ADA Scholars provides early career professionals practical guidance on career development, opportunities to foster relationships with other early career professionals, and interactions with leaders in the diabetes field. The goal of this program is to increase both the quality and numbers of early career health care professionals engaged in the field of diabetes in the long term.
This footage is from ADA Scholar's 2025 in-person session in Chicago, Illinois.
Access to Health Care
Brittany Bruggeman, MD, FAAP - UF Health Shands Children's Hospital
Career Pathways in Diabetes: Panel Discussion
Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS - University of Maryland
Marie E. McDonnell, MD - Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Ryan McDonough, DO, FAAP - Arkansas Children’s Northwest
Mentorship and ADA Engagement
Jane E.B. Reusch, MD - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and RMR VAMC
Research Funding Opportunities: Panel Discussion
Courtney Ackeifi, PhD - Breakthrough T1D
Deniz Dalton - Helmsley Charitable Trust
Jami Goodman, MS - American Diabetes Association
Lisa Spain, PhD - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Negotiating Contracts
Brynn E. Marks, MD, MSHPEd - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Quality Improvement
Osagie Ebekozien, MD, MPH, CPHQ - American Diabetes Association
Patient Advocacy
Henry Rodriguez, MD - University of South Florida
Obesity Care
Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH, FTOS - American Board of Obesity Medicine Foundation
Transforming Diabetes Through
Halis Kaan Akturk, MD - Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Making the Most of Networking at Scientific Sessions
Anila Bindal, MD - Abbott Diabetes Care, Erie Family Health Center