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The medical school's Office of Global Health, in collaboration with Rutgers Global, hosted members of the Rutgers community at this year's annual Global Health Fair. Held Dec. 4 in the Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the event featured keynote speaker Joanna Regulska, PhD, vice provost and associate chancellor, global affairs, and professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at University of California, Davis. Dr. Regulska discussed "Global Learning through Global Health: Advancing Common Goals, Together."

In addition to the keynote address, the Global Health Fair featured more than three dozen students from across Rutgers University, who presented posters about their research and travels related to their global health experience.

The research of Vikas Nanda, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine -- conducted together with colleagues and trainees on the NASA-funded ENIGMA team -- was featured in a recent issue of Rutgers Today.

The project is part of NASA's focus on astrobiology and is testing theories on the origins of all life, including the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

The team is working to determine how proteins emerged from the chemistry of the early Earth, and then evolved to become the basis of life itself.

Read more here.

Robert Eisenstein, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine (pictured above, holding the scissors), was among those on hand to "cut the ribbon" on the newly expanded Emergency Department at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The ribbon-cutting event marked the official completion of the hospital's two-year ED expansion project. As a result, the department increased from 40,000 to 60,000 square feet, with more than 100 new private treatment areas for patients; a separate, expanded Pediatric Emergency Department; a fast-track option for patients; in-department radiology imaging; a new walk-in entrance; and a new ambulance bay with capacity for eight ambulances at once.

Learn more in this RWJBH video.

Click here to view a slideshow of photos from the Open House for the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

Karen Wei-Ru Lin, MD, MS, professor of family medicine and community health and assistant dean for global health at the medical school, was highlighted by Rutgers Global in its most recent Rutgers Global Profile. In it, she shares her journey from Taiwan to the medical school and her multiple roles as a faculty member, clinician and mentor, including her work with the student-run HIPHOP Promise Clinic. The profile also highlights her work internationally as an ideal representative for the university as a whole.

"Whenever we have a delegation coming from abroad, we think of Karen Lin," notes Eric Garfunkel, PhD, Rutgers' vice president for global affairs and head of Rutgers Global.

View the full profile here.

The Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care selected the medical school for a $2,000 second-place award in its National Improvement Challenge on Reduction of Peripartum Racial and Ethnic Disparities. The award followed a rigorous review, including evaluation of the use of the council's patient safety tools, improvements in processes and outcomes, and demonstrated multidisciplinary collaboration.

Awardees will be presenting at a Dec. 11 seminar hosted by the council, outlining how they were successful in this area.

Last year, the medical school received a $1,000 third-place award in the council's National Improvement Challenge on Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth: Supported Intended Vaginal Births.

Judith K. Amorosa, MD, clinical professor of radiology, was honored by the American Association for Women in Radiology (AAWR) with the 2019 Alice Ettinger Distinguished Achievement Award. The award recognizes lifetime achievement and lasting contribution to the AAWR and to the radiology/radiation oncology profession and honors individuals who not only are considered leaders in their profession, but who also have had distinguished careers as mentors, teachers and public service.

Congratulations, Dr. Amorosa, on this well-deserved award!

Gov. Phil Murphy's proclamation designating an annual Transgender Awareness Week in the state was presented at the Nov. 25 Babs Siperstein Humanities and Medicine Seminar. The seminar, sponsored in part by the medical school's Women's Health Institute, focuses on a variety of gender issues. The Nov. 25 seminar featured Jason E. Allen, principal and facilitator at xCHANGEs, who discussed "Negotiating Narratives: Reflective Dialogues."

Medical school faculty at the meeting included Gloria Bachmann, MD, MMS, associate dean for women's health, director of the Women's Health Institute and professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences (seated, holding the proclamation); Juana Hutchinson-Colas, MD, MBA, associate professor and chief of the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery; Alexandre Buckley De Meritens, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences; Robert C. Like, MD, MS, professor and director, Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity; and Joseph B. Vella, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.

More than 50 people attended the recent breakfast hosted by Mindy Rodden, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, director of quality, safety and patient experience, to thank faculty and staff for all they have done to help achieve our clinical patient experience "wins." The event, held on Nov. 22, also offered the opportunity to review the AIDET skills -- Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thank You -- that have played a role in improved experiences for our patients and our colleagues.

Christine Annibali, MD, PGY4 co-chief psychiatry resident and an alumna of the medical school (pictured second from left), received an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychiatry from the New Jersey Psychiatric Association last month at an event at the Pines Manor in Edison.

The award is designed to recognize members "whose efforts embody the objectives and mission of the Association." Specifically, it recognizes individuals who promote the science, art and practice of psychiatry, as well as maintain professional standards in the psychiatric specialty by educating the public and performing community service.

NJPA cited Dr. Annibali's dedication to academia and teaching, noting her recent development and implementation of the first global mental health psychiatry residency program and elective; contribution of several posters and abstracts about the intersection of pop culture, modern psychiatry and social media in the teaching of psychiatric medical students and residents; and her various leadership roles, including co-chair of the Psychiatry Curriculum Committee and Psychiatry Resident Wellness Committee, in addition to her co-chief resident role.

Congratulations, Dr. Annibali, on this achievement!

The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine hosted members of the medical school's Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine interest groups for an airway workshop last month. The event, which was attended by more than 40 students, is one in a series, culminating with a medical student airway workshop at the Hyatt in April during the New Jersey State Society of Anesthesiology annual meeting.

On Nov. 23, residents from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine attended the 69th Annual Slide Seminar and Annual Meeting held by the New Jersey Society of Pathologists (NJSP) at the Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township. Each year, NJSP members convene to discuss the current climate of the field by learning about new policies, best practices and new research findings. The event provided a stage for the residents to showcase their research through poster presentations.

With just a few weeks remaining in the calendar year, I highlight the Division of (Adult) Cardiology's Grand Rounds on "The Association between Gout and Cardiovascular Disease Made More Crystal Clear," by Naomi Schlesinger, MD , professor of medicine. This Grand Rounds will be held on  Friday, Dec. 20 , from  8 a.m. - 9 a.m. in the Clinical Academic Building,  Room 1302 .

To view upcoming CME-accredited activities, please click here .

Paul F. Weber, MD, RPh, MBA, Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education

Searching for answers: Is YouTube an informative patient resource on breast reconstruction -- Richard Agag, MD -- The Breast Journal

Patient Motivation for Presenting to Emergency Department for Vaginal Bleeding in Early Pregnancy -- Joshua Bucher, MD; Meigra Chin, MD; and Marisa Joel -- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

The ABCs of Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities -- Kristin Capone, MD -- Pediatric Annals

Long-term opioid use negatively affects sleep, health, experts warn -- R. Nisha Aurora, MD -- UPI

A Narrative Review of Intensive Group Tobacco Treatment: Clinical, Research, and US Policy Recommendations -- Michael B. Steinberg, MD, MPH -- Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Rutgers Cancer Institute Research Focus: Pediatric Brain Cancer ($150K Pledge from Om Foundation) -- Maxim Yankelevich, MD, and Peter D. Cole, MD -- Patch

$250K Grant Supports Exploration of Tumor Microenvironment in Lung Cancer -- "Jessie" Yanxiang Guo, PhD -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Patch

Chronic Opioids and Sleep: What Prescribers Need to Know -- R. Nisha Aurora, MD -- Medpage Today

Retrospective Analysis Identifies Need for Better Classification of Rare Lymphoma -- Kevin David, MD -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat and colon cancer -- Xiaoyang Su, PhD -- EurekAlert and Bioengineer

Annual Hospital CEO Roundtable: Innovations in Healthcare Delivery -- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Family Medicine Residency Program) -- Commerce magazine

Area medical students convene at CMSRU to address racism and inequity in health care -- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School -- Rowan University Today

Life of a Wound: Serial Documentation of Wound Healing After Shave Removal Using Reflectance Confocal Microscopy -- Radhika Srivastava, BA; Catherine Reilly, BS; Gina Francisco, MBS; Hamza Bhatti, DO; and Babar K. Rao, MD -- JDD

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