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| Achievements | Congratulations to Esther Chen, David Duong, Greg Hendey (Fresno), and Jacqueline Nemer for being chosen by the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators as 2011 Recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award. This continues our strong track record of superb clinical teaching. Nominations for these prestigious awards are made by Academy members, medical school course directors, and residency program directors. We are lucky to have such great teachers among us. They will be acknowledged at the Academy's Annual Celebration on September 19, 2011.
Steve Polevoi was named an Associate Chair for the new Integrated Curriculum Steering Committee for the School of Medicine.
Bory Kea has been nominated for the Best Resident Abstract at the ACEP Research Forum for preliminary work on a Chest CT study. |
New Faculty
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The DEM would like to welcome two new faculty joining us this month.
Dr. Eric Suess will split his time between Moffitt and SFGH. He joins us from SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center where he completed his residency in Emergency Medicine in June 2011. Dr. Suess received his MD degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2007 and completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Maine Medical Center from July 2007 to June 2008. He has served as a course assistant for Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellows Base Camp which is a two-day resuscitation simulation and emergency medicine procedures course. Dr. Suess has been the course instructor for both Ultrasound Procedures and Phlebotomy and Intravenous Access courses at SUNY-Downstate University Hospital. He enjoys running, swimming, soccer, golf and travel.
Dr. Melanie Watts will be based at Moffitt. She joins us from ACMC where she completed her residency in July 2011. Dr. Watts attended a combined MD program at Dartmouth Medical School and Brown Medical School and received her MD degree in 2006. She also completed a one year internship as a resident at Harvard - Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2007. She speaks Spanish and French and her special interests include: Emergency Ultrasound, International Medicine and Wilderness Medicine.
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Tanzania Project
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Under Teri Reynolds' leadership, residents and faculty now have a global health opportunity in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The following is a brief description of Bory Kea's experience there.
There are very few words that describe the amazing experience and opportunity I had in the Emergency Medicine Department (lovingly called the EMD) at Muhimibili National Hospital, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was not only a culmination of residency with the evaluation of incredibly sick and needy patients (from cerebral malaria, end-stage AIDS, hypertensive strokes, kwashiorkor, severe anemia/hypoglycemia, to severe pediatric burns), but also rewarding teaching eager residents and nurses thirsting for knowledge, and of course, renewing when patients and family members are truly appreciative of everything you do for them. It made me remember why I wanted to become a doctor.
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New Service
| To see a short broadcast of how our InQuickER service works, click here. This is probably the way of the future for minor stuff (think Open Table!). Patients can now reserve a spot in the ER online at InQuickER and wait at home.
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Faculty Announcements
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Dr. Susan Promes will be taking a more active role in the GME office for the next nine months while Dr. Baron, the Associate Dean for GME and CME, is on sabbatical. Susan will be the Acting Designated Institutional Official for all ACGME related activities and chair the School of Medicine GME committee during Dr. Baronšs absence. Dr. Jeff Tabas will be filling in for Dr. Baron in the CME office by expanding his role there.
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Residency Announcements
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Jenny Wilson was accepted into the UCSF Internal Medicine Critical Care fellowship.
Elizabeth Brown is the 2011-12 resident representative on the UCSF Risk Management Committee.
Jillian Mongelluzzo will continue to serve as the resident representative on the UCSF Critical Care Committee. This is her second year on the Critical Care Committee.
Jennifer Wilson is the 2011-12 resident representative on the UCSF Medical Ethics Committee.
Nathan Wilson is the 2011-12 resident representative on the UCSF Medical Records Committee.
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| Publications, Presentations/Lectures, Abstracts | |
PUBLICATIONS:
One of Renee Hsia's research studies on patients who leave without being seen in the ED was mentioned on August 2 in the Wall Street Journal.
Hsia RY and Carr BG. Measuring Emergency Care Systems: The Path Forward. Ann Emerg Med. 2011; 58:267-269, will be published this month.
Quinn J. McDermott D. Electrocardiogram Findings in Emergency Department Patients with Syncope. AEM 2011; 18(7): 714-718.
Wallin D, Yaghoubian A, Rosing D, Walot I, Chauvapun J, de Virgilio C. Computed tomographic angiography as the primary diagnostic modality in penetrating lower extremity vascular injuries: a level I trauma experience. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 Jul;25(5):620-3.
Prasanthi Govindarajan and Karl Sporer co-authored a chapter on "Communications and Dispatching" for a textbook entitled EMS Medicine.
Hangyul Chung-Esaki, Jenny Wilson, and Robert Rodriguez's manuscript entitled "Caring for the Critically Ill: a Continuum from the Emergency Department to the Intensive Care Unit" was accepted for publication in the ICU Director Journal.
PRESENTATIONS:
Robert Rodriguez is giving grand rounds: "Critical Care lessons in Emergency Medicine" at UCSF Fresno Medical Center on September 14.
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Save the Dates
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September 15, 6:00-9:00 p.m. The 2011 Bay Area Wellness Event will be held at Buckshot, 3848 Geary Blvd, San Francisco.September 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators will hold its 11th annual Celebration of New Members. In addition to the induction of its newest members, the Academy will honor recipients of the Boyden and Service awards and the Excellence in Teaching Awards. David Irby, PhD, will give the keynote address. Parnassus Room N-225.
October 11 The Teaching and Learning Center Orientation Day. Skills development workshops for faculty and education staff that aim to increase the use of technology and simulation in education on campus. Click here to register in advance for the workshops. October 15-18 ACEP Annual Conference, Moscone Center, San Francisco
October 21-23 Faculty Retreat
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