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 Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the inaugural Staff Spotlight Awards. These annual awards were created to recognize and celebrate exceptional staff members who are dedicated to supporting our organization’s mission and demonstrate excellence

 in the areas of diversity and inclusion, learning, teamwork, and innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two staff members will be honored; one in the “people

 manager” category and the other in the “individual contributor” category.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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 Distinguished Staff Awards, in addition to receiving $750 in professional development funds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Katherine Tuttle</b>, clinical professor (Nephrology) presented the Lancet Lecture at the annual meeting of the Royal College of Physicians, London, “At the Limits – Cardiology, Diabetes, Nephrology” this week. Her lecture was titled “Why is the patient

 with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes so different?”. She is the first woman and the first nephrologist to present this lectureship, as well as only the second American.

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<i>Puget Sound Business Journal</i> spotlights 40 under 40 honorees Dr. <b>Joshua Liao</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair for health systems, and Dr. <b>Andrew Stergachis</b>, assistant professor (Medical Genetics). Spotlight

 articles for </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"></span></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3LkQZ2x"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Liao</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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 can be found on our website.</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Research news<br>

</span></u></b></span></span></span><a name="_Hlk132901259"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New T32 awarded

 for Training in Equity and Structural Solutions in Addictions (TESSA)</span></b></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132901259"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>

</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132901259"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The

 University of Washington has recently been awarded a new T32 training grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health for the establishment of a research training program for Training in Equity and Structural Solutions in

 Addictions (TESSA).</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132901259"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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 Multiple Principal Investigators for the grant are Emily Williams, Ph.D., MPH (Public Health) and Drs. <b>Judith Tsui</b>, professor and

<b>Geetanjali Chander</b>, professor and head (General Internal Medicine). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Researchers discover molecular fail-safe that keeps

 bladder tissues from turning cancerous<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Andrew Hsieh</b>, associate professor (Medical Oncology) and his lab have discovered a completely new “emergency brake” that bladder cells use to stave off tumors even when cancer-promoting genes are turned on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We think what we have defined is a new tumor-suppressive

 mechanism,” said Hsieh, who studies bladder and prostate cancers and treats patients with these diseases. “We’ve also showed that (in preclinical models of bladder cancer) we can reinstall this emergency brake.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="55" height="77" style="width:.5729in;height:.802in" src="cid:image035.jpg@01D97471.7F7F5CC0" align="left" hspace="12" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.

<b>Meghan Kiefer</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) has received a new grant from the American Medical Association for $50K over two years for coaching in competency-based medical education. The work will be in partnership with seven other

 medical to collectively develop innovations in this field. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Additional investigators include

<b>Molly Jackson</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine), Heather McPhillips (Pediatrics), Maya Sardesai (ENT), and Kellie Engle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Education news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Chief Residents<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earlier this month, the service chiefs at our hospitals

 and clinics selected their chief residents for academic year 2024-2025.  “There were many incredibly well qualified applicants again this year,” said Dr. Ken Steinberg, Program Director. "Please join me in congratulating the wonderful people who have been

 selected to be our future chief residents. I am very proud of them and I know they will all do a phenomenal job. I am looking forward to working closely with them. Their leadership will be essential for our program to continue to improve!" 

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UWMC<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adrian

 Lazarevic-Fogelquist – Inpatient        <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David

 Rink – Inpatient           <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gena

 Lenti – Outpatient (Roosevelt)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></span></li></ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HMC<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Connor

 Fling – Inpatient           <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rini

 Kasinathan – Outpatient     <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jason

 Castaneda – Quality and Safety    <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></span></li></ul>

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 VA<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sayuli

 Bhide – Inpatient<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jessica

 Pinto – Inpatient<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anna

 Feiss – Outpatient, Clinician-Teacher fellow<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rebecca

 Gold – Outpatient, Clinician-Teacher fellow<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk127894052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jaspreet

 Bahia – Quality and Safety<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></span></li></ul>

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BELLTOWN CLINIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

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 Schifeling<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li></ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Genetic Counseling Graduate Program match results<span style="color:#39275B">

<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GCGP recently matched an incoming class of 18, many of whom were highly ranked by the program.

 The class is also extremely diverse compared to the national match. We have students who identify their families as being from Kenya, Philippines (2), Mumbai, Mexico (2), China, Hong Kong, Panama, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Thailand. Nationally the match had

 8% people identifying as male, we have 2 people identifying as male.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Clinical news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Virtual Bedside Concerts bring joy to UWMC patients<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 Virtual Bedside Concerts program was created by UW School of Medicine students Jorie Wittig and Nevin Kalaf and Urology resident Dr. Maheetha Bharadwaj in August 2022, with

<b>Matthew Smith</b>, PA-C, teaching associate (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) joining as faculty advisor in September 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The student group brings together volunteer musicians to provide personally curated or group concerts

 for hospitalized patients over Zoom. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Through the leadership of Jorie, Nevin and Maheetha, Virtual Bedside Concerts has helped ease

 the heaviness of feeling isolated in the hospital,” Smith says. “It has brought joy and peace to patients, loved ones and healthcare team members.”

<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The program is continuing to expand, with the hopes of expanding to more volunteers, increasing

 availability and offering more concerts by request. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 More from The Huddle</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Recent publications</span></u></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><a name="_Hlk132982939"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wynn Burke</span></b></a></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132982939"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,

 research consultant and Dr. <b>William Grady</b>, professor (Gastroenterology) are co-authors of “</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132982939"></span></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3N0d1c4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132982939"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Enhanced

 detection of neoplasia in esophageal biopsies via non-destructive 3D pathology with deep-learning triage</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132982939"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132982939"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”

 in <i>SPIE.</i></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk132982939"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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