[domweek] DOM Week, June 24-28, 2024

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DOM Week
June 21, 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>)


Chair's Blog
[cid:image003.jpg at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung has posted a new blog<https://bit.ly/4ceDufU> highlighting our recent initiatives to support and recognize our 1,000+ staff members in the Department of Medicine.


Awards
Beeson Award
[cid:image005.jpg at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]Dr. Margaret Issac, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is the recipient of the 40th annual Paul B. Beeson Award. Dr. Issac was chosen by the medicine residents in recognition of outstanding clinical teaching and for exemplifying scholarship, humility, compassion, and integrity.

The award commemorates Dr. Paul Beeson, a distinguished physician at the Seattle VA in the 1970s, who was celebrated for his teaching skills.

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Housestaff Fellowship Mentor Award
[cid:image007.jpg at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]Congratulations to Dr. Tyler Albert, associate professor (General Internal Medicine), for receiving this year's Housestaff Fellowship Mentor Award. He was chosen for his exceptional support, advice, and coaching of our residents during the fellowship process, and his commitment and dedication to supporting our residents on their professional journeys.

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Resident Scholarship Mentor Award
[cid:image009.jpg at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]The IM Residency Program selected Dr. Steven Pergam, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) as the 2024 recipient of the Resident Scholarship Mentor Award, recognizing the dedication and expertise of our mentors.

The IM Residency Program recognizes and values excellent mentorship, which is central to the success of resident scholarship. Pergam has given abundantly to help residents achieve personal and professional goals and advance their careers.

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Steven R. McGee, MD Teaching Excellence Award
[cid:image011.jpg at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]Dr. Scott Hagan, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) received the 2024 Steven R. McGee, MD Teaching Excellence Award. This award honors Dr. McGee's legacy as a master clinician and educator and is awarded to a VA Internal Medicine faculty member for exceptional patient care; teaching of students, residents, fellows and colleagues; pursuit of knowledge; and the art of physical examination and bedside diagnosis.


Education news
Welcome, 2024 UW Medicine trainees
[cid:image013.png at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]Get to know a few of the incoming trainees as they reflect on their hopes and goals for their time in their training program.

Four incoming Department of Medicine trainees were highlighted, Dr. Manush Sondhi, incoming fellow (Rheumatology), Dr. Megan Mayer, incoming fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), Dr. Ganesh Raman, incoming fellow (Hematology and Oncology) and Dr. Matthew Greydanus, incoming internal medicine resident.

Read the full article from The Huddle<https://bit.ly/4bgYl0K>.


Research news
Secret to tamping down GVHD may lie in microbial genetics
The genetic variety of our microbiome may be a missing component of graft-vs.-host disease, according to preclinical work from Fred Hutch investigators. They found that after bone marrow transplant, donor T cells can zero in on bacterial components and exacerbate GVHD independently of how closely the genetics of donor and recipient match.
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The results were recently published in the journal Immunity<https://bit.ly/4c3uB8D>. Dr. Albert Yeh, acting instructor, is lead author and Dr. Geoffrey Hill, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author.

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3z78pfr>.

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[Dr. Oliver McElvaney]Dr. Oliver McElvaney, fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) received the LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist Award. This is a highly prestigious 5-year career development award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation totaling $570,000.

The title of his award is "Clustering and immunophenotyping of acute pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis." His mentoring team includes Chris Goss and Kathy Ramos (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Sonya Heltshe (Pediatrics). Collaborators include Pavan Bhatraju and Pradeep Singh (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Nicole Mayer-Hamblett (Pediatrics).

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Could your medical record predict cardiac arrest risk?
[cid:image018.jpg at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]Until now, known risk factors for cardiac arrest have been limited to cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol. Dr. Neal Chatterjee, associate professor (Cardiology) is lead author of a recent study that identifies a range of new factors - for instance, single marital status and alcohol and substance abuse - that also are highly associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

"Our current understanding of risk for cardiac arrest is based on data collected decades ago in populations that don't necessarily represent our diverse communities today. There is a scientific need to better understand the factors underlying this public health problem," Chatterjee said.

The study employs machine-learning models scoured electronic health records of more than 1.5 million patients to pinpoint factors associated with OHCA.

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

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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: Bacteria that withstand fungal 'bully' gain resistance to last-resort antibiotic
The fungus Candida albicans can make life difficult for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria - but those bacteria that adapt to the fungus become more resistant to a last-resort antibiotic. The key to this phenomenon, Fred Hutch scientists discovered, is the mineral magnesium.

[cid:image020.png at 01DAC3FB.26E12D70]"Our study really reveals a new mechanism with the potential to explain how bacteria might acquire antibiotic resistance during polymicrobial infections," said lead author Dr. Phoebe Hsieh, postdoctoral fellow in Fred Hutch's Malik Lab and the University of Washington's Dandekar Lab. Dr. Ajai Dandekar, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) is co-senior author of the paper recently published in PLoS Biology<https://bit.ly/3XC0n8m>.

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/45CfgcT>.


Recent publications
Dr. Ashley Amick, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Acting Professionally: Applying Medical Improv to Build Adaptive Communication Skills and Empathy to Address Interphysician Conflict<https://bit.ly/4beNEeQ>" in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.

Dr. Lorenzo Giacani, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Prevalence and Predictors of Oral Treponema pallidum Detection by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction in Early Syphilis<https://bit.ly/3XxhGYc>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Yu-Ying Phoebe Hsieh, postdoctoral fellow is lead author and Dr. Ajai Dandekar, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) is co-senior author of "Widespread fungal-bacterial competition for magnesium lowers bacterial susceptibility to polymyxin antibiotics<https://bit.ly/3XC0n8m>" in PLoS Biology.

Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "Hybrid Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 During Pregnancy Provides More Durable Infant Antibody Responses Compared to Natural Infection Alone<https://bit.ly/3XySqAY>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Albert Yeh, acting instructor is lead author and Dr. Geoffrey Hill, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Microbiota dictate T cell clonal selection to augment graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplantation<https://bit.ly/4bhasLh>" in Immunity.
DOM co-author is Kate Markey.


In the news
Dr. Anita Chopra, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is interviewed in "Two Doctors Share the Latest on Myocarditis and COVID-19<https://bit.ly/3VxKe1b>" from Medium.

Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allery and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Covid is back, just in time for summer vacation<https://bit.ly/3zf8Bcz>" from KUOW Radio.

Dr. Heidi Crane, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn't Keeping Up.<https://bit.ly/3RsoJha>" in KFF Health News.

Dr. Christopher Damman, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) wrote "Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health<https://bit.ly/4epNiFe>" for The Conversation.

Dr. Laura J. den Hartigh, research associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "The truth about body fat? It's not all the same<https://bit.ly/4eJZb9g>" from Right as Rain.

Dr. Joel Kaufman, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Heat wave can put hearts into 'oxygen debt,' experiment shows<https://bit.ly/4eqVMMe>" from STAT.

Dr. Younghoon Kwon, associate professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Why you should avoid alcohol on a long flight<https://bit.ly/3W3jdUZ>" from Verywell Health.


Weekly Calendar, June 24-28, 2024
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.



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