In the News
- Dr. Abir Hussein, fellow (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “Necessary or needless? Three months into the pandemic, Americans are divided on wearing masks” from NBC News.
- Dr. Nandita Mani, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Seth Cohen, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “Prevalence of COVID-19 Infection and Outcomes Among Symptomatic Healthcare Workers in Seattle, Washington” in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Jehan Budak, Kristine Lan, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Maria Corcorran, Lisa Chew, Paul Pottinger, Timothy Dellit, Catherine Liu, Steven Pergam, Santiago Neme, John Lynch, and H. Nina Kim.
Recent Publications by General Surgery Residents
- Dr. Dara Horn, General Surgery Research Resident in the T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Trauma, Injury and Inflammation under Principal Investigator Grant O’Keefe, published “Predictors
of Mortality, Limb Loss, and Discharge Disposition at Admission Amongst Patients With Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections” in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (February 2020). - Dr. John Monu, General Surgery R4, published “Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Lung Cancer Screening Using Crowdsourcing” in the Journal CHEST. (February 2020).
- Dr. Francys Verdial, General Surgery Chief Resident, published two articles in CHEST Journal: “Safety and Costs of Endobronchial Ultrasound–Guided Nodal Aspiration and Mediastinoscopy” (March 2020) and “Multidisciplinary Team–Based Management of Incidentally Detected Lung Nodules” (April 2020)
Awards
Shiv Bhandari, MD, MS4 (now UW Internal Medicine R1) and James Sze, MD, R2 (now UW Internal Medicine R3) were recently named recipients of the 2020 Evans Award in the UW Department of Medicine. This award is presented every year to one graduating medical student and one 2nd year resident. The award recognizes the special qualities of warmth, understanding, compassion and concern for the needs of others as exemplified by and expressed throughout the life of Dr. Robert S. Evans, who served as Chief of Medicine for many years at the Seattle VA Medical Center.
Community Updates
HQSC Leadership Board for 2020-2021
The UW Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee (HQSC) announced their Leadership Board for the 2020-2021 academic year.
- Chair of Development: Jenny Yu, MD (Plastic Surgery)
- Chair of Diversity and Inclusion: Jacqueline Dunahoe, MD (Orthopedic Surgery)
- Chair of Publications: Vince Raikhel, MD (Internal Medicine)
- Chairs of SQuIRREL: Ashley Tollefson, MD (Anesthesiology) & John Lipiz (Anesthesiology)
UW GME Leaders Appointed to ACGME Review Committees
Several leaders in our GME community were recently welcomed as members to the ACGME’s Review Committees:
- Byron Joyner, MD, MPA, Vice Dean, GME and Designated Instiutional Official (Institutional Review Committee)
- Heather McPhillips, MD, Program Director, Pediatrics Residency (Pediatrics RRC)
Program Updates
Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Expansion
The UW Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program has received a 5-year $1.3 million training award from HRSA to expand from two to four fellows each year. Fellows will train and provide care for underserved populations at Harborview Medical Center, Evergreen Treatment Services, Downtown Public Health Center, and Pioneer Square Clinic/Downtown Programs, and will participate in fellow didactics at the VA. The program is based in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Harborview and is led by Drs. Joseph Merrill, Judith Tsui, and Jared Klein. Active recruitment for these additional positions is underway.
Internal Medicine Residency: Spotlight on Resident Research
The Internal Medicine Residency Program launched: “Spotlight on Resident Scholarship” to highlight research, quality improvement, medical education, advocacy, and other scholarly activities of UW Internal Medicine residents. In the latest spotlight, “Sustainable mental health research capacity-building in Africa,” Dr. Helen Jack (R2) transformed the curriculum from a five-day workshop – on performing systematic reviews for early career mental health researchers from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe – to teach a “Training of Trainers” workshop that would allow local university faculty to repeat the workshop. Universities in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe integrated Dr. Jack’s workshop into permanent curricula. Dr. Jack intends to pursue a research-intensive career and continue her work examining capacity and implementation of mental health services in low- resource settings locally and abroad.
GME Updates
New UW/UWHA Contract
The new contract between UW and the UWHA was ratified by UWHA members on June 14. The new UWHA Contract (effective until June 30, 2022) will be available on the UW Labor Relations website in the coming days. The updated Stipend Schedule for UWHA Members effective July 1, 2020 is on the GME website.
GME Policy Updates
The Meals Policy has been updated to include new meal reimbursement rates at UWMC and HMC. These were approved at the June 11 GMEC meeting.