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</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="http://bit.ly/1TemKEY"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Department of

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to Drs. Roxanne Hicks, R3, and Rebecca Stephens, acting instructor (General Internal Medicine), this year’s recipients of the Tina Juul-Dam Primary Care Award, voted on by the medicine residents.

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 celebrates her spirit, dedication to patients, passion for primary care, and motivation of others.

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 100 Department of Medicine faculty are recognized in the July/August 2023 issue of

</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/44jgFnm"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Seattle Magazine's Top

Doctors<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">. Several volunteer clinical faculty also made the list.

 Top doctors are nominated by their colleagues for providing exceptional patient care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">View the list on our

<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a href="https://bit.ly/3PMb1pk"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">news site<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The UW Medicine Office of Healthcare Equity (OHCE) has developed an

</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3PMKisK"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Equity Impact Review

 Tool</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> (EIRT) to help with decisions about hiring, budgets, policies,

 procedures, and everyday issues. The tool leads decision-makers through a series of six steps that explicitly identify potential equity issues and initiates a process to produce more equitable outcomes. For more information, please visit the

<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a href="https://bit.ly/3PMKisK"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">OHCE website<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.

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

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vice Chair for Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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Ken Steinberg has accepted the newly created position of Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Education, effective Aug. 1. He has been program director for our IM residency program since 2007.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The Vice Chair for Education position was developed as part of our

</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3CZ4YED"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">strategic plan</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">

 (education workgroup year one deliverable) and in response to feedback from department stakeholders.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In this new role, Steinberg will oversee our existing education programs, and lead efforts to develop education

 programs and systems in collaboration with the department and partners within the School of Medicine, UW Medicine, GME, the Graduate School, WWAMI and other units across the University. He will also lead the development of more robust and visible department

 resources around education, in support of a more equitable and inclusive learning environment for students, trainees, and for the faculty and staff who support them.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">He has graciously agreed to stay on as program director while we launch and conduct a national search.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">“Ken has been an outstanding leader and advocate for our residents and I am thrilled to continue to partner

 with him in this new leadership role,” said Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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Karen Stout, professor (Cardiology) has been elected to the School of Medicine Appointments and Promotions Council. This council reviews around 120-150 promotions per year across the 31 departments in the School of Medicine.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Spotlight on resident research:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">

</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Using Viruses to Inhibit DNA Damage in Cancer<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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<b>Adam Cheng</b>, R2, and colleagues are interested in understanding how different types of DNA damage lead to oncogenesis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Their lab discovered that many of the mutations that lead to cancerous cell behavior result from cellular misregulation

 of mutagenic enzymes, specifically a 7-member family of APOBEC enzymes.  <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a href="https://bit.ly/3YXAdKd"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">residency website<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">U.S. maternal mortality by race and ethnicity<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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 new study by investigators from the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Mass General Brigham found that maternal mortality rates have worsened from 1999 to 2019, hitting some racial and ethnic groups and states harder than others. The

 results were published this week in </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3XDnHka"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">JAMA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">“These disparities in maternal mortality are just the tip of the iceberg and tell us a lot about the health risks

 facing people in the states where these deaths are most likely to occur, " said senior author Dr.

<b>Gregory Roth</b>, associate professor (Cardiology) and Director of the Program in Cardiovascular Health Metrics at IHME. “In the U.S., maternal deaths are often caused by vascular diseases like severe high blood pressure or blood clots. So maternal deaths

 share many of the same drivers as heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure. Our state-by-state research emphasizes where we need to focus our prevention efforts and which groups are suffering the most.”

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<b>Pavan Bhatraju</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) was awarded a Clinical Research Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for $450,000 over 3 years entitled, “Evaluation of Antibiotic Associated Nephrotoxicity in Cystic

 Fibrosis”. Investigators in the DOM include Chris Goss, Kathy Ramos, and Leila Zelnick.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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 to Dr. <b>Maria Cassera</b>, VA Chief Medical Resident, who has been accepted into the 2023 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation Emerging Liver Scholars Program. This program provides medical residents the opportunity to

 explore hepatology as a career through educational and professional development programming, learning directly from leaders in the field, and networking with hepatology key opinion leaders and peers from around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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