Milestones
Dr.
Gujral inducted as Royal fellow
Dr. Jaspal S. Gujral, an MCG internist and associate professor of medicine, was inducted as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in Scotland July 28.
The college, founded in 1681, develops and oversees ongoing educational programs and examinations to promote high standards in internal medicine worldwide. It has more than 10,000 fellows, members, associates and affiliates in 86 countries covering 55 specialties.
Dr. Gujral was the only U.S. physician elected a fellow in November 2005. Physicians must pass an international examination, jointly administered by the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom, to become a member, then demonstrate excellence in clinical practice or research to become a fellow.
Dr. Gujral came to MCG in 1999. He is a 1976 graduate of Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi and earned a diploma in internal medicine from the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1992. He completed his internship and residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo and a clinical research fellowship in diabetes and endocrinology at Leicester General Hospital, Leicester University in England.
Drs.
Hess and Yu appointed to commission
Dr. David Hess, chair of the Department of Neurology, and Dr. Robert Yu, director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics and the Institute of Neuroscience, have been appointed to the Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical Treatment by Gov. Sonny Perdue.
The commission, created by an executive order from the governor in April and administered by the Department of Human Resources, will establish a network of postnatal tissue and fluid banks in partnership with universities, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and private firms in Georgia.
Dr. Maypole named development director
Dr.
Jo Endres Maypole, will join MCGHI in the new position of director of
development Sept. 11. Dr. Maypole will oversee fund-raising activities
involving major donors, corporations, foundations and grateful patients.
Prior to joining MCGHI, Dr. Maypole was president and CEO of the United Way of the CSRA. “She brings with her numerous years of experience and considerable expertise as a fund-raiser. Jo’s leadership of the United Way for the past six years is a moving force behind the organization’s fund-raising ascent,” said Sheila O’Neal, vice president of strategic support. “Jo will be a tremendous asset to our organization as we move toward establishing a robust and vibrant development function dedicated to elevating the level of public support for the hospitals and clinics.”
Dr. Maypole earned a B.S. degree in education from Georgia Southern, a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Georgia and a doctorate in counseling education from the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
She has served on the boards of the American Cancer Society, Kiwanis Club of Augusta, St. John Towers, Episcopal Day School, the Augusta Ballet and the Georgia Easter Seal Society. She is a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club International.
Dr.
Stachura to help expand program
Dr. Max E. Stachura, director of the Center for Telehealth and professor in the Departments of Medicine and Physiology, has been named a consultant to the University of Tennessee’s telemedicine program, which uses technology to better reach underserved communities, prepare for disasters, educate and promote research and analysis.
“This is an exciting opportunity to enhance the penetration of an already strong telemedicine/telehealth program and to contribute to the creation of clinician training,” said Dr. Stachura, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Telemedicine.
He will spend seven to 10 days each month in Memphis through fiscal 2007.
Obituaries
The MCG community extends condolences to the family and friends of:
Barbara Miller, 73, a retired senior administrative secretary in the Department of Family Medicine, who died July 18. She worked at MCG from 1978 to 1998.