Expedited Reviewer
Jada Rush joined WCG IRB in 2006 and has served in multiple roles supporting the Board and managing Board support staff prior to currently serving as an Expedited Reviewer/Board member. She has been credentialed as a Certified IRB Professional since 2009. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and is a North Carolina native, where she also currently resides. Her name is pronounced as Jah-day.
Expedited Reviewer
he/him
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
(he/him)
Carl Streed Jr is an Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Medicine. After attending medical school and residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins he completed fellowship in General Internal Medicine at Brigham & Women’s. Nationally, he has chaired the American Medical Association Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues, served on the board of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, and currently serves on the board of the US Professional Association for Transgender Health. Carl’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ communities have earned him several awards, notably from the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University Alumni Associations, the American Medical Association Foundation, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, as well as recognition from the Obama White House. As the Research Lead for the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Medical Center he collaborates with researchers, clinicians, and staff to assess and address the health and well-being of transgender and gender diverse individuals. He currently serves on the IRB of Fenway Health, one of the largest health centers focused on the health and well-being of LGBTQ persons.
Speaker has no relevant relationships with financial interests to disclose.
