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 […]
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 […]