Announcements
MIMEC: Mentoring in Medical Education Careers – New!
Sessions available monthly for faculty and senior fellows to meet with the DOM Vice Chair of Education for mentorship and guidance on Med Ed-related topics.
Congratulations to the following DOM residents and attendings on recently receiving LeJIT teaching awards:
- Mike Rich, MD
- Chloe Ferris, MD
- Mike Fuller, MD
- Adam Angel, MD
Program Director Bootcamp
The Academy of Educators launched the inaugural Program Director Bootcamp in June.
DOM Fellows’ Council
Thank you to the DOM Fellow’s Council for their ongoing efforts to establish stronger connections between all trainees in DOM subspecialty programs! The council has been engaged in monthly fellowship Program Director meetings and in planning both social and professional events for trainees. Gayathri Krishnan, MD and Julie Byington, C-TAGME were recently selected to present a poster at the upcoming SGIM Regional meeting that focuses on the implementation and ongoing efforts of the council. We congratulate the council on their successes and look forward to their future initiatives!
Best Wishes for a Successful Recruitment Season
The Vice Chair of Education would like to acknowledge the herculean efforts of our fellowship Program Directors, Coordinators, and Fellows as they work towards another successful recruitment season. The time and energy invested has not gone unnoticed! With the end of interview season approaching, we hope everyone is soon able to find some time to rest and relax. We can’t wait to share in your excitement on Match Day!
Missouri ACP Meeting
Congratulations to all the residents and students who participated in the Missouri ACP meeting, September 15-18, 2022. All of the Washington University posters were outstanding and many were recognized for awards! We are so proud of your work.
Neha Akkad – 1st place Research
A Real World Study of Pneumonitis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Durvalumab Following Concurrent Chemoradiation
Austin Niu – 2nd place Research
Whole Exome Sequencing of a Family with Inherited Nonsyndromic Aortic Dissection
Sajal Tiwary – 3rd place Research
Fool Me Once, Can’t Get Fooled Again: Recurrent Myocardial Injury Leads to Macrophage-Mediated Disease Tolerance in a Murine Model of Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy
Kelsey Bria – 2nd place Clinical Vignette
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: the Importance of Early Recognition and Treatment
Kelly McDermott – 2nd place QI
Prescription of Weight Loss Medication in a Veterans Affairs Primary Care Clinic
Angela Cattani – 2nd place Student Clinical Vignette
Two cases of vasculitis associated with non-cocaine polysubstance abuse
Erika Schneider Smith – Physical Diagnosis Award
Maximillian Schaettler – Clerkship Award
Doctor’s Dilemma team – Alexa Loncharich, Shreyas Venkataraman, and Shelley Burge, coached by Steve Fuest and Peter McDonnell
Upcoming Events and Opportunities in Medical Education
Open and Upcoming Education Opportunities
- Foundations in Teaching Skills Certificate Program – deadline 9/10/22
- ACGME Annual Conference Abstract Proposals – deadline 10/7/22
- Methods in Education Scholarship – deadline 10/10/22
- Academy of Educators’ Education Day – 10/11/22