The annual James M. Holobaugh Honors ceremony celebrates Washington University in St. Louis community members who advocate for and serve LGBTQIA communities. This year’s honorees were students Kayla Arenschield, Pat Banker, Dee Cea, Jesse Harris, Savannah Henderson, Olivia Kerr, Eric Lei, Maya Phelps, Emille Taylor, Violet Walker and Izzy Yanover; alum Bo Schmit; and Anthony […]
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LeJIT Teaching Award Recipient – Alex Thomas, MD
The LeJIT Teaching Award is given to those selected by the Gateway Medicine Clerkship for providing meaningful and timely feedback to medical students via completing just-in-time assessments (also known as “JITs”). These help students develop skills and create a positive learning environment that fosters feedback and growth. A 2 LeJIT 2 Quit sticker is given […]
New Firm Medical Directors (Links to an external site)
Annual Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy Program- Patricia Litkowski, MD, and Mark V. Williams, MD, FACP, MHM
The Society of Hospital Medicine held its annual Leadership Academy program from November 7-10, 2022 in Colorado Springs, CO. It is the only leadership program built for hospitalists. The SHM Leadership Academy program offers four leadership courses – Strategic Essentials, Influential Management, Mastering Teamwork, and Capstone. Each course is aimed to provide hospitalists with skills that include […]
Happy National Nurse Practitioner Week
National Nurse Practitioner Week (NP Week) is November 13-19, 2022. This annual celebration recognizes the incredible contributions of NP Professionals. This year, the theme for NP Week is “Rising to Meet the Needs of Patients.” More than 355,000 NPs are licensed to practice in the United States and continuously bring vital solutions to patients in […]
Orchestrating Bedside Care (Links to an external site)
Hospitalists ensure better outcomes both in and beyond the hospital
Coaches place white coats on the entering class of 2022 – Randy Laine, MD and Dennis Chang, MD
As coaches in the new Gateway Curriculum at WUSM, Randy Laine, MD and Dennis Chang, MD have been meeting weekly with a group of students to create a safe space for discussing challenging topics and to help empower the next generation of exceptional physicians in transforming care. On Friday, October 28, they participated in the […]
Meet Our New Hospitalist – Vivek Hansalia, MD
Dr. Vivek Hansalia joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2022. He was born in New York City, and lived in Dix Hills, New York before moving to Smyrna, Georgia. He attended Vanderbilt University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Engineering […]
Newly elected fellows in the Academy of Educators – Eileen Lee, MD and Carol Faulk, MD
Two assistant professors in the Division of Hospital Medicine, Eileen Lee, MD, and Carol Faulk, MD, were recently selected to be new fellows in the Washington University School of Medicine’s Academy of Educators. This achievement recognizes both their significant contributions to-date to medical education at the School of Medicine and their continuing roles as central […]
Meet Our New Hospitalist – Madeline Grondalski, RN, MD
Dr. Madeline Grondalski joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in July of 2022. She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. She graduated from Saint Louis University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society. […]