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Your dedication and achievements are crucial to our success, and to our continued progress toward our vision of emerging as one of the best departments of medicine nationally by 2020. To recognize your contributions, our department is launching two new initiatives, which I hope you’ll take the time to learn about:
First, with leadership by Ethan Cumbler, MD and David Tanaka, MD, we are creating an Expert Council for Clinical Excellence and Leadership (EXCCEL). EXCCEL members will be clinicians who demonstrate the highest standards of bedside manner, professionalism, ethics, integrity, empathy, collaboration, and communication; these faculty members will also be a resource to model and promote the culture of exceptional clinical care in our department. EXCCEL nominations are by peers, and are due March 1 – please view the program website for more information and eligibility.
Second, we are planning an event in June to celebrate the accomplishments of our department and recognize some of the truly outstanding achievements of our faculty. Peter Agre, MD, recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the aquaporin water channels, will be our keynote speaker. We are soliciting nominations of DOM faculty who have had exceptional accomplishments in the past three years. Nominations are requested for regular and volunteer faculty members from the SOM and our affiliates, at all ranks, inclusive of MD/DO, PhD, and advanced practice providers. Please view the short nomination form here – the deadline to nominate faculty is March 10.
Finally, please take a moment to complete the 5280 2017 Top Doctors ballot, and look for an email soon from Doximity.com inviting you to participate in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” physician survey – while imperfect, these types of rankings help ensure that CU and UCH receive the recognition we’ve earned with the exemplary care you provide to your patients.
I look forward to reviewing your nominations, and to recognizing some of the many members of our department who are making outstanding contributions to our mission and to our community.
David A. Schwartz, MD
Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine
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Spring 2017
at a glance...
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"I'm walking faster with more pep in my step," says Zimmerman, 66, one of about 50 participants in a study of HIV-infected patients run by Kristine Erlandson, MD (Infectious Diseases; Geriatrics). Erlandson specializes in treating frail and older HIV-infected patients, and conducts research studies on patients who have lived decades with HIV.
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The Department of Medicine has selected 2 new recipients of its Health Services Research Development Grant program, which supports early-career investigators who want to develop expertise in health services research.
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"We noticed that patients often received well-intended medical care that was probably unnecessary, but there wasn’t a place in our training curriculum to help identify and limit such occurrences,” says Brandon Combs (GIM), who cofounded the Do No Harm project, inviting med students/residents to write a short narrative describing an experience in which medical overuse resulted in — or posed the threat of — harm to a patient.
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DOM Sabbatical Support Program - March 1, 2017 / September 1, 2017
Provides additional sabbatical support on a competitive basis to DOM faculty approved thru the SOM sabbatical program.
DOM Research Bridge Program - July 1, 2017 / December 1, 2017
DOM program providing support to PI's during re-application for federal funding.
DOM Health Services Research Development Grant - October 1, 2017
Research and training support for fellows or instructor-level junior faculty members in the DOM who are pursuing a career in health services research.
DOM Team Science Program - October 1, 2017
Funding for projects promoting interdisciplinary work within the DOM, with the anticipated outcome a programmatic or multi-PI grant.
Program supporting medical education research, innovative program development in education, salary support and/or career development of DOM clinician-educators.
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DOM Resources: Junior Faculty Survival Skills Sessions
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Junior Faculty Survival Skills sessions hosted by the DOM Faculty Advancement Office have kicked off. The first spring sessions (Time Management, Finance 101) were at capacity, and several upcoming workshops (Career Mapping and Leadership, Team Development) are already full. Seats remain available for the March 14 Promotions 101 for Clinician Educators and the April 18 Promotions 101 for Research faculty workshops, so please register online as soon as possible to attend these events, or to be added to the waitlist for the other spring sessions.
The School of Medicine also offers a variety of Professional Development sessions - information and registration for upcoming workshops can be found on the Faculty Affairs site.
Questions: [email protected].
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BIPM - Ethan Lange will receive a new R01, "Sequence analysis of hematological traits in African Americans."
Cardiology - Brian Stauffer received a new R01, "Sleep and Blood Pressure-Related Endothelial Abnormalities." Lori Walker, Christine Tompkins and David Kao received a CCTSI CO-Pilot Team Science Award, "Cardiovascular Risks of Marijuana."
Endocrinology - Robert Eckel will receive the prestigious
W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship from the National Lipid Association in 2017. Jane Reusch
has been named president-elect, medicine and science, of the American Diabetes Association, and received a VA award, "Cardiovascular Mechanisms of Exercise Intolerance in Diabetes and the Role of Sex." Two new R01 grants were announced, to Bryan Bergman ("Skeletal muscle diacylglycerol and sphingolipids: Impact of localization and species on insulin resistance in humans") and Tania Reis ("Mechanisms of fat regulation by conserved anti-obesity genes.") David Saxon will receive a
DOM Health Services Research Development Grant, "Obesity Pharmacotherapy in Veterans, Utilization and Barriers." Jena French received a Cancer Cell Biology (CCB) Pilot Grant, "Immune Profiling and Mutation Analysis in the Development of Combination Therapies for Advanced Thyroid Cancers."
Gastroenterology - Hugo Rosen received notice of an R01 award, "Innate and Adaptive Immunity to HCV in Human Pregnancy."
Geriatrics - Amy Keller received notice of a VA award, "Repair of Vascular Contractility and Mitochondrial Function by NOS Recoupling."
GIM - Amira del Pino-Jones was accepted into the SGIM 2017-2018 Leadership in Health Policy cohort.
HCPR - Mark Gritz has accepted the position of Vice-Division Head in Health Care Policy & Research.
Hematology - Courtney Jones will receive a CCSTI CO-Pilot Mentored Faculty Award, "Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities of Leukemia Stem Cells."
ID - J. David Beckham received notice of a VA award, "Defining the Mechanism of Alpha-synuclein Dependent Restriction of Viral Neuroinvasion." Fellow Kellie Hawkins, MD will receive a
DOM Health Services Research Development Grant for a project within the Veterans Aging Cohort focused on vaccine effectiveness.
Pulmonary - Susan Mathai will receive a VA grant, "Genomic Profiling of Early Pulmonary Fibrosis."
Renal - Jessica Kendrick is the new fellowship program director for the division.
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Not Whether, But How - The Civics Of Dying Well (Medicine Grand Rounds)
February 15, 2017; 12-1pm; UCH.
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resented by BJ Miller, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine and Senior Director and Advocate, Zen Hospice Project.
No RSVP required. This event will be streamed to viewing locations at Denver Health, National Jewish Health and the VA, and can also be viewed live from any computer at http://140.226.244.5.
Upcoming Events:
- Feb 15 - DOM Grand Rounds: BJ Miller, MD
- Feb 16 - DOM RIC: Tania Reis, MD; Curt Freed, MD
- Feb 22 - DOM Grand Rounds: M&M Conference
- Feb 16 - DOM RIC: Enkhee Purev, MD, PhD; Michael Kriss, MD
- Feb 17 - NJH Medicine Research Retreat
- Mar 1 - DOM Grand Rounds: Alvin Powers, MD
- Mar 2 - DOM RIC: Vinay Kini, MD; Sarah Faubel, MD
- Mar 8 - DOM Grand Rounds: Marisha Burden, MD
- Mar 9 - DOM RIC: Ivor Douglas, MD; Michael Ho, MD, PhD
- Apr 14 - DOM Research Day (save the date!)
Coffee with the Chair: contact Jeanne Horvath for an invitation to this month's small-group discussion with DOM Chair David Schwartz.
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Did You Know?
In 2016, 36 DOM faculty members were included in 5280's Top Doctors list, with four faculty members making the list for the first time: Mark Gerich (Gastroenterology), Barbara Goldstein (Rheumatology), Laurence Robbins (Geriatrics) and Sheila Tsai (Pulmonary). Overall, nearly 70 Department of Medicine faculty members have been included in this list, which is based on votes from Denver-area practicing physicians. Voting for the 2017 list is now open for all physicians living/practicing in the metro area:
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Contact Us
Chair:
David A. Schwartz, MD
Contact:
Nancy Miller, Executive Assistant
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h: 303-724-1783
Department of Medicine
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Academic Office 1, 8th Floor
12361 E. 17th Ave.
Campus Box B178
Aurora, CO 80045
ph: (303) 724-1785
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