Education
Doctor Maybank holds a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University, a Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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Career
She is board certified in both pediatrics and preventive medicine/public health. Currently, Doctor Maybank is an Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Doctor In 2012, she co-founded "We Are Doc McStuffins," a movement created by African American female physicians who were inspired by the Disney Junior character Doc McStuffins.
Her professional and volunteer lives reflect her passion to improve the quality of health in various communities - in New York City, nationally, and abroad.
Doctor Maybank served on two medical mission trips to Haïti in 2010. She assisted with the post-earthquake relief efforts and provided direct health care to child survivors.
Doctor Maybank created the blog, On Call in the City (wwwoncallinthecitycom), in an effort to make health an accessible topic "wherever one lives, works, plays, and prays”. Doctor Maybank has a bi-weekly column, Doctor"s Orders, on the website of EBONY magazine.
The column was established for Doctor Maybank to share her health expertise with the African American community-at-large.
Her other writings can be found on Huffington Post and On Call in the City. In July 2013, she was a guest speaker at the ESSENCE Festival Empowerment Experience Panel in New Orleans, Louisiana. "A Physician on a Mission", Amsterdam News, May 23, 2013.
Achievements
Membership
She is a founding board member of the Artemis Medical Society, an international mentoring, networking, and advocacy organization of over 2,500 Black female physicians.
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2012 The Network Journal 40 Under Forty Award; 2012 Women of Excellence Award; Diaspora Services; 2012 Beauty and the Beat: Heroine in Excellence Award; 2011 Outstanding New York City Leader Award, Kechie’s Project; 2011 Mover & Shaker; Nevada Magazine2012 The Network Journal 40 Under Forty Award; 2012 Women of Excellence Award; Diaspora Services; 2012 Beauty and the Beat: Heroine in Excellence Award; 2011 Outstanding New York City Leader Award, Kechie’s Project; 2011 Mover & Shaker; Nevada Magazine