Thank you, residents and interns, for all you do for one another and for your patients. Though often under-appreciated, your work does not go unnoticed.
Help us highlight the kindness, clinical judgement, resourcefulness, and work ethic.
Nominate a resident/intern for Housestaff of the month or just share something good.
July 2024 Inpatient Intern of the Month
Dr. Laura Keible
Laura’s list for her first month of intern year was objectively exhausting in terms of clinical decision making, organization of logistics, and emotional toll. I cannot imagine having a full eight patient list as a new intern with half of them needing palliative care consults with daily goals of care conversations, and the other half requiring three consults and multiple procedures each. But Laura handled the workload with finesse and persistence, advocating for her patients and their care no matter what issues she came up against. Her resilience and character are very noteworthy, and will make her an excellent physician for all of her patients.
July 2024 Inpatient Intern of the Month
Dr. Waleed Ali
Waleed did an excellent job on his first ever MICU rotation. He consistently had great knowledge of his patients, led multiple goals of care discussions by himself (even with someone who needed a translator and had multiple teams involved in their care), and provided very compassionate care. He was knowledgeable, efficient, and proactive. He would have transfer notes pended before even asking and had organized and thorough plans. I was very happy to have him as one of my interns!
July 2024 Inpatient Resident of the Month
Dr. Bhavna Guduguntla
From Dr. Picker: I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Guduguntla in the beginning of July. Dr. Guduguntla made this completely effortless and smooth. The team was run efficiently, with attention to detail, and with demonstration of mastery of clinical medicine. Plans of care were correct, no orders missed and no work was leftover on days off. More importantly, Bhavna took the time to ensure every single family was updated and had opportunities to discuss plans of care. Patients, families, as well as hospital staff were treated with respect and empathy. Well deserving of recognition. Operating at independent level entirely.
From Dr. Wallenkampf: I also had the opportunity to work with Dr. Guduguntla more closely while at the VA in my Chief Role. She visited me in the office several times to ask how she could improve as a senior, how to support her intern better, and she demonstrated excellent insight into how she could become an even better senior. She implemented changes and followed up regarding outcomes. Her dedication to improvement, evidenced by debriefing, goal-setting, and check-ins, is impressive and to be emulated.
July 2024 Inpatient Resident of the Month
Dr. Rosie Quinn
Rosie has navigated numerous challenging experiences on AMBJAR with poise and confidence. Rosie has helped out colleagues by seeing patients when needed, among these experiences, she had a patient who needed emergent care but was involved in challenging familial circumstances.
Rosie clearly cared about the patient’s well being and sought out additional resources to ensure that follow up is organized for the patient’s sake so that they may get the proper care. She did everything in her power to provide care for the patient. Rosie is an excellent example of a compassionate and experienced physician.
Kudos
Dr. Fatimah Sajjad
Dr. Joshua Membreno
Dr. Daniel Ladin
Dr. Adam Kneepkens
Dr. Kamilah Scales
