Episode 21: The Goals of STFM’s URM Initiative with Judy Washington, MD, FAAFP and Edgar Figueroa, MD, MPH, FAAFP

On this episode of the URM JAM podcast, Judy Washington, MD, FAAFP and Edgar Figueroa, MD, MPH, FAAFP, share the history and goals of STFM’s Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) Initiative and its Oversight Committee & Work Groups. Since the fall of 2019, the members of the URM Initiative have been able to create and offer scholarships, webinars, mentorship programs, a leadership course, and a podcast series. Drs Washington and Figueroa share ways they have seen their stories represented in the URM JAM podcast and share their best professional advice for students, residents, and early career faculty.

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Hosted by Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, MPH, MBA and Omari Hodge, MD, FAAFP

Host Bios
Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, MPH, MBA, is the inaugural chair of family medicine at Northwell Health and professor and chair of family medicine for the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.  She is dual board certified in family medicine and hospice and palliative medicine and holds a masters degree in public health policy and management as well as one in business administration. Dr. Iroku-Malize is involved in diverse programs including, but not limited to, global & planetary health, clinical informatics, women’s & children’s health, special needs populations, cultural competency, advocacy and leadership. She has worked for over the past three decades on clinical, research and academic initiatives to enhance health and equity for both providers and patients across various communities locally, nationally and internationally. 

Dr. Hodge earned his medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and completed his Family Medicine residency at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina. As a primary care physician, Dr. Hodge has worked in a variety of roles, from urgent care to campus medicine and most recently graduate medical education. Currently he serves as Associate Program Director to the numerous medical students and family medicine residents who rotate through the clinic and hospital at Northeast Georgia Hospital System, Gainesville campus. Dr. Hodge serves on the board of trustees at Christian Medical & Dental Associations and is a local editor for GEMS through FPIN. He and his wife Kiera participate in both local and global medical aid relief trips. His current endeavors are in Clarkston, GA (aka the most diverse square mile in America) and Addis Abba Ethiopia. The Hodges have four children and reside in Braselton, Georgia. 

Link: https://stfm.org/urmjamepisode21