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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
- The Royal Society of Medicine, 12/2017 - Present
- The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (applying for membership)
- The Society of Black Academic Surgeons 2010- present
- University of Mississippi Alumni Association 2007- present
- Mayo Clinic Alumni Association, 2004- present
- Society of Critical Care Medicine 2002- present
- Minnesota Medical Association 2002-2006
- Mayo Clinic Fellows Association 2002-2004
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow 10/2008- present
- National Medical Association 06/2008
- Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society
SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH:
- A Double Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial Using Vitamin D Versus a Placebo to Reduce the Incidence of Ventilated Associated Pneumonia and Hospital Acquired Infections: Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA January 2018 Clinical Scientist Award
- RCMI Center of Excellence for Clinical and Translational Research, R-Center: Morehouse School of Medicine RCMI Award - $63,381 (04/01/2012-06/30/2012)
COMMITTEES:
- Comprehensive Unit Based Safety (CUBS) at Grady Memorial Hospital-December 2011- present
- NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute -Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention Bundle Committee, 2011-2012
- Grady ICU Operations Committee
- Grady Joint Trauma Committee
- Grady Campus Library Committee, Grady Memorial Hospital, May 2009- present Electronic Health Record (Work Group) Committee, March 2009- present
- Induced Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest Committee, February 2009- present
- Antimicrobial Subcommittee, Grady Memorial Hospital, November 2007 - present
- Trauma Committee, Grady Memorial Hospital, August 2007-present
- Trauma Outcomes Review Committee, Grady Memorial Hospital, August 2007-present
- Education Committee, Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, August 2007- present
- Residency Advisory Committee, Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, August 2007-present
- Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Mayo Clinic June 2004- December 2006
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
- December 2003Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Instructor
- February 2003Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Instructor
MENTORING/ADVISING/ROTATIONS:
- LR Matthews - 2018 Medical Student Summer Research and Public Health Experience - This program includes the Summer Scholars in the Community Program (SSIC). The program takes place for eight weeks, June 4, 2018 – July 27, 2018. It is designed to increase the interest and support the development and preparation of MSM students for careers in academic medicine through a focused summer biomedical research or Public Health experience.
- LR Matthews – MSM Surgery Department Pulmonary Critical Care Rotation (Dr. Marshaleen King) – July 1, 2017.
- LR Matthews – Rotations with Medical Students (7/1/2017 – 3/23/2018) 5 students.
- LR Matthews - Student Mentor (Surgery Clerkship Rotation - Trauma) – (2016 -2017 Fiscal Year).
- LR Matthews – Rotations with Medical Student from other medical school - Case Western Reserve Medical School (April 2017)
- LR Matthews - Student Mentor (Surgery Clerkship Rotation - Trauma) – (2015 - 2016 Fiscal Year).