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Center for Quality and Safety Grand Rounds
Tuesday, January 18th, 12:00-1:00pm, Ellen Felkel-Brennan, DNP, RN, CPHQ and Talia LaPointe, M. Ed, present "Joint Commission Survey Readiness Update". At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to 1) Review the survey timeline and expectations, 2) Discuss Changes to the Survey Process and Standards with Accreditation 360, and 3) Review the Top Survey Findings. See flyer for more information.
https://umassmemorial.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/umassmemorial/meeting/download/101ead5fea5e4cac812f4e0685b25778?MTID=m285120e65da8f39110b9a41667e74607
Getting Started: Qualitative Research Methods
Tuesday, February 24th, 12:00-1:00pm. Presenter: Catherine Dube, EdD; Professor of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. Register here.
Save the Date - School of Medicine Annual Education Retreat
Vista Reflections: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Monday, February 9th, 12:00-5:00pm, University Campus.
The Education Policy Committee's annual Education Retreat is intended for anyone who interfaces with medical students including preceptors, faculty and residents. This event is a great way to hear about current hot topics in medical education and connect with fellow educators. The event is free and on the university campus. Register here. See flyer for more information.
Peers for Promotion 2026
The Peers for Promotion program is a longitudinal cohort program designed to support, motivate, and prepare faculty for the promotions process. By the end of the program, faculty will have 1) an increased understand of the promotions process, 2) identified tasks to strengthen their promotion materials, and 3) a timeline for submission of those materials. All application materials must be submitted by February 20th. Applicants will receive notice regarding acceptance into the program by early March. Apply now.
WFMR is celebrating a new milestone
Congratulations to the WFMR for surpassing the national mean for ABFM in-training exam scores!
Match Day, Wednesday January 7th, 2026
We are thrilled to announce another successful match for the Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship. All three were outstanding applicants with great attitudes and experience – as well as having incredible and diverse backgrounds and journeys – we are thrilled to have them start with us this July 1st 2026! Please join us in welcoming Danielle, Logan, and Matt!
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Danielle Coderre, MD, is a current PGY-3 Family Medicine Resident at UMass Chan Worcester at the Hahnemann Family Health Center. She received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Rhode Island. She obtained her medical degree from UMass Chan, where she did an elective in sports medicine. Her interests are stand-up comedy, indoor rock climbing, and she has a goal of hiking all the national parks – currently she has hiked 18! She has been involved in teaching with our sports medicine faculty and fellows at the medical school throughout her residency as well as game coverage!
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Logan McCall, MD, is a current PGY-3 Family Medicine Resident at Wheeling Hospital, West Virginia. He received his undergraduate degree from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario where he studied Human Biology, Nutrition, and Physical Education. He then got his MD from the Royal College Surgeons in Ireland. He loves to travel and seek cultural exploration and his attitude is to “seek discomfort” and his motto is to “pay it forward” He visited us for two years at the AMSSM Fellowship Fair during the national conference, he did an audition rotation with us, and as a former college ice hockey goalie – he loves ice hockey coverage!
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Matt Morrow, DO, is a PGY-3 Chief Resident in our own UMass Chan Worcester Family Medicine Residency at the Barre Family Health Center. He graduated from Husson University in Bangor, ME with a degree in Science. As we all know, Matt is an osteopathic champion, having graduated from UNECOME for his DO degree. His enjoys golfing, traveling, reading, and cooking. He has been involved in numerous sports medicine projects and game coverage during his residency at UMass Chan and has a tremendous work ethic!
American Family Physician has released a new list of topics that are currently available for assignment. Writing this type of article is a great way to help our community of family doctors and is helpful for people who are pursuing promotion.
If interested, provide your top 3 topics of interest via ScholarOne (https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/afp) by Wednesday, January 21st. Choose “Call for Authors” to indicate your topics of interest. Guidelines for author proposals are here (https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/authors.html). TOPICS AVAILABLE – January 2026 can be found here. Manuscripts typically run 1,500—1,800 words, with a due date approximately 3 months from receipt of the formal solicit letter. More information for authors available at: https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/authors.html.
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