The Division of Hospital Medicine has several types of learners that rotate on our service lines. The Physician Assistant (PA) students from SLU (St. Louis University) rotate on hospital medicine for 5.5 weeks several times over the course of a fiscal year. Feedback from the most recent rotation of students highlighted their positive training experience.
One of the students shared her that the Advanced Practice Providers she trained with were “incredibly supportive and nice to work with.” She trained under Lisa Gill, NP, Carmen Isringhausen, NP, Sam Reuter, PA, and Jennie Rickert, NP. Additionally, she stated, “I really appreciate the conversations I had with them and having the opportunity to meet them.”
“Lisa took so much time and care in my education and really wanted me to succeed and grow. She took time to show me how to chart review effectively, to perform an efficient head to toe physical exam and would answer any questions I had about patient conditions and her process and approach to patient care. She pushed me to be the best I could be this rotation and wanted to make sure I had the tools to be successful as a practicing PA!”
Lisa Gill additional received additional outstanding feedback from a SLU PA student, who expressed, “I cannot say enough great things about Lisa! Lisa was one of the kindest providers I worked with at BJH. The first day I met Lisa was with a patient who was delirious, in extreme pain and scared. Lisa sat down and let the patient know that we were going to take good care of her and that it was okay to be scared but we were here to help. She shows so much compassion to her patients and will even go out of her way to make “milkshakes” on the floor’s nutrition room for her hypoglycemic patients. Lisa took so much time and care in my education and really wanted me to succeed and grow. She took time to show me how to chart review effectively, to perform an efficient head to toe physical exam and would answer any questions I had about patient conditions and her process and approach to patient care. She pushed me to be the best I could be this rotation and wanted to make sure I had the tools to be successful as a practicing PA!”
The student also enjoyed the training methods that Lisa employed to help get her oriented to her rotation, saying, “Lisa sat me down on my first day with her and made sure I had access to smart phrases, showed me how to write a note in EPIC, and adjusted the tabs and such that I had in epic so I would be able to review charts effectively. I think for the first day especially, this is really important for students to be successful. It does take time out of the preceptor’s day to teach students (~1-2 hours depending on interruptions). She gave me a step-by-step guide on things I should make sure I review in the patient chart which was so helpful and gave me the confidence to progress through the “RIME” pneumonic to reporter and interpreter. “
“Dr. Aluko is a very thoughtful and kind provider who wants to make sure he is doing everything he can to help patients and students! He is kind to the nursing staff and everyone he encounters in the hospital. I hope to be a provider with traits similar to the example Dr. Aluko set…I learned so much during my week with Dr. Aluko!“
Sheun Aluko, MD, had a big impact on a SLU PA Student as well. His student shared, “Dr. Aluko is a very thoughtful and kind provider who wants to make sure he is doing everything he can to help patients and students! He is kind to the nursing staff and everyone he encounters in the hospital. I hope to be a provider with traits similar to the example Dr. Aluko set. He is also very knowledgeable and wants to not only understand the best way to treat patients but why that is the best way and what we can do to make things better and keep up with best practices. I learned so much during my week with Dr. Aluko!”
Sheun had a process for training his student that helped create a workflow. The student said, “He gave me time in the morning to go see 3-4 patients on my own which some days would take almost an hour. He spent that time chart reviewing and pre-charting and then we would discuss patients as need be when I returned. We would always start rounding at 8:30 every day and that consistency allowed me to see everyone on my own and not have to guess where my preceptor would be or be stressed that I was going to return to the office and behind.”
“Dr. Moller pushed me to be the best I could be…She was willing to work with me and very patient while I improved! She was awesome and I learned so much! Dr. Moller is also very thoughtful and cares a lot about her patients. No problem is too big or small for her, and she will make sure that patients get the best outcome possible at BJH.”
Another student had excellent feedback for provider Alyssa Moller, MD, stating, “During my week, Dr. Moller pushed me to be the best I could be. She really wanted me to be able to give an effective oral patient presentation. Most oral patient presentations I had done up to this point were informal, but Dr. Moller wanted to make sure I was able to have this skill down for not only future rotations but to be able to communicate effectively with providers in the future. I really struggled with jumping around a little bit in my presentation and she would help keep me on course and make sure it was organized and through and easily followed by anyone. This takes quite a bit of time, but she was willing to work with me and very patient with me while I improved! She was awesome and I learned so much! Dr. Moller is also very thoughtful and cares a lot about her patients. No problem is too big or small for her, and she will make sure that patients get the best outcome possible at BJH.”
Thank you to our SLU PA students for their willingness to learn and grow and thank you to our providers for their superior teaching skills, and for continually exemplifying the qualities of an exceptional physician.