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.
Inpatient Intern of the Month
Dr. Karoliina Yang
Dr. Yang’s ability to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for medical students is particularly noteworthy. In the two weeks that we’ve had medical students, she has allowed our medical students to take ownership of their patients, but also provided guidance when the senior was unavailable. This guidance included quick chalk talks, but also discussing her thought process or why she writes her notes the way she does. She actively involves them in the patient care, including encouraging them to pend orders for her or the senior to sign later. She is always approachable, providing a safe space for peers and students to ask questions about their patients or a disease. It is important to note that her efforts have cultivated relationship both in and outside the hospital; this includes a dinner, trivia night with the students, and getting to know their interests (both in and out of medicine).
Inpatient Intern of the Month
Dr. Ryan Dingle
Dr. Dingle’s commitment to patient care is evidence in her interactions every morning before, during, and after rounds. She builds deep relationships with her patients, listening attentively and making sure she understands their concerns and medical history thoroughly. Her empathetic approach and excellent bedside manner make her patients feel heard and respected. I personally had the opportunity to watch her remove a patient’s central line prior to discharge. At each point in this interaction, she brought genuine care and comfort to this patient’s experience, bonding over practicing humming different songs for a successful removal. I’ve also had the pleasure of listening into her daily phone calls to family members, where she provides patience and expertise when explaining the diagnoses and plans for their loved ones, who show true gratefulness for her dedication and time. I was able to see how much her patients value her presence and compassion throughout their admissions, and would be glad to have her act as the primary physician for any of my patients!
Inpatient Resident of the Month
Dr. Eric Mittauer
Eric is an outstanding senior resident and medical educator. I am impressed at his ability to teach medical students and interns, both along the domains of medical knowledge and with day-to-day tasks. He provides relevant, articulate clinical pearls and his positivity, quick wit, and commitment to education has helped our learners grow immensely.
He demonstrates outstanding dedication to direct patient care. He spent a significant amount of time effectively leading our team on rounds and communicating with a Spanish speaking patient, eliciting a complex family trauma that explained aspects of her medical presentation. Another example is when he went above and beyond in staying late to secure a vascular access plan for a decompensating patient with severe hyponatremia. He independently discussed with multiple consultants and leveraged hospital resources with superb communication and skill. Additionally, for this same patient, he was a master utilizer of the healthcare system in figuring out a resource-effective way to give the patient a drug formulation not available on general medicine floors.
Eric is an exemplary clinician-in-training and I am so grateful to have him as the senior resident on our team!
Inpatient Resident of the Month
Dr. Geoff Ginter
Geoff was a phenomenal senior resident in the CCU. He not only had great management plans and strong clinical skills, but he also spent a lot of time teaching his interns. He is a natural leader and ran a great code in the unit while the fellow was away at a stat TTE. He functioned at the level of a fellow and will be a great cardiologist!
Kudos
Dr. Yawar Ali
Dr. Rebecca Cunningham
