Commissioner

Center for Health Equity
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Rebecca Green, LMSW

Rebecca Green, LMSW

Regional Director of COMPASS Programs

Institute for Family Health
Family Health Center of Harlem

David A. Forstein, DO FACOOG

David A. Forstein, DO FACOOG

Dean and Professor

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Harlem

MSI AHEC would like to thank the following sponsors
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