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Staff Spotlight: Yesenia Rodriguez helps patients eliminate healthcare barriers
Staff Spotlight: Yesenia Rodriguez helps patients eliminate healthcare barriers
Giving BackMatt PetersFebruary 20, 2019pcc, voluntary, care, network, coordination, coordinator, yesenia, rodriguez, physicians, connection, careconnection, patients, free, clinic, referral, cma, columbus, medical, association, language, barriersComment
Open house for Dr. Beth Liston takes place at the CMA
Open house for Dr. Beth Liston takes place at the CMA
Advocacy, CMA CommunityMatt PetersJanuary 31, 2019beth, liston, cma, house, of, representatives, malcolm, porter, stephanie, costa, pat, ecklar, patrick, allison, russo, kunze, physicians, medical, students, robert, falcone, doctor, advocacy, public, policy, senator, ohio, legislature, legislative, open
President's Message (January)
President's Message (January)
President's Message, CMA CommunityJeffrey Janis, M.D.January 29, 2019president's, president, janis, message, page, monthly, january, cma, member, experience, committee, membership, social, media, grewal, mostafavifar, board, of, directors, taskforce, task, force, lisa, oyer, robert, falcone, physicians, kannyComment
Culinary Medicine for Physicians
Culinary Medicine for Physicians
Leadership, WellnessAnita Somani, MDJanuary 28, 2019culinary, medicine, pla, physicians, leadership, academy, anita, somani, food, mindfulness, liz, lottes, phil, cass, intro, introduction, family, dinner, projecct, tulane, harvard, laura, robertson, mediterranean, dietComment
CMA Advocacy (Quarterly Update)
CMA Advocacy (Quarterly Update)
AdvocacyMalcolm PorterJanuary 17, 2019malcolm, porter, quarterly, advocacy, update, cma, PAC, public, policyt, physicians, legislature, house, state, ohio, larry, householder, beth, liston, mike, dewine, hb7, government, political, action, committee, politics, reproductive, health, scope, of, practice, medical, liability, coverageComment
Staff Spotlight: Rebeca Flores demonstrates the power of caring
Staff Spotlight: Rebeca Flores demonstrates the power of caring
Giving BackMatt PetersJanuary 16, 2019rebeca, flores, stepone, step, one, pregnancy, healthy, prenatal, care, physicians, careconnection, connection, coordination, babies, baby, infant, mortality, pcc, women, mothers, coordinators
Leadership Mindset and Training - the Physicians Leadership Academy
Leadership Mindset and Training - the Physicians Leadership Academy
Leadership, WellnessM. Bonnie Pugh, MDDecember 21, 2018bonnie, pugh, pla, physicians, leadership, academy, doctors, copc, central, ohio, primary, care, ob/gyn, obgyn, em, internal, medicine, pediatrics, ophthalmologyComment
PCC Recognizes Katie Clark for 20 years of dedicated care
PCC Recognizes Katie Clark for 20 years of dedicated care
CMA Community, Giving BackMatt PetersDecember 19, 2018Katie, Clark, retirement, PCC, physicians, care, connection, careconnection, free, clinic, voluntary, network, central, ohio, charitable, pharmacy, good, samaritan, law, edward, bope, nurse, nurses, columbus, dorothy, beehner, cumberland, peoples, health, family, practitioner, mary, mutegi, audrey, barker, delta, dentalComment
Social Media's Relevance to Healthcare Professionals
Social Media's Relevance to Healthcare Professionals
Advocacy, CMA CommunityAhmad Mostafavifar, MDDecember 14, 2018social, media, doctors, physicians, advocacy, sharing, information, communication, influence, digital, Twitter, facebook, instagram, snapchat, linkedin, whatsapp, platform, pew, research, taskforce, CMA, committee, New England, journal, medicine, patients, mostafavifar, mehran, healthcare, professionals, relevanceComment
Passage of HB7 means physicians can breathe a little easier
Passage of HB7 means physicians can breathe a little easier
Advocacy, CMA CommunityMalcolm PorterDecember 13, 2018hb7, OSMA, lame, duck, malcolm, porter, tort, reform, medical, liability, protection, coverage, shotgun, naming, sympathy, Ohio, general, assembly, physicians, bob, cupp, supreme, court, franklin, county, kevin, bacon, senateComment
Doctor Grewal to chair new Member Experience Committee
Doctor Grewal to chair new Member Experience Committee
CMA CommunityMatt PetersDecember 7, 2018kanny, grewal, membership, member, experience, committee, doctors, riverside, hospital, cardiologist, cardiology, health, policy, advocacy, hospitals, physicians, cma, columbus, medical, association, valueComment
Opioid epidemic continues to trouble Central Ohio physicians
Opioid epidemic continues to trouble Central Ohio physicians
CMA CommunityMargaret Williams, M.D.December 6, 2018opioids, heroin, drugs, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, bacteremia, intraveneous, overdose, drug, crisis, opioid, NIH, prevention, addiction, medicine, education, american, college, physicians, MAT, asam, rx, suboxone, waiver, training, annals, internal, HIV, HCV, OUD, franklin, county, talbot, hall, maryhaven, substance, abuse, mentalm, mental, health, epidemicComment
President's Message (November)
President's Message (November)
President's MessageJeffrey Janis, M.D.December 4, 2018jeffrey, janis, cma, advocacy, foundation, cmaf, membership, healthy, ideas, lame, duck, tort, reform, house, bill, hb7, scope, of, practice, limiting, insurance, coverage, hb450, edward, bope, president, president's, message, physicians, COTS, PCC, careconnection, care, connection, annamarie, beckmeyer, leadership, academy
Updates from Ohio General Assembly's Current "Lame Duck" Session
Updates from Ohio General Assembly's Current "Lame Duck" Session
AdvocacyMalcolm PorterNovember 29, 2018lame, duck, malcolm, porter, physicians, advocacy, political, action, committee, pac, public, policy, tort, reform, scope, of, practice, general, assembly, costa, cotton, house, bill, 7, hb7, hb, 191, Anne, taylor, senate, 301, liston, beth, legislators, legislatureComment
From 'healthy ideas' to thriving nonprofits
From 'healthy ideas' to thriving nonprofits
Giving Back, Wellness, LeadershipMatt PetersNovember 28, 2018PLA, CMAF, PCC, COTS, physician, leadership, academy, physicians, care, connection, careconnection, CMA, foundation, healthy, ideas, free, clinic, edward, bope, phil, cass, robert, falcone, voluntary, network, stepone, step, one, prenatal, trauma, central, ohio, system, disaster, preparadness, healthcare, grant, hospital, riverside, hospitals, primaryComment
COTS conducts RHEP Coalition Surge Test (evacuation exercise)
COTS conducts RHEP Coalition Surge Test (evacuation exercise)
Disaster PreparednessPLANovember 27, 2018COTS, RHEP, coalition, surge, test, exercise, healthcare, system, evacuation, disaster, preparedness, EMS, hospital, hospitals, HIL, incident, jodi, keller, Ohio, central, department, of, health, after, action, dialysisComment
Outward Vs. Inward Mindset (Reflecting on November's PLA Session)
Outward Vs. Inward Mindset (Reflecting on November's PLA Session)
LeadershipDiane MayNovember 21, 2018PLA, Jeff Biehl, improving, leadership, mindset, physicians, academy, mindfulness, diane, may, phil, cass, donna, alvarado, introduction, organizational, culture, system, changeComment
Staff Sparks a 'Flame of Philanthropy' by Participating in Annual Staff Campaign
Staff Sparks a 'Flame of Philanthropy' by Participating in Annual Staff Campaign
Giving BackMatt PetersNovember 13, 2018philanthropy, philanthropic, columbus, medical, association, foundation, giving, back, charitable, health, wellness, staff, weldon, milbourne, Brittany Villanueva Martinez, ann, eliot, funds, fundingComment
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Made for Medicine Program Featured at Franklin County Commissioner’s Meeting

The Made for Medicine program, which aims to increase Black physician representation, was in the spotlight at the Franklin County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Founder and president Dr. Laura Espy-Bell, along with two students, shared insights about the program’s impact and its mission to guide aspiring Black physicians from middle school through high school and beyond.

Led by black faculty members, students are taken through phases that include introductions to medicine and hands-on training, exploring specialties such as emergency medicine, pediatrics and general surgery, and even take part in procedures like ultrasounds.

When speaking with commissioners, Dr. Espy-Bell referred to each student as “doctor” because she believes in the importance of claiming the title to inspire them as they work toward their future.

Dr. Yasmine Ray-Thompson, a high school sophomore, told the commissioners about the importance of this program in her life, saying “It really inspired me and showed me… there’s people who look like me in this field, and that I can do it and have the people behind me who support me and who will give me help.”

Another student, Dr. CJ Stroud, has been part of Made for Medicine since the first cohort launched in 2021. He told commissioners about his favorite sessions. Watch here.

Dr. Espy-Bell thanked the commissioners for their support in providing more than $600,000 in funding through the County Commissioner’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion since 2023. You can watch their presentation to the commissioners here starting at 7:30.

More than 100 students have taken part in Made for Medicine since its inception in 2021, and the next cohort kicks off in April. Dr. Espy-Bell said there are plans to expand programming and support beyond high school.

This summer, Dr. Espy-Bell and other faculty members are taking students on a tour of medical schools and historically Black colleges to connect students with more role models in medicine. Donations are needed to fund this unique and impactful opportunity for students. Find out more about Made for Medicine and donate here.

• In photo “1” is (from left to right) student Dr. CJ Stroud (9th grade); Fevean Keflom (MfM Program Coordinator); Dr. Laura Espy-Bell (MfM Founder);

• In photo “2” (from left to right) is Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley; student Dr. Yasmine Ray-Thompson (10th grade); student Dr. CJ Stroud (9th grade); Dr. Laura Espy-Bell (MfM Founder); Franklin County Commissioner Kevin L. Boyce; Franklin County Commissioner John O'Grady

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