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Monthly Newsletter | September 2016
News
Phuoc Le was inducted into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators for 2016.
Meet Giovanni Elia
Professor and Associate Director of Palliative Care Services
Other News
Lynnea Mills, Sirisha Narayana, and Brad Monash received the Haile T. Debas Academy's 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award.
Bob Wachter was named by Modern Healthcare magazine one of the 100 most influential people in healthcare in 2016. He’s one of only two academic physicians on the list (the other is Atul Gawande).
Niraj Sehgal was selected to the Association of American Medical Colleges' Integrating Quality Steering Committee.
The hospitalist movement turns 20! Read about the history of the fastest growing field in medical history.
Manisha Israni-Jiang received the Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from OB-GYN and the Department of Pediatrics' Compassionate Physician Award for 2015-16.
Publications
Alvin Rajkomar and Margaret Fang investigated whether the common practice of ordering a repeat blood-count level check in hospitalized patients was useful to detect significant drops.
Margaret Fang examined stability of warfarin anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients with an initial time in therapeutic range greater than or equal to 70%.
The DHM Quality Post
Upcoming Events
DHM End-of-Summer | October 23, 2016, noon - 4p | The Aquarium of the Bay
Rosemary Yau
"Rosemary Yau blows me away! She is so professional in her communications. Wow!"
- Ken McQuaid, VA Chief of Medical Service
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