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Karen Winkfield
Karen Marie Winkfield (born 1970) is an American radiation oncologist, physician-scientist, and Implementation research, implementation scientist. She is the Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Early life and education Winkfield was born in 1970 to a family of Jehovah's Witnesses who were opposed to formal education. Winkfield completed a B.S. in biochemistry at Binghamton University. She earned a Ph.D. (2004) in pathology and M.D. (2005) from Duke University School of Medicine. Winkfield was the second Black women, black woman to complete the medical scientist training program at Duke University. She completed a radiation oncology residency at Harvard University. Career Winfield was an associate director for community outreach and engagement and director of the office of cancer health equity at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. In 2020, Winkfield joined Vanderbilt University. She is the executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is an academic medical center and health system located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and part of Charlotte-based Atrium Health. It is the largest employer in Forsyth County, with more than 19,220 employees and a total of 198 buildings on 428 acres. In addition to the main, tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem known as Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health system operates five community hospitals in the surrounding region. The entity includes: * Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, its clinical enterprise * Wake Forest School of Medicine, its research and education arm * Wake Forest Innovations, an operating division involved with partnerships, education, licensing and start-ups. The medical center was ranked for 2015-16 by '' U.S. News & World Report'' as among the nation's best hospitals in seven areas: Cancer, Ear, Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
