Pictured above L to R: Drs. Ron Banerjee, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism), Subhashini Bolisetty, PhD (Assistant Professor, Nephrology), Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH (Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases), and Merry-Lynn McDonald, PhD (Assistant, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine).
Congratulations to four awardees who have been selected as the School of Medicine's 2021 Pittman Scholars. Named for the late James A. Pittman, MD, longtime dean of the School of Medicine, these junior faculty are nominated by their department chairs based on their research achievements and their potential for continued discovery in the basic or clinical sciences. We are proud to celebrate these awardees!
More Good News for January 29, 2020
The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center just celebrated their 25th anniversary. Monica Baskin, PhD, the Center's Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, notes the longstanding work of the office highlights its mission: understanding the needs of the community and bringing high-quality clinical care directly to underserved populations.
Maria Danila, MD, MSc, MSPH (Associate Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) has received an Innovative Research Award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. She will investigate how increased tele-rheumatology due to COVID-19 impacts the health outcomes of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Sal Kamal, MD (PGY-3) has published a perspective in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education describing the potential of podcasts to address the structural racism in graduate medical education by providing an alternative medium for discourse and reflection. Kudos, Dr. Kamal.
James Willig, MD, MSPH (Professor, Infectious Diseases) discusses the definitions of bedside medicine, barriers to effective bedside teaching, and advantages of bedside rounds. He also identifies best practices for feedback and how to use bedside rounds to enhance the learning environment.
Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc (Professor, Preventive Medicine) will present "Homelessness and Health Care: Rediscovering What's Obvious and Learning What's Not" as the Chief's Choice Lecture at Medical Grand Rounds at noon on Wednesday, February 3, via Zoom.
Can the sufferings of pandemic life and our longing for the past produce a hopeful outlook for the future? Dr. Well-Be’s reflections on a morning run, framed by excerpts from Amanda Gorman's beautiful inauguration poem, shed some encouraging light on this seeming paradox.