Ted Johnson, MD, MPH
Welcome to the 2023 General Internal Medicine newsletter! We will feature collaboration opportunities, events of interest, and celebrations of our awesomeness. While our work settings are diverse (Grady, Department of Veterans Affairs, Emory Clinic), we share a commitment to service, education, and scholarship missions. Scroll down to see partnership opportunities, notable happenings, and information of interest.
Kudos and Congratulations!
Dr. Shelly-Ann Fluker received the 2023 Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Leadership Award
Dr. Maura George received the 2022 Emory at Grady Community Impact Award
Dr. Tamara Haynes recognized as Senior Physician
Dr. Erica Heiman recognized as Distinguished Physician
Dr. Tracey Henry appointed to AMA's Council on Legislation and recipient of the Grady Excellence in DEI Award
Dr. Eva Rimler received the 2022 Dean's Teaching Award
Dr. Stacie Schmidt selected as a Fellow of the Cambridge Health Equity Alliance Center Health Equity Scholars Program
Dr. Jason Schneider recognized as Distinguished Physician
Dr. Sara Turbow received the 2023 Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Early Career Award.
SOM Health Equity Advocacy
Professional Development Course
Find out more about this course directed by Dr. Jada Bussey-Jones and Dr. Tracey Henry and view the event video.
Leadership for Healthcare Improvement
March 2 and 9, via Zoom
The Leadership for Healthcare Improvement course is an overview of foundational principles of quality improvement (QI) and patient safety, designed to give leaders the core knowledge to support the environment where QI activities are happening.
Faculty Education, Enrichment, and Development (FEED) Conference:
Medical Innovation
March 24, 8 am - noon, via Zoom
The FEED conference provides career advancement support and learning opportunities for clinician educators, clinical researchers, and basic scientists.
Preceptors Needed!
The Adult Primary Care (APC) clerkship is a six-week outpatient experience where M3s have the opportunity to experience the world of primary care. During this time, students get to better understand how chronic diseases are managed, address acute outpatient complaints, and observe how longitudinal caring relationships can allow patients to improve their health.
We know that primary care physicians have been stretched incredibly thin over the past few years. We also know that internists across the Emory system are wonderful teachers and exceptional clinicians. We are hoping that you might be interested in sharing your knowledge and helping to shape the next generation of physicians.
Our students already have experience in outpatient settings, having worked for 18 months in the OPeX program. Moreover, they have the ability to help you write notes and orders within the new Epic system at Emory. The APC clerkship team would love to talk to you about how students can add value and joy to your clinical practice. If you want to learn more, please reach out to Dr. Eva Rimler.
The research corner will be a chance to share research-related opportunities, tips, and more. If you have any suggestions for things to include, please let Dr. Saria Hassan know!
Society for General Internal Medicine Conference 2023
“General Internal Medicine: Meeting the Promise of Tomorrow”
Aurora, CO, May 10-13
If you are presenting (oral, poster, workshop), please email Dr. Saria Hassan who is compiling a comprehensive list of all Emory GIM representation at the conference this year.
New Award for Diabetes Research
Dr. Britt Marshall was awarded a Global Center for Diabetes and Translation Research $50,000 award for her project entitled: “Embedding and Evaluating Multidisciplinary Diabetes Management and Continuous Glucose Monitoring into Primary Care for a Vulnerable Population.” Congratulations to Dr. Marshall and her team of co-investigators: Dr. Dylan Stentiford, Dr. Saria Hassan, and Dr. Mo Ali.
Master of Public Health Students available
If you have a project that could benefit from the skills and assistance of a first-year MPH student please consider posting as an advanced practicum experience. “All Rollins students are required to participate in an Applied Practice Experience (APE) in a public health setting, such as a federal/state/local public health organization, hospital, nonprofit, for-profit or non-government organization. In addition to giving students a hands-on experience in their field, APE can help foster relationships among the public health community and provide organizations the opportunity to mentor a student at a pivotal point in their public health career.”
For more information and to post your opportunity on the practicum website please visit Advanced Practicum Experience.
Don’t forget about the DOM DAB Core!
The Data Analytics and Biostatistics (DAB) Core can
provide analytic plan development, statistical support, protocol development, and data stewardship.
Local/Regional conference opportunities
- Georgia CTSA 9th Annual Health Services Research Day May 3rd 2023
- Emory DOM Health Equity Day; May 16th
Introducing Clare Butler,
GIM Faculty Support
Clare Butler is now working with Leigh Partington to provide communications support for faculty in GIM. Clare has many years of experience supporting faculty at GA Tech and GSU. Below, you'll find a list of areas where she has experience and can help you. If in doubt, please reach out to Clare and ask!
- Grant writing support: research. Editing, reviewing the written grant against the rubric in the funding opportunity instructions, proofreading the narrative, assisting with creating a persuasive case for grant support, creating checklists for tasks and documents needing to be completed, signed, and submitted, and letters of support
- Drafting letters of nomination and support for awards
- Editing and proofing manuscripts for submission to journals
- Writing press releases
- Coaching for presentations
Please email Clare to discuss how she can assist you in meeting your goals!
Department of Medicine publishes a weekly newsletter called What's UP in DOM Research. Subscribe HERE.
Dr. Shelly-Ann Fluker:
Clinical presentation of COVID-19 and association with outcomes among hospitalized older adults
Dr. Saria Hassan:
Strengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development and
Differences in diabetes control in telemedicine vs. in-person only visits in ambulatory care setting
Dr. Tracey Henry:
A case for case reports: how to write one and promote mentorship, scholarship, and faculty development
Dr. Terry Jacobson:
Potential effects of icosapent ethyl on cardiovascular outcomes in cigarette smokers: REDUCE-IT smoking
Dr. Ted Johnson:
Annual Foot Exams are Associated with Reduced Incident Amputation among Older Veterans with Diabetes and
Scalable and sustainable approaches to address the well-being of healthcare personnel
Dr. Danielle Jones:
Changing the Assessment Paradigm: Promoting a Growth Mindset Across the Medical Education Continuum
Dr. Kimberly Manning:
Leadership & professional development: Using our voice to promote and redefine leadership and professional development.
Dr. Michael Saenger:
An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans With Chronic Pain.
Dr. Stan Sonu:
Evaluating the Performance of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) in a Trauma-Exposed, Socioeconomically Vulnerable Patient Population and
Improving Youth COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Through a Novel Medical Student Driven Curriculum.
Dr. Antoine Trammell:
Effects of candesartan on cerebral microvascular function in mild cognitive impairment: Results of two clinical trials.
Dr. Sara Turbow:
Ambulance use and subsequent fragmented hospital readmission among older adults and
Association of distance between hospitals and volume of shared admissions and
Continuity of Medication Use by US Adults With Diabetes, 2005-2019 and
Prevalence of and Mortality Associated with Cross-State Inpatient Care Fragmentation Among Older Adults in a Nationally Representative Dataset.
Collaborative Publications:
Dr. Mikhail Akbashev and Dr. Lesley Miller:
Safe co-administration of direct-acting antivirals and direct oral anticoagulants among patients with hepatitis C virus infection: An international multicenter retrospective cohort study
Dr. Danielle Jones, Dr. Shelly-Ann Fluker, Dr. Tiffany Walker, Dr. Kimberly Manning, and Dr. Jada Bussey-Jones:
An innovative approach to career development and promotion of diverse faculty.
Dr. Francois Rollin and Dr. Tracey Henry:
Health justice standards in graduate medical education: moving from performative to concrete change.
Save the Date!
Grady sponsors a monthly Primary Care Grand Rounds webinar for Primary Care Physicians and APPs. Participants who complete and return the evaluation form will get 1 hour CME credit.
- March: PrEP update
Dr. Meredith Lora - April: Management of headache and migraine
Alexandria May - May: Mental Health disorders diagnosis and management
Dr. Marsha Stern - June: HIV management
Dr. Jonathan Colasanti and Jieri Sumitani - July: Mental Health disorders diagnosis and management
Dr. Marsha Stern - August: Urology update
Dr. Aaron Lay - Sept.: Diabetes insulin management update
Dr. Joseph Oliva - October: Telemedicine and how to do effective video visits
Aiyana Cottman/ Dr. Aerica Summers - Nov.: Safe use of anticoagulants
Dr. Mikhail Y. Akbashev/ Alyssa Utz - Dec.: TBD
Click HERE to join the monthly webinar every first Wednesday at noon.
Click HERE for recordings of previous sessions.
Join the Georgia Memory Net Network for our new monthly webinar series on brain health topics for primary care providers. Participants must register in advance for this free webinar. .5 hour CME credits available.
March 15: "A practical guide to staging dementia in primary care." Presented by: Carolyn Clevenger - Professor, clinical track, Associate Dean for Transformative Clinical Practice | DNP, RN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA
Click HERE for recordings of previous sessions.
