Marty Kerrigan, MD, Accepts Position as Associate Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship

Marty Kerrigan, MD

The Division of Hospital Medicine is proud to announce that Martin Kerrigan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has accepted the position of Associate Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.  As Associate Director for the clerkship, he will provide educational leadership and guidance for the School of […]

Patricia Litkowksi, MD, and Yash Shah, MD, Present New Research at the Society for Hospital Medicine Research Day

Dr. Litkowski and Dr. Shah shared results from their recent retrospective review at this year’s regional Society for Hospital Medicine Research Day. Their work focuses on reducing readmissions in hospitalized patients with cancer. They reviewed the Epic Readmission Risk score which has been previously validated in general medicine populations to examine if it would be […]

Randy Laine, MD, Receives LeJIT Teaching Award

Randy Laine

The true recipients of the LeJIT award therefore are you, the students who enthusiastically solicit and implement daily suggestions for growth. Randy Laine, MD “The LeJIT teaching award highlights the value of providing feedback (presently, through JITs, aka “Just In Time” assessments) to our students immediately after they have had the chance to practice one […]

17 Hospitalists Named COVID Star Award Recipients

This past summer the Office of Faculty Development solicited nominations to recognize outstanding individuals for their work and contributions in the Department of Medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The perseverance and dedication of our staff carried us through the height of the pandemic, and we truly want to thank them for their continued efforts to keep […]

Thomas Hoyt, MD, First to Utilize Tele-Critical Care Consult

“It was an absolute honor to be involved with the first critical care consult on north campus. I’ve had similar collaborations in the past with the new ICU protocol at West County, and this felt very similar; like meeting an old friend in a new place.” Thomas Hoyt, MD Dr. Hoyt stated, “My consult involved […]