{"id":288201,"date":"2026-09-17T15:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288201\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:16:11","slug":"turning-personal-experience-into-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288201\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Personal Experience Into Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.upmc.com\/turning-personal-experience-into-purpose\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"730\" height=\"365\" class=\"image_71855  wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-eio=\"p\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8712_upmc_ff_sept_03_personal_exp_1200x630-730x365.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"730\" data-eio-rheight=\"365\"\/><img width=\"730\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8712_upmc_ff_sept_03_personal_exp_1200x630-730x365.jpg\" class=\"image_71855  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline entry-meta vcard\">\n      September 17, 2026      <\/p>\n<p>By: Sarah Deist, Maura Conte<\/p>\n<p>Mark Tamburri, chief legal officer, UPMC, and Radhika Muzumdar, MD, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, UPMC Children\u2019s Hospital, each bring a deeply personal and professional commitment to the American Diabetes Association\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.upmc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/8712_upmc_ff_september_2026_650x841_cover_title.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-71857 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"378\" data-eio=\"p\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8712_upmc_ff_september_2026_650x841_cover_title-232x300.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"232\" data-eio-rheight=\"300\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-71857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8712_upmc_ff_september_2026_650x841_cover_title-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"378\"   data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a>As ADA board members, they support the organization\u2019s efforts to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by the disease. Together, their work shows how UPMC employees are helping extend care, education, and support beyond hospital walls and into the community.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. This includes supporting those living with type I, type II, or gestational diabetes, and those at risk for developing the disease through research, educational programming, the development of standards of care, advocacy, and community awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how Mark and Dr. Muzumdar give back through their work with the ADA in the <a href=\"https:\/\/campaigns.upmc.com\/First_Friday\/September_2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October edition of First Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*Some links are for UPMC employees only and will not open externally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"socialized-links socialized-sticky-no placement-end icon-type-png\">Share this on:<a class=\"socialized-link\" id=\"share-link-facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-platform=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finside.upmc.com%2Fqzocnbi-f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" 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