Many Hospitalists Receive Excellent Patient Feedback from July and August
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University prioritize patient feedback and make an effort to consistently reach out to patients after their discharge to gain insight on their hospital stay. For the months of July and August, several patients expressed that members of the Division of Hospital Medicine provided them with outstanding care and made a significant […]
Anthony Dao, MD, Receives Grant to Promote Diversity in Healthcare
The Building Trust Through Diversity, Health Care Equity, Inclusion and Diagnostic Excellence in Internal Medicine Training grant program aims to fund projects at medical schools and health systems across the United States to improve medical education and training to build a more trustworthy health system. On August 26th, 2024, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine […]
Katy Filson, MD, Joyce Ji, MD, Marty Kerrigan, MD, and Mark Thoelke, MD, Recognized by Patients
The Patient Experience Team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital gathers feedback from patients after their discharge about their time at the hospital, and any clinicians that made a significant impact on their experience. Several hospitalists were mentioned by patients in July. Dr. Filson and Dr. Kerrigan’s patient stated that both doctors were outstanding. Dr. Ji’s patient said, […]
Division Chief, Mark Williams, MD, Featured on Cover of ‘The Hospitalist’ Magazine
The Society of Hospital Medicine has several publications, including their monthly newsletter, ‘The Hospitalist.’ For the month of August 2024, Dr. Mark Williams was featured on the cover of the newsletter, and was interviewed for an article titled, “Managing the Long-term Physical Effects of Being a Hospitalist.” He was able to talk about his motorcycle […]
Robert Young, MD, MS, Named as Big Ideas Competition Winner
Each year, the Institute of Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics at Washington University School of Medicine and the BJC Healthcare Innovation Lab sponsor the Big Ideas competition. The objective of the competition is to provide backing for innovative initiatives that are both medically applicable, technically achievable, and financially viable in practice. Winning teams receive up […]
Castle Connolly 2024 Top Doctors List Includes Five Hospitalists
Castle Connolly is a division of Everyday Health Group, a respected authority in patient and provider education. Everyday Health Group has built an active community of over 82 million health consumers and more than 900,000 practicing physicians and clinicians in the United States through its top-notch digital platforms focused on health and wellness. Their objective […]
Timothy Evans, MD, and Robert Young, MD, Attend Diagnostic Excellence Conference
The Diagnostic Excellence Capacity Building Program Conference was focused on teaching faculty how to develop Centers of Diagnostic Excellence in order to decrease diagnostic errors and improve healthcare overall. Dr. Timothy Evans and Dr. Robert Young, together with Dr. Radha Devi, have been at the forefront of efforts to develop a Center of Diagnostic Excellence […]
Patricia Litkowski, MD, Represents Internal Medicine at Women Faculty Leadership Seminar
On July 16th-19th, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) held a leadership development seminar specifically for women at the assistant professor level in San Diego, California. This seminar aims to combat gender inequality in academic medicine by providing women in medicine the tools they need to both enhance their leadership skills and succeed in […]
Anthony Dao, MD, and Michael Lin, MD, have workshops accepted for SHM Converge 2025
Each year, the Society of Hospital Medicine holds an educational conference that features workshops where hospitalists can improve their skills and increase their knowledge. The 2025 SHM Converge Conference is gearing up to be bigger than ever, with over 100 educational sessions. Two of our hospitalists, Anthony Dao, MD, and Michael Lin, MD, submitted workshop […]
Hospitalists and OUTMed Celebrate Pride at St. Louis Pridefest
OUTmed, an organization supported by the Department of Medicine, aims to advance the rights and well-being of the LGBTQIA+ community. It fosters an inclusive environment for faculty, trainees, residents, students, staff, and allies from the School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital. The director of OUTMed is Hospitalist Tony Dao, MD. Additionally, every year, OUTMed […]