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.
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Residents of the Month
Ariana Rabinowitsch
After meeting Ariana on the first day on firm, some of my angst subsided. I remember talking to my wife on the way home and expressing some relief that she was going to be an awesome senior. She was the perfect balance of support and trust, summed up by an iconic line she hit me with when I asked if I could give a patient Tylenol on the second day: “You are their doctor.” This is what I needed to hear. I felt free to treat patients as I was comfortable, but knew that she was checking behind the scenes and would help with any issue I ran into. This rotation turned out to be an incredible learning experience under her guidance, and I hope I work with Ariana again!
Great leadership skills
Harib Mian
I worked with Dr. Mian in his role as ED admitter. I was seriously impressed by his hard work, efficiency, and his great attitude. This rotation can be challenging, especially as a new 2nd year because you are responsible for seeing several sick patients and formulating a plans independently. With every patient he admitted it was clear he had taken time to carefully review their history and labs/imaging to independently formulate an assessment and plan. He did an excellent job caring for his patients and exhibits very kind and patient bedside manner. But In addition to being very independent, he knows when to escalate concern to other members of the team, expediting emergent care. He is a true team player and great example of what a WashU resident should look like!
Interns of the Month
Matt Freeman
Matt is an absolute pleasure to work with and would be deserving of this award any month because of this. However, this month he also demonstrated his diagnostic abilities by diagnosing this year’s first case of West Nile Virus in Missouri. Furthermore, he did so on H&P prior to any lab results.
Ethan Hollar (Psychiatry)
Ethan did not settle for an unfortunate truth and took upon himself to make sure that the Missouri PDMP was accessible in epic with one click. The Illinois one is, so he escalated this issue with multiple IT teams and all the way to the state medical board and thanks to his advocacy against all odds he achieved what most of us had considered impossible. We can all view the Missouri PDMP directly on EPIC.
Kudos
- Taylor Wilson – I am endlessly impressed with Taylor’s clinical acumen and dedication to high quality patient care, and all of her excellence was very evident during her time on MICU nights!
- Kristen Lay & Lucas Adams – Super star interns during a very busy rotation in the CCU!
- Anna Norman (Neuro) – It was her first firm rotation ever and she absolutely killed it from the very first day. She made my life as a senior very easy. She takes very strong ownership of her patients, and I can trust her to take care of complex patients on her own. She has one of the best bedside manners I’ve ever seen and her patients love her. She remembers every patient’s birthday. She is such a joy to work with and brings a smile to my face every day. Despite being a neuro prelim, she is functioning like a medicine senior. My attending and I have been so genuinely impressed by her. She is a fantastic physician, and her patients are so lucky to have her.
- Richard Haslam, Kamilah Scales, Roshini Asirvatham, Gabby Rodriguez – I was so impressed by the residents I shadowed (Dr. Haslam, Dr. Scales, Dr. Asirvatham, and Dr. Rodriguez); all four of them made me feel welcome and were wonderful about answering my questions! One of the things that stuck with me most was how intentional the residents were with their language: I noticed they used phrases like “I hear you” or “that must be hard” to let patients know they were being heard. I thought it was quite a neat reminder how word choice alone can build trust and show a patient that their doctor understands what they’re going through, which feels especially important in primary care.