[domweek] DOM Week, May 16-20, 2022

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
May 13, 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>)



Awards
Chair of Medicine Scholars Awards
[cid:image003.jpg at 01D866EA.AE121270]The Chair of Medicine Scholars Awards, initiated in 2013, are awarded annually to meritorious Department of Medicine trainees to foster their transition to the roles of physician-scientist and principal investigator. Each award offers $50K per year for two years in salary support to facilitate transition to appointment as a junior faculty member.

Congratulations to the 2022 award recipients, Dr. Chang Li, acting instructor (Medical Genetics) and Dr. Denise McCulloch, acting instructor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases). They will present their research at Medicine Grand Rounds in the Fall.

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[cid:image005.jpg at 01D866EA.AE121270]Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is the recipient of the 2022 Dimitrios Oreopoulos Award from the Canadian Society of Nephrology. Dr. Oreopoulos is best remembered for his work in developing peritoneal dialysis as a successful home-based therapy for hundreds of thousands of end stage kidney disease patients worldwide. The Oreopoulos Memorial Lecture in Home Dialysis Therapies aims to further his work by advancing ongoing knowledge, discussion, and exchange on this topic by distinguished nephrologists who are holistically focused on Home Dialysis Therapies.


Education news
A partnership to train physician scientists
[cid:image007.jpg at 01D866EA.AE121270]The joint University of Washington-Morehouse School of Medicine (UW-MSM) Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is a dual degree MD/PhD program.

It was conceived by Dr. Valerie Montgomery-Rice, president of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and Dr. Mary-Claire King, professor of medicine (Medical Genetics) and genome sciences and an associate director of the UW MSTP.

In the collaborative program, MSM students complete their first two years of medical school at MSM in Atlanta, during which they can apply to study for the PhD at UW. Those accepted move to Seattle for their PhD (usually four years), then return to MSM for medical school years three and four.

The first student has graduated from the program, two students are here now, and two are starting next month.

Read more about this program and the current students on our news site<https://bit.ly/3svcu6P>.
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[cid:image009.jpg at 01D866EA.AE121270]Dr. Mira John, fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) was appointed to the Fellows' Workgroup of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD). The Fellow's Workgroup provides a unique perspective to the APCCMPD Board of Directors and helps advance the field of medical education and fellowship training.


Research news
Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis
[cid:image011.jpg at 01D866EA.AE121270]Before the Covid-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) was the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide, and still remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition, estimates suggest that TB cases and deaths have increased substantially during the Covid pandemic.

Over the last several years, Dr. Paul Drain, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and colleagues have been working on developing and evaluating rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for SARS-CoV-2. Some of their results and findings were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine<https://bit.ly/31Cflk9>.

To build upon the success of their research on COVID RDTs, they have been awarded a $4.7M grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their project "Prospective Validation of Novel Diagnostics for Tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: The PROVE TB Study" to develop and evaluate novel RDTs for Tuberculosis.

"My research group has been developing and evaluating RDTs for infectious diseases for 15 years," said Drain. "With these funds (and our experience/success from Covid) we aim to develop effective and accurate RDTs for TB. If we are successful, then widespread, rapid testing for TB could change the trajectory of TB cases/deaths around the world."

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Dr. Taylor Coston, fellow, and his mentor, Dr. T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) have received funding from the Firland Foundation for their project: "Clinical and biological subgrouping of patients with lower respiratory tract infections in rural Thailand."


Recent publications
Dr. Rotonya Carr, associate professor and head (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "A Phenome-Wide Association Study of genes associated with COVID-19 severity reveals shared genetics with complex diseases in the Million Veteran Program<https://bit.ly/3N2VE76>" in PLOS Genetics.

Dr. Ann Collier, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Proteomic Signature of Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease in People with HIV: Analysis of the REPRIEVE Mechanistic Substudy<https://bit.ly/3wqRAXx>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Ajit Limaye, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Vaccination, Transplantation, and a Social Contract<https://bit.ly/3N77o8P>" in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Drs. Lisa Tachiki, fellow, and Shailender Bhatia, associate professor (Medical Oncology) are co-authors of "Clinical activity of PD-1 inhibition in the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma<https://bit.ly/3M66ysP>" in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.


In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Most COVID Transmission Is Still Asymptomatic<https://bit.ly/3FGjh2X>" in Medpage Today.

Dr. Julie Dombrowski, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Decentralizing PrEP Offers a Roadmap for Retention<https://wb.md/3kZQVqY>" in Medscape.

Dr. John Lynch, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "COVID-19 deaths reach 1 million in the US<https://bit.ly/3Pknail>" in the Bellingham Herald, and in "Washington doctors concerned over rise in COVID hospitalizations<https://bit.ly/3syjGiq>" from FOX 13 News.

Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is quoted in "Taking Racism out of the Kidney Disease Equation<https://wb.md/38kB6bB>" in WebMD.

Dr. Douglas Paauw, professor (General Internal Medicine) and director, Medicine Students Programs, is quoted in "When Medical 'Myths' Outlast the Evidence<https://wb.md/3L2gGkU>" in Medscape.

Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Roe v. Wade Overturn Could Force Male Birth Control Pill Development<https://bit.ly/3M9BHLN>" in Newsweek.

Dr. Ganesh Raghu, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "Recommendations Updated for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis<https://bit.ly/3w1D35H>" in Health Day.

Dr. Arthi Thirumalai, assistant professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Male birth control: What's getting in the way, sexism or science?<https://bit.ly/3Pka3hj>" in USA Today.

Dr. Judith Tsui, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Stimulants Plus Buprenorphine for Opioid Addiction a Double-Edge Sword?<https://wb.md/39m4kH2>" from Medscape.

Dr. Luke Wander, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) participated in the podcast "D-Talk - Diabetes and Covid-19<https://bit.ly/3kZdJac>."



Events of interest
Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr. Brian Kim (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) will present the Odland Lecture: "Chronic Pruritus" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, May 20, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>.

The Impact of Sleep on Well-being and Work Quality
Dr. Chunbai Zhang (General Internal Medicine) will present OEM Grand Rounds on May 19, 6-7:30pm, covering an emerging field of occupational sleep medicine - how high quality sleep impacts our well-being and work quality.


Weekly Calendar, May 16-20, 2022
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Diabetes Day
Registration is now open<https://bit.ly/3vQhQKY> for 2022 Diabetes Day, which will be held on May 25 at South Lake Union Orin Smith Auditorium. Keynote Speaker is Dr. Jane Reusch from the University of Colorado.

Pacific NW Sepsis Conference
Registration is now open<https://bit.ly/3M9540q> for the 10th Annual Pacific Northwest Sepsis Conference on June 6-7, with both an in-person and virtual attendance option. Speakers include local, national, and international sepsis experts. They will explore sepsis in different populations and healthcare settings both adult & pediatric and examine the updated Surviving Sepsis International Guidelines of care and the science behind these evidence-based recommendations. Additional sessions include why equity matters in sepsis care, the global burden of sepsis, phenotypes in sepsis, post-sepsis syndrome, case studies in sepsis, and resiliency for healthcare providers.

Senior Scholarship Day
The IM Residency Program invites you to join in celebrating our graduating seniors' impressive scholarship. Senior Scholarship Day will be on June 9 from 9-11am via zoom<https://uw-phi.zoom.us/j/506864111>. They are highlighting scholarship from 31 graduating seniors this year and the event will feature invited oral presentations followed by moderated virtual poster discussions. Audience members will vote on awards for presentation style, innovation, and impact.

2022 PNW Palliative Care Conference
Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence is pleased to invite you to the 2022 PNW Palliative Care Conference: "Lifting Voices & Building Bridges: Working Towards an Inclusive Future for Palliative Care." June 13, 8am-4pm. Please register for this event<https://cpcce.uw.edu/news/annual-conference/2022-agenda-register>.

Women Faculty Leadership Series
Sponsored by the Dean's Standing Committee on Women in Medicine and Science, this series is designed to empower UW School of Medicine women faculty with tools to thrive in their careers.


  *   Not Imposter Syndrome. June 14, 9-10am
  *   Difficult Conversations. September 20, 4-5pm
  *   How to Build and Lead Diverse Teams - Strategy. January 12, 2023, 9-10am

For more information and to register, please visit the SOM faculty website<https://bit.ly/3aHoGbp>.

Trauma Stewardship Institute Workshop
UW Medicine and the School of Medicine are partnering with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and the Trauma Stewardship Institute to address the accumulative toll of the pandemic on UW Medicine healthcare staff and providers through a 2-hour system-wide workshop. Recordings will be posted online for those unable to attend live.
June 21, 4-6pm. Register here<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGC9mKmnJwnjMoaLOcXVeLaMwTs3bay1GilR5I0B4eODjVFNAEcwrD-sP5C91458N2AIB827n0=>.

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