DHM Faculty Development Committee Holds Another Fruitful Roads to Success Seminar
On Feb 22-23, 2024, members of the Division of Hospital Medicine’s Faculty Development Committee held another successful iteration of their Roads to Success faculty seminar. Members of this committee include Dr. Dennis Chang, Dr. Maria Gurrieri, Dr. Randy Laine, Dr. Eileen Lee, MD, Dr. Kieran Patel, and Dr. Alex Thomas. This was the first Roads […]
Join us on March 1, 2024 for Wash U Internal Medicine CPC – Matt Freer, MD
The clinicopathological conference, popularly known as CPC, is a case method process of learning medicine. It uses a problem-solving approach. A case is presented with diagnostic data and is followed by a discussion of differential diagnosis which is narrowed down to a final diagnosis. Speaker: Matt Freer, MD Division: Hospital Medicine Title: “A 44 y/o […]
Kevin Stephenson, MD, Presents Research at USAID Lecture
The Specialized Food Aid Community of Practice is a group of experts across government, the academy, industry, donors, and international food aid programming agencies that meets monthly to discuss emerging issues in food aid evidence and programming. It is organized by members of USAID and includes individuals from UNICEF, World Food Programme, the Bill and […]
Abstract from Crystal Atwood, MD, Stephanie Conner, MD, Maya Fiore, Benjamin Hoemann, MD, and Mohamed Ramadan, MD, Accepted for SHM Converge Conference
The research team proposed that utilizing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help triage inpatient transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) necessity. TTE is a clinical tool used for cardiac evaluation of hospitalized patients; the TTE worklist, however, can get lengthy and TTE orders are frequently associated with greater hospital length of stay. POCUS is a clinician performed, limited bedside […]
Hospitalists Celebrate Women Physicians Day
Saturday, February 3rd was National Women Physicians Day! This holiday pays tribute to the important contributions of female physicians in healthcare, and honors the pioneering achievements of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American woman to earn a medical degree in 1849. This observance also emphasizes the importance of promoting gender diversity and equal opportunities in medicine […]
Another Successful Holiday Party for the DHM!
The Division of Hospital Medicine had its annual holiday party on Friday, January 26th at Work & Leisure. The faculty and staff had a wonderful time celebrating the holiday season, and spending time with coworkers, friends and family alike. We are excited to have more events like this to help our team bond as it […]
Anthony Dao, MD, Wins Drum Major Award
The Drum Major Awards were created to recognize individuals at WashU School of Medicine who embody what it means to be an upstander. In a 1968 sermon in Atlanta entitled “The Drum Major Instinct”, Dr. King stated “Yes, if you want to say I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major […]
Margo Girardi, MD, SHFM, Appointed for National SHM Practice Management Committee
Margo Girardi, MD, SHFM, was recently appointed for the 2024-2025 National SHM Practice Management committee. She will meet with her new committee for the first time during the National Meeting in San Diego this April. SHM Practice Management is responsible for providing non-clinical resources to the membership business aspects of hospital medicine and the management […]
Jordan Atkins, MD, Eric Johnson, MD, Cheryl McDonough, MD, and Austin Niu, MD, Receive Exemplary Behavior Reports
As a part of the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) initiative, individuals can now report positive experiences in the learning environment. Dr. Atkins, Dr. Johnson, Dr. McDonough, and Dr. Niu received reports about exemplary behavior on their part. Descriptions of their behavior include that they treat others with dignity and respect, demonstrate concern for student/trainee […]
Kevin Stephenson, MD, Performs Extensive Research on a Variety of Topics
As we continue to promote research within the DHM, we wanted to take a moment to highlight all of the research projects that Kevin Stephenson, MD, is currently working on. His first project is entitled “Improving Cognition and Gestational duration with targeted NuTrition (COGENT).” Nearly one-quarter of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are undernourished, […]