[domweek] DOM Week, August 29-September 2, 2022

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
August 26, 2022
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine <http://bit.ly/1TemKEY>

(If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>)

Required Title IX training
The UW Title IX Office launched a new prevention of sexual harassment training: Husky Prevention & Response course<https://tixemployee.uw.edu/>. Existing employees are required to complete the course by Friday, November 4, but are encouraged to complete earlier. This is a mandatory training for all UW employees (including faculty, staff, trainees) and students (student employees are required to complete both student and employee trainings as both are different.)


Education news
Investing in the health of Latinx communities
[cid:image025.jpg at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]The Latinx Health Pathway (LHP) was one of the first Pathways established in 2008 to help medical students provide culturally humble care for Latinx communities. Dr. Daniel Cabrera, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine), assistant program director, assistant student clerkship director and interim associate chair for DEI, has directed the pathway since 2016.

Cabrera says he’s always been interested in working with Latinx communities, in large part because of his experiences as the son of an undocumented single mother. “When I was growing up, I didn’t have access to a lot of healthcare. There were times when we didn’t have insurance and we had to get care at free clinics. That planted the seed for me. I wanted to provide that kind of care to patients, especially Latinx patients,” he says.

He says he knows the LHP is making a difference as the majority of students in the pathway end up practicing in communities where there are a majority of Latinx people.

Read the full story from UW Medicine<https://bit.ly/3cfgiUT>.

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[cid:image026.jpg at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]Dr. Markus Boos, adjunct associate professor (Dermatology) will be the new director of the Dermatology Residency Training Program, effective September 1, 2022. He has been associate program director since 2020. Dr. Boos is an attending pediatric dermatologist at Seattle Children's Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics.

In addition to his distinguished record of achievement as a clinician and researcher, he is a compassionate educator who cares deeply about the success of his students. He is also is a strong advocate for antiracism and social justice in education and patient care, and is committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in our residency program and division as a whole. He takes the helm from Dr. Roy Colven, who has directed the program for the past 16 years.


Faculty news
New leadership in the Division of Rheumatology
[cid:image027.jpg at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]Dr. Tomas Mustelin will be our new head of the Division of Rheumatology, effective September 1, 2022. He has been the interim division head since June 2021, and follows in the footsteps of Dr. Keith Elkon, who led the division for nearly 20 years.

Mustelin received his MD and PhD from the University of Helsinki, Finland and pursued his post-doctoral research at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. He had a very successful academic career, achieving the rank of full professor in just seven years, before moving to an industry position. He has over 10 years of industry experience, leading research and preclinical development of novel therapeutics in autoimmune, inflammatory/respiratory diseases and immune-oncology.

We recruited him to the University of Washington in 2018 and he currently holds the  Herndon and Esther Maury Endowed Professor in Rheumatoid Arthritis and is the associate director for the Center for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases. He has an extensive and productive training record, with many of his trainees going on to become leaders within their field. He is a stellar scientist with over 230 publications and major contributions in discovery of kinases and phosphatases that regulate
immune cell signal transduction.

“I am very pleased that Tomas will be leading Rheumatology,” said Department Chair Barbara Jung. “He has a unique background in academia and industry and an outstanding reputation locally, nationally, and internationally.”

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Staff news
[cid:image028.png at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]Staff spotlight: Ayushi Gupta
Our latest staff spotlight is on Ayushi Gupta, Department of Medicine Research Consultant.

Read about her on our news site<https://bit.ly/3TigT8Z>.



Clinical news
Cares Awards
Congratulations to Drs. Jenelle Badulak, adjunct assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), Rupali Jain, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), and Jay Vary, associate professor (Dermatology) who have been selected as recipients of the Spring 2022 UW Medicine Cares Award. UW Medicine established the UW Medicine Cares Award in 2013, a program to formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and excellence of those in the UW Medicine community who consistently exemplify the UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines.

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Digital Medicine
[cid:image029.jpg at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]Dr. John Scott, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and chief digital health officer for UW Medicine, joined Collective Conversations<https://bit.ly/3TdO9OO> to discuss digital medicine and how it has changed the landscape of care delivery. Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems.



Research News
ITHS KL2 2022 RFA Open
The ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program will begin accepting applications for our 2022 cohort! This three year program welcomes junior faculty pursuing clinical and translational research in health to apply by October 24, 2022 to be considered for our March 2023 cohort. The ITHS KL2 program gives scholars dedicated research time and helps them develop key skills to become self-sufficient translational scientists. The program accepts 3 scholars every application cycle.

The KL2 program, offers rigorous training in clinical and translational research for junior faculty in an interdisciplinary cohort environment. Benefits include:

  1.  Significant salary support and protected research time
  2.  Funding to conduct research and develop career skills
  3.  Mentorship from established translational researchers
  4.  Intensive translational training with a multidisciplinary cohort in a supportive environment

To learn more about the KL2 program join us for an information session on Monday August 29th at 1PM PST or Tuesday September 20th 4PM PST. For more information on the program and to register for the information session, please click HERE<https://www.iths.org/education/post-doc/kl2/rfa/>.


Recent publications
Dr. Lindley Barbee, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “Prior exposure to azithromycin and azithromycin resistance among persons diagnosed with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection at a Sexual Health Clinic 2012-2019<https://bit.ly/3dYI88x>” in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Olusegun Soge, Roxanne Kerani and Matthew Golden.

Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of “Subphenotypes in acute kidney injury: a narrative review<https://bit.ly/3AfWk4f>” in Critical Care.

Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of “Clinical experience with dual pathway inhibition therapy: case series and mini review<https://bit.ly/3Tawg3p>” in European Heart Journal Case Reports.

Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “Neutralization titer biomarker for antibody-mediated prevention of HIV-1 acquisition<https://go.nature.com/3AmGTr7>” in Nature Medicine.

Whitney Harper, program specialist  (IM Residency), is co-author of “AAIM Recommendations to Promote Equity and Inclusion in the Internal Medicine Residency Interview Process<https://bit.ly/3AG7JvI>” in the American Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Joshua Hill, associate professor (Allergy & Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “Chromosome-Specific Human Herpesvirus 6 Integration and Hematologic Malignancies<https://bit.ly/3POdhsh>” in the Journal of Virology.

Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair, is senior author of “Association Between Statewide Medicaid Opioid Policy and Postoperative Opioid Prescribing among Surgeons at a Large Safety-Net Hospital<https://bit.ly/3T7KJgm>” in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Jeffrey Probstfield, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of “A novel kidney disease index reflecting both the albumin‑to‑creatinine ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate, predicted cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in type 2 diabetes<https://bit.ly/3Kgkn7J>” in Cardiovascular Diabetology.

Dr. Ellen Schur, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “Impaired Brain Satiety Responses After Weight Loss in Children With Obesity<https://bit.ly/3pFvePh>” in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. DOM co-authors are Susan Melhorn and Mary Rosalynn De Leon.

Dr. Sarah Struthers, clinical assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Catherine Butler, acting assistant professor (Nephrology) is senior author of “Policy and Kidney Community Engagement to Advance toward Greener Kidney Care<https://bit.ly/3ciEh5y>” in the American Journal of Nephrology.

Dr. Jay Voit, acting assistant professor (Cardiology) and Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) authored the editorial “Coronary plaque in the fourth dimension: associating coronary computed tomography plaque components and the time to acute coronary syndrome<https://bit.ly/3R2Q4DK>” in European Heart Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.



In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) answers COVID-19 questions and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family in “How to navigate COVID with kids and as a family<https://bit.ly/3POJDDl>” from UW Medicine Newsroom.

Drs. Irl Hirsch, professor and Michael Schwartz, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) are co-authors of “High insulin prices betray spirit in which the lifesaver was created<https://bit.ly/3AlbKEu>” in The Seattle Times.

Drs. Susan Ott, clinical professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and Bryan Kestenbaum, professor (Nephrology) are quoted in “Is it time to stop taking vitamin D?<https://bit.ly/3pD7n2A>” in the Seattle Times.

Glenda Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement, Kidney Research Institute (Nephrology) is quoted in “Communication, telehealth are first steps to achieving health equity in transplantation<https://bit.ly/3ADRzD5>” in Healio Nephrology.

Two historical powerhouses, Drs. E. Donnall Thomas and Belding Scribner are featured in “12 of Washington’s Most Vital Medical Inventions<https://bit.ly/3AH5xnH>” in Seattle Met.


Weekly Calendar, August 29-September 2, 2022
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
[cid:image030.jpg at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Equality and reproductive rights
Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Dr. Amy Baernstein (General Internal Medicine) will moderate a discussion about equality and reproductive rights – the history, and where we go from here. We have worked with UW Libraries to provide access to view The Janes<https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/uwashington303229/watch/09A9E7F2217CD443?referrer=direct>, a documentary about a secret abortion service network established by women in the seventies. The network used a series of code names and safe houses to provide women in need with illegal abortions during a time when abortions were banned by the state and church. Sept. 23, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/99429800256> (meeting ID: 994 2980 0256). Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/SRWKKrE1fi>.
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Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload
[cid:image031.jpg at 01D8B96D.9F81FE20]Special guest moderator, Dr. Eve Rittenberg, Harvard Medical Center, will discuss gender and the EHR workload, and her article “Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-021-07298-z>” published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Eve Rittenberg, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care internist at the Fish Center for Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her interests include women’s health, trauma-informed care, and health equity. Nov. 8, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/93551236119> (meeting ID: 935 5123 6119). Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/Hx5QT3HCxu>.


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