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Podcast: Medical Mistakes and What Doctors Can Learn From Pilots

Dr. Tamara Fountain joins host Dr. Ben Young to discuss strategies to avoid medical mistakes, how to recognize cognitive biases that can lead to diagnostic error, and what we can learn from the airline industry to improve patient safety. Listen to the episode from July 11, 2024 here.

Dr. Fountain featured on Chicago’s NBC station for her Travels around the World in Mission to Prevent Vision Loss

Dr. Fountain participated in an ophthalmic teaching hospital built on board a retrofitted MD-10 aircraft run by the non-profit, Orbis International. Read the article and see the video here.

Dr. Fountain Honored with the AAO’s ENERGeyes AWARD for 2023

Throughout her career, Dr. Fountain has selflessly given her time and energy to inspire young ophthalmologists (YOs) to make their voices heard. These efforts have earned her the Academy’s EnergEYES Award, honoring an ophthalmologist who demonstrates the best in energizing YOs, serving as a strong role model and motivating others to get involved. Click here to read more and an interview with Dr. Fountain about the award.

Dr. Fountain Named as One of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of Ophthalmology for the Second Year in a Row!

Click here to read about the 2023 Power List.

Podcast: Sight for Sore Eyes
“The Force - Part 1”

Listen to this podcast interview with Drs. Tamara Fountain, Paul Lee, and David Parke about their foundational roles in the development of the AAOs Taskforce on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care, which produced a seminal compendium of articles and commentaries that are arguably the most comprehensive analysis of the factors underlying the disparities of patient care delivery to marginalized communities in medicine.

Dr. Fountain Serves as AAO’s 2021 President

Click here to watch her Academy President’s Address at the 2021 AAO Annual Meeting.

Click here to watch her AAO president’s acceptance speech.

Click here to read the press release about Dr. Fountain beginning her term as AAO president.

Click here to watch a short video of Dr. Fountain discussing Learning by Listening.

Podcast: Honestly Bilal
“A Chat with Tamara Fountain, MD”

Listen to this podcast interview with Dr. Fountain on Honestly Bilal, where aspiring ophthalmologists share their stories and learn from current ophthalmologists.

Visiting Professorships in 2021

Dr. Fountain served as visiting professor at the Stanford University Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford, CA in July 2021. She also was a visiting professor in May 2021 at NYU's Langone Department of Ophthalmology, New York, NY.

Podcast: From the Cutter’s Mouth Podcast
“One Year Later: Race in America and Improving Diversity in Ophthalmology”

Listen to this podcast in which Drs. Tamara Fountain, Leon Herndon, and Basil Williams rejoin one year after the original episode discussing progress in the state of diversity in ophthalmology and next steps to improve diversity in the future.

Dr. Fountain Named to the 2021 Power List of the Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology

Click here to read about the 2021 Power List.

Click here to read some responses from Dr. Fountain from an interview about the list.

Podcast: Leadership and Mentoring

Listen to this short podcast in which Dr. Fountain and two other AAO leaders discuss their insights.

Lessons in Leadership

In this interview, Dr. Fountain reflects on how to get started and success in organizational volunteer leadership roles.

Outstanding Female Leader in Ophthalmology Awardee

Each issue of MillennialEYE features an Outstanding Female Leader in Ophthalmology Award. The goal of this award is to acknowledge women who have fulfilled specific criteria of advancement in ophthalmology, while displaying leadership and the promotion of others. Dr. Fountain was given this honor for the November 2020 issue. Click here to read the article.

ASOPRS Robert H. Kennedy Presidential Award

Named in memory of ASOPRS 2007 President, Robert H. Kennedy, MD, PhD, this award is presented to the Society’s Immediate Past President in recognition of their devotion, leadership, and ongoing service to the Society. Dr. Fountain was the 2019 recipient of this award.

Life Achievement Award

Dr. Fountain was given this honor in 2018, the highest volunteer membership award bestowed by the AAO.