Priscilla Pemu

Priscilla Pemu
Alma mater	University of Benin National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
Scientific career
Institutions	Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse College

Priscilla Pemu is an American physician and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine. has campaigned for increased diversity in clinical trials and equitable participation of populations in medical research. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2024.

Early life and education

Pemu studied at the University of Benin. She specialised in anaesthesia at the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, and a medical resident at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Research and career

Pemu is a professor of Clinical Medicine at Morehouse College. Alongside clinical practise, her research has explored barriers that prevent communities engaging with clinical trials. These include restricted access to trial sites, reduced diversity among clinical investigators, the detrimental financial impacts of participation and mistrust. She has worked with Yale University and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine on Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development, an initiative that looks to increase diversity in clinical trials. In 2019 Pemu was elected a TED Resident, an in-house incubator for breakthrough ideas, where she introduced Culturally Congruent Coaching.

Pemu has worked closely with the Community Physicians Network, an organisation that looks to improve health outcomes for underserved patients.

Pemu was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in 2024.

Select publications

• Tanayott Thaweethai; Sarah E. Jolley; Elizabeth W. Karlson; et al. (13 June 2023). "Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection". JAMA. 329 (22): 1934. doi:10.1001/JAMA.2023.8823. ISSN 0098-7484. Wikidata Q124145663.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Christine A Sorkness; Christine Pfund; Elizabeth O Ofili; et al. (4 December 2017). "A new approach to mentoring for research careers: the National Research Mentoring Network". BMC Proceedings. 11 (Suppl 12): 22. doi:10.1186/S12919-017-0083-8. ISSN 1753-6561. PMC 5773914. PMID 29375663. Wikidata Q47552729.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
• Heval M Kelli; Muhammad Hammadah; Hina Ahmed; et al. (1 September 2017). "Association Between Living in Food Deserts and Cardiovascular Risk". Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 10 (9). doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.116.003532. ISSN 1941-7705. PMC 5810926. PMID 28904075. Wikidata Q40042550.