Federal Update

On August 14, Emory welcomed U.S. Congresswoman Lucy McBath to the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (EHVP). Rep. McBath met with clinical, administrative and patient support staff to learn about how the program treats the invisible wounds of war for post-9/11 veterans across the country. Rep. McBath and members of her staff toured the new Veterans Program space and experienced the virtual reality exposure therapy that is used in the program. Thank you Rep. McBath for your continued support of the EHVP.

Pictured (L-R): Giselle Remy-Bryan, Social Worker; Sarah Schwartz, Program Director; Rep. Lucy McBath, Dr. Barbara O. Rothbaum, Director; Shaun Lewis, Veteran Outreach Coordinator, Lead.

State Update

On August 12, Emory proudly hosted members of the Georgia State Senate staff for a visit to the Emory Brain Health Center (BHC). The group had an opportunity to hear from Dr. Allan Levey, Chair of Neurology and Dr. Mark Rapaport, Chair of Psychiatry, on the groundbreaking work happening at the BHC. The group also heard from BHC Executive Administrator, Kevin Clark, about the future of the Brain Health Center and the many programs that Emory offers. We look forward to hosting a group from the Georgia State House of Representatives in October.

Emory in the Community

On August 23, Dr. Scott Boden and Betty Willis participated in the inaugural board meeting of Advance DeKalb, a five-year public-private partnership to enhance economic growth in DeKalb County. Emory joined over 40 business and community leaders to invest in the initiative which will focus in the areas of business and job diversity, recruitment and entrepreneurship; new talent and workforce development programs; and investment and redevelopment to improve DeKalb’s infrastructure and community development.

Pictured (L-R): Cheryl Iverson, Vice President, Marketing and Communication for Emory Decatur, Hillandale and L-TAC Hospitals; Kendra Price, Government Affairs Manager; Michael Thurmond, DeKalb County CEO; Betty Willis, OGCA Senior Associate Vice President; Tjuan Dogan, AVP of Social Impact Innovation.

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