The Ascending Star Award is an honor that recognizes highly productive, creative mid-career faculty members in the health sciences. As Ascending Stars, each of the awardees receives $25,000 in research support and presents a public lecture.

Kristin Ray, MD, MS's research has identified barriers children face in accessing specialty care and has integrated telemedicine and electronic consultation to improve their access to care. She also received the 2018 AcademyHealth Nemours Child Health Services Research Award and is vice chair of clinical research in the Department of Pediatrics at Pitt. Ray earned her MD from the University of Pennsylvania and will give her lecture Thursday, August 24.

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