Spring/Summer 2018                                                                                            Vol. 6 Issue 1 Top 

In This Issue
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From the desk of Dr. Sinnott... 


In the US, our society is demanding a change in the "social contract" with medicine. Calls for "transparency", "accountability" and "quality" now echo through the halls of academic medicine. I am proud to say that our department has leaders who can help to meet these challenges. As medicine becomes more complex and demanding, our work requires transformational leadership not only from management, but from every single individual within the organization. This inclusive leadership has helped us overcome the challenges of the past and will continue to aid us with the challenges of the present and future. I want to thank each of you for all you do individually and with your affiliated institutions to support the educational program. Our prominent success is attributable only to your expertise and commitment.


Warm regards,

John Sinnott MD FACP
James Cullison Professor and Chairman
Department of Internal Medicine
Morsani College of Medicine
University of South Florida
USF Named Preeminent University

Self-Reflection for Improvement
The use of  self-reflection for improving good physicians  prac tice is much more complicated than merely acquiring knowledge. As you know, physician practice can be "messy."
 
There is often uncertainty, patients deviate from  the textbooks or guidelines on a regular basis. Learning to manage this requires skills that are difficult to acquire through attendance at lectures or conferences. Improving our professional skills requires an active approach to learning including reflection of our past and current performance. Reflective practice involves asking ourselves questions such as "How did I do?" and "What do I currently know?" Importantly, we need to ask "What do I need to learn to deal with a similar situation in a better way next time?"  If you like to read more about this, please click here.

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.~Confucius

 Congratulations on your Retirement!
 

Stephanie Peters , Quality Assurance Administrator for General Internal Medicine, bids farewell to USF Health upon her retirement July 1, 2018.

Working in academic administration was a second career for Stephanie, whose undergraduate degree was in Agricultural Economics. Her first career spanned 15 years in sales and marketing with DuPont, followed by two-years as a Peace Corps Volunteer with her husband in Western Samoa. Upon returning to the U.S., she shifted her focus from agribusiness to health care by earning a Master of Arts degree in Communication and a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology.

Stephanie was a Faculty Administrator in the School of Physical Therap y & Rehabilitation Sciences for three years before being recruited by Dr. Lucy Guerra in 2015 to as sist with the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) initiative as Quality Assurance Administrator.

"Professionals who provide patient care, teach, and do research need people like me to support their work. I always felt that if I did my job well, then that freed up their time to focus on what is most important-their patients, the students, and the residents. It has been tremendously gratifying to work alongside exceptionally hard working and dedicated people at USF. I will always be a big supporter of the important work that they carry out every single day." 
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In memory of our beloved Dr. Charles Williams

Dr. Williams, a lung cancer specialist and senior member of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center, a husband, a father, a mentor and friend passed away in March 2018. Dr. Williams was well known for his focus on a patient's autonomy and his passion for teaching.

Ranking

According to the Blue Ridge Medical Research Institute rankings, the USF Department of Internal Medicine was ranked #19 nationally out of 172 departments of internal medicine in the nation.  Counting public universities only, this would look like we are in the top 10.  Our most successful area is the Diabetes Research program under Dr. Krischer, but we are rapidly expanding our vector home disease team.

Recognitions and Achievements
Dr. John T. Sinnott, Chairman from the Department of Internal Medicine received the Lifetime Global Achievement Award from President Genshaft. Congratulations!



Dr. John Sinnott was recognized with the 2017 Dunhuang Award, the Gansu Province government's highest honor. This award is given to recognize foreign individuals for their outstanding service and "remarkable contributions to the economic, scientific, academic development and educational programs in Gansu Province." Mr. Li Bin, the Vice Governor of Gansu Province, China, presented the award.


Drs. Oxner, Guerra and Myers in addition to Edin Sadic PGY2, Cameron Bell PGY2, and Shrey Mishra, PGY2 received the ACP John Palmiero Quality Improvement Award 2018 at the National ACP meeting in New Orleans for their work in improving the rates of appropriate anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation. 


Dr. Yohan Perera received the Philip T Gompf Award for his outstanding scholarly achievements and humanism in the disciplines of Infectious Diseases. 


Drs. Ledford and O'brien accepted the award after Internal Medicine was named the most Outstanding Clinical Clerkship. Additionally, Dr Ledford received the John Sinnott Teaching Award as the Most Outstanding Clinical Professor for the 5th year in a row! KUDOS!

Dr. Mohapatra, Distinguished Health Professor was awarded a USF Research & Innovation Faculty International Travel Grant (FITG). He traveled to Athens, Greece in April 2018 to present a lecture on "New Frontiers of Nano biotechnology, Progress and Challenges" at the European Biotechnology Congress.


Dr. Mai received a standing ovation for her progress in bringing national stature to our USF Internal Medicine Residency and a 100% board pass rate as well which is the highest in Florida.  She is now Senior Assistant Dean, College of Internal Medicine and DIO & Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine.


Barbara Hansen PhD




Helena Hernandez-Cuervo MD, Marine Biologist

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Hernandez Cuervo as she was one of the winners of the 10th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium due to the quality of her research and ability to effectively articulate its importance.

Jeffrey Krischer PhD


University Distinguished Professor Jeffrey Krischer, PhD
, one of the world's top National Institutes of Health researchers, was among the 31 USF Health Morsani College of Medicine scholars inducted into the Robert A. Good Honor Society (RGHS) Class of 2018 this spring, in recognition of Dr. Good who was one of the greatest scientists, teacher and mentor. 

Earlier this year, Dr. Krischer was recognized as an honorary Doctor of Medicine by the Lund University Faculty of Medicine at Lund Cathedral in Sweden.  He is acclaimed as one of the world's foremost experts in the mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases. Read more here.
 

Dennis K Ledford MD



Richard Lockey MD
Distinguished Professor Dr. Richard Lockey received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the BoyScouts of America (BSA). The designation "Eagle Scout" was founded over one hundred years ago. Only four percent of Boy Scouts are granted this rank after a lengthy review process.


In addition, Dr. Lockey (pictured on the back center row) was inducted into the Robert A Good Honor Society in 2018.


Welcome Aboard
Amir Fahmi DO
Assistant Professor
Hospital Medicine


Dr. Amir Fahmi earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014. He then completed a year internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Largo Medical Center..
 
Dr. Fahmi is currently a member of the Hospital BioEthics Committee, member of the American College of Physicians (ACP).He is proficient in Centravl venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, endotracheal intubation, arthrocentesis among others. He currently volunteers at Serving & Loving Together Organization (SALT) where he serves the homeless population. He enjoys traveling, sports, hiking, biking, among other things.  

Marijesmar Gonzalez Valle MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Gonzalez Valle received her Doctor of Medicine degee from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in 2009.  She completed her residency at Rutgers Medical School in Internal Medicine and after spending a year and a half as a Hospitalist at Rutgers New Jersey  Medical School in 2015 she was accepted into USF to complete a fellowship in Infectious Disease.

Dr. Gonzalez Valle is currently a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Medical Association (AMA).  She will be part of Internal Medicine's hospitalist group.  
Kevin Huang MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Huang attended Johns Hopkins University receiving both an undergraduate and masters degree while focusing on public health. He then graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine, and continued at USF for his residency in internal medicine.
After graduating, Dr. Huang joined the USF MAIN Hospitalist group. In addition to clincal care, he will serve as a preceptor for medical students and as a teaching attending for the internal medicine residency.  Dr. Huang will be seeing patients at Tampa General Hospital.  
Nikesh Kapadia MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Nikesh Kapadia received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of South Florida in 2014.  He joined Internal Medicine's Hospitalist Group.    



Adam Katzman MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Adam Katzman grew up in Florida and received his Bachelor of
Science in Chemistry from the University of Florida in 2011. He
earned his Doctorate in Medicine at the University of South Florida
Morsani College of Medicine. He also completed his residency in
Internal Medicine at USF in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Katzman will be seeing patients at Tampa General Hospital.
Mustafa Khaliqi MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Mustafa Khaliqi received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel University in 2014.  He completed his Internal Medicine Residency from the University of South Florida in 2016.  He is preceptor volunteer at USF's Bridge Clinic and has participated in other community services such as Day of Dignity which is a humanitarian project as well as coordination of medical screenings for participants in the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania.
He is joining Internal Medicine's hospitalist group.
Sebastien Millette MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Sebastien Millette grew up in Palm Harbor, Florida, but was originally born in Canada. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Neurobiological Sciences and minor in French Studies. Dr. Millette received his medical degree as part of the inaugural class for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.  Dr. Millette joined the Internal M edicine department and will serve as a hospitalist for the USF MAIN Group.
Negar Niknam MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Negar Niknam completed her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2007 from Islamic Azad University of Tehran.  She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica NY in 2015.  Dr. Niknam began her Gastroenterology Fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York  and trained for therapeutic and diagnostic ERCP and EUS, EMR, dilations and stent placement.  Dr. Niknam served as a Medical Practitioner in the Super League &  Intercollegiate Tournaments for the Iran Women Soccer Federation from 2007 to 2009.  She also served as an Emergency Room General Practitioner for the Imam Hossein Hospital in Aradan, Iran in 2008 .  She is certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastroenterology, New York Society of Gastroenterology and the American gastroenterological Association.
Elizabeth Peek MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine
 
Originally from Winter Haven, FL Dr. Peek first attended Columbia University in the city of New York but quickly realized how much she missed Florida and transferred to University of Florida. After graduating with a degree in biology, she then graduated from Lake Erie College of Medicine in Bradenton, FL.  Following graduation from residency, she completed a one year Chief Residency in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at James A Haley VA. The year gave her an opportunity to become an expert in patient safety and quality improvement, obtaining her certified professional in patient safety certificate (CPPS) through IHI and Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma (LSSBB) through Villanova University.  Dr. Peek joined USF MAIN Hospitalist group and will also serve as a teaching attending for the internal medicine residency program.   
John Paul Gerard Rosales MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Nephrology

Dr. John Paul Rosales received hi Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo Tomas in 2005.  He completed his Internal Medicine residency from St. Agnes Hospital in 2012 and his Nephrology fellowship from the University of South Florida in 2017.
Li-Min Ting PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Allergy & Immunology

Dr. Li-Min Ting received her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Rochester. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco, and was a principal associate working with Dr. Kami Kim in the field of parasitology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine before arriving USF. Her research interest is in understanding the pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis and malaria.
 
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Askin Uysal MD FACP FCCP
Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Dr. Askin Uysal received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the  Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2000 and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the State University of New York Downstate in 2005, followed by a Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship from Louisiana State University in 2011 and a Sleep Medicine fellowship from Louisiana state University in 2012.   Dr. Uysal is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and sleep Medicine.  He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, American College of Physicians, American Society of Sleep Medicine, American College of Chest Medicine and the American College of Physician Executives. 
Mauricio Valenzuela MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Mauricio Valenzuela received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2014.  He completed his internal medicine residency from the University of South Florida in 2017. He joined the Department of Internal Medicine's Hospitalist Group.

Marissel Velazquez-Vicente MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Dr. Marissel Velazquez-Vicente, MD was a critical care medicine specialist in San Juan, PR and has been practicing for 30 years. She graduated from U De Malaga in 1980 and specializes in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease.


Iset Vera PhD
Instructor I
Division of Infectious Disease

Dr. Iset Vera received her PhD degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2010.  She completed a  postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute of Molecular Medicine in Lisbon Portugal in 2017.  Dr. Vera's research interests include molecular and cell biology of intracellular pathogens, parasitology/Plasmodium parasite biology, Pathogen-host interactions/Pathogenesis, host cell defense mechanism and microbe virulence mechanism.

Jacqueline Young MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Jacqueline Young grew up in Orlando and received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Florida International University in Miami, FL. She graduated from USF Morsani College of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at USF in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Young's clinical practice includes the full spectrum of inpatient Internal Medicine.
Jasmine Young MD
AssistantProfessor
Division of Hospital Medicine 

Dr. Jasmine Young joined our MAIN Hospitalist group on July 26th and completed her Internal Medicine residency in this year's Class of 2018. She also received her MD degree from USF.

New Staff

Cassandra Aldi
ARNP
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Cassandra Aldi joined the USF/TGH Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant team in January 2018. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Central Florida in 2012 and received her Master of Science degree in Family Health Nursing from the University of South Florida in 2017. Ms. Aldi is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and committed to delivering high quality care to patients and families. She is a member of the West Coast and Tampa Bay Advanced Practice Nurses Council.
HyeJeong Robbibaro ARNP
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

HyeJeong Robbibaro joined the USF/TGH Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant team in 2018 

Jared Green

Jared will serve as the Department of Internal Medicine Onboarding Specialist.  Jared comes to us from Coca-Cola where he served as a Benefits Advisor. Jared also has an array of customer service experience over the past 10 years. He is enthusiastic and excited to join the Chairman's Office and the Department of Internal Medicine.


Helen Memoli
Program Coordinator
Internal Medicine Residency Program

Mrs. Memoli has returned to the Department of Internal Medicine in February 2018. Helen previously worked in our department from October 2013 to June 2015. Prior to her return, Helen previously held positions with USF's Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Fellowship Program and with Physician Leadership Program at BayCare Health System. She is excited to return to Graduate Medical Education after her hiatus from the department. Welcome back! 
Appointments

Asa Oxner, MD is appointed Vice-Chair of our Department of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Asa Oxner was appointed as Vice-Chair of our Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine. She will join our Vice-Chair for research, Dr. Jeffrey Krischer, and Dr. Joe Lezama, Vice-Chair for Veterans Affairs. Her new position will enhance the impact of these exemplary Vice-Chairs. Her roles will include the Directorship of our Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), assisting each division with their operational and quality metrics, improving interactions between the inpatient and outpatient portions of our clinical mission, and participating in strategic planning for the department.   
Kimberley Cao MD

Dr. Kimberley Cao was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.




Jeffrey Gill MD

Dr. Jeffrey Gill was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.





Marna Rayl Greenberg MD 

Dr. Marna Greenberg was advanced Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Nyingi Kemmer MD

Dr. Nyingi Kemmer was advanced to Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Prasad Kulkarni MD

Dr. Prasad Kulkarni was advanced to Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Yin Chang Chen Lin MD

Dr.Yin Chang Chen Lin was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.


Candice Mateja MD

Dr. Candice Mateja was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Jose Montero MD

Dr. Jose Montero was advanced to Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Jamie Morano MD

Dr. Jamie Morano was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Hugo Narvarte MD

Dr. Hugo Narvarte was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.




Kellee Oller MD

Dr. Kellee Oller was advanced to Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.



Stephanie Watts PhD

Dr. Stephanie Watts, Speech-Language Pathologist, was advanced to Assistant Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine.

Appointments
Upcoming Event
 

Past Event
 
On June 14th 2018 the Department of Internal Medicine Celebrated it graduation. Click here to view the gallery.
Teaching
 
Cuc Mai MD, Receives the Roy H Behnke MD Award

Dr. Cuc Mai was presented with the Roy H Behnke MD Award during Internal Medicine's graduation for her extraordinary devotion to residency education.  

Charles Edwards MD, Receives the Distinguished Service and Founder Award"

Lucy Guerra MD, Receives the Outpatient Teaching Award

Dr. Lucy Guerra was pr esented with the USF Outpatient Teaching Award during Internal Medicine's graduation for her outstanding outpatient teaching.  

Bjorn Holmstrom MD, Receives the Moffitt Teaching Award
 
Elizabeth Melzer MD, Receives the VA Teaching Award

Research
 

USF Health's Stephen B. Liggett, MD , was one of 30 scientists nationwide recently selected to join The Research Exemplar Project as a Biomedical Research Exemplar - recognition of his outstanding reputation as a leader whose high-impact, federally-funded research yields novel and reproducible results.

The Research Exemplar Project, based at Washington University School of Medicine, helps identify and share best practices that exemplars use to lead and manage their research laboratories with professionalism and integrity.  Exemplars, chosen through a competitive nomination process, receive an engraved award and will be featured on the program's website later this summer.

Dr. Liggett is vice dean for research at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, associate vice president for research at USF Health, and a professor of internal medicine and of molecular pharmacology and physiology.  He and his team study the genetic, molecular biology, structure and function of G-protein coupled receptors, or GPCRs.  Malfunctions of GPCR signaling pathways are involved in many chronic diseases including asthma, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, making this family of cell surface receptors (the largest in the human genome) an important drug target.  A better understanding of how the receptors work could enable the design of drugs that more precisely target the receptors with fewer side effects.
 
Continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health for 27 years, Dr. Liggett has published 250 peer-reviewed papers, many highly cited and appearing in top journals such as Nature Medicine, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , and the New England Journal of Medicine.

After observing dysfunctional GPCRs in rhinovirus-induced asthma, Dr. Liggett sequenced all known human rhinoviruses, a common cause of respiratory infections, to define the structure and evolution of human rhinovirus genomes. This groundbreaking published work , featured on the cover of Science, provided a framework for large-scale, genome-based epidemiological studies and the design of antiviral agents or vaccine development.

"Dr. Liggett's published papers are typically 'data-rich' and approach a given hypothesis using multiple techniques, thereby providing a confluence of evidence for his conclusions.  His work has been replicated many times by others," wrote Charles J. Lockwood, MD, senior vice president for USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine, in his nomination of Dr. Liggett for Biomedical Research Exemplar.

"He is known to maintain strong leadership of his laboratory with intense scrutiny of data... Dr. Liggett exemplifies professionalism and integrity in his research activities."
Dr. Liggett has formally mentored more than 35 PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have attained research positions in academic medicine or industry. He develops career paths for all members of his laboratory group and provides quarterly reviews for all personnel from technicians to junior faculty.                                                           Return to top



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  Announce
Dr. Rahul Mhaskar is our new faculty director of the Office of Research, Innovation & Scholarly Endeavors (RISE) in the Office of Educational Affairs. He replaces Drs. Ingrid Bahner and Susan Pross, who I would like to thank for serving so admirably as inaugural co-directors since the RISE opened in 2015. Ingrid and Susan will continue to serve as co-directors of the Scholarly Concentration Program, which they have helped nurture into an incredible asset for MCOM students and faculty over the past decade.

 
 
The USF GI Division is active at Morsani Clinic and TGH.  They manage of complicated GI patients from throughout the state of Florida and SE United States.   Their advanced endoscopy group (Drs. Pat Brady, Rene Gomez, and Pushpak Taunk) perform complex procedures (ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, EMR, RFA ablation for Barrett's, enteroscopy for SB bleeding) daily at TGH.  All our physicians see patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but Dr. Rene Marchioni Beery - recruited 18 months ago from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, coordinates all these activities in our IBC Center.  She is working closely with Colorectal Surgery Drs. Jay Mamel and Soojong Chae specialize in lower GI problems, nutrition and women's GI issues.  In our Morsani Clinic we offer breath tests, SMART pill, SB pill camera and anorectal manometry to help in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.  Lastly, Drs. Jacobs and Mohamed Kaif coordinate our non-transplant hepatology group specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal liver tests, hepatitis B&C, NASH and cholestatic liver diseases.  Jingtao Chen ARNP helps us in the Morsani Clinic, while Gwen Owens ARNP and Bridget Price ARNP help with their very busy consult service at TGH.
 
All of their physicians are passionate about teaching medical students, residents and fellows.  Their trainees and staff publish in all the top GI journals, including recent original research in Gastroenterology (impact factor 18.2) and American Journal of Gastroenterology (impact factor 10.4). Dr. Richter said "I'm very proud of our GI group at Tampa General, which is nationally recognized as #27 in US News and World Report."
 

Drs. Guerra, LaMartin, and Wagoner presented the "Impact of a Collaborative Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Clinic" during the Primary Care Innovations Conference at Health Park, which has reduced hospital admissions by 30% for their 100 patients with dual medical and psychiatric diagnoses.
2017-18 FACULTY & STAFF CAMPAIGN
 
This year the Department of Internal Medicine reached 70% participation rate. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Campaign and remember what Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of United Nations Foundation said:  "Giving is not just about making a donation.  It is about making a difference." -Dr.John Sinnott, Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







However, the race did not end on June 30, 2018.  This is an ongoing race and the new cycle began July 1, 2018.
Please consider participating and remember that faculty and staff have an option to enroll their contribution in payroll deduction, which can be renewed automatically from year to year.  Make a GIFT today!







Gallery
  Achievements
Dr. Cuevas, Dr. Bognar' s Trip to Haiti
   
Kudos to Dr. Cuevas, Dr. Bognar, our amazing USF Health faculty, staff as well as, our international medicine students. They volunteered at Corpus Christi, Haiti mission.  The group had a productive two-week program and saw 2,142 patients!!!  

Dr. Haight's Trip to Iceland


Dr. Haight during his lecture presentation on Antibiotic Stewardship in Iceland.


Please visit our international gallery to view more photos.


  Pubs


Click here for the latest Internal Medicine publications list.


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