Ted Johnson, MD, MPH
What if your new employee orientation had three young physicians who’d all go on to be Emory School of Medicine Deans?! It happened! See the picture that proves it. Also, a long-time GIM faculty member takes a Hawaiian shirt victory lap! Read on for details of the upcoming 2024 Branch Innovations in Primary Care Lecture and more!
In this issue:
- Professional Development Lecture: How to Use AI in Today's Ambulatory Care
- WHEA Fellowship in Interprofessional Leadership and Professional Development
- Emory Quality Academy: Interprofessional Team Skills for QI (CME)
- William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care Lecture
- DOM Research Day, Nov. 7, 2024 (7:30 am - 5 pm)
- 27th Annual Cardiology Update for the Non-Cardiologist (CME)
- 6th Annual Diabetes Update and Technology Symposium (CME)
- Kudos and Congratulations!
- Research Corner
- Faculty Publications
Department of Medicine
Professional Development Lecture Series
Streamline your practice: How to use Artificial Intelligence in Today's Ambulatory Care
Friday, September 20, 2024, 12 – 1 PM EDT
The 2024-2025 Professional Development Lecture Series kicks off with a presentation from Pam Vohra-Khullar and Vikram Narayan (urology).
WHEA Fellowship in Interprofessional Leadership and Professional Development
Consider nominating a colleague or yourself to participate in the WHEA Fellowship in Interprofessional Leadership and Professional Development ("formerly the Kern Faculty Fellowship") for health sciences educators and practitioners who want to transform interprofessional collaborative practice & education at Emory University.
This longitudinal certificate program uses a small-group approach to learning. The educational method facilitates growth in teamwork, communication skills, moral development, and professional identity through guided critical reflection coupled with immersion in challenging scenarios. This proven pedagogical approach develops and sustains meaningful leadership and relational skills as a model that can be exported to other organizational and community contexts. Example session topics include the following:
- Building and sustaining community engagement.
- Restoring trust with patients, colleagues, and staff.
- Character formation, professional development, and leadership.
- Effectively addressing equity, inclusion, and structural racism in healthcare.
- Addressing burnout and moral injury and achieving joy and balance using peer support.
Applications are due September 16.
Emory Quality Academy:
Interprofessional Team Skills for Quality Improvement
Led by course director Dr. Bhavin Adhyaru, the chief purpose of this course is to train interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals in quality improvement (QI) skills that they can apply to local settings, developing capacity for continuous improvement, interprofessional teamwork, and teaching QI as part of their work.
This is a longitudinal course with 6 sessions over 6 months, designed to accomplish the learning objectives through a project-based curriculum. This course includes workshops led by expert faculty, projects supported by leadership and coaches from our academic health system partners, and presentations of project outcomes at the Emory Quality Conference.
REGISTER for the 2024 William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care Lecture
October 23, 2024 at 6 pm. SOM 101
Reception 6 - 6:30 pm SOM lobby
Lecture 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Emory PA Program alum Dr. Tonia Poteat is a Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing, Co-Director of the Duke Sexual and Gender Minority Wellness Program, and Associate Director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Core. Her research, teaching, and clinical practice focus on LGBTQ health and HIV with particular attention to the health of transgender and gender-diverse communities. She directs the RISE Lab where her community-engaged research attends to the role of intersectional structural stigma in driving health inequities and seeks to identify strategies to advance health justice. Certified as a Gender Specialist by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine, she is a leader in research and care with transgender persons.
As a certified PA, she has 30 years of experience providing medical care for transgender adults and people living with HIV. She currently cares for adults living with HIV at the UNC Infectious Diseases Clinic and mentors medical students in the SHAC Gender Affirming Care Clinic. She is an associate editor for the journal LGBT Health and has served on consensus panels for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine including Sex and Gender Identification and Implications for Disability Evaluation and Understanding the Status and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations. She is deeply committed to community-engaged research with actionable findings.
DOM Research Day 2024
Registration is open for the Department of Medicine's 2024 Research Day. This year's keynote address will be given by Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, Dean of the School of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer for Emory Healthcare.
The program includes five featured research talks from DOM faculty, twelve oral presentations from the highest-scored abstracts, and two poster sessions. At the end of the day, awards are given to recognize the most outstanding presentations. Learn more.
27th Annual Cardiology Update for the Non-Cardiologist
Nov. 8-9
The Cardiology Update for Non-Cardiologists is a comprehensive cardiology course geared towards primary care, family medicine, and internists. We will cover in- and outpatient cardiology topics including heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, vascular disease, EKG interpretation, etc.
Target Audience includes Family Practice, General Practice, Internists, Physician Assistants,
- Emory Physician: $480.00
- Emory Allied Healthcare: $280.00
- Residents/Fellows/Medical Students: $200.00
Credits Offered:
- ABIM MOC Points - 13.50
- AMA PRA Category 1 Credit - 13.50
6th Annual Diabetes Updates & Technology Symposium
Saturday, December 7
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Emory Conference Center Hotel
Cost: FREE
CME credit:
The Emory University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ or 3.75 contact hours by ENPDC upon completion of the activity evaluation and by participating in 90% of the activity time.
- Understanding Hepato-Cardio-Renal-Metabolic (HCRM) diseases
- Diabetes Technology Update & Interpretation
- CGM Workshop
- Type 1 Diabetes Management & CGM
- Implementation and overcoming barriers of CGM in primary care
For Physicians, PAs, NPs, Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists, and CDCES.
Best wishes to Dr. Clyde Partin!
Clyde Partin, Jr. MD (pictured above, center with l-to-r Dr. David Roberts, Dr. William Eley, Dr. Carlos del Rio, and Dr. Ted Johnson) is retiring after an extraordinary 32-year career on the Emory faculty. Dr. Partin was hired by Dr. Paul Seavey and later was instrumental in the creation of the Seavey Comprehensive Clinic. He also founded Emory’s Special Diagnostic Clinic. Dr. David Roberts, Director of the Seavey Clinic, describes Partin as “the heart and soul of the Seavey Clinic – a trusted and revered doctor who is loved and looked up to by his colleagues, patients, staff, and students. He’s one of the most highly sought after and respected clinicians in the Southeast.”
During his years on faculty, Dr. Partin brought his lifelong interests in history and literature to the curriculum as co-director and teacher for the Medicine and Literature elective (2014-present) and as co-founder, coordinator, and moderator of the J. Willis Hurst Annual Symposium for the History of Medicine (2004-present). Read more about Dr. Partin's career, including a first-person reflection.
Manning to present 2024 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture
Dr. Kimberly Manning's lecture, titled "Wisdom at the Bedside," will offer a narrative journey of lessons gained through listening and reflecting. The annual lecture is jointly hosted by the Gold Foundation and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) at the Learn Serve Lead Conference.
Congratulations to DOM Staff
nominated for Department Awards!
Imani Elsey, Clinical Research Coordinator II was nominated for the Outstanding Newcomer Award for both DOM and SOM Emory@Grady
Pam Hancock, Director, Program Operations and Finance was nominated for the Excellence in Academic Innovation Award
Karlene Wortham, Research Coordinator was nominated for the Emory Healthcare Staff Support
Tomolo receives VAQS Award!
Dr. Anne Tomolo was the recipient of the VA Quality Scholars (VAQS) Fellowship Program’s Alumni Award. The Paul Batalden Award recognizes VAQS graduate’s outstanding accomplishments in the field of health care improvement and patient safety. Dr. Tomolo graduated from the VAQS program in 2002.
Best wishes to Dr. Brownfield in her new role as senior associate dean for academic affairs at UGA SOM!
Power trio alert! Dr. Stacy Higgins (left) and Dr. Jada Bussey-Jones (right) joined Dr. Erica Brownfield (center) for this picture following a reception in her honor as she steps down as Associate Dean for Medical Education. All three began their journey together at the same new employee orientation and now serve as Deans at the Emory School of Medicine. Brownfield has been a professor of medicine since 2013 and served as associate dean since 2018, overseeing the MD curriculum and accreditation for the MD program. She has led two LCME accreditation self-studies; was an inaugural member of the Woodruff Leadership Academy; completed the prestigious Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship at Drexel University; and served as medicine clerkship director, vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine, university senate president and university faculty council chair among many other leadership positions. Brownfield has practiced at Grady since 1999 and has been designated a Distinguished Physician by the Emory Department of Medicine clinical distinctions program.
Higgins named Eminent Physician!
Dr. Stacy Higgins has been named an Eminent Physician in the Emory School of Medicine Clinical Distinctions Program. The Clinical Distinctions designation program is an annual School of Medicine program designed to recognize faculty who have devoted a majority of their time and careers to providing excellence in clinical care.
Read more about Clinical Distinctions here.
Spencer and Henry awarded EMCF SEA Funding!
Dr. Mark Spencer and Dr. Tracey Henry were awarded an Emory Medical Care Foundation Service, Education, and Advocacy Grant for their project: Promoting Health Equity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Georgia: The Foundation of a Formerly Incarcerated Transitions Clinic.
Winawer and Church in the news!
Dr. Neil Winawer discusses a new screening test for Alzheimer's and the new COVID vaccines
Dr. Winawer talks about Alzheimer's blood test | FOX 5 Atlanta
Dr. Nicholas Church discusses exercising with COVID-19
Noah Lyles’ Olympics lesson: Exercising with COVID-19 a challenge for all (ajc.com)
The research corner is a space to share research-related opportunities, tips, and more. Please email Dr. Saria Hassan with suggestions!
GIM-Wide Monthly Research Meeting
September 19, 2024
- "Artificial Intelligence for Research Recruitment" - Dr. Blake Anderson
- "Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods" (Part 1 of 2) - Dr. Elizabeth Rhodes
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94979572788?pwd=a0hwNGJWeFhrVHVLVmYrUlRQY1hxQT09
Slides and recordings from the sessions can be found on the GIM Division Intranet.
Need project funding support?
- Faculty can apply for up to $1000 for project support
- Funds will be distributed on a rolling basis
- Applications will be reviewed monthly
- To access the application, click here
Need a Master of Public Health student assistant?
- MPH students can be very helpful on research projects as they bring skills they are learning in their program
- MPH students are allowed to work up to 20 hours a week as long as the work fulfills one of their MPH program competencies
- Students are back so applications need to go in NOW for Fall semester
- If you are interested in having an MPH student work with you to support a project, please complete the application form here
Department of Medicine publishes a weekly newsletter called What's UP in DOM Research. Subscribe by clicking HERE.
Recent Collaborative Faculty Publications
Dr. Tracey Henry, Dr. Danielle Jones, and Dr. Tracey Henry published Telehealth Policy, Practice, and Education: a Position Statement of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Dr. Britt Marshall, Dr. Catherine Park, Dr. Pamela Vohra-Khullar, and Dr. Saria Hassan published "Life with Diabetes": A Pilot Study on an Experiential Continuous Glucose Monitoring Curriculum for Resident Physicians.
Recent Faculty Publications
Dr. Katherine Gielissen
How Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors Are Using Entrustable Professional Activities: A National Survey Study.
Dr. Tracey Henry
Incorporating Anti-racist Principles Throughout the Research Lifecycle: A Position Statement from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM).
Dr. Lesley Miller
High Hepatitis C Cure Rates Among Patients With Alcohol Use at a Safety-Net Hepatitis C Clinic
Dr. Jason Schneider
Brief Report: Interest in Long-acting Injectable PrEP among Transgender Women in Eastern and Southern United States
Dr. Mark Spencer
Georgia remains hostile to women’s health care
Dr. Antoine Trammell
Hamstrings-quadriceps strength ratio could be related to falls in community-living older adults
Dr. Tiffany Walker
Using real-world data to accelerate the search for long COVID therapies.
