The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is pleased to announce the 2025 ADVANCE-UP Scholars!
ADVANCE-UP (Academic DeVelopment Advocacy Networking, Coaching and Education for Underrepresented Populations) is a year-long program that provides in-depth opportunities for academic development, mentoring, and networking for faculty from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds. The program aims to address the challenges that underrepresented faculty encounter in academic medical centers and ultimately seeks to create a network of scholars that will enhance the sense of community among underrepresented faculty, foster timely promotion, and increase representation in leadership positions.
ADVANCE-UP 2025 Scholars
- Ayomide Bankole, PhD, Nursing
- Adjoa Boateng Evans, MD, Anesthesiology
- Briana Brownlow, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, PhD, MSPH, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Natalia Diaz-Rodriguez, MD/MHS, Anesthesiology
- Amal Hamdan, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ashley Johnson, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Teoma LaShawn, PT, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Patricia Martinez Quinones, MD, PhD, Surgery
- Laura Okolie, DMSc, MBA, MHS, PA-C, Family Medicine & Community Health
- Charity Oyedeji, MD, Medicine
- Pablo Plasencia, MD, Pediatrics