2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

Dr. Coyne-Beasley served as a visiting professor in Chile and gave two keynote addresses at the Congress of the Chilean Pediatric Society. She received the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicines’ Adele Hoffman Visiting Professorship Award. Dr. Coyne-Beasley received the Legacy Award from the North Carolina Division of Public Health for her sustainable research and program development with the NC Violent Death Reporting System. Dr. Coyne-Beasley received the 2023 Heersink School of Medicine Professional Excellence Award. Samantha Hill, M.D., MPH, joined the editorial board for Journal of Pediatrics. Dr. Hill also served as an ad hoc member for the NIH Scientific Review Board—HIV Prevention and NIH Scientific Review Board—HIV vaccine. Dr. Hill was selected for induction as a member of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Rebekah Savage, M.D. MPH, serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics PREP Substance Abuse editorial board; author: Adolescent Medicine and Pediatrics—2021–2023. Stephenie Wallace, M.D., MSPH, was inducted as a member of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Wallace was appointed as the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Director in the Division of Adolescent Medicine. INVITED TALKS 2023 Aida Miles, EdD, MMSc, RDN, LD • Presenter and a panel participant at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023. • Oral presentation, Adolescent Nutrition: Chronic Diseases, Sports, Eating Disorders. Alabama A&M University, graduate students. • Oral panel presentation, The Impact on Climate Change on Nutrition and Physical Activity in Youth. Pediatric Academic Societies. Washington, D.C. Live and live video cast. • Oral presentation on addressing the thin obsession: Promoting self-esteem and preventing eating disorders in youth. MEGA Conference for Alabama Department of Education (teachers, counselors, coaches, nurses, administrators and school personnel). • Oral presentation, Challenges and Controversies of the 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Childhood Obesity. Joint Fall Symposium for the Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama Academies of Nutrition and Dietetics. • Oral presentation, Challenges and Opportunities in Working with Children and Youth with Obesity. Oakwood University dietetic students and preceptors. • Oral presentation, Building the Next Generation of Latinx RDNs. Session facilitator. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Samantha Hill, M.D., MPH • Expert panel speaker for the SAHM SE Region Event “Interesting Cases in AYA HIV Care & Lessons Learned.” Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., MPH • Oral presentation, COVID-19 Unpacking the Ongoing Challenge of Vaccine Hesitancy and Recommendation of Boosters in Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibit. Anaheim, California. • Oral presentation, A Cell-based Flu Vaccine Designed to Produce an Exact Match to the WHO Selected Strains. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibit. • Oral presentation, Increasing Underrepresented Scholars in Pediatrics. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Washington, D.C. • Oral presentation, The Interplay of Racism, Climate, and the Environment on Children and Adolescents. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Washington, D.C. • Oral presentation at The Confederation of Adolescence and Youth of Ibero-America, Italy, and the Caribbean (CODAJIC), on Youth Engagement Models for Adolescent Studies. San Jose, Costa Rica. • Keynote address, Depression, Drugs and the Adolescent Brain, Chilean Pediatric Society Congress, Arnica, Chile. • Keynote address, Adolescents and Immigration, Chilean Pediatric Society Congress, Arnica, Chile. • Oral presentation at Presidential Address, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM). Chicago, Illinois. • Workshop presenter on Parental Perspectives on Messages and Information for Building Vaccine Confidence at SAHM. Chicago, Illinois. • Presenter, Presidential Plenary: Embracing the Diversity of Our Mission, Pediatric Society (APS). Washington, D.C. • Panelist—The Dobbs Decision: How It Will Impact Children and Pediatric Practice, PAS. Washington, D.C. • Oral presentation Pediatric Pandemic Preparedness and Responsiveness with a Community Engagement and Health Equity Lens, Children’s National. Washington, D.C.

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