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July 15, 2024
What you will learn in this week's edition of the Bulletin:
- DOM Leadership Announcements
- Call for Applications: Associate Clerkship Director
- Monica Farley, MD, named President-Elect of the NFID
- New GUIDE at Grady Program to pilot national dementia model
- Research Events & Reminders
- DOM In the News
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DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
DOM Announces New Fellowship Program Directors
We are thrilled to announce that three of our DOM colleagues will now serve in new leadership roles as Program Directors for three of our department's fellowship programs. As Program Directors, they have administrative, clinical, and educational oversight of the fellowship, including leading recruitment, developing curricula, and promoting scholarship.
On June 12, Kelly Kaysen, MD, started as the Program Director for the Rheumatology Fellowship Program. We want to thank Alison Gizinski, MD, MS, for her leadership of the Fellowship Program for the past five years.
On July 1, Priya Kohli, MD, assumed the role of Program Director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program. We want to thank Robbie Williams, MD, for his leadership of the Cardiology Fellowship for 11 years.
Varun Phadke, MD, will assume the role of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Director on September 1. We want to thank Wendy Armstrong, MD, for her leadership of the program over the past 16 years.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kaysen, Dr. Kohli, and Dr. Phadke on their new leadership roles!
IM Residency Program
Leadership Update
We are excited to announce that Audrey Jernigan, MD, (Hospital Medicine), will fill the role of Clerkship Director for the Core Internal Medicine clerkship. Dr. Jernigan will replace Varun Phadke MD, (Infectious Diseases), who has served as the Clerkship Director since 2021.
We would like to thank Dr. Phadke for his dedication to the clerkship program over the past seven years (including four years as Assistant Clerkship Director and three years as Clerkship Director. We are sincerely grateful for his leadership, and we look forward to seeing his work continue under Dr. Jernigan’s guidance
Call for Applications: Associate Clerkship Director
The DOM is soliciting applications for the Associate Clerkship Director for the third-year medical student Core Internal Medicine Clerkship, an eight-week required rotation for all third-year Emory University School of Medicine students. During the clerkship, each student rotates for four weeks at Grady Memorial Hospital and four weeks at one of the following three sites: the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Emory University Hospital, or Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Interested candidates should submit the following to Joyce Watford by Thursday, August 1.
Monica Farley, MD, appointed to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases leadership team
On July 9, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) announced the 2024-2025 NFID Board of Directors and updated slate of officers and named Monica Farley, MD, (Infectious Diseases) as their President-Elect. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating and engaging the public, communities, and healthcare professionals about infectious diseases across the lifespan. Congratulations, Dr. Farley!
The new GUIDE at Grady Program to pilot national dementia model
On July 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new pilot program, the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which emphasizes providing support and services to both patients and caregivers and aims to effectively address the challenges posed by dementia.
Across the country, 390 providers, including Grady Health System, representing a wide range of healthcare providers, including large academic medical centers, small group practices, community-based organizations, health systems, hospice agencies, and other practices, will participate in this pilot program and provide coordinated care and support for people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers.
Gabriela Cohen, MD, and her Emory at Grady Geriatric team will lead the implementation of the GUIDE model at Grady. The new program called GUIDE at Grady, will be based on one of the established comprehensive dementia care models as mentioned above.
After evaluating the available GUIDE model programs, including Emory's Integrated Memory Care Clinic, the team reviewed all available models for one that would best fit the unique needs of Grady's diverse patient population. Based on Grady's patient needs, the team looked for a model that utilized community health workers, social workers who make multiple home visits, and a coordinated co-management care structure with the patient's existing primary care physician in order to decrease the fragmentation of care for Grady's patient population who typically have high health utilization or health transitions.
After much analysis, research, and careful consideration, the team chose to follow the Aging Brain Care Program (ABC) at Indiana University's Department of Medicine, a program created at a similar safety-net hospital that includes all these aspects of care to best address the many and at times complicated, needs of Grady's patients. In this model, all interventions will be done in collaboration with the primary care provider—the ABC model does not assume the care of the patient but rather brings additional resources to the table for the provider. The GUIDE at Grady program will use the model, tools, and assessments developed by the ABC team at Indiana University and will incorporate patient evaluation and continuity care provided by dementia expert providers to the GUIDE at Grady Model. The program will run for a total of eight years, beginning with a one-year implementation period, and will start recruiting patients in July 2025.
"Thank you to the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology fully supported us during the proposal, and I'm very happy that we were approved and getting ready to start this amazing program that will help older adults living with dementia and their caregivers."
–Gabriela Cohen, MD, project lead of the GUIDE at Grady program.
To learn more about the new GUIDE at Grady program, read the Atlanta Journal Constitution's July 9 article below.
To learn about Emory's Integrated Memory Care Clinic being chosen as a model for the GUIDE program, read the Emory Report's story below.
Reminder: Staff performance management season begins
Emory University's Performance Management process fosters communication between you and your manager about your job performance and achievements. As the FY2025 staff performance management begins, here's what you need to know:
- Access appraisal forms via Bullseye Engagement in HR Self Service under the Talent Mgt (incl. Performance) tile.
- Find step-by-step guides for using the online performance management tool for both managers and employees.
For detailed instructions, guides and training, visit the Performance Management website.
Upcoming DOM Research Events & Reminders
Have you registered yet for R2NEXUS? This event is comprised of half-day workshops designed to support current career development awardees and early-career faculty on their paths toward independent funding.
While we strongly encourage you to attend both sessions, A and B, we understand that busy schedules can make that difficult, so you can choose to attend both or either session.
Session A: Thursday, August 8 | 8–11:30 a.m. | In-person, SOM 190P
This session will cover essential topics from choosing the right funding opportunity to developing specific aims, emphasizing the importance of innovation and its significance to effectively prepare R01 and other independent investigator grant proposals.
Session B: Thursday, August 15 | 8–11 a.m. | In-person, SOM 190P
An interactive review of participants' specific aims utilizing information shared during Session A, followed by presentations on preliminary data, research strategy, budget development, and identifying collaborators. The session will conclude with a panel discussion of past CDA awardees sharing helpful tips.
Registration deadline:
Thursday, August 1.
Department of Medicine Research Day Now Accepting Abstracts
Save the Date: Thursday, November 7 | Emory Student Center
We are now accepting abstracts for this year's Research Day. All DOM faculty, staff, trainees, and trainees outside of DOM whose primary mentor is a member of the DOM faculty are invited to submit an abstract. There is a limit of two abstracts per presenting author.
Abstract Deadline:
Tuesday, August 20, 11:59 p.m. EDT
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Pilot program for Medicare dementia patients, caregivers could be gamechanger (Gabriela Cohen quoted, Emory Healthcare and Emory Integrated Memory Care cited)
Healthcare Innovation: Details emerge about participants in dementia alternative payment model (Emory Integrated Memory Care, Emory School of Nursing and Emory Healthcare cited)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The AJC Peachtree Road Race is here in a heat wave. Should you run? (Laurence Sperling quoted)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The day the heat stopped a road race famous for its heat and humidity (Jonathan Kim quoted)
Emory News Center: Emory University receives $5 million grant to improve geriatric care and education (Ted Johnson, Miranda Moore quoted)
WSB-TV: UGA researchers develop new COVID vaccine as nasal spray, not injection (Emory University’s Hope Clinic cited)
STAFF NEWS
Check out the latest list of open staff jobs within the DOM. See a job you are interested in or know someone who would be a good fit? Click the job title below to read the full description and apply. Be sure to follow the DOM LinkedIn page to stay up-to-date on the latest job openings!
Assistant Director of Global Health Programs - School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Associate Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine, Endocrinology
Clinical Research Coordinator II - School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Clinical Research Coordinator II - School of Medicine Pulmonary
Senior Administrative Assistant - School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Administration
EVENTS
Churchwell Diversity & Inclusion Collective (CDIC) Social *New*
Monday, July 15 | 7 p.m. | Halidom Eatery
R2NEXUS Workshop 3: Preparing Your R01 and Other Grant Applications
Session A: Thursday, August 8 | 8–11:30 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
Session B: Thursday, August 15 | 8–11 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
DOM Virtual CV Review Session
Wednesday, August 14 | 4–6 p.m. | Zoom
18th Annual Emory Women and Heart Disease Conference
Wednesday, August 24 | 7 a.m.–1:15 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Villa Christina
Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, September 20 | Emory Conference Center Hotel
Winship 5K
Saturday, September 28 | 8:30 a.m. | Emory University McDonough Field
17th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day
Thursday, November 7 | 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. | Emory Student Center
27th Annual Cardiology Update for the Non-Cardiologist
Friday, November 8–Saturday, November 9 | Grand Hyatt Atlanta
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