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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We are delighted to announce and extend our congratulations to Dr. Zachary Morgan on being appointed as the Medicine 2 Firm Medical Director for units 5400 and 5500! Previously, this esteemed position was held by Dr. Stephanie Conner. However, at the end of this academic year, Dr. Conner will be transitioning to Columbia University in […]

The Patient Experience Team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital prioritizes reaching out to patients after their discharge to gather feedback on their care during their stay. They are also asked to mention any individuals by name who made a significant impact on their experience. A number of hospitalists have received excellent patient experience recognition reports from March, […]

The Washington University Department of Medicine (DOM) Physicians Leadership Development Program was an excellent opportunity for several faculty to learn the fundamentals of performance improvement and change management. On Thursday, June 13th, the final class presentations took place. Dr. Rachel Bardowell presented about inpatient hospice referrals, while Dr. Safa Farrag and Dr. Rob Young presented […]

Congratulations to our new Associate Professors of Medicine: Dr. Gina LaRossa, Dr. Eileen Lee, and Dr. Mona Mullick! Congratulations to our new Assistant Professors of Medicine: Dr. Faris Bakeer, Dr. Erin Baum, Dr. Jaspur Coleman, Dr. Cady Edwards, Dr. Tracey Godbold, Dr. Ankita Kapoor, Dr. Lalit Kalvala, Dr. Lana Hamieh, Dr. Randy Laine, Dr. Alex […]

Through the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) initiative, individuals can report positive experiences in the learning environment. Dr. Marty Kerrigan and Dr. Kieran Patel both received Accolades for their contributions to a positive and inclusive environment for their students. Dr. Kerrigan’s student emphasized that he treats others with dignity and respect and demonstrates concern for […]

Each year, residents vote for the teacher of the year from each of the divisions of the Department of Medicine. Congratulations to Anthony Dao, MD, who won Teacher of the Year: Hospitalist for 2024! Of his award, Dr. Dao said, “This is so meaningful because of how much I love the residents, and how this […]

Clinicopathological conference (CPC) is a case-based method of learning medicine by a problem-solving approach and has been in practice for more than 100 years now. A CPC is an outstanding presentation of a challenging case to guide the audience to a preliminary final diagnosis. Speaker – Kieran Patel, MDInstructor in MedicineDivision of Hospital MedicineDepartment of MedicineWashington University […]

The Society of Hospital Medicine is the ‘home of hospitalists,’ where hospitalists from all over the United States come together to share information, advocate for the hospitalist specialty, improve patient care, and advance research. The Division of Hospital Medicine has been highly involved in our local SHM branch. We have also made a point of […]

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: Dennis Chang, MD Division: Hospital Medicine Title: “67 y/o F […]

Every year, the Division of Hospital Medicine enjoys a Cardinal’s Game Night at Busch Stadium! This year, we watched the Cardinals face off against the Mets. Although the Cardinals didn’t win, we still had a great time talking, eating, and enjoying the game.

The Midwest Diagnostic POCUS Conference for Internists took place on April 30 and May 1, 2024. Co-sponsored by WashU DHM and ACP Missouri, it featured nationally recognized faculty from WashU and other regional and national academic medical centers, innovative didactics with hands-on scanning components, a 2:1 hands-on learner: faculty ratio and even a demo of […]

This Spring, our division was grateful to have Daniel P. Hunt, MD, MHM, FACP, as our Spring 2024 Visiting Professor. Dr. Hunt is the Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining Emory in 2015, Dr. Hunt gained valuable professional experience through private practice […]

After coordinating the 1-day course “Care of the Hospitalized Patient” for 13 years, it was paused due to COVID. This year, the Division of Hospital Medicine was thrilled to be able to re-vamp and re-launch the course, turning it into the 3-day 14th Annual Gateway Hospital Medicine Conference. Dr. Mark Williams and Dr. Lois Richard […]

The SHM Chapter Excellence Awards Program is an annual program to recognize outstanding work conducted by chapters to carry out the SHM mission locally.  The St. Louis Chapter continues its long-standing history of earning The Platinum Chapter Award, the highest honor bestowed on a local SHM chapter. Congratulations to all involved in the St. Louis […]

The week of April 22-26 is Patient Experience Week. During this time, Barnes-Jewish Hospital recognizes providers who have had consistently high patient experience scores throughout the year. We want to shoutout the amazing hospitalists of the DHM who are being highlighted for their high-quality care! The “Hospitalist Honor Roll” features all of the hospitalists who […]

When patients leave the hospital, they are able to submit surveys to give feedback on their experience during their hospital stay. Patient experience scores are checked monthly, as nurses and doctors aim to improve patient care. In January-March of 2024, Oncology units 11800 and 12800 received their highest patient experience scores ever! The doctors and […]

The first-ever WUSM Specialty Choice Fair took place on April 17, 2024. The WUSM Career Advising Office organized the event and invited all departments to host a table to spotlight their specialty. All WUSM students were invited to mingle and seek advice around which specialty is their “right fit.” Eileen Lee, MD, and Randy Laine, […]

Each year, there is a national teaching competition between several schools, including Emory, Hopkins, University of Colorado, and VUMC. This year, Dennis Chang, MD, decided to help the Division of Hospital Medicine participate! We held our internal teaching competition on April 18, 2024. Each competitor chose a topic to speak on for eight minutes or […]

Many of the division’s hospitalists attended the SHM Converge Conference from April 12-15, 2024, in beautiful San Diego, California. Attendees included Dr. Dennis Chang, Dr. Stephanie Conner, Dr. Radha Devi, Maya Fiore, Dr. Margo Girardi, Dr. Ben Hoemann, Dr. Joyce Ji, Dr. Ankita Kapoor, Dr. Randy Laine, Dr. Gina LaRossa, Dr. Han Li, Dr. Mike […]

The Washington University SAFE (Supporting a Fair Environment) Program allows individuals to report their experiences in the learning environment. On April 12th, 2024, Dr. Elissa Arnold received an Accolade for contributing to a positive learning environment. One of her students had excellent feedback for her, stating, “I worked with Dr. Arnold for a full week […]

The NCCN Annual Conference in 2024 took place from Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7. It was hosted both at the Orlando World Center Marriott and virtually. Esteemed experts from renowned cancer centers convened to address updates to NCCN Guidelines®, advancements in various cancer types, and emerging topics in oncology. The event featured a […]

Beginning on April 1, 2024, our Division of Hospital Medicine will initiate a Physician Assistant (PA) Fellowship Program at BJH. The goal is to provide PAs with additional clinical training and a robust educational experience in Hospital Medicine and relevant subspecialties during the fellowship. This 12-month training program starting April 1, 2024, will be a […]

The Washington University SAFE (Supporting a Fair Environment) Program allows individuals to report their experiences in the learning environment. On March 8th, Dr. Dennis Chang received an Accolade for contributing to a positive learning environment. One of his students had wonderful feedback for him, stating, “This faculty member did such a great job of fostering […]

The Gateway Medicine Clerkship has selected Dr. Erin Baum to receive the “LeJIT” Teaching Award. This award recognizes Dr. Baum’s excellence in completing just-in-time assessments during the 2024 Block 1 Medicine Clerkship (January-February 2024). They stated, “You skillfully integrate JITs into your clinical and teaching workflows and provide meaningful, timely feedback to students through your […]

March 7th is National Hospitalist Day. This holiday recognizes the contributions of hospitalists nationwide and celebrates the individuals that make up the hospital medicine community. Did you know that hospital medicine is the fastest growing specialty in modern medicine? Hospitalists have played a valuable role in enhancing patient care and advancing the field of medicine and […]

The “Distinguished Service Teaching Award for Inclusion” is voted on each year by Washington University School of Medicine Phase 1 students. Students choose faculty members who have shown outstanding commitment, dedication, and patience in medical student education, distinguishing themselves through their exceptional service. This year, two hospitalists from the Division of Hospital Medicine have been […]

Each year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital sponsors a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Symposium. This year’s theme was “The Road to Highly Reliable Care is Paved with Thoughtful Processes and Purposeful Performance.” Several of our hospitalists, and our research coordinator, Maya Fiore, participated in the symposium, with Maya, Stephanie Conner, MD, Han Li, MD, and Safa Farrag, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Holly Perry, NP, Han Li, MD, and Brenna Zack, NP, wrote an abstract for the SHM Conference in April and were recently accepted to present! The upcoming conference will be a milestone for the DHM, as it will be the first time we have APCs attending and the first occasion where our APCs have had a […]

With all of the ongoing research from hospitalists within the DHM, and a continued effort to build research in our division, we have decided to launch our 13th committee- the research committee. This committee will focus on cataloging research, as well as discussing resources available at Washington University, methodologies, and providing opportunities for work in […]

Crystal Atwood, MD, Ankita Kapoor, MD, and Brenna Zack, NP, have come together to create an extensive educational curriculum for APCs in the DHM. These sessions will be a series of didactics given by physicians once a month, focusing on different subjects each month. The first lecture took place on Tuesday, January 25th, and was […]

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bethany Dement, Dr. Krysta Heath, Dr. Thomas Hoyt, Dr. Joyce Ji, Dr. Daniel Kichura, and Dr. Alex Thomas on their recent promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine. Excellent job!