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 highlighting some of our achievements in 2023 and the progress we have made in implementing our departmental strategic plan.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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 to the 2023 </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Ih4Jdz"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship

Award<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> recipients, Drs. Janis Abkowitz, professor (Hematology and Oncology) and Dr.

<b>Bruce Psaty</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine). <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">Recognizing that mentorship is critical to success across all phases of faculty’s careers in academic medicine, these awards honor faculty

 members for their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the department through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The endowment was created and the name changed in 2018 to commemorate and express appreciation to Dr. William Bremner for his legendary

 wisdom, vision, coaching and sponsorship that fostered countless trainees and faculty in pursuing their passion and in reaching their ultimate potential.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Call for Nominations: John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award<br>

</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations are now being accepted for the annual John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award, which honors the long and varied service of its

 namesake. All nominations must be made by or before noon on <b>Jan. 31</b>, 2024, via an

<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a href="http://bit.ly/2GUJ7E4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">online form<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.

 The award will be given out in the spring. The Pettit Award is open to professional staff members who are currently employed by UW Medicine. Preferred recipients will have five or more years of service at UW Medicine.

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 UW School of Medicine’s </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/women-in-medicine-and-science/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Committee

for Women in Medicine and Science<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has selected Drs.

Hongxia Fu, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) and Jill Steiner, assistant professor (Cardiology) to receive sponsorship for the 2024 AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar in February in San Diego.

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

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We invite you to join the

</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/48d4Sbx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Department of Medicine Faculty Commensality Group

 Initiative</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">. The goal of this project is to increase the sense of social connection and collegiality

 amongst physicians and APPs within our department. <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">Although this approach is simple, randomized trials have demonstrated that it improves professional fulfillment and reduces burnout. The

 longitudinal groups will consist of 8 colleagues who connect monthly for 1 hour for 6-9 months. Group members are expected attend a minimum of 3 sessions.

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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://redcap.link/commensalityinterestform"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">complete this survey</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">

 if you are interested in participating and also let us know if you would be interested in leading a group. For more information, please contact

</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="mailto:agz8@medicine.washington.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Andrea Zaragoza</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">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a name="_Hlk152843843"></a><a name="_Hlk152843527"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk152843843"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Gastroenterology Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></a></span></p>

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 are pleased to announce that <b>Jennifer Mars</b> will be our new administrator in the Division of Gastroenterology, effective Jan. 2. Jennifer comes to us with over 18 years of expertise in leading healthcare operations in complex, multi-disciplinary environments

 in both private and academic medical settings, including the University of Washington Medical Center. Most recently, she has been the service line director for Surgical Services-General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk152843527"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk152843843"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration

 from Marylhurst University in Oregon and MBA from Western Washington University.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Global Burden of Cardiovascular Health<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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 world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published this week in the

<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a href="https://bit.ly/3TlgsNv"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Journal of the American College of Cardiology<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.

 The report provides an update of health estimates for the global, regional and national burden and trends of CVD from 1990-2022 by analyzing the impact of cardiovascular conditions and risk factors across 21 global regions.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Cardiovascular diseases are a persistent challenge that lead to an enormous number of premature and preventable deaths,” said Dr.

<b>Gregory Roth</b>, associate professor (Cardiology) and senior author of the paper. “There are many inexpensive, effective treatments. We know what risk factors we need to identify and treat. There are simple healthy choices that people can make to improve

 their health. This atlas provides detailed information on where countries stand in their efforts to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3uQ3oWe"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">American College of Cardiology</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">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vaccination after COVID infection boosts key immune cells<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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 have found that people who received mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 after a COVID-19 infection produce a large number of key immune cells. The finding might explain why people who have acquired immunity against the virus from both natural infection and vaccination

 — so-called hybrid immunity — are better able to resist reinfection than are those whose immunity stems from either infection or vaccination alone, said Dr.

David Koelle, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) who led the research.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We found that receiving the standard initial mRNA vaccine two-dose series after having been infected not only boosts memory immune cells

 acquired during the original infection, but also elicits the production of a diverse population of new cells as well,” Koelle said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/41n5eKA"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">UW Medicine Newsroom</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">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<b>Ermias Diro Ejara</b>, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) participated in the WHO guidelines for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Eastern-Africa and South-East Asia held in Geneva in

 November. He serves as an external expert for the guideline development process based on his leadership of several clinical trials on the treatment and prophylaxis of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in East Africa. His research findings

 (published in </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/48iEU6B"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">2015</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">

 and </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4aq72q7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">2019</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">)

 were used in </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/41l25uJ"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">prior WHO guidelines</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">

 for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV coinfected patients. <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">The UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI), UW Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) and UW Diabetes Research Center (DRC) are

 soliciting applications for Pilot and Feasibility awards. Additionally, the DRC is soliciting applications for the McAbee Postdoctoral Fellowship and New Investigator Awards. The calls for these awards are available on the

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