The Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP) awarded Dolapo Babalola, MD, FAAFP its 2019 Family Medicine Educator of the Year, for her exceptional influence on medical students and residents as faculty at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Dr. Babalola is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and the Director of Medical Education and Rural Health at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Dr. Babalola has led many innovative efforts, including the Family Medicine Sub-Internship Selective Curriculum both structurally and educationally for the fourth-year medical students to promote primary care. She volunteers in the free student run clinic where she supervises and teaches students as they provide medical care for underserved and uninsured populations. She continues to develop new curricula and initiatives for medical students which includes; mid-clerkship evaluation meetings, group clinical skill sessions and National Board of Medical Examiners Subject examination prep review.
Dr. Babalola received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Guyana School of Medicine, in Guyana. She completed Postgraduate Training at Morehouse School of Medicine and a fellowship in the Department of Family Medicine Faculty Development and Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Babalola has received the following awards; Grady Community Teacher’s Award, Outstanding Family Medicine Educator by the Morehouse Student Government Association. She was the 2nd place recipient for the Morehouse Faculty Teaching Competition and she was the 2018 GAFP Research Poster Award winner in the Practicing physician category at Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting.
Dr. Babalola embodies the true definition of an effective educator in Family Medicine. She is an emerging leader and we look forward to supporting her in her pursuit of being a lifelong educator.
Dr. Babalola will be among a group of four individuals honored by GAFP at the Annual Fall CME meeting in November.