A narrative medicine piece by Dr. David Vermette, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
JAMA Publication – How’s Your Soul? (Links to an external site)
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Inaugural Physican Assistant Fellowship Program
Beginning on April 1, 2024, our Division of Hospital Medicine will initiate a Physician Assistant (PA) Fellowship Program at BJH. The goal is to provide PAs with additional clinical training and a robust educational experience in Hospital Medicine and relevant subspecialties during the fellowship. This 12-month training program starting April 1, 2024, will be a […]
Dennis Chang, MD, Acknowledged for Contributing to a Positive Learning Environment
The Washington University SAFE (Supporting a Fair Environment) Program allows individuals to report their experiences in the learning environment. On March 8th, Dr. Dennis Chang received an Accolade for contributing to a positive learning environment. One of his students had wonderful feedback for him, stating, “This faculty member did such a great job of fostering […]
Erin Baum, MD, Receives LeJIT Teaching Award
The Gateway Medicine Clerkship has selected Dr. Erin Baum to receive the “LeJIT” Teaching Award. This award recognizes Dr. Baum’s excellence in completing just-in-time assessments during the 2024 Block 1 Medicine Clerkship (January-February 2024). They stated, “You skillfully integrate JITs into your clinical and teaching workflows and provide meaningful, timely feedback to students through your […]
The Division of Hospital Medicine Celebrates National Hospitalist Day
March 7th is National Hospitalist Day. This holiday recognizes the contributions of hospitalists nationwide and celebrates the individuals that make up the hospital medicine community. Did you know that hospital medicine is the fastest growing specialty in modern medicine? Hospitalists have played a valuable role in enhancing patient care and advancing the field of medicine and […]
Dennis Chang, MD, and Cheryl McDonough, MD, Selected to Receive Inclusion Teaching Award
The “Distinguished Service Teaching Award for Inclusion” is voted on each year by Washington University School of Medicine Phase 1 students. Students choose faculty members who have shown outstanding commitment, dedication, and patience in medical student education, distinguishing themselves through their exceptional service. This year, two hospitalists from the Division of Hospital Medicine have been […]
Division Participation in the Annual Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Symposium
Each year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital sponsors a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Symposium. This year’s theme was “The Road to Highly Reliable Care is Paved with Thoughtful Processes and Purposeful Performance.” Several of our hospitalists, and our research coordinator, Maya Fiore, participated in the symposium, with Maya, Stephanie Conner, MD, Han Li, MD, and Safa Farrag, […]
Partnership with the Interprofessional Pro Bono Clinic (Links to an external site)
In the Spring of 2024, members of the IDEAS committee have collaborated with the Interprofessional Pro Bono Clinic to help provide compassionate and skilled care to uninsured and underinsured residents of the greater St. Louis community.
DHM Faculty Development Committee Holds Another Fruitful Roads to Success Seminar
On Feb 22-23, 2024, members of the Division of Hospital Medicine’s Faculty Development Committee held another successful iteration of their Roads to Success faculty seminar. Members of this committee include Dr. Dennis Chang, Dr. Maria Gurrieri, Dr. Randy Laine, Dr. Eileen Lee, MD, Dr. Kieran Patel, and Dr. Alex Thomas. This was the first Roads […]
Join us on March 1, 2024 for WashU Internal Medicine CPC – Matt Freer, MD (Links to an external site)
The clinicopathological conference, popularly known as CPC, is a case method process of learning medicine. It uses a problem-solving approach. A case is presented with diagnostic data and is followed by a discussion of differential diagnosis which is narrowed down to a final diagnosis. Speaker: Matt Freer, MD Division: Hospital Medicine Title: “A 44 y/o […]