Our May News and Notes includes recent publications from members of the GME community, several program director changes, the new process for new rotation and PLA requests, new ACGME Survey resources, the AY22 GME event calendar, and open positions in the GME Office.
If you have feedback, and/or information or events that you would like us to include in future posts, please send them to me at hamrac@uw.edu.
Cindy Hamra
Assistant Dean of GME
People
- Katherine Bennett, Assistant Professor Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and Program Director for the Geriatric Medicine fellowship, is one of the authors of the ACGME Geriatric Medicine Milestones.
- Chase Cannon, Acting Instructor in Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is the recipient of the Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Centers (STI CRC) 2021-2022 Developmental Research Project (DRP) award. Project title: “Predictive Value of Serologic Tests for Syphilis Diagnosis in Asymptomatic Persons with a History of Syphilis.”
- Basak Coruh, Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, will co-lead the UW Cystic Fibrosis Outpatient Integration program (UW CT OPTIN) which has been selected to receive funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Anisha Ganguly, Internal Medicine resident, is lead author of Race and satisfaction with pain management among patients with HIV receiving long-term opioid therapy in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
- Cindy Hamra, Assistant Dean for GME, is corresponding author of A Critical Reflection on the Experience of Non-Physician (“Public”) Members in Milestones 2.0 Work Groups in JGME.
- Incho Lee, (former Director of Education for GME) and Jennifer Best, Associate Dean for GME, authored Call for Collaboration: The Role of Accreditation in the Transformation, Accountability, and Sustainability of Education in Social Determinants of Health published in JGME.
- Marisa Osorio, Program Director for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship, will begin a new role as Division Chief of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Lindee Strizich, Director, GME Quality and Safety, has been invited to sit on a panel at the AAMC’s Integrating Quality Conference
- Matthew Thau, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellow, was selected to receive an American Thoracic Society International Conference scholarship for his abstract “Serial Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction are associated with Acute Kidney Injury in a Population of Severe Trauma Patients.”
Policies and Processes
- Your Quick and Easy Guide to Our Social Media Guidelines: Catherine Counts, PhD, MHA, an expert in social media for healthcare professionals, shares what you need to know before you post.
- A recording of the MedHub Scheduling Workshop on May 11 for programs is posted to the GME Finance and MedHub pages of the GME website.
Program Information
- The GMEC has approved the following new Program Director appointments. All must be approved by the ACGME:
- Andrew McCoy, Emergency Medical Services fellowship program, replacing Michael Sayre
- Mark Kilgore, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology residency program, replacing Kelly Smith
- The GME Accreditation team has revised the PLAs and Rotation Requests page to include the new process for new rotation and PLA requests.
- To facilitate review of the Resident/Fellow and Faculty Survey reports, crosswalk documents listing the applicable Common Program Requirement(s) corresponding with each item on the survey reports are available on the ACGME website in the Common Resources section for each specialty, on the DIO page, and on the Surveys resource page, as well as in the Accreditation Data System (ADS) Help Center.
Events of Interest
- See our Save the Date for AY22 Events blog post on the GME website
- Other GME Events can be found on our Calendar
COVID Updates
- We continue to update our guidance for residents/fellows and programs on the COVID-19 Updates page.
Progress, Activities and Resources
- ACGME Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, William McDade, is featured on Black Men in White Coats podcast: “From The Southside of Chicago to Top Doctor! – Dr. William McDade”
- UW Medicine is now accepting applications for a second round of Patients Are First Innovation Pilots. This program awards up to $50,000 in project funds to UW Medicine faculty and staff with an innovative idea to improve patient care or address issues in our care delivery process.
- The Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) is now accepting resident nominations for the Community Service Recognition Award. The purpose of the award is to foster a service ethic among resident physicians by recognizing those who have made contributions above and beyond the rigors of residency training to improve the local communities surrounding their training institution. The award includes funded registration to attend Learn Serve Lead 2021: The AAMC Annual Meeting, a virtual recognition award ceremony, and a contribution to a community non-profit. Learn More. Submission deadline: May 31, 2021.
- The GME Office is currently hiring for two roles:
- Accreditation & Regulatory Specialist (req 189551)
- Wellness Counselor (req 189549)
- The UW Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee (HQSC) is excited to announce the 2021 Gene Peterson Faculty Award nomination process. This annual resident-nominated award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates commitment to resident learning in the areas of quality improvement and patient safety. Please nominate a deserving faculty member here. The deadline is June 1, 2021.
- Seattle Children’s Center for Diversity and Health Equity Releases Grant RFA: The Mentored Scholars grant has been expanded to include post-docs this year.