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Meghna Motiani was named Assistant Director of St. Mary's Medical Center
Meghna Motiani was named Assistant Director of St. Mary's Medical Center (SMMC).
Shubhra Gupta was selected as Director of Quality Improvement at St. Mary's Medical Center
Shubhra Gupta was selected as Director of Quality Improvement (QI) at St. Mary's Medical Center (SMMC).
Stephanie Conner was appointed Assistant Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Service
Stephanie Conner was appointed Assistant Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Service.
Division of Hospital Medicine Innovation Grants Awardees
Trevor Jensen, Kiran Gupta, Sirisha Narayana, and Katie Raffel received the Division of Hospital Medicine Innovation Grants. Kiran and Trevor proposed developing a foundational curriculum in leadership skills for DHM, and as well as separate program in advanced leadership.
A Neuro Exam Refresher for the Hospitalist
Vanja Douglas completed medical school, residency, and fellowship at UCSF. He has been an attending on the inpatient neurology consult and primary services since 2009, and is currently the director of the Neurohospitalist Division of the Department of Neurology and the Associate Program Director for the UCSF adult neurology residency.
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James Harrison was selected as a new member of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Patient Engagement Advisory Panel
James Harrison was selected as a new member of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Patient Engagement Advisory Panel.
Lynnea Mills is the new Co-Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee
Lynnea Mills is the new Co-Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee. /people/lynnea-mills
Sarah Schaeffer was appointed Assistant Residency Program Director for the Department of Medicine
Sarah Schaeffer was appointed Assistant Program Director for the internal medicine residency.
DHM Comment on Immigration Policy
Dear DHM,
In collaboration with the Social Medicine Core, the Division may, on occasion, make official comments about policies, proposals, legislation, initiatives, etc. which may potentially impact our patient population or our ability to provide high-quality, safe, effective, and equitable care. These comments will be sent to the Division by email and posted on the website. When appropriate, we may write formal letters to key stakeholders.
Thank you Stephanie Rennke, Katie Raffel, and Peter Barish for Your Work with the PRIME Residents
Thank you Stephanie Rennke, Katie Raffel, and Peter Barish for your work with the PRIME residents. Stephanie led an interactive workshop on how to write a clinical vignette. Katie and Peter facilitated the PRIME clinical reasoning simulations.