Shekinah Elmore
Shekinah Elmore (c. 1982–July 24, 2024) was an assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.[1] As both a cancer doctor and a self-described "cancer person", she was known for her work in cancer patient advocacy among her fellow physicians and for her public speaking and writing.[2] She wrote and spoke publicly about surviving childhood rhabdomyosarcoma in the New England Journal of Medicine.[3]
While training at Harvard Medical School she focused on understanding and improving radiotherapy access in resource-limited settings and promoting pathways for resident involvement in improving global radiotherapy. Elmore received a Fulbright award to travel to Rwanda and study how patients there experience cancer treatment, which she spoke about at TEDMED.[4]
Elmore died in 2024.[5]
Education
[edit]She received her BA from Brown University, her MPH from Columbia University, and her MD from Harvard Medical School.
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty". Department of Radiation Oncology. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Farber, Orly Nadell (August 31, 2018). "This Harvard doctor has worn both a hospital gown and a white coat". STAT. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Elmore, Shekinah N.C. (May 24, 2018). "p53 and Me". New England Journal of Medicine. 378 (21): 1962–1963. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1803542. PMID 29791817. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Shekinah Elmore". TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Morris, Kim (July 28, 2024). "Celebration of Life Will Honor Dr. Shekinah Elmore's Legacy". Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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