We are thrilled to share with you that Jaime Seltzer, #MEAction’s Scientific Director, has been selected for
TIME100 Health 2024, TIME’s new annual list of 100 individuals who most influenced global health this year!
This is a huge honor based on years of work fighting for equity for people with ME.
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Brief Overview of Jaime’s Accomplishments
Jaime contracted ME in 2014 and, like many, struggled to get a diagnosis. Despite having a family history of ME, she still sought care in multiple hospital systems before her first episode of PEM led her to the ME community, and an expert clinician.
She then became one of #MEAction’s first hires as Managing Editor, and helped plan the first MillionsMissing protests.
Jaime then worked at the Stanford Genome Technology Center (SGTC) at Stanford University under Dr. Ron Davis, whose son, Whitney, has severe ME.
Then, she returned to #MEAction in the position of Director of Scientific and Medical Outreach, now Scientific Director.
Jaime has created and spearheaded multiple research and medical education initiatives, including the
Unrest CME, the Postcards to Doctors initiative, the Research Review, the Chronic Illness Survey Adventure, the work with Mayo Clinic Rochester clinicians funded by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, and has managed relationships with institutions engaging in more in-depth partnerships during this year’s #TeachMETreatME initiative for #MillionsMissing.
