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Am I at Risk for a Fall?
On Friday, September 4, David Taylor and Leslie Taylor presented on “Am I at Risk for a Fall,” at the first Georgia Falls Free Friday…
Georgia Gerontology Society Virtual Conference
On Thursday, September 3, the Mercer team (Susan Miller, Leslie Taylor, David Taylor, and Jennifer de la Cruz) presented a webinar entitled “Developing Age-Friendly Healthcare…
RYSE on the Rise!
RYSE’s Dr. Manning had a pretty cool birthday wish that greatly benefitted Grady Health System. Read more here.
Students Write Letters to Seniors During COVID-19
Jennifer de la Cruz and the Mercer PA students engaged in a letter-writing campaign to residents at a local skilled nursing facility who have been…
Addressing Health Misinformation Through Health Literacy Practices
Georgia Gear’s own Dr. Ruth Parker moderated a roundtable on Health Literacy of the National Academies. With a focus on COVID-19, the discussion included the…
RYSE on the Rise!
Under-represented minority faculty members at Emory University were invited to join this five-month career development program that provides resources, information, and tools important for academic…
Congratulations, Dr. Aycock!
Congratulations to DFFVCP’s Dawn Aycock, one of 11 nurse-scientists accepted to the inaugural cohort of the University of California – Davis Betty Irene Moore Fellowships…
RYSE on the Rise!
In partnership with the Georgia Gear, Emory University Urban Health Initiative, Atlanta Medical Association, and Emory University Department of Medicine, RYSE hosted a webinar on…
Aging in Atlanta
The AJC had a feature on “Aging in Atlanta” where you will see Dr. Johnson (Emory, Georgia GEAR PD) and Dr. Taylor (Mercer University College…
Congratulations, Dr. Kimberly Manning!
Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Manning (RYSE, formerly known as DRIVE) in receiving the Excellence in Diversity Leadership Award from the Society of Hospital Medicine—bringing national recognition…