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Recipients of IDEAS Grants and Award Announced
Five AAN members have been recognized for their efforts in championing the goals of IDEAS in their academic institutions or communities. Learn more about the individual grants and award at AAN.com/tools-resources/diversity-officers
AAN IDEAS Innovator Grant
These grant funds support projects, events, and activities that foster IDEAS within academic neurology departments or the communities they serve. They are designed for those with new, untested, and innovative approaches to fostering IDEAS with little or no prior experience in implementing IDEAS-related projects.
2022 winners are Em Harrington, MD, PhD, of The Ohio State University, for the project “Developing sexual and gender minority educational resources for neurology”; and Mihir Kakara, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, for the project “Addressing gaps in disability inclusion.”
The recipients each receive a $2,000 prize, recognition by the AAN, and the opportunity to present their project virtually to the Diversity Officers Subcommittee.
AAN IDEAS Project Grant
These grant funds support projects, events, and activities that foster IDEAS within academic neurology departments or the communities they serve. They are designed for those who have experience and are already working in the IDEAS space within their academic neurology departments.
2022 winners are Pamela McDonnell, MD, of The Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia for the project “Helping Spanishspeaking families activate their electronic patient portal”; and Aileen Antonio, MD, of Hauenstein Neurosciences, Trinity Health Saint Mary’s, for the project “Sleep apnea education for the Asian American minority communities in West Michigan.”
The recipients each receive a $2,000 prize, recognition by the AAN, and the opportunity to present their project virtually to the Diversity Officers Subcommittee.
IDEAS Changemaker Award
This award is for an AAN member who has made a meaningful contribution within their academic institution by increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the neurology department.
2022 winner Roy H. Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAN, FANA, receives a $1,000 prize and complimentary registration to the 2023 Annual Meeting to make a 30-minute presentation highlighting work being done.
