Kennedy Krieger in the News
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Kennedy Krieger Institute gives high school students immersive look into healthcare field (April 30, 2024)
Working at Kennedy Krieger, you can make a difference as well as provide for your family, Chief Nursing Officer Shellie B. Williams told students.
Good Morning America
12-year-old describes 4-year battle with long COVID (April 10, 2024)
Theo and his parents traveled to Baltimore for care at the Institute’s Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic.
NPR
These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths (April 4, 2024)
One twin has high-support needs, while the other has low-support needs. Both were part of a twin study at Kennedy Krieger.
Social Spotlight
April 28, 2024: We came, we saw, we ROARed! Thank you to everyone who joined us last weekend and helped make the 20th annual #ROAR4Kids a ROARing success! This year, more than 1,700 participants registered, and together, we raised $180,000 to help the children and families of Kennedy Krieger!
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Welcome, Future Leaders!
Nearly 1,000 people a year train at Kennedy Krieger as part of their academic education, from high school through the postgraduate level. Most are graduate or postdoctoral students who begin their fellowships or residencies at the Institute on July 1. Training participants come from all over the world to train at departments, clinics and programs across the Institute. Learn more about training programs at Kennedy Krieger.
Awards
The Maryland Daily Record named Kennedy Krieger President and CEO Dr. Bradley L. Schlaggar to its 2024 Health Care Power List, which includes some of the most influential leaders in the state’s healthcare industry and related professions. This is his second year in a row being named to the list.
The Maryland Daily Record also named Kennedy Krieger Assistant Vice President Maureen van Stone, Esq., director of the Institute’s Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities, as a 2024 recipient of its Top 100 Women awards for the third time, and inducted her into its Circle of Excellence, highlighting her advocacy and legal services for people with disabilities.
Baltimore Magazine honored Kennedy Krieger nurse Theresa Paulsen and former Kennedy Krieger nurse Erin Dignan with Excellence in Nursing awards. Paulsen is the Institute’s director of quality, patient safety and professional affairs, and Dignan was the inaugural Institute winner of the Daisy Award, which recognizes nurses who excel in their jobs.
This year, Forbes named Kennedy Krieger one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” and the top midsized employer in Maryland. The Institute employs about 3,000 people.
