TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE ANDRE CHURCHWELL

NAME: André L. Churchwell, M.D.

COMPANY: Vanderbilt School of Medicine

EMAIL ADDRESS: andre.churchwell@vanderbilt.edu

PHONE NUMBER: 615.322.7498

MAILING ADDRESS: Office for Diversity Affairs, 319 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37232-0190

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:

• Chief Diversity Officer for VUMC, the Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair and Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences. In 1984, he became the first African-American Chief Resident of medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital.

• He was elected in 2012 to serve as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges). Since 2011, he has served on the Editorial Board of the Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology: A Journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society. In 2013, he helped create The Hurst-Logue-Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University School of Medicine and was elected the first President of HLWCFS. And most recently, in 2014, he was named one of the “Top 15 Most Influential African-American Health Educators” by Black Health Magazine.

• Faculty staff at Emory, where he served as the first director of diversity for the medical school from 1985 to 1991. Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows. In addition to maintaining his clinical duties, Churchwell keeps busy on numerous boards and committees both on the Vanderbilt campus and across the nation.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS:

• Patients’ Choice Award (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• On-Time Doctor Award (2014)

• Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• Top 10 Doctor—State (2014)

• Churchwell received the J. Willis Hurst Award for Best Clinical Teacher in 1991 from Emory and in 2004 he was named the Emory University School of Medicine Resident Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award winner. For the past 10 years he has been named one of the nation’s top cardiologists in “The Best Doctors in America.”

• In 1986, while at Emory, he was also named Most Outstanding House Officer, made an honorary Morehouse Medical School class member and he received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Medical Faculty Development Award.

• In 2010, he was awarded The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Along with his physician brothers Kevin and Keith, he received the 2011 Trumpet Award for Medicine.

• In 2012 and 2013, The Vanderbilt University Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (OBGAPS) honored Dr. Churchwell with one of the organization’s first Distinguished Faculty Awards. He was also recognized with an American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award. From 2010-2013, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality. And in 2014, he was honored as one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Medical Educators by Black Health Magazine.

NAME: Rosetta Miller Perry

COMPANY: The Tennessee Tribune Newspaper

EMAIL ADDRESS: rperry8049@aol.com

PHONE NUMBER: 515.321.3268

MAILING ADDRESS: The Tennessee Tribune Building, 1501 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208-3608

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Professional Colleague

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Dr. André L. Churchwell, one of five children (3 physicians including twins) born of a school teacher and pioneer Black journalist, was born and raised in East Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated third out of 310 students from East High School, entered Vanderbilt School of Engineering and graduated magna cum laude in 1975.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Dr. André Churchwell is a noted recognized national leader in the recruitment and graduation of medical students and residents underrepresented in medicine. The Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students selected André L. Churchwell, M. D. with one of their first Distinguished Faculty Awards in both 2012 and 2013.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Dr. André Churchwell is a past recipient of the American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award and was awarded the Professional Research Consultant’s Five-Star Excellence Award, putting him in the nation’s top 10 percent nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality from 2010-2013.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Dr. André Churchwell helped create the Hurst-Logue-Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University in 2013 and was elected its first President. He was the southern representative for the Group of Diversity and Inclusion for the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2012.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: Churchwell graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude in 1975. He won the Biomedical Engineering Student Program Award that same year. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1979 and later completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals in Atlanta.

• Emory University

Residency, Internal Medicine

• Emory University

Residency, Radiology

• Grady Health System

Internship, Internal Medicine

• Harvard Medical School Medical School

Dr. Churchwell has had a tremendous influence on young African American physicians who he has taught and mentored who will definitely have a major impact in the health care industry in this country. As an outstanding physician, a scholar, a teacher and innovator he has made major influences on what he has accomplished and these students, as they flourish in their respective careers throughout the nation, will make a significant impact in the health care industry. His students will be proactive in their career path and develop the same passion and aptitude for service as he has shown throughout his career. Dr. Churchwell’s experience, dedication and influence as a mentor will lead to more proactive, resourceful and aggressive young physicians in the Health Care Industry.

Dr. Churchwell served as the first President of the The J. Willis Hurst, R. Bruce Logue, and Nanette K. Wenger Cardiovascular Society, created to connect Emory cardiology alumni to each other and to current cardiology faculty. The group’s purpose is to provide networking opportunities for alumni, promote alumni accomplishments and encourage further investment and support of Emory cardiology’s mission. This society is important because historically, heart disease was known as a ‘man’s’ disease. Now, research will help millions of women with heart disease. Dr. Churchwell had a major impact in the establishment of this program.

Many of the awards that Dr. Churchwell received over the course of his career involved programs critical to health equity for all citizens and this, in and of itself, has the most significant and lasting contributions to our health care industry.

Curriculum Vitae

Office Address: Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

1215 21st Avenue South, Suite 5200 Medical Center East, South Tower Nashville, TN 37232-2318

Phone: (615) 936-5784

Fax: (615) 936-7741

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Office for Diversity Affairs 305 Light Hall Nashville, TN 37232-0260

Phone: (615) 322-7498

Fax: (615) 322-0985

E-mail Address: andre.churchwell@vanderbilt.edu

Date of Birth: December 27, 1953

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee

Marital Status: Married, Doreatha Henderson Churchwell

Children: Crystal Churchwell, 1985; André Churchwell Jr., 1987

Home Address: 9189 Brushboro Ct Brentwood, TN 37027

Phone: (615) 371-3237

1971-1975 B.S. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (Biomedical Engineering)

1975-1979 M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1979-1982 Medical Internship/Residency Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA (J. Willis, Hurst, M.D., Director of House-staff Training Program)

1982-1984 Cardiology Fellow Emory University School of Medicine (J. Willis Hurst, M.D. and R.C. Schlant, M.D., Co-Directors)

1984-1985 Chief Medical Resident Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA

1985-1986 Nuclear Cardiology Fellow Emory University School of Medicine

1991 Medical License, State of Tennessee #MD021542

1993 Medical License, State of Kentucky #30042

1982 Diplomate, ABIM-Internal Medicine

1987 Diplomate, ABIM-Cardiovascular Diseases

1993 Diplomate, American Association for Nuclear Cardiology

1991 NRC Licensed for Handling Radioisotopes for Cardiovascular Studies, State of Tennessee

1986-1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Instructor, Department of Radiology (Nuclear Cardiology)

Emory University School of Medicine

1991-1994 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1994-2006 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007 Associate Dean for Diversity in Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2006-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1991-Present Staff Cardiologist, St. Thomas Hospital

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Meharry Medical College

2008-2013 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2011-Present Associate Dean for Diversity in Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, and Faculty Affairs

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2013-Present Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2014-Present Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1991-2006 St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN

1997-2016

Livingston Regional Hospital, Livingston, TN

1998-Present Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

1999-2010 Bedford County Medical Center, Shelbyville, TN

1999-2016 Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville, KY

2005-2017 Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, TN

1993-1999 Member, Executive Council on Intraoperative Echocardiography, American Society of Echocardiography

1995-1996 President, Nashville Cardiovascular Society

1997-1999 Board of Directors, Association of Black Cardiologists

1982-Present Associate Member, American College of Physicians

1991-Present Member, American Society of Echocardiology

1992-Present Member, Association of Black Cardiologists

1993-Present Fellow, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

1993-Present Fellow, American College of Cardiology

2010-2012 Member, AAMC National Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI), Southeast Representative

2009-2011 Member, Tennessee Heart and Vascular Health Disparities Coalition

2011-2012 Cardiology Consultant, National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID)

2011-Present Founding Board Member, United States Unit of the International Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair in Bioethics

2012 Member of Development Team, AAMC National Meeting

2013-2015 Member, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Diversity Committee

2015-Present Member, AAMC Alignment Sub-committee of the Advisory Committee for the Advancing Holistic Review Initiative (AHRI).

2017 Member, American Medical Association (AMA).

1985 Member, Emory-Georgia Tech Committee to Develop Formal Joint Center

1986-1989 Director, Minority Affairs for Emory University School of Medicine

1988-1989 Member, Dean Selection Committee, Emory University

1988-1990 Member, Master/Ph.D. Thesis Committee, Georgia Institute of Technology

1985-1991 Advisor, Emory-Georgia Teach Biomedical Technology Research Center

1990-1991 Co-Director, Emory-Georgia Tech Joint Ph.D. Committee in Bioengineering

1990-1991 Advisor, Minority Affairs for Emory University School of Medicine

2007 Member, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Outreach Committee

2007 Member, Criminal Background Evaluation Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007 Designer, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Tie and Scarf

2007-2008 Member, Dean’s Search Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2008 Organizer, Discovery Lecture Series: Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., “Health and Health Care Disparities: Causes, Consequences, and the Will to Conquer”

2008 Member, Chief of Cardiology Search Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2009 Co-Founder, David Satcher Lectureship in the Master of Public Health Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2009 Member, Liver/Kidney Transplant Dean Search Committee, Vanderbilt Medical Center

2010 Director, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Curriculum 2.0 Work Group

2011 Member, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chairman Search Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2012 Co-Developer, Hurst, Logue, and Wenger Cardiovascular Society at Emory University School of Medicine

2008-2012 Member, Development Leadership Team, Office of Inclusion Health Equity Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital

2011-2012 Member, Chair of Pediatrics Search Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2005-2011 Member, Dean’s Advisory Committee, Emory University

2007-2016 Associate Dean for Diversity in Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007-Present Member, Executive Faculty Council, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

2007-Present Member, Vanderbilt Medical Center Medical Board

2007-Present Member, Vanderbilt Educational Enterprise Committee

2007 Member, Vanderbilt, Graduate Medical Education Committee

2007-Present Member, Candy Robinson Society Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2008-Present Advisor, Vanderbilt Minority Housestaff for Academic and Medical Advancement at Vanderbilt (MHAMA)

2009-Present Member, M.P.H. Diversity Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2009-2011 Chair, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Diversity Committee

2010 Member, Council on Vanderbilt University Medical Center Service Improvement

2010-Present Co-Creator, Program for Patient and Family Experience Improvement Council, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2010 Member, Dean’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Concept Development Committee

2012-Present Member, Advisory Board for the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital

2012-Present Co-Creator, LGBTI Program in Office for Diversity, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2012 Member, Cardiac Surgery Chair Search Committee

2013 Design Day Judge for BME 240 (Senior Design Class)

2014 Member, Pharmacology Chair Search Committee

2015 Advisor, Engineers in Medicine Project (P-2M), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2015 Leadership Team, MIDP (Medical Innovation & Design Program), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2015-2016 Member, Chancellor’s Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Accountability Sub-committee

2016 Design Day Judge for BME 240 (Senior Design Class)

2016-Present Chief Diversity Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

2017 Member, Jeff Balser, MD (VUMC CEO) Management Team

2017-Present Co-Chair of Search Committee for the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity, Vanderbilt University

2017-Present Clinical Enterprise Group, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2018 Member, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Chair Search Committee

2019 Member, Orthopaedics Chair Search Committee

2019-Present Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, Vanderbilt University

1988 Site Officer, Howard University Minority Medical/Robert Wood Johnson Grant Application Foundation

1990 Site Officer, Fisk University Minority Medical/Robert Wood Johnson Grant Application Foundation

1990-1991 Reviewer, Journal of American College of Cardiology

1994-1995 Member, Editorial Board of Heart Disease and Stoke, American Heart Association

1997-2002 Managing Partner/President, Page-Campbell L.L.C.

2002-2006 Director of Strategic Planning, Page-Campbell L.L.C.

2004-2008 Cigna National Physician Advisory Board

2010 Member of Advisory Committee, 2010 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card

2010 Member, CEO of Nashville Metro General Hospital Search Committee

2011 Member of Understanding Interventions Planning Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Foundation, NIH, and HHMI

2011-Present Associate Editor for Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Journal of the BMES

2015-2018 Editorial Board, Aorta (Official Journal of the Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital)

2017-Present Board Member, W. Montegue Cobb/NMA Health Institute

2018 Contributor, Social Mission Metrics Initiative. George Washington University.

2019-Present Member, National Academies Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

2019-Present Member, ACC Diversity & Inclusion Stakeholders’ Summit: A HighLevel Critique of Diversity in Medical School and Post-Graduate Training

1971-1975 Academic Scholarship, General Motors

1975 Student Marshall, Vanderbilt University Commencement

1975 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Vanderbilt University

1975 Outstanding Graduate Award, Department of Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University

1975 Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society

1986 Alpha Omega Alpha, Emory University School of Medicine

1986 Most Outstanding House Officer, Emory University School of Medicine

1986 Honorary Class Member, Morehouse Medical School

1987 Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society

1991 J. Willis Hurst Best Clinical Teacher Award

1999 Outstanding Achievement in Medicine and Cardiology, Nashville Club of the Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

2004 Distinguished Achievement Award, Emory University School of Medicine

Resident & Alumni Association (Inaugural Award)

2005 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Vanderbilt University

2010

Distinguished Alumnus, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering

2010 Diversity Award to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Association of Black Cardiologist

2010-Present Five-Star Excellence Award-Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

2011 Trumpet Award for Medicine, Trumpet Awards Foundation

2011 Nominated for Credo Award, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2011-2012 Distinguished Faculty Award, Vanderbilt Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students

2012 Tennessee African American History Calendar, AT&T Sponsored

2012 American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award

1996-Present Listed, The Best Doctors in America-Midwest Region

2013 President (first awarded) of the Hurst, Logue, Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society of Emory University School of Medicine

2014 Top 15 Most Influential African American Medical Educators, Black Health Magazine

2015-Present Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Chair, an endowed appointment for Vanderbilt Faculty in recognition of efforts in the area of diversity (Inaugural Award)

2016 Fellow Induction: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

2017 Pioneer in Diversity Award, Vanderbilt University

2017 Medical & Science Leadership Award, Mt. Zion 25th Anniversary Community Awards Gala

2018 Official Representative of Vanderbilt University at Inauguration of Lawrence S. Bacow as President of Harvard University.

2018-2020 Listed among Top Hospitals for Diversity by BlackDoctor.org (BDO).

2020 Nashville Fashion Week Style Icon Award.

2020 Member, Academy for Excellence in Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

1986-1991 Teaching Cardiology Fellows, Residents, and Students on Cardiology Service, Emory University School of Medicine

1986-1991 Noon Resident Conference, Crawford Long Hospital

1986-1991 Teaching Housestaff, Grady memorial Hospital’s Inpatient

1986-1991 Junior Student Preceptor, Grady Memorial Hospital

1986-1991 Present Research Data, Wednesday Cardiology Faculty Research Conference at Emory University School of Medicine

1991-1996 Weekly Cardiology Pathophysiology Lecturer for Third Year Medical Students, Meharry Medical College

1991-2006 Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt Housestaff and Nurse Practitioners at St. Thomas Hospital

2006-Present Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt Housestaff and Nurse Practitioners at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Spring 2011 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Blood Pressure Monitor Re-Calibration, Students: Ross Hamilton, Haniff Mohd Nor, Lei Qu, and David Lee

2011 Advising and teaching senior Biomedical Engineering undergraduates

Spring 2012 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project; Title: CALLDOC (Phone Tracking Device), Students: Andre Stevenson, Vasanth Kuppuswamy, Weller Emmons, and Gayathri Prabhakar

2011-Present Co-Leader and Co-Creator, Vanderbilt University Biomedical Engineering Grand Rounds Design Seminar

Spring 2014 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Night Rider Glasses I; Students: Michael S. Meyer, Christopher A. Preziosi, Brian S. Walsh

Spring 2015 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Night Rider Glasses II; Students: Katherine Dickey, Laura Blackburn, Sara Bowman

Spring 2016

BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Medical Rounds Communications System; Students: Nick Blair, Maria Linn, Courtney Mason, Chaoqi (Chase) Mu, Hayley Ryskoski

1987

1988

1988-1989

Graduate Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: Bradley Scott Newton, Masters Thesis: “Blood Flow Evaluation Using an Intracoronary Doppler Catheter.”

Graduate Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: E. J. Hynds, Masters Thesis; “The Development and Testing of a Balloon Catheter to Occlude Ventricular Septal Defects.”

Graduate Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: Frank Loth, Doctoral Candidate in Mechanical Engineering: “Evaluation of Velocity Profiles Downstream of Intracoronary Doppler Catheter with Attention Towards Optimum Catheter Design.”

1986-1990

Post-Doctoral Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: Steven Jones, Ph.D., “Coronary Artery Fluid Mechanics.”

2011-2016

2013

2014

2014

2014

Cheekwood Museum & Botanical Gardens, Board of Trustees (Nashville, TN)

Personal Suit included in Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Exhibit: “Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion.” April – August 2013. (Providence, RI)

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology: “I am Dandy,” A Panel on Dandyism Today. Speakers: André Churchwell, MD, et. al. March 15, 2014 (New York, NY)

Art Exhibit: André Churchwell, MD. Brentwood Public Library. April 2014. (Brentwood, TN)

Art Exhibit: André Churchwell, MD. The University Club of Nashville. November 2014.

2015 Teaching art to elementary school students, Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School. January 2015 (Nashville, TN)

2015 Included as Photographic Subject: “Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity.” Photographer, Rose Callahan. Museum of Contemporary Photography. April-July 2015 (Chicago, IL)

2015-Present Cumberland University, Board of Trustees (Lebanon, TN)

2015 Included in Editorial Feature: “What do you wear when you want to look your best?” Esquire Magazine. September 2015.

2017 Lecture on the African American Spiritual at Christ Episcopal Church Nashville, Tennessee

2017 VUSM African American and Disadvantaged Student Pipeline Program. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium on “The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine.” November 20, 2017.

2018 Lecture on history of Men’s Dress in the Twentieth Century, at the Second Business to Business After Hours Social Engagement in Greenville, South Carolina, May 3, 2018.

2018-Present Member, Board of the Equal Chance for Education Foundation.

2018 Unconscious Bias Discussion to Women on Track. Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

2018 Update on Office for Diversity Affairs. VUMC Administrative Health Fellows

2018 Black History Month Panel Discussion. Cumberland University.

2018 “The Inside View: A film on the experiences of an African-American East Nashvillian who lived during the integration of the Metropolitan Nashville School System”. Contributor. Nashville Film Festival Finalist 2018.

2018-Present Vanderbilt Community Circle (VC2) Collaborator. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

2017-2018 Vanderbilt University Medical Center. CTSA Grant to create a graphic novel to address hypertension in African American male youth, $5,000.

1986-1987

1986-1991

1988-1991

1990-1991

2008-2009

2017-2018

Evaluation of the Solid Mechanics of the Pericardium, American Heart Association Georgia Affiliate, $18,000, 20% Co-Collaborator

Minority Faculty Development Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $257,932, 80%

Coronary Artery Fluid Mechanics, Emory -Georgia Tech Biomedical Technology Research Center, $29,700, 30%

Ultrasonic Characterization of Atherosclerotic Arteries, Emory-Georgia Biomedical Technology Research Center, $17,000, 20% Co-Investigators

Prevention and Treatment of Heart Failure in Davidson County, TN Alliance Foundation Revolution in Healthcare Project, MeharryVanderbilt Alliance Grant, $25,000, 10% Co-Principal Investigator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center. CTSA Grant to create a graphic novel to address hypertension in African American male youth, $5,000.

Summer 1989

Summer 1989

Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program at Emory University School of Medicine, NIH Division of Research, $3,000, 10%

Minority Summer Program, Emory University School of Medicine, $24,000, 30%

1990-1993

Joint Morehouse College and Emory University School of Medicine’s Minority Summer Program, NIH-HCOP Public Service Grant, $560,000, 30% Principal Investigator

1. Felner JM, Churchwell AL, Murphy DR. Right atrial thromboemboli: clinical echocardiography and pathophysiologic manifestations. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1984;4:10411051.

2. Pettigrew RI, Ziffer JA, Churchwell AL, Parks WJ, Baron M. Fast radiant echo imaging at 0.5T: assessment of cardiac function and valvular dysfunction. Dynamic Cardiovascular Imaging. 1987;1:220-226.

3. Eisner R, Churchwell A, Noever T, Nowak D, Cloninger K, Dunn D, Carlson W, Oates J, Jones J, Morris D, Lieberman H, Patterson R. Quantitative analysis of the tomographic thallium-201 myocardial bullseye display: Critical role of correcting for patient motion. JNucl Med. 1988;29:91-97.

4. Eisner R, Tamas M, Cloninger G, Shonkoff D, Oates J, Gober A, Dunn D, Alko J, Churchwell A, Patterson R. The normal SPECT thallium-201 bullseye display: Gender differences. J Nucl Med. 1988;9:1901-1909.

5. Little T, Crenshaw M, Lieberman H, Battey L, Warner, Churchwell AL, Eisner R, Morris D, Patterson R. Effects of time required for reperfusion (thrombolysis or angioplasty, or both) and location of acute myocardial infarction on left ventricular functional reserve capacity several months later. American Journal of Cardiology. 1991;67(9):797-805.

6. Benkeser PJ, Churchwell AL, Lee CK, Abouelnasr DM. Resolution limitations in intravascular ultrasound imaging. Journal of American Society of Echocardiography. 1993;6:158-165.

7. Weintraub WS, Boccuzzi SJ, Klein JL, Kosinski AS, King SB, Ivanhoe R, Cedarholm JC, Stillabower ME, Talley JD, DeMaio SJ, O’Neill WW, Frazier JE, Cohen -Bernstein CL, Robbins DC, Brown CL, Alexander RW, The Lovastatin Restenosis Trial Study Group. Lack of effect of lovastation on restenosis coronary angioplasty. NE J Med. 1994;331:1331-1337.

8. Orr AL, Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Jennings HS, Petracek MR, Vansant, JP. Gadolinium utilization in the MR evaluation of cardiac paraganglioma. Clinical Imaging. 1997;21:404-406.

9. Churchwell AL, Schaffner W. Facing down the triple threat of influenza and pneumococcal disease in African Americans: Focusing on prevention. J Natl Med Assn 2011; 103:278-280.

10. Taylor-Clarke K, Henry-Okafor Q, Murphy C, Keyes M, Rothman R, Churchwell A, Mensah GA, Sawyer D, Sampson UK. Assessment of commonly available education materials in heart failure clinics. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2012;27(6):485-494.

11. Churchwell AL. Hearing Voices. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2013: 40 (2) 123-124.

12. Walker M, Churchwell AL. Clinical Immersion and BME Design Education: “Engineering Grand Rounds.” Cardiovasc Eng Tech (2016) 7:1.

13. Churchwell, AL. “Tony and Me.” Texas Heart Institute Journal. August 2018.

14. Walker MW, Morgan VL, King MR, Rosenbloom ST, Schuele CM, Miller BM, Churchwell AL, Omary RA. Cultivating Physician-Engineers as Clinical Innovation Influencers: The Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP). Cel Mol Bioeng (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12195-018-0528-9.

15. Pregnall, A.M., Churchwell, AL, Ehrenfeld, J.M. A Call for LGBTQ Content in Graduate Medical Education Program Requirements. Academic medicine. 2020: Vol.Publish Ahead of Print. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003581

16. Kuhn AW, Grusky AZ, Cash CR, Carson EW, Churchwell, AL, Mataya MJ, Diamond AB. Disparities and Inequities in Youth Sports: A Narrative Review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Submitted: 2 September 2020.

17. Kuhn AW, Churchwell AL, Hanna ES. The Development of a Current Events and Dialogue Forum at a Large U.S. Academic Medical Center Perspectives on Medical Education. Submitted: 2020.

18. Wilkins CH, Friedman EC, Churchwell AL, Slayton JM, Jones, PO, Pulley J, Kripalani SB. A Systems Approach to Addressing Covid-19 Health Inequities. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery. Vol. 2 Issue 1. January 2021.

1. Thomas J, Potts J, Churchwell AL. The electrocardiogram and clinical correlations. Nashville: Meharry Medical College; 1999.

2. Soto-Greene ML, Amador J, Boyd C, Churchwell AL, Gibson S, Navarro R, Nyquist A, Padilla D, Plummer D, Rodriguez T, Romero-Leggott V. Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine: A Strategic Planning Guide. Association of American Medical Colleges; April 2013.

3. Churchwell, AL. The Other Side: A Collection of Writings and Drawings. Published in May 2018.

4. Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; Health and Medicine Division; Cato T. Laurencin, Editor; Cedric M. Bright and Camara P. Jones, Rapporteurs. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: P roceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies Press; 2020.

1. Churchwell AL. Figure 3-1. Mathematical explanation of why a circumferential bandage exerts maximum pressure at the radial and ulnar borders of an extremity. In: Mulliken JB. Guidelines for a scientific approach of the injured hand in acute hand injuries: a multispecialty approach. Edited by Francis G. Wolfort. 1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, & Company; 1980. p.3-46.

2. Colton JS, Hynds EJ, Churchwell AL. Balloon catheter closure of post infarction ventricular septal defects. In: Advances in bioengineering (#G00457). 109th Winter Annual Meeting of ASME; 1988. p.11-14.

3. Churchwell AL. In: Lutz J, Hurst J, Hurst J Jr. The heart: pre-test self-assessment and review. 7thed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1990.

4. Churchwell AL. Ventricular aneurysm due to myocardial infarction. In: Hurst JW. Current therapy in cardiovascular disease. 4th ed. Philadelphia: B.C. Decker, Inc; 1993.

5. Churchwell AL Ventricular aneurysm due to myocardial infarction. In: Hurst JW. Current therapy in cardiovascular disease. 3rd ed,4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 1994. p.182186.

6. Churchwell AL. In: Hurst JW, Cain JC. LBJ

To Know Him Better. LBJ Foundation; 1995.

1. Churchwell AL. Evaluation of pulmonary venous flow by transesophagealechocardiography. JACC. 1991;18(1):72-74.

2. Churchwell AL. Indications for surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis. Heart Disease and Stroke. 1994;3(6):351-354.

3. Churchwell AL, Schaffer W. Facing down the triple threat of influenza and pneumococcal disease in African Americans: focusing on prevention. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2011;103:278-280.

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5. Churchwell, AL. Essays: Daily Devotion. Yale Journal of Humanities in Medicine (http://yjhm.yale.edu/). 05 Jun 2013.

6. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Eclectic Dad Shared All of What He Was. The Tennessean. 16 June 2013.

7. Churchwell Al. Editorial Page: Visit to Italy Brings home U.S. soldiers’ sacrifice. The Tennessean. 25 August 2013

8. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Strong Work Ethic Pays Off for Entire Life. The Tennessean. 17 January 2014.

9. Bursztajn HJ, Churchwell AL, et. al (UNESCO). Cited: UN Group Compares Boycott of Israeli Academics to Nazi Practice. The Jewish Press. 4 February 2014.

10. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Bennett’s Voice Shows ‘Life is Beautiful. ’ The Tennessean. 3 April 2014

11. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Reunions: Signposts along Life’s Highway. The Tennessean. 4 July 2014

12. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Ponder 2014 and Reflect on Goals for 2015. The Tennessean. 31 December 2014.

13. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Mentors change people's lives and careers forever. The Tennessean. 19 September 2015.

14. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: A doctor’s view: Take vacation to rest, relax, recover. The Tennessean. 11 July 2016.

15. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Ode to 1917, a celebration of Dad’s 100th birthday. The Tennessean. 6 September 2017

16. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Mom is now reunited with Dad. Our memories will sustain us. The Tennessean. 23 February 2020.

17. Frist WH, Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Discrimination and Disparities in Health: Examination of racial inequality in Nashville. The Tennessean. 31 July 2020.

1. Eisner RL, Fajman WA, Noever T, Nowak D, Churchwell AL, Oates JA, Pettigrew RI, Dunn D, Cloninger K, Patterson RE. Factors influencing the accuracy of Thallium -201 SPECT imaging. RSNA. 1986.

2. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Danels W, Smith H III, Baron M. Dynamic studies of cardiac valvular disease using new fast multiphase MR imaging technique. Radiology. 1986;161:199.

3. Pettigrew RI, Danels W, Churchwell AL, Van Dijk P, Baron, M. Initial clinical experience with a fast multiphase MRI technique in the study of cardiovascular flow & dynamics. SOC Mag Res Med 5th Annual Mtg. Book of Abstracts. 1986;1101-1102.

4. Eisner RL Churchwell AL, Oates J, Noever T, Nowak D, Dunn D, Cloninger K, Carlson W, Jones J, Morris DC, Patterson RE, Liberman HA. Improvement in the accuracy of SPECT myocardial imaging by correcting for patient motion. Japan SocNucl Med. November 1986.

5. Patterson RE, Shonkoff D, Churchwell AL, Gober A, Neckman C, Dunn D, Cloninger KG, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Morris DC, Eisner RL. How frequent is “silent ischemia” during exercise SPECT thallium-201. J Nucl Med. 1987;38:589.

6. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Liberman HA, Battey LL, Morris DC, Eisner RL, Patterson RE. NMR imaging to assess the effects of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator on acute myocardialinfarction. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:591.

7. Eisner RL, Shonkoff D, Cloninger KG, Tamas JM, Oates J, Gober A, Dunn D, Malko J, Nowak D, Churchwell AL, Patterson RE.SPECT thallium-201 bullseye display: comparison of male & female subjects with low probability of disease. J Nucl Med 1987;28:642.

8. Eisner RL, Churchwell AL, Dunn D, Shonkoff D, Cloninger KG, Noever T, Oates J, Tamas MJ, Gover A, Plankey M, Nowak DG, Patterson RE. Motion during SPECT thallium-201 acquisition: frequency & effects. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:642.

9. Cedarholm JC, Martin SE, Greene R, Oates J, Dunn D, Jones J, Alfieris G, Churchwell AL, Liberman HA, Eisner RL, Patterson RE. Can SPECT thallium-201 determine the physiological significance ofa coronary stenosis? J Nucl Med. 1987;28:666-667

10. Shonkoff D, Eisner RL, Gober A, Tamas MJ, Oates J, Dunn D, Churchwell AL, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Morris DC, Patterson RE. What quantitative criteria should be used o read defects on theSPECT thallium-201 bullseye display in men? ROC analysis. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:674-75.

11. Cloninger KG, Eisner RL, Oates J, Noever T, Dunn D, Morris DC, Liberman HA, Churchwell AL, Patterson RE. Specificity of SPECT thallium-201 myocardial imaging in women: improvement by adjustingfor breast attenuation. J Am Coll Cardio Presented at Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans. March 1987.

12. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Parks J, Daniels W, Smith H III, Baron M. Dynamic studies of cardiac valvular disease using new fast multiphase MR imaging. Presented at Radiology Soc, of North Am., Oak Brook, IL. 1987;161:199.

13. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Liberman HA, Battey LL, Morris DC, Eisner RL, Patterson RE. NMR imaging to assess the effects of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator on acute MI. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:591.

14. Smith H III, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Bordy SL, Donohue B, Churchwell AL, Morris DC. Acute MI associated with cocaine use. JACC. 1987;9(2):25A.

15. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Danels W, Brummer M, Knopf W, Rkins J, Cobbs BW, Robinson P, Walter P, Baron M. Fast multiphase mag resin imaging to detect mitral regurgitation in MVP: correlation with dimensional echocardiolography. Circulation. 1987;74:318.

16. Pettigrew RI, Ziffer JA, Eisner RL, Churchwell AL. Short access patterson of myocardial wall thickening in normal and ischemic heart disease states. Presented at Annual Meeting of Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. August 1988.

17. Pettigrew RI, Ziffer JA, Eisner RL, Churchwell AL. Cine MR assessment of myocardial wall thickness & systolic thickening versus wall motion in ischemic heart disease. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. November 1988.

18. Churchwell AL, Abouelnasr DM, Giddens DP, Jones SA. Fluid dynamic differences between smooth and irregular coronary stenoses: their implications in lesion progression. Presented at World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering. San Antonio, TX. August 1988.

19. Abouelnasr DM, Churchwell AL, Giddens DP, Jones SA. In vitro assessment of the 20 MHz intracoronary ultrasound doppler velocity (IDV) catheter. Physics in Medicine & Biology, Vol 33, 1988. Presented at World Congress On Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering. San Antonio, TX. August 1988.

20. Abouelnasr DM, Churchwell AL, Giddens DP, Jones SA. Intracoronary doppler velocity catheter measurements do not measure average coronary flow velocity. Supplement II Circulation Vol. 80. No. 4, 1989. Presented to the 62nd Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. May 1989.

21. Abouelnasr DM, Churchwell AL, Giddens DP, Jones SA. Flow patterns downstream of coronary stenoses are affected by lesion location and distal artery branches. Accepted to The First Word Congress on Bio-Mechanics. La Jolla, CA. August 31-September 4, 1990.

22. Heymann R, Eisner RL, Little T, Aaron AR, Liberman HA, Churchwell AL, Battey LL, Morris DC, Patterson RE. How much redistribution of a defect on tomographic thallium201 can occur “normally” in a prior myocardial Infarction when there is no evidence of ischemia? ACC Mtg. March 1991, Atlanta, GA.

23. Patterson RE, Eisner RL, Shonkoff D, Cloninger KG, Cedarholm J, Martin SE, Gober A, Dunn D, Churchwell AL, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Morris DC. Exercise induced ischemia may remain silent because it involves a smaller mass of the left ventricle. J AMColl Cardio. 1991;17(A):81.

24. Brown WM III, Jay JL, Gott JP, Pan-Chi, Dorsey LM, Churchwell AL, Guyton RA. Placement of aortic valve bioprosthesis in sheep via a left thoracotomy. ASAIO Trans. 1991;37(3):445-446.

25. Benkeser PJ, Churchwell AL, Lee CK, Abouelnasr DM. Resolution limitations in intervascular ultrasound imaging. J Am SocEchocardiogr. 1993;6(2):158-165.

26. Churchwell AL. Effect of positioning of LV function. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2003;12(4):2-13.

27. Sampson UK, Fazio S, Patton JW, Sillesen A, Wake A, Churchwell AL, Callahan AS. The potential role of carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) accretion rate in evaluating risk of early atherogensis. ACC Meeting. March 2010, Atlanta, GA.

28. Murphy C, Taylor-Clarke K, Churchwell AL, Callahan F, Okafor H, Rothman R, Sawyer D, Sampson UK. Potential impact of poor patient education materials on cardiovascular outcomes. ACC Meeting. March 2010, Atlanta, GA.

29. Wariboko MA, Taylor-Clarke K, Patton JW, Fazio S, Churchwell AL, Callahan AS, Sampson UKA. Social Capital, Community Participation, and Cardiovascular (CV) risk Modulation in Vulnerable Populations: Lessons from the Mount Zion Baptist Church (MZBC) Pilot Experience. Association of Black Cardiologists 23rd Annual Scientific Sessions 2010 (oral presentation).

30. Brady D, Churchwell AL. Addressing Diversity in GME: Challenges and Perspectives ACGME Annual Educational Conference. March 2012.

31. Walker M, Churchwell AL. Engineering Grand Rounds Between Resource Rich and Resource Poor Environments (Keynote Speaker). Biomedical Engineering Society Conference. October 2016, Minneapolis, MN.

32. Walker M, Churchwell AL, Moran V, Rosenbloom T, Miller B, Omary R. A Novel Educational Model for Physician-Engineers Convergence: The Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP) Session. Biomedical Engineering Society Conference October 2017, Phoenix, AZ.

33. Berkman, J., Markwalter, D., Trumbo, P., Kostelanetz, S., Churchwell, A.L., Miller, B.M. Creating a Social Mission Statement for a Medical School. Poster presented at Beyond Flexner 2018 Conference. April 2018. Atlanta, Ga.

34. Ehrenfeld, J.M., Churchwell, A.L., Zimmerman, D.R. (2018, June). Building an Academic Program for LGBTI Health: A Patient-Centered Approach to Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

35. Churchwell, A.L., Deas, D., Reves, J., Singleton, M.H., Johnson, N., Clyburn, B., de Arellano, M.A. (2018, June). Building Graduate Medical Education (GME) Diversity. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

36. Churchwell, A L., Hiltz, A., Hudson, J., (2018, June). Building Diversity and Inclusion

Through Symbols at an Academic Medical Center. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

37. Churchwell, A.L., Wilkins, C., Hiltz, A., Youngblood, M., Austin, J., Stead, W. (2018, June). VUMC Diversity and Inclusion Intentionality Tool. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

38. Churchwell, A.L., Vinson, K.N., Noland, B.A. (2018, June). Building a Climate and Culture of Diversity and Inclusion by an Intentional Process. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

1. Invited: The Challenge Ahead Morehouse Pre-College Banquet. July 1986. Atlanta, GA.

2. Invited: Emory University School of Medicine Course on Quantitative Thallium Myocardial Tomorgraphy. August 1986-1990. Atlanta, GA.

3. Invited: Cardiology Update Meetings St. Thomas Hospital. 1990. Nashville, TN.

4. Invited: Co-Chairman of the Booker Symposium The Association of Black Cardiologists. August 4, 2001. Nashville, TN.

5. Invited: Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration St. Thomas Hospital. January 2006. Nashville, TN.

6. Invited: Vanderbilt Valve Symposium. October 2007. Nashville, TN.

7. Invited: Vanderbilt Valve Symposium. October 2009. Nashville, TN.

8. Invited: Nashville Area Indian Health Services. 2008. Nashville, TN.

9. Invited: Management of the Post MI Patient Nashville Area Indian Health Services. July 2009. Nashville, TN.

10. Invited: Diversity at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Past, Present, and Future Vanderbilt Student National Medical Association for Black History Month. February 22, 2010. Nashville, TN.

11. Invited: GME Diversity AAMC Group on Diversity Lecture. November 2008. St. Antonio, TX.

12. Invited: The Vanderbilt Medical Center Diversity Plan AAMC Group on Diversity Lecture. November 2009. Washington D.C.

13. Invited: Churchwell and Emory: A Life’s Journey Viewed through the Lens of Diversity Hamilton Holmes III Lecture at Emory University School of Medicine. March 16, 2011. Atlanta, GA.

14. Invited: Men’s Health: Caring For the Men in Your Life Meharry First Lady Luncheon Lecture. May 20, 2011. Nashville, TN.

15. Invited: White Coat Ceremony Meharry Medical College. August 19, 2011. Nashville, TN.

16. Invited: How to Improve Fairness, Access, and Inclusiveness in Graduate Admissions Processes 4th Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers, Sponsored by NSF, NIH, AAAS, and HHMI. May 2011.

17. Invited: Cardiovascular Health Disparities Regional SNMA Meeting. March 2012. Nashville, TN.

18. Invited: Don Giddens Retirement Symposium Emory/Georgia Tech. April 2012. Atlanta, GA.

19. Invited: Humans, Humility, Humanity, and Medicine Vanderbilt University History

115F Freshman Seminar on the Social History of American Medicine. April 2012

Nashville, TN.

20. Invited: Methods and Techniques to Foster a Diverse GME Workforce National AAMC Meeting. November 2012. San Francisco, CA.

21. Invited: Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion Exhibit Rhode Island School of Design. April 2013. Providence, RI

22. Invited: Diversity and Leadership as it manifests in the movie “The Band Wagon”

AAMC GDI/GSA Joint Group on Diversity and Inclusion Professional Development Conference. May 2013. Toronto, Canada

23. Invited: Medical Training Science Program (MTSP): A Personal Experience of Emory/Grady Training Program MD/PhD Student Retreat Keynote Address. August 2013. Atlanta, GA.

24. Invited: Reflections on J. Willis Hurst, MD: Hearing Voices 10th Annual J. Willis Hurst History of Medicine Symposium. September 2013. Atlanta, GA.

25. Invited: Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech Montgomery Bell Academy. January 2014. Nashville, TN.

26. Invited: Panel: Institutional Culture: A Steadying Influence in a Sea of Turbulent Changes in Healthcare GDI/GSA/OSR National Meeting. April 2014. San Diego, CA

27. Invited: Transition to Residency: The Challenge of Enhancing GME Diversity

GDI/GSA/OSR National Meeting. April 2014. San Diego, CA.

28. Invited: Renewal: Keynote Address Meharry Medical School Convocation. October 2014. Nashville, TN.

29. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Health Sciences Education Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. February 2015. Nashville, TN.

30. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Faculty Talk on GME Diversity, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. March 2015. Nashville, TN.

31. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage New York Medical College. April 2015. Valhalla, NY.

32. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. September 2015. Nashville, TN.

33. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2015. Nashville, TN.

34. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2015. Nashville, TN.

35. Invited: Lessons from Industry: Diversity & Inclusion are Good for Business and the Academic Health Mission AAMC National Meeting. November 2015. Baltimore, MD.

36. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Newman/Bridge Seminar, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. December 2015. Nashville, TN.

37. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Biomedical Science Advisory Board Meeting Vanderbilt University Medical Center. December 2015. Nashville, TN.

38. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Harvard Medical School. December 2015. Boston, MA.

39. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics Biomedical Engineering Design Class, Vanderbilt University. December 2015. Nashville, TN.

40. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University. January 2016. Nashville, TN.

41. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics Chancellor’s Lecture Series, Vanderbilt University. April 2016. Nashville, TN.

42. Invited: PreMed PreVU Oakwood University. April 2016. Huntsville, AL.

43. Invited: Reflections on J. Willis Hurst, MD: Hearing Voices Harvard Medical School. May 2016. Boston, MA.

44. Invited: VUMC Diversity Update: 2015-2016 (Williamson County Faculty Meeting) Vanderbilt University Medical Center. June 2016. Franklin, TN.

45. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. June 2016. Nashville, TN.

46. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! VUSM Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. July 2016. Nashville, TN.

47. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Workgroup Overview Vanderbilt University Medical Center. July 2016. Nashville, TN.

48. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Workshop on the Learning Environment Vanderbilt University Medical Center. August 2016. Nashville, TN.

49. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! VUSM Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. August 2016. Nashville, TN.

50. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Discovery Lecture Series. Vanderbilt University Medical Center September 2016. Nashville, TN.

51. Invited: PreMed PreVU “Commitment to Diversity” Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

52. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Physician Service Council Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

53. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Executive Diversity Council Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

54. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

55. Invited: Faculty Resilience: A Feature of Faculty Development Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee, Vanderbilt University. December 2016. Nashville, TN.

56. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. March 2017 Nashville, TN.

57. Invited: Reflections on J. Willis Hurst, MD: Hearing Voices Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Louisville. March 2017. Louisville, KY.

58. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. May 2017. Nashville, TN.

59. Invited: Strategic Plans and Activities for Diversity & Inclusion VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. May 2017. Nashville, TN.

60. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Chief Resident Retreat, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. May 2017. Nashville, TN.

61. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. June 2017. Nashville, TN.

62. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Foundations of the Profession Course, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. July 2017. Nashville, TN.

63. Invited: Update on Diversity and Inclusion Activity for CCRN Nurses Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2017. Nashville, TN.

64. Invited: VUSM African American and Disadvantaged Student Pipeline Program The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine. November 2017. Washington, DC.

65. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Belmont University Diversity Week, Belmont University. October 2017. Nashville, TN

66. Invited: Applying BME Design in Medical Research. Special Grand Rounds for the Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. June 2018. Nashville, TN.

67. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics MIDP Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. August 2018. Nashville, TN.

68. Invited: Update on Diversity and Inclusion Activity VUMC Finance Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. August 2018. Nashville, TN.

69. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage VUSM Applicants, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, September 2018e. Nashville, TN.

70. Invited: Reflections on “Hearing Voices” VUMC Cardiology Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. October 2018. Nashville, TN.

71. Invited: Update to VUMC Chairs: Diversity and Inclusion Activity on Sexual Harassment Education/Training, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. October 2018. Nashville, TN.

72. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Belmont University Diversity Week, Belmont University. November 2018. Nashville, TN.

73. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. November 2018. Nashville, TN.

74. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Belmont College of Pharmacy, Belmont University. November 2018. Nashville, TN.

75. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Update 2019 VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. January 2019. Nashville, TN.

76. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Boston Children’s Hospital Diversity Grand Rounds (Black History Month Lecture), Boston Children’s Hospital. February 2019. Boston, MA.

77. Invited: Nashville/VUMC Black History VUMC Student National Medical Association, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. February 2019. Nashville, TN.

78. Invited: Creativity and Other Right-Brained Activity HMS Class of 1979 40th Reunion, Harvard Medical School. June 2019. Boston, MA.

79. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center June 2019. Nashville, TN.

80. Invited: Diversity Update for VHS Entity Leaders Vanderbilt Hospital System (VHS) Leaders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. June 2019. Nashville, TN.

81. Invited: EDI Update for Senior Management Committee Senior Management Committee Meeting, Vanderbilt University. August 2019. Nashville, TN.

82. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics BME Senior Design Class, Vanderbilt University. September 2019. Nashville, TN.

83. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Dean’s Hour, Belmont College of Pharmacy. October 2019. Nashville, TN.

84. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Owen School of Business Marketing/Communication Group November 2019. Nashville, TN.

85. Invited: Identity and Innovation Speaker Series Owen School of Business Black Student Association, Vanderbilt University. February 2020. Nashville, TN.

86. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Update Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. March 2020. Nashville, TN.

87. Invited: Disrupting Everyday Bias Franklin Tomorrow. July 2020. Franklin, TN.

88. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Foundations of the Profession Course, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. July 2020. Nashville, TN.

89. Invited: VUMC Diversity & Inclusion Intentionality Tool VUMC Clinical Enterprise Group, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. August 2020. Nashville, TN.

90. Invited: Disrupting Everyday Bias Society of Trauma Nurses. September 2020. Nashville, TN.

91. Invited: Dr. André Churchwell: A Life’s Journey Science Consortium of Minority Schools 2020 Conference. September 2020. Nashville, TN.

92. Invited: VUMC Diversity & Inclusion Intentionality Tool VUMC Clinical Executive Enterprise Group, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. October 2020. Nashville, TN.

93. Invited: Building Diversity & Inclusion: A Voyage Henry S. Jennings, MD Visiting Lectureship in Medical Humanities, Northeast Georgia Medical Center. October 2020. Gainesville, GA.

94. Invited: VUSM/VUMC Annual Report on Senior Staff Diversity. VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. January 2021.

1. Eisner RL, Fajman WA, Nowver T, Nowak D, Churchwell AL, Oates Jr, Pettigrew RI, Dunn D, Cloninger K, Patterson RE. Factors influencing the accuracy of Thalium-201 SPECT imaging. 1986. Exhibited at Radiological Society of North America.

2. Kuppuswamy V, Narayanaswamy M, Emmons SW, Prabhakar G, Stevenson AT, and Churchwell AL. CallDoc: A cell phone to haptic sensor tethering device. 2012. Exhibited at Life Sciences Tennessee Poster Session.

3. Wong, R., Hu, J., Silva-Hale, A., Churchwell, AL., Watkins, S., Bradham, T., (2018, April) Improving Primary Care Provider Referral Practices of Medical Student Heal th Fairs. American College of Physicians Internal Medical Convention. New Orleans, LA.

March 16, 2021

Selection Committee

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

Re: Andre Churchwell, M.D.

Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Inaugural Levi Watkins, Jr. Chair, Chief Diversity Officer

Vanderbilt Medical Center

Nomination for Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

Dear Members of the Selection Committee,

It is a distinct honor to write this letter to support the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to the 2021 class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. By now you’ve seen the accolades and positions bestowed upon and earned by Dr. Churchwell. It’s extremely rare that you find one faculty member who holds professorships in three challenging specialty fields – radiology and radiological sciences, biomedical engineering, and cardiology. He’s a very accomplished physician-scientist leader whose imprint on medicine is unparalleled.

As Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), I have had the privilege of working alongside Dr. Churchwell to develop and share the best diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programs for medical schools to implement as the this field takes on the necessary and critical work of ensuring graduates represent those they care for. In 2012, Dr. Churchwell was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Southern Representative for the AAMC National Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) for the AAMC. I served as Chair at the time and Dr. Churchwell served on my steering committee. I had the honor of working closely with Dr. Churchwell for two years on all issues related to DEI across the national landscape. I distinctly remember him as one of the brightest, most articulate, creative and innovative members of my steering committee. He inspired bold thinking and clearly demonstrated his prowess as a DEI leader in the field. As a member of the GDI, he was involved in creating a best practice manual for medical schools to use as they build their diversity programs. He is highly revered as a scholar in DEI and as a national figure who is frequently sought out by his colleagues for his content expertise. We have remained close as colleagues. In fact, Dr. Churchwell is someone I frequently call and rely on for his opinion and expertise in the field.

Dr. Churchwell shaped an astounding career. He is authentic, cares deeply and without bounds for his patients, his peers and the future of medicine. He has never forgotten where he came from which is a major driver for his passion and commitment to make a significant difference. He is truly dedicated to achieve the best health for all in Tennessee and the nation.

DEI has certainly gained traction over the last decade with events out of our control spurring the current laser focus on representation. I wholeheartedly support and encourage his efforts and will do my part to ensure his continued success. Yet, the fact there are results-driven programs to model and implement is because of people like Dr. Churchwell who have worked tirelessly for decades to make change when it was not a trend, when there wasn’t data to support representation in medicine when it was the hard, but right thing to do.

To paraphrase Louis Pasteur, chance favors only the prepared mind. Dr. André Churchwell’s resolute commitment to improving the future of medicine for everyone by making training programs welcoming and accessible to everyone is a chief reason why Vanderbilt graduates are prepared for this moment, and why the pipeline of physicians has been increasingly diverse over the past many years.

You will undoubtedly hear from a chorus of people about Dr. Churchwell’s impact on other institutions and lives his commitment, passion and intellect are woven into the fabric of medical care and training, particularly in the Southeast. He was named one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Health Educators by Black Health Magazine in 2014.

Reflecting upon his life to this point, and imaging what’s next for him, I firmly believe that his greatest legacy may stem from his indefatigable work to diversify medical training in this country. Fostering diversity in medical schools will change the way our vulnerable populations receive care and will improve health outcomes and economic prosperity for generations to come in Tennessee and the nation.

I have absolutely no hesitation in nominating Dr. Churchwell for this prestigious recognition. I strongly believe that there is no better candidate to be honored with this recognition than Dr. Churchwell. I am grateful to his expertise, his leadership, and the many contributions he has made to the field of DEI which has greatly informed our work here at the AAMC. I look forward to our continued partnership to achieve our vision for more diverse health care workforce and for expanding efforts to achieve more equitable, inclusive learning and workplace environments in our academic medical institutions across the U.S.

David A. Acosta, MD Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Association of American Medical Colleges

March 21, 2021

TO: The Selection Committee of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

RE: Dr. André Churchwell, MD

Dear Committee Members:

It is a great honor to submit a letter of support for Dr. André Churchwell, who is being nominated for entry into the prestigious ranks of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I write as Executive Associate Dean of Medical Education and Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine.

My parents were the only two of 13 siblings from their families who graduated from college. Having grown up in a large family in Southwest Georgia agriculture, I was cared for, appropriately infrequently, by a wonderful Family Medicine physician but had entered medical school with no relatives or family friends in medicine. I had very little insight into what a doctor did, and no thoughts about what kind of doctor I wanted to be.

In the fall of 1981, I walked onto the floors of Grady Hospital as a third-year medical student ready for my second clinical rotation – Internal Medicine. The second-year resident who was my team leader was Dr. André Churchwell. My first 24-hour period with Dr. Churchwell was my personal “being struck on the road to Damascus”. While I still was not clear about my exact path in medicine, I knew that wherever my path led me I wanted to be a doctor like André Churchwell. His knowledge was encyclopedic. He set the highest standards for the care of “our patients”. His example led to our collective and individual total commitment to our cause. He and we read exhaustively. We worked tirelessly to provide the very best care to very ill patients many of whom had been battered by what we now label as systemic racism. Dr. Churchwell treated every nurse, clerk, housekeeper and technician as he would a family member. He treated our patients and families with great respect and compassion, accomplishing all of this while teaching through the hours of the on-call days and nights, always encouraging and urging our team to scour the literature for that which would serve our patients.

Throughout my remaining medical school years subsequent Internal Medicine residency, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Churchwell on multiple rotations as a student and resident. I was privileged to serve as an Internal Medicine resident with Dr. Churchwell as our Grady Chief Resident.

At every point on our journey together, Dr. Churchwell took a personal interest in my life and development – an essential behavior for helping another human and a hallmark of his leadership He created positive relationships with all of those around him, and together we learned to do the same with each other and with our patients and their families – a standard he continues through today. Dr. Churchwell and I formed a bond that was centered on medicine, but also included our mutual love of music, art, and humor. It is a professional and personal bond that is lifelong and that I greatly cherish.

Aristotle described two ways to “measure”. The first was with a yard, or meter stick. The second was to speak of a person we wished to emulate as a person “of measure”. Dr. Churchwell’s CV speaks of his enormous professional accomplishments in cardiology, education, diversity, and medical leadership. I humbly submit him to you as a person of “measure”, in my life and hundreds, if not thousands, of others. His positivity, kindness, brilliance, and smile make our world a better place. He is an icon of our profession

Respectfully submitted,

J. William Eley, MD, MPH Executive Associate Dean Medical Education and Student Affairs Graduate Medical Education Professor, Hematology/Oncology

March 17, 2021

Matthew Seaton

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Boulevard, Fidelity Hall 108 Nashville, TN 37212

RE: Dr. André Churchwell

Dear Matthew,

I strongly support the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to join the 2021 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Last summer, I co-wrote an op-ed with Dr. André Churchwell about how we, as a community, must tackle discrimination and unconscious bias in medicine and society to reduce health inequity. We said that “change needs to start with us. In Nashville, but indeed in every community in America.” The data we highlighted might be surprising to many Nashvillians, but it wasn’t to me and it certainly wasn’t to Dr. Churchwell.

I’ve known André since 1978. He was a year behind me at Harvard Medical School. I’m honored to call him a friend and cardiology colleague these many years.

It’s my long-running relationship with André that gives me confidence to say, without a moment of hesitation, that he’s the embodiment of what those in medicine and health care should strive to be and most deserving for inclusion in the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

André wakes up every day prepared to be the person who makes change. He’s changed the lives of thousands of patients over the decades, and he’s undoubtedly changed the playing field for men and women who come from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine. He is a leader in every regard and charges forth with a sartorial style that complements his ambition. He steps up to have the hard conversation and execute on the morally right decisions, even when it’s easier to take a different path.

His influence extends throughout medical schools from his native Nashville to institutions across the United States. He has pioneered so much change from such an early point in his career that he’s begun to see the outline of his legacy. Yet, in his mind the future only holds promise if you’re striving to leave the world a better place, so I promise you he’s not done yet.

Tennessee is the playground for many influential physician-scientists and visionary thinkers. Even here, Dr. André Churchwell stands out from the crowd, and he will be a great addition to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. It is my honor to support the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell

Sincerely,

Senator William H. Frist, M.D

March 22, 2021

We are honored to write a letter supporting the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to the 2021 class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Many know him as Dr. André Churchwell the cardiologist, the singer, diversity leader, the artist, the pioneering physician-scientist. We know him as the big brother who has been illuminating the world, not just a path, for our whole lives.

André is the embodiment of service, integrity and creativity. He is the physician’s physician. An expert in his field, a master teacher and doctor who secures his patients’ and their families’ trust. We have watched him dedicate his years and intellect to enlightening and healing others whether in the clinic or in a boardroom, lending a voice for those who cannot be present. We have both had the opportunity to work with him closely on the Vanderbilt campus; as both a partner in helping build the Heart and Vascular program and as a colleague in the development of the diversity programs for the medical school and center. He has been a mentor and a guide not only for the two of us, but for generations of physicians, nurses and staff who have witness his excellence as a healer and his greatness as a person.

He aspires and achieves the goal in being an example of the quintessential Renaissance man who has an artists’ sensibility, but also comfortable in leading the tough conversations that catalyze change. These qualities and his ability to endear himself to patients and families to ensure they understand the importance of their therapy and that he is alongside them in their journey- that is what puts André on a higher plane: his ability to create lasting change.

André has always chosen paths that were true to the beliefs and ideals we were taught by our parents: curiosity, faith and service. He has pushed for more, to be better, not to garner attention, but to satiate his desire to learn and connect with people while leaving the world better because of his presence.

André is the ideal nominee for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fam e. His impact not only extends across the Southeast but across this country; it’s seen in medical school classrooms and leadership committees as well as in his care for all the families he has the honor to treat and to serve.

Sincerely,

Kevin B. Churchwell, M.D. President and Chief Operating Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital

Keith B. Churchwell, M D President, Yale New Haven Hospital

March 22, 2021

Selection Committee

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Attn: Matthew Seaton

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Development Office

Belmont University

Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Members of the Selection Committee:

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of support for the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to the 2021 Class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I have had the honor of knowing and collaborating with Dr. André Churchwell (André) since 1986, when he was a "rookie" Assistant Professor in Cardiology at Emory University, and I can confidently say that his nomination is a "no brainer" for his many meaningful contributions to Vanderbilt, to the field of cardiology education, and to diversity and minority program development.

André started his academic career in cardiology at Emory with a “bang”, doing research with Don Giddens (now Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology), who at that time was a colleague of mine and whose lab was in close proximity to mine. André’s training in biomedical engineering and cardiology provided the perfect skills set for studying the hemodynamic interactions in genesis and progression of atherosclerosis. This collaboration with André also helped the Giddens' laboratory successfully translate their work to the clinic. Remarkably, he also always found time to assist many of the graduate students and post­doctoral fellows in both the Giddens lab as well as those in my research group. Even after André left Emory and Atlanta for Nashville, he continued his collaborations with our labs and with Georgia Tech. It was clear, even then, that serving people clinically and improving how we educate successive generations were his North Star.

Significantly, André was instrumental in helping initiate and establish the strong research ties between the School of Medicine at Emory University and the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. I served with him on the steering committee of the Emory­Georgia Tech Biomedical Technology Center which was launched in 1986­1987 with the objective of fostering biomedical research collaborations between the two institutions. André’s involvement was vital to the success of the center in its early years and is one of the many instances in his career that André looked beyond existing boundaries and worked, hand­in­hand, on projects and initiatives that aimed to bring people together. Indeed, since its inception 35 years ago, the center led to many successes between Emory and Georgia Tech, including the joint Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, the first joint biomedical engineering department between two, separate universities, in the United States.

Over the years, I have kept in close contact with André even after he left for Nashville, both in his private practice and after he joined Vanderbilt University, because of my research program in valvular and structural heart diseases. André would call me on regular basis to discuss the clinical implications of my research findings, and I have always found his clinical insights invaluable. Since returning to Vanderbilt, André has been a tremendous asset to not only the division of Cardiology but also to the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His contributions to diversity programs at Vanderbilt, and at the national and international levels, are impressive, for which he is to be commended.

In the many years of my research in cardiovascular engineering, I have been privileged to work with many venerated cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. André undoubtedly stands out in the realm of Clinician Educators. Working alongside him is a “master class” in how to bridge communities and how bringing more people into the room only deepens the relationship and care you give to others. Throughout his career, he has strived to make each day brighter and better for those around him, and his efforts have improved the lives of countless people. It has been inspiring to watch him blossom into the beloved cardiologist and a renowned diversity leader he is today, and as such, I wholeheartedly endorse his nomination to the 2021 Class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Ajit P. Yoganathan, Ph.D. Member National Academy of Engineering

Emeritus Regents’ Professor & Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering

To the selection committee:

On behalf of the National Organization for Workforce Diversity (NowDiversity.org), we are honored to recommend Dr. Andre Churchwell for the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. Dr. Churchwell’s distinctive, regal sartorial style may leave the first impression, however, his dedication to the advancement of healthcare excellence is the most impactful impression. Dr. Churchwell co-chaired the 2016 Healthcare Workforce Diversity Forum in collaboration with NowDiversity.org, transforming relationships with healthcare employers. Dr. Churchwell has been a influential leader in the engagement of career opportunities for underrepresented minorities in healthcare.

On Jul. 14, 2016, Dr. Churchwell was appointed Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Dr. Churchwell has a long successful track record making significant contributions toward building diversity within VUMC’s workforce by increasing diversity among the School of Medicine’s student body, and more recently its programs in Graduate Medical Education (GME).

In this new role Dr. Churchwell provides leadership in the Office for Diversity Affairs (ODA), which will have a continued vital role in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), while also engaging with other leaders across VUMC to create new opportunities that will increase diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.

The number of applications and admissions to VUSM from students underrepresented in medicine (URM) has increased so that now one out of every four members of each incoming class of VUSM’s students is URM. Since 2007, following the appointment of Dr. Churchwell to associate dean for Diversity Affairs, the office has worked to address the status of URM applicants in GME, and this effort has created significant impact.

Dr.Churchwell is a 1975 magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship in Atlanta at Emory University. In 1984, he became the first African-American chief resident of medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital.

After completing his training he joined the faculty at Emory, where he served as the first director of diversity for the medical school from 1985 to 1991, receiving the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Faculty Development Award in 1986. Earlier this year, he was named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.

In addition to maintaining his clinical duties, Dr. Churchwell keeps busy on numerous boards and committees both on the Vanderbilt campus and across the nation. Dr. Churchwell’s leadership has significantly impacted the trajectory of equity, diversity and inclusion for generations to come.

Best,

Jacky Akbari President, Board Chair

National Organization for Workforce Diversity

www.nowdiversity.org

Jacky.Akbari@gmail.com

615-830-0201 cell

March 12, 2017

In 1977 I entered Harvard Medical School. Shortly thereafter, I met a third year medical student who would eventually profoundly influence my own life and professional career. Back then André Churchwell was a tall, skinny, bespectacled, , cardigan sweater wearing student who would become revered by his us younger students. He was already admired by his peers and identified by the faculty as a future leader in medicine.

After graduating from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude in 1975 he entered Harvard Medical School where he mentored me and other younger medical students. He did his medical residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory and was the first African American chief medical resident at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Churchwell served on the faculty of the Emory School of Medicine for several years before returning home to Nashville to join Cardiology Consultants at St. Thomas Hospital. He soon recruited me to join the practice as its second cardiac electrophysiologist. Having served as its Managing Partner, he was instrumental in the group’s transformation to Page-Campbell Cardiology and its later move to Vanderbilt as the linchpin to the formation of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.

Today Dr. Churchwell is one of the most respected faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt and Meharry medical schools. He is a

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences,

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and

Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He serves on many medical school committees including the Admission and Promotion Committees and is also Dean of Diversity for Undergraduate Medical Education.

Dr. Churchwell continues to practice clinical cardiology and is a consultant to consultants. Additionally, he is an accomplished vocal and visual artist. Yet he never passes up an opportunity to invest his time to encourage the growth and developments of others. He continues to be my personal role model of how to be a compassionate, socially conscious physician and live a life of meaning.

I enthusiastically support the nomination of Dr. Churchwell to the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Walter K. Clair, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS, FAHA

Associate Professor of Medicine

Executive Medical Director/Chief Medical

Officer

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

Mentor, Chapman College

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine