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Caribbean Life, April 21-27, 2022
By Nelson A. King
Departments of Nursing across
all of New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s
main campuses have named
a Caribbean American physician
as “Doctor of the Year.”
The annual award — which was
presented on March 30, via Zoom,
to Dr. Charlene S. Emmanuel,
the daughter of Vincentian and
Haitian immigrants — celebrates
collegiality, collaboration and
physicians’ contributions to New
York-Presbyterian Hospital’ nursing
practice.
Dr. Emmanuel’s parents are
Queens residents, Vincentian
Shermin Walker Emmanuel and
Haitian-born retired physician,
Jacquelin Emmanuel.
Dr. Emmanuel — an assistant
professor at Columbia University
Medical Center, attending physician
at New York-Presbyterian/
Allen Hospital and medical director
of Obstetrics and Gynecology
(OB/GYN) for the Ambulatory
Care Network (outpatient clinics)
— said the award is given to physicians
who show “competence
and compassion in the clinical
setting and cooperate with nursing
to attain the highest standards
of quality patient care.”
“This honor was a complete surprise,
and I am incredibly touched
and humbled to be receiving it,”
Dr. Emmanuel told Caribbean
Life exclusively. “There are many
reasons why this recognition is
special to me, but two reasons
standout more than the others.
The first reason is the who and
the second reason is the when.
“The who is that it comes from
the nurses,” she added. “As an
intern, the nurses were the ones
that gently guided me in the right
direction, when I was just learning
my way. As a new attending,
anytime I got stuck, a seasoned
nurse at my side would always
keep me on track.
“Most times in the middle of the
night, when I respond to a patient
emergency, it is because a nurse
called to be there,” Dr. Emmanuel
continued. “Nurses have caught
my mistakes and taught me to be
compassionate by advocating for
their patients.
“A successful healthcare team
is not built as a hierarchy, but as
a team of collaborators working
with mutual respect,” she said.
“I am so grateful to receive this
award from a group of people that
I hold in the highest regard.”
As for “the when,” Dr. Emanuel
said: “We all in healthcare have
had a really rough two years.
“It been a difficult time to be
patient, facing a setting of so
much fear, uncertainty, loss,” she
said. “To be honored now, when I,
like so many others, have struggled
personally and professionally
over the last year is particularly
touching and, in many ways, feels
undeserved.
“I will use this recognition as
motivation to strive to be a better
doctor and worthy of the praise,”
Dr. Emmanuel added. “Thank you
so much to the selection committee
and to the wonderful people
that I have the pleasure of working
with daily, who make my job
so much easier.
“I want to thank my family for
their constant and unwavering
support, particularly my dad, a
former Columbia physician, who
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was my first example of being
a compassionate healthcare provider;
my son, who has taught me
to be a more patient and kinder
human being in general; my husband
(a designer), who is always
supportive of my crazy schedule.
Thank you,” she continued.
From May 2019 to present, Dr.
Emmanuel has been Assistant
Professor and OB/GYN Site Director
at New York-Presbyterian’s
Broadway Practice of the Ambulatory
Care Network in the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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