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Atlanta, GA, Patient Education Program: Our Voices – The African American Experience Living and Thriving with MS
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 – 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Join MSAA for an in-person educational program in Atlanta, GA.
Guest Presenter: Jakai Nolan McEwen, DO, MPH board-certified neurologist and fellowship trained multiple sclerosis specialist with the Joi Life Wellness Group in Smyrna, Georgia.
To register, please visit this link. For more information, please contact Darion Banister, Director of Health Education and Equity at dbanister@mymsaa.org or (800) 532-7667, ext. 152.
About the Presenter
Jakai Nolan McEwen, DO, MPH is a board-certified neurologist and fellowship trained multiple sclerosis specialist with the Joi Life Wellness Group in Smyrna, Georgia. She earned her medical degree from the Georgia campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia, and her master’s in public health from Emory University. She completed her neurology residency at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Nolan also completed a fellowship focused on MS, neuroimmunology, and spasticity management at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. While her curiosity regarding neurology stemmed from a high school summer program, multiple sclerosis holds a special place in her life as she was diagnosed with relapsing MS in September 2009. Her current interests include patient advocacy and social awareness of multiple sclerosis in the Black community.