2022 Eudaimonia Event & Speaker
Featured 2022 Eudaimonia Awardee Speaker
Dr. Medell K. Briggs-Malonson
Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine and Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the UCLA Hospital and Clinic System. She is a critical member of the UCLA Health community working to promote diversity, equity, and inclusivity among staff, patients, and beyond. Throughout her career, Dr. Medell has seeked creative and collaborative ways to redesign the healthcare system to advance health equity particularly within diverse communities.
As someone with a plethora of experience within the world of academia and healthcare, she has become a nationally recognized speaker, advisor as well as a best-selling author. She has been awarded the 2015 Top Healthcare Professionals Under 40 from the National Medical Association, 2021 25 Under 45 from EMRA, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 Healthcare All-Star.
Dr. Briggs-Malonson holds an undergraduate degree from UCLA, MD from Harvard Medical School, MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a MSHS from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. At Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, she completed her emergency medicine residency training and served as chief resident.
Awardees
Annalea Forrest
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Kyra Young
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Dr. Wendy Slusser
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Lisa Lee
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Society Members
Dr. Esteban Aguayo
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Michael Beck
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Dr. Agustina Bertone
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Stephanie Bottomley
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Maehan Sinclair Cortez
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Monica Done
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Dr. Emnet Gammada
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Dr. Bill Resnick
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Marissa Hong
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