October 2022 | Volume 2 Issue 2 |
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From Dr. Catherine Spong: |
I would like to take a moment to honor Alvin L. (Bud) Brekken, who passed away on October 13.
Dr. Brekken joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 1978. Serving as the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Director for 13 years, Dr. Brekken made an immeasurable difference in the lives of our trainees and our faculty members.
He was truly an expert in our field and made better physicians of all who had the privilege of learning from or working with him.
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Though he retired from UT Southwestern in 2001, his legacy lives on. Please join us in remembering Dr. Brekken.
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Dr. Nelson named Division Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine |
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"I am honored to work with the talented team in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine who are dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, training the next generation of healthcare providers, and advancing cutting-edge concepts to improve the well-being of patients and their children in the future."
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nelson on this new role within our department!
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PACT cards honor UT Southwestern employees and faculty who demonstrate superior organizational values through quality customer service. Recognition can come from managers, co-workers, internal or external customers, faculty, patients, or visitors. |
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The PACT program has three pin award levels: Blue (four PACT recognitions), Silver (eight PACT recognitions), and Gold (16 PACT recognitions). Submit a recognition online for UTSW members each time great service is noticed. Congratulations to all our recipients! |
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Recent PACT Card Recipients: |
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Susan Culpepper, Lead Nonphysician Provider
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Dr. Anndale Goldston, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Susan Hovinen, Certified RN Midwife
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Stacey Pershaud, MOA Coordinator
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Elizabeth Spangler, Ultrasound Tech
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Charlotte Washington, MOA
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Welcome our new team members! Make sure you say hello and introduce yourself. |
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Dr. Leen Al-Hafez
Assistant Professor
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Kortney Campbell
Senior Administrative Assistant II
Chair's Office
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Lisa Gray
Administrative Associate
Education Team
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Deborah Jarrett
Division Operations Administrator
Administrative Team
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Dr. Kimberly Kho: Addressing childcare as a barrier to healthcare access through community partnerships in a large public health system |
In our public health system, a survey of reproductive-aged women identified lack of childcare as the most common reason for missing or delaying healthcare. Community-based organizations in our county identified a similar need, so we partnered to develop a hospital-based childcare center for patients to use during appointments.
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CTSA Program Celebrates Dr. Maria Florian-Rodriguez's Pilot Award |
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Fellowship Match Day: Incoming Fellows |
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Fellowship Match Day: Residents Pursuing Fellowships |
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Save the Date: Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Annual Meeting |
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Save the date for the Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly 56th Annual Clinical Meeting in Dallas on December 2-3, 2022. |
Our department plays a critical part in putting on this conference each year and Dr. Lisa Chao will be representing us well while she serves as Program Director for the meeting.
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Introducing: Complex Family Planning Program |
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is expanding our women's services by launching a number of signature programs to improve care we provide.
In September's The Monthly, we announced the launch of the Vulvology Program led by Dr. Meredith McClure. We are excited to now announce the launch of the Complex Family Planning Program led by Dr. Courtney Baker.
This program focuses on contraception for complicated patients. Dr. Baker will start seeing Complex Family Planning patients on October 28.
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Future Signature Programs to Expand Women's Services |
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Stay tuned for more information on the future roll-out of our additional signature programs:
- Endometriosis
- Gynecologic Impaired Mobility
- High Risk Gynecologic Oncology Clinic
- Pelvic Pain
- Peripartum Pelvic Flood Dysfunction
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
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Join Us for the Leaders in Clinical Excellence Award Ceremony |
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Join us on November 10 as we celebrate our Leaders in Clinical Excellence Award winners.
- Dr. Mary Jane Pearson: Institutional Service Award
- Obstetrics QAPI Program led by Dr. Shivani Patel: Program Development Award
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Watch: CUH Provider Video (03:39) |
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Watch our latest video project featuring a group of our CUH providers speaking on their own experience having babies with our team at CUH.
Huge thank you to Drs. Birmingham, Elwell, Hechanova, Lomba, and Dennard for sharing their stories and their patients with us for this project.
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See our DFWChild Ad in Action!
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We are running a full-page print ad in the October/November issue of DFWChild.
Since this publication's audience is prospective patients, we hope this ad increases brand awareness and patient volume.
The ad is showing to the right and can also be viewed in the digital version of the issue.
Three of our clinics are featured in the directory on page 47 and the ad can be seen on the coveted back cover spot of the publication.
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Submit Content for BroadcastMed |
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UT Southwestern has partnered with BroadcastMed to actively engage physicians, provide peer-to-peer education, advance CME, and deliver patient-focused health information in order to improve our U.S. News & World Report rankings. |
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If you have videos, short research abstracts, editorial articles, or other content for a physician audience, please let Morgan Phillips know so that it can be submitted for the portal. |
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Schedule Your UTSW Headshot |
All department members:
If you have not taken an official UTSW headshot since 2019, please sign up for your free headshot session.
The department is working on a number of projects for which having updated headshots of the members of our team will be integral. A few of these projects include staff and faculty listings on our Intranet and faculty academic and clinical provider profiles.
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Pictured: Xavier Jones, GME Program Coordinator I |
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Upcoming Events & Conferences |
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Our faculty have been busy writing excellent patient-centered information for UT Southwestern's MedBlog. Check out our recent blogs below!
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Did You Have Your Baby at UTSW? |
If you've had a baby at UT Southwestern (CUH or St. Paul), we would love to feature your family in a photo gallery on our patient-facing website. |
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Employee Engagement: Door Decorating Contest |
This week, our Employee Engagement Committee hosted a door decorating contest! Check out all the entries below and in person until November 4. Stay tuned for next month when we announce the winners who will be treated to lunch at the Faculty Club.
Participate in our next Staff Employee Engagement event, "Coworkers, Conversations, and Cocktails" on Wednesday, November 3 from 5-7pm at Happiest Hour. More info here. |
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Marketing and Communications Specialist
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