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Event Series Event Series: MEDiversity Week

MEDiversity Week Keynote: Sharon A. Brangman, MD

MEDiversity Week Keynote: Sharon A. Brangman, MD

October 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm MDT

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MEDiversity Week Planning Committee

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Care-4-All Ages, Mediversity Week, October 23-27

Sharon A. Brangman, MD, (she/her) has decades of experience working in geriatrics. She is currently a SUNY distinguished service professor and inaugural chair of the Department of Geriatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, director of the Upstate Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease, and Medical Director of the Transitional Care Unit on the Upstate Community Campus.

Dr. Brangman’s presentation will review the impact of ageism in the setting of academic medical centers with a focus on our missions of clinical care, education, and research. We will discuss approaches for addressing ageism so that we can improve care for our older patients.

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ASL interpretation will be provided and auto-captions will be available. All requests for event access support and other questions or concerns may be directed to edi-events@utah.edu.

Sharon A. Brangman wearing a blue top with a blue and green scarf. She has short, curly bob.

Sharon A. Brangman, MD

Distinguished Service Professor & Chair Department of Geriatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Director, Upstate Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease

Sharon A. Brangman, MD, (she/her) is a graduate of Syracuse University and earned her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. She completed internship, residency, and geriatric fellowship programs at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. She is board-certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. Brangman is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and is the Inaugural Chair of the Department of Geriatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Prior to this appointment, she had been the Division Chief of Geriatrics for 20 years. She founded the geriatrics fellowship program and served as its director for over 30 years. Dr. Brangman is director of the Upstate Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease, is also Medical Director of the Transitional Care Unit on the Upstate Community Campus. Dr Brangman was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society for ten years, and completed terms as President and Chair of the Board. She also served as President and Chair of the Board of the Association of Geriatric Academic Program Directors.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,750,000 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.