[domweek] DOM Week, February 19-23, 2024

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
February 16, 2024
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
Richard M. Tucker WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards
[image004.png]Since 1998, the Department of Medicine has selected physicians to receive the WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Award, from nominations submitted by students, residents and faculty in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. In 2009 the award was renamed to honor the late Dr. Richard Tucker, who was the Wenatchee site coordinator and served as an infectious diseases specialist and director for quality and education at the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center.

The department is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Richard M. Tucker WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards, recognizing true enthusiasm and dedication in providing outstanding teaching and service to medical students.

2023 recipients:

Colin Fitterer (Billings, MT)
Stacey Kingsland (Great Falls, MT)
Megan McMillan (Billings, MT)
Michael Menolascino (Jackson, WY)
Alina Plavsky (Olympia, WA)
Michael Stewart (Spokane, WA)
Alex Tanabe (Boise, ID)


DEI news
[cid:image027.png at 01DA60F9.B245E820]Gender Equity Lunch Series
Save the dates! We have two upcoming Gender Equity Lunches in March:

Supporting women in academia: A dyad mentorship model
Panel:

  *   Dr. Addie McClintock, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine)
  *   Dr. Nina Tan, acting instructor (General Internal Medicine)
  *   Dr. Emily Godfrey, professor (Family Medicine)

March 4, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/93344061712>. Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/9QqYAbY7Li>.

Advanced Practice Provider Career Development
Moderator: Leah Yoke, PA-C and UWMC's Chief PA
Panel:

  *   Alison Beieler, PA-C, Infectious Disease, HMC
  *   Jennifer Beckman, ARNP, Cardiology, UWMC
  *   Jeannine Sanford, ARNP, Deputy Directory of APPs, FHCC
  *   Matthew Smith, PA-C, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, UWMC

March 27, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/99283251748>. Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/970vZtVwd1>.


Faculty news
American Society of Hematology Scholar Awards
[cid:image028.jpg at 01DA60F9.B245E820]Dr. Christopher Su, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) was award a Clinical Research Fellow to Faculty Scholar Award, and Dr. Albert Yeh, acting instructor (Hematology and Oncology) was awarded a Basic/Translational Research Junior Faculty Scholars Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH). The ASH Scholar Awards offer crucial support, resources, and mentorship to emerging scholars during their transition from training to establishing independent careers as investigators in hematology.


Staff news
New manager of executive services
[cid:image029.jpg at 01DA60F9.B245E820]We are happy to announce that Stefan Stewart has joined the Department of Medicine as manager of executive services. He will be managing the team that provides support services to the department's leadership team. Stefan brings nearly 20 years of administrative support experience at a variety of organizations.

Please join us in welcoming Stefan to the department.


Education news
[LMPP Recipient]Dr. Lily Jeong, incoming fellow (Nephrology) is a 2024 recipient of the American Society of Nephrology Loan Mitigation Pilot Program. This program aims to reduce the loan burden of future nephrology leaders. Dr. Jeong completed medical school and is currently in her last year of residency at UW in the clinician educator track.


Research news
New biomarker could one day help tailor immunotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma
[A light microscope image of T cells infiltrating a Merkel cell carcinoma tumor.]It's the cancer-fighting immune cells in a Merkel cell carcinoma patient's blood - not their tumor - that best predicts whether a certain type of immunotherapy will work, according to new work from two teams of scientists at Fred Hutch and the University of Washington.

In back-to-back papers published in Cell Reports Medicine, the researchers showed that the frequency of circulating battle-ready anti-cancer immune cells act as a biomarker in patients with this aggressive skin tumor: MCC patients with higher levels in their blood are more likely to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, or ICIs. The findings are a step toward the development of a clinical test that could someday guide MCC treatment.

DOM faculty and staff involved in the research include Drs. Aude Chapuis, associate professor, and Dr. Joshua Veatch, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology), and Lichen Jing, research scientist, and Dr. David Koelle, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/49dv0UL>.

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Could a blood pressure cuff help cardiac arrest survivors?
[cid:image032.jpg at 01DA60F9.B245E820]UW researchers recently conducted a study of patients who had received life-saving resuscitation and been brought to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. They were testing an approach that aims to reduce reperfusion injury by applying a blood pressure cuff to a patient's arm.

"From studies of patients with other emergencies, such as heart attack, we know that putting a blood pressure cuff on the arm and inflating and deflating it triggers release of proteins from the muscle, which then circulate through the blood. This reduces the size of heart attacks and could reduce the inflammation associated with restored blood flow after cardiac arrest," said Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) and the study's lead investigator.

The pilot study included 30 patients who had experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Upon hospital arrival, 16 were randomly selected to receive the blood-pressure cuff test intervention and 14 received standard care.

"We were testing whether we could get providers to put the cuff on and complete three cycles of inflation-deflation without interfering with emergency care and without any large, obvious adverse effect," said Nichol. "We showed that."

Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom<https://bit.ly/4866DXC>.

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[cid:image033.jpg at 01DA60F9.B245E820]Dr. Farid Moussavi-Harami, assistant professor (Cardiology) is the 2024 recipient of the Paul F. Cranefield Award from the Society of General Physiologists. This award recognizes an independent young investigator who published an outstanding article in the Journal of General Physiology in the previous year. Dr. Moussavi-Harami received the award for the noteworthy paper, "Machine learning meets Monte Carlo methods for models of muscle's molecular machinery to classify mutations<https://bit.ly/48aPk7Z>."

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Clinical Research Intensive Summer Program (CRISP)
Applications are being accepted for a new course designed to provide clinical investigators with hands-on experience in key clinical research skills to accelerate their career development. The program runs July 8-26 at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center campus in Seattle. A draft daily curriculum may now be viewed on the website under "Class Schedule & Draft Daily Topics". Learn more and apply<https://bit.ly/3uyOHHr>.


Recent publications
Dr. Ryan Cassaday, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Single agent subcutaneous blinatumomab for advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia<https://bit.ly/3uFxrjN>" in American Journal of Hematology.

Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Filling in the Gaps: Updates on Doxycycline Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections<https://bit.ly/48m2cIc>" in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Drs. Nona Sotoodehnia, professor (Cardiology) and T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) are co-authors of "Estimates of Incidence and Predictors of Fatiguing Illness after SARS-CoV-2 Infection<https://bit.ly/4968gpz>" in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Kristina Utzschneider, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of "Cardiovascular Outcomes in GRADE (Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Type 2 Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study)<https://bit.ly/42FvtfT>" in Circulation.


In the news
Dr. Richard Cheng, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Demystifying cardiac sarcoidosis<https://bit.ly/49f0f1y>" in Medscape.

Dr. Chris Damman, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Soda Brands Are Adding Fiber to Their Beverages - Here's What Could Go Wrong<https://bit.ly/495O6Mp>" in Inverse.

Dr. Keith Elkon, professor (Rheumatology) is quoted in "Scientists found a major clue why 4 of 5 autoimmune patients are women<https://wapo.st/3OKLTxU>" in the Washington Post.

Dr. David Horne, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "UW researchers develop app to distinguish different types of coughs using machine learning<https://bit.ly/49dxNwV>" from KING 5 News.

Dr. Savitha Subramanian, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) talked to KIRO-AM Radio in "Weight Loss Medication Overdose<https://bit.ly/48kTcTC>".

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "'Miracle' weight-loss drugs could halt kidney disease too<https://bit.ly/48gFWzB>" in the Daily Mail.

Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "A Decade in the Making: Eastside Specialty Center<https://bit.ly/48bE233>" in The Huddle.


Events of interest
Quiet week: February 19-23
As we continue to rebuild resilience and focus on mental health, we would like to preserve department-wide quiet weeks throughout the year. During these weeks, we hope that individuals can limit non-essential meetings to recharge and reflect, as well as thoughtfully minimize emails. We realize that this will not be possible for everyone, but encourage all to take breaks when they are able.

Upcoming 2024 quiet weeks:

  *   April 8-12
  *   August 5-9
  *   November 25-29
  *   December 23-27


Weekly Calendar, February 19-23, 2024
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.



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