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Aletha Maybank

Karen Aletha Maybank is an American physician, with family roots in Antigua. She is board certified in both pediatrics and preventive medicine/public health. Maybank is the chief health equity officer and vice president of the American Medical Association.

Early life and education

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Maybank was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University, a Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Career

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Maybank is a pediatrician and preventive medicine physician. She is a founding board member of the Artemis Medical Society, an organization of over 2,500 Black female physicians, established in 2012.[1][2]

Maybank co-founded "We Are Doc McStuffins,[3]" with two other founding members of Artemis Medical Society, Myiesha Taylor, Naeemah Ghafur, who were inspired by the Disney Junior character Doc Mcstuffins. In the initiative she shared insights into her work and what it's like to be a physician.

Maybank participated in medical mission trips to Haïti following the devastating earthquake in 2010, providing direct care to child survivors; she created the blog "On Call in the City" in an effort to make health an accessible topic "wherever one lives, works, plays, and prays”.[4][5] She has a bi-weekly column, Doctor's Orders, on the website of EBONY magazine.[4][6] The column was established for Maybank to share her health expertise with the African American community-at-large. She is also a contributor for Huffington Post.[7] Her expertise centers on health equity, preventive medicine, food and fitness, maternal and child health, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and community health.

Maybank created the blog, "On Call in the City", in an effort to make health an accessible topic "wherever one lives, works, plays, and prays”.[4][5] She has a bi-weekly column, Doctor's Orders, on the website of EBONY magazine.[4][6] The column was established for Maybank to share her health expertise with the African American community-at-large. She is also a contributor for Huffington Post.[7]

Maybank was a guest speaker at Kechie's Project and Bread & Roses High School Fashion Showcase in Harlem, NY on June 18, 2013.[8] She spoke on a panel at the ESSENCE Festival Empowerment Experience Panels titled I Beat: Healthy, Journeys & Transformations on July 5, 2013.[9]

Maybank was appointed the associate commissioner of the Center for Health Equity with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 2014.[10][1] She is the founding director of the department's Center of Health Equity.[11]

In April 2019, she joined the American Medical Association (AMA) as their inaugural chief health equity officer and vice president.[12][13] In that role she co-authored and edited the AMA's guidance document Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative, and Concepts,[14] which asked "questions about language and commonly used phrases and terms, with the goal of cultivating awareness about dominant narratives and offering equity-based, equity-explicit, and person-first alternatives."

Awards

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  • 2011 Outstanding NYC Leader Award, Kechie's Project[15]
  • 2011 NV Magazine's Movers & Shakers[16]
  • 2012 The Network Journal 40 Under Forty Award[17]
  • 2012 Beauty and the Beat: Heroine in Excellence Award[18]
  • 2023, Allan Rosenfield Alumni Award for Excellence, Columbia Mailman Alumni Board's Governance Committee[19]
  • 2023, Fierce Healthcare's most influential minority executives in healthcare, Fierce Healthcare[20]
  • 2023, Bronze Winner, The Telly Awards [21]
  • 2023, Top 100 Global Recognition MIPAD, MIPAD100[22]
  • 2023, Hispanic Health Leadership Award, National Hispanic Health Foundation [21]
  • 2024, 10 Executives to Watch in 2024, Modern Health Care [23]
  • 2024, STATUS List 2024 - The Ultimate List of Leaders in Life Sciences [24]

Film

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Year Title Role
2009 The Deadliest Disease in America Advisor
2012 Soul Food Junkies Advisor
2013 The Tale of Timmy Two Chins Advisor

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aletha Maybank, MPH '06". www.mailman.columbia.edu. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.artemismedicalsociety.org. Artemis Medical Society. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ Ayot, Herina (22 July 2016). "Disney Celebrates Black History Month With "We Are Doc McStuffins" – EBONY". www.ebony.com. Ebony. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Rocque, Starrene Rhett (27 June 2013). "Meet Dr. Aletha Maybank, Champion of Public Health – JetMag.com". JetMag.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "About On Call in the City". On Call in the City with Dr. Aletha Maybank. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Doctor's Orders". EBONY. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ "Press". Kechie's Project. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ "ESSENCE Festival Empowerment Experience Panels - Friday, July 5". Essence. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. ^ "Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH New Appointment Associate Commissioner of the Center for Health Equity". New York Empire State Medical Association. New York Empire State Medical Association. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. ^ Abruzzo, Shavana (9 June 2015). "Dr. Althea Maybank: Doctor alters conversation about public health". Brooklyn Daily. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Aletha Maybank , MD, MPH". American Medical Association. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  13. ^ "AMA announces first chief health equity officer". American Medical Association. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  14. ^ "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts". American Medical Association. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  15. ^ "KP Team". Kechie's Project. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  16. ^ "NYC // NV Magazine's 2011 Movers & Shakers Soiree | Sept. 12 | Sinuous Magazine". Sinuous Magazine. 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  17. ^ "The Network Journal Announces its 2012 List of "40 Under Forty" Dynamic Achievers". PRWeb. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  18. ^ "5th Annual Beauty and the Beat: Heroines of Excellence Awards (PICS)". HauteGiving. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Allan Rosenfield Alumni Award for Excellence". Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  20. ^ https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/fierce-healthcares-2022-most-influential-minority-executives-healthcare
  21. ^ a b https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2022/branded-content/general-health-safety/racism-health-in-us-medicine-a-conversation-with-harriet-washington/268561
  22. ^ https://blog.mipad.org/dr-aletha-maybank/
  23. ^ https://www.modernhealthcare.com/people/top-executives-2024-cigna-unitedhealth-best-buy-health-walgreens
  24. ^ "2024 STATUS List". STAT. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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