Barnes-Jewish Hospital Rehabilitations Department has an annual Rehab Week Celebration, which occurred this year on the week of September 16th-20th. Dr. Safa Farrag, Dr. Rob Young, and Kristin Knobloch, DNP, APRN were nominated for the Friends of Rehab award by Rehabilitation Supervisor for Neurology and Orthopedic Program, Erin Grady, MPT. This award is given to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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 […]