Internal Medicine NewsletterOctober 2017

From the Chair

We are finishing the first quarter of the 2017-2018academic year and much has happened. We havebeen joined by a wonderful group of new residentsand fellows. Together with their upper-levelcolleagues, they are playing vital roles in our patientcare, educational and research missions. We aregrateful to have them with

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Expanded Behavioral MedicineProgram

Internal Medicine's Behavioral Medicine Programhas two main goals; to provide psychosocial care forpatients and their families and to provide educationon behavioral, emotional and social aspects ofhealthcare for internal medicine residents.

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Brentwood Village Clinic CelebratesNew Location

More than one hundred community members,patients and Nebraska Medicine colleagues recentlycommemorated Brentwood Village's new cliniclocation at 8604 Giles Road. On July 12, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held, along with an openhouse from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

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Kang to speak at TEDxOmaha onOctober 21

Lydia Kang, MD, assistant professor, Division ofGeneral Internal Medicine, is an invited speaker atthe ninth annual TEDxOmaha on Oct. 21.

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ID Blog

So far, the Division of Infectious Diseases' (ID) bloghas had over 6,000 views since its Welcome post onFebruary 14, 2017. They have provided 62published posts, approximately two per week, toraise awareness of what the division is doing.

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VA Update

Piquette Steps Down as VA Directorof MICU

Craig Piquette, MD, professor, Division ofPulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, hasstepped down as the VA director of the MICU afterholding the position since 2002.

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Primary Care Exceeds Expectations on Quality Measures

Tanvir Hussain, MD, medical director of Enterprise Quality and Analytics and primary care provider atMidtown clinic, says that Nebraska Medicine - Primary Care has taken great strides in improving quality andoutcomes through a strong focus on engaging all employees and providers who provide patient care.

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Educators Contribute to AAIMtextbook

The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM)released the 12th edition of A Textbook for InternalMedicine Education Programs. Three UNMCGeneral Internal Medicine faculty co-authoredchapters.

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Honors and Awards

Thompson Elected to Board ofDirectors, Society of HospitalMedicine

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) announcedat its Hospital Medicine 2017 meeting in Las Vegasthat Rachel Thompson, MD, MPH, will serve onits Board of Directors.

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American College of RheumatologyRecognizes UNMC's England

Bryant England, M.D., currently, assistantprofessor, Division of Rheumatology &Immunology, has been selected as one of therecipients of the 2017 American College ofRheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award. Theaward is given to clinical and research fellows whoare nominated while in a rheumatology fellowshiptraining program, in recognition of their meritoriousperformance throughout their training. The awardincludes a stipend of $1,500 and a glass awardrecognizing the honor. Dr. England and nine otherrecipients will be recognized during the annualmeeting in San Diego in November.

Duan Awarded AHA ScientistDevelopment Grant

Bin Duan, PhD, assistant professor, Division ofCardiovascular Medicine was recently awarded anAmerican Heart Association Scientist Developmentgrant. The title is "Bio-inspired engineered pediatricvalve regulates MSC differentiation and MSC-monocyte interaction."

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GI Scores in Top Five of ACG's GI Jeopardy

UNMC's Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology trainee team, made up of Drs. Lokesh Jha, SaurabhKapur, Mike Strupp and Laura Ulmer, scored in the top five of the online American College ofGastroenterology's (ACG) annual preliminary GI Jeopardy competition out of the 135 GI training programsthat entered the competition.

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Richards Invited Speaker

Sarah Richards, MD, assistant professor,Division of General Internal Medicine, was aninvited speaker at the Optomizing the InpatientExperience for Physicians & Patients: The Power ofCommunication Conference, which took place atRush University Medical Center on Sept. 28 and 29.Her talk was titled "Communication Skills TrainingUsing Simulation.".

Service to National Board of Medical Examiners Recognized

Earlier this year, Rachel Bonnema, MD and Gerald Moore, MD, were recognized by Dean Britigan for theirservice to the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Bonnema served on the Step 2 Pilot Standard SettingPanel and Dr. Moore served as Medical School Liaison Representative and Executive Chief Proctor. Dr.Britigan said that their selection to these activities brings honor to not only them but to UNMC.

Maxwell to Serve on AAIMWorkgroup

Erin Maxwell, administrator, Education Program,was invited to serve on the Members ServiceWorkgroup of the Internal Medicine ResidencyProgram Administrators portion of the Alliance forAcademic Internal Medicine (AAIM). According toMichelle Herbers, chair of the workgroup, the groupis a small group of administrators who create anddistribute the PA Newsletter twice per year,coordinate and manage the PA Mentor/Menteeprogram and collaborate to present at nationalmeetings. Maxwell will attend their fall and springmeetings.

Koll Awarded 2017 Great PlainsIDeA-CTR Pilot Grant

Thuy Koll, MD, assistant professor, Division ofGeriatrics and Gerontology, was awarded the 2017

Great Plains IDeA-CTR Pilot grant. Funding for thegrant is $50,000 for one year.

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Chatzizisis Co-PI on NUCollaborative Initiative Grant

Yiannis Chatzizisis, MD, PhD, associateprofessor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, isco-PI for an awarded University of NebraskaCollaboration Initiative Seed Grant titled "MicroscaleInvestigation of Mechanobiology of AtherosclerosisUsing Novel Microfluidic Biochambers.".

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Poole Receives Eugene KenneyMemorial Fund for AsthmaResearch

Jill Poole, MD, associate professor, Division ofPulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, is therecipient of the Eugene Kenney Memorial Fund forAsthma Research for 2017-2018. Funding beganJuly 1 and is in the amount of $25,000.

Promotion and Tenure Awarded July 1, 2017

Alex Hewlett, DO, promoted to associate professor

Shailendeer Singh, MBBS , promoted to associate professor

Jill Poole, MD, promoted to professor

CONGRATULATIONS!

New Nebraska Medical Director ofEndoscopy

On July 1, Shailender Singh, MBBS , associateprofessor of medicine, became the Nebraska MedicalDirector of Endoscopy. Mark Mailliard, MD, chief,Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatologycongratulated Dr. Singh on this critically important

administrative responsibility and leadership role.

Wigton Archives Dedicated atMcGoogan Library

After decades of serving as the well-respected but"unofficial" historian for UNMC, Robert Wigton,MD, became an official part of the university'sarchives and the McGoogan Library of Medicine lastweek as the library cut the ribbon on the newlynamed Wigton History of Medicine Archives.

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Anderson Elected Vice Chair forFaculty Council

Daniel Anderson, MD, PhD, associate professor,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, was elected asvice chair of Faculty Council for fiscal year 2017-18.He will also serve as vice chair of the GeneralFaculty.

UNMC's Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees

UNMC's Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) held its annual Induction Ceremony in April. ShannonBoerner, MD, GHHS, chapter co-advisor gave the Welcome.

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2017 Internal Medicine ResearchAwards

Five Investigators Received 2017 Internal MedicineResearch Awards as part of the eighteenth annualInternal Medicine Research Awards presentations.

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Faculty Mentoring Program &Mentoring Award Given

The department is delighted to congratulate anoutstanding group of dedicated mentors and menteesfor their participation in the new Faculty MentoringProgram 2016-17. Participants were honored at theMentoring Faculty Recognition Luncheon in lateAugust.

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First Internal Medicine Resident andFellow Poster Session

Twenty-five residents and fellows participated in thefirst Internal Medicine Resident and Fellow PosterSession.

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Awards Given at June ResidentBanquet

In June at the Internal Medicine Resident Banquet,10 awards were presented to residents, and onefaculty member was awarded the Osler Award.

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New Faculty & Chief ResidentsLearn a little about Internal Medicine's newest faculty members!

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Internal Medicine Research &Non-Research Awards

ADIS reported Internal Medicine Research & Non-Research Awards From 04/01/2017 to 09/30/2017

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Faculty Publications - Second Quarter 2017

Publications reported with Scopus for the second quarter of 2017.

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Faculty Publications - Third Quarter 2017

Publications reported with Scopus for the third quarter of 2017.

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