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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">DOM Week
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April 5, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">News, information, and events of interest from the
</span></b><a href="http://bit.ly/1TemKEY"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Department of Medicine
</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">(If you have items for DOM week, please email
</span><a href="mailto:amyf@uw.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">amyf@uw.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Awards<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Alumni Service Award</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Scott R. Stuart </b>(UW MD ’01, RES. ’04, CHIEF RES. ’05) is the recipient of the 2024 UW School of Medicine Alumni Service Award, which recognizes an alum whose dedicated and determined efforts have benefited the University of Washington School of Medicine
and/or the University of Washington School of Medicine Alumni Association and/or their community.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Stuart demonstrated empathetic and collaborative leadership during his tenure as president of the University of Washington School of Medicine Alumni Association from 2014–2022,
significantly enhancing the UWSOM Alumni Association and fostering greater unity within the alumni community.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Awards ceremony will be held at 6:30pm on Friday
<b>May 31</b> at of The Lodge at St. Edward Park in Kenmore, WA. <a href="https://bit.ly/3PRqcwz">
<span style="color:#39275B">Register here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">DEI news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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Equity Lunch Series: Building a career as a woman physician-scientist</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please save the date for the next
</span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/lunch"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Gender Equity Lunch Series</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> on
<b>May 10</b>, 12-1pm, </span><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/98808173252"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">via zoom</span></a>.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/dmVa8w74MK"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Please RSVP</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Panel:
<b>Nisha Bansal</b>, professor, Nephrology; <b>Geetanjali Chander</b>, professor and head, General Internal Medicine;
<b>Jill Johnsen</b>, associate professor, Hematology and Oncology; <b>Ellen Schur</b>, professor, General Internal Medicine</span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b>Jonathan Himmelfarb</b>, professor (Nephrology) has accepted a position as a professor at the Icahn School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Kidney Disease Innovation (MS-KDI) starting March 25, 2024. Dr. Himmelfarb joined the Nephrology
faculty in 2008 as the inaugural Director of the Kidney Research Institute (KRI) and the holder of the Joseph Eschbach Endowed Chair in Kidney Research, roles that he held through 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk159826836"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In these 14 years, he catalyzed research and innovation to advance the care of patients with kidney diseases by fostering numerous collaborations
within the Department of Medicine, across different departments within and outside the School of Medicine and nationwide. Not only did he put the KRI on the world map, he continued to pursue his own highly innovative research such as his work on kidney-on-a-chip,
establishing the Center for Dialysis Innovation in 2017, and leading the central hub of the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP). We look forward to continued scientific collaborations he will maintain with faculty and staff for years to come and witnessing
the extraordinary achievements he will undoubtedly bring in his new role.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>Ryan Abe</b>, clinical instructor (General Internal Medicine) has been appointed the new Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Abe will lead the development, implementation, and assessment of
DEI initiatives across the division’s various clinical, research, scholarly, and training programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sharma</b>, associate professor and Dr. <b>Judith Tsui</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) will serve as the new Directors of Research for the Division of General Internal Medicine. They will work with the division head, section heads, clinical directors,
fellowship directors, the faculty development team, research administrators and staff to set the tone and facilitate the conduct and dissemination of GIM research and other scholarly activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Education news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Chief Residents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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 2025-2026. “There were many incredibly well qualified applicants
this year,” said Dr. Ken Steinberg, Program Director. “Please join me in congratulating the wonderful people who have been selected to be your 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!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Amelia Davis – Outpatient
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tom Enright – Inpatient
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UWMC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naivasha<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Belltown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UW Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care: Applications Open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications are open for the University of Washington’s
<a href="https://bit.ly/3J7cHoF"><span style="color:#39275B">Interprofessional Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care</span></a>. This 9-month program is specifically designed for working professionals looking for additional training in palliative care communication,
interprofessional practice, and system change. While some alumni work as members of specialty palliative care teams, most apply their skills as palliative care champions and change agents within their specialty. Contact the
<a href="mailto:pctc@uw.edu"><span style="color:#39275B">UW Palliative Care Training Center</span></a> with questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Research news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Social factors influence Asian Americans’ heart health<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Unfavorable social determinants of health, such as being unemployed or not having a degree beyond high school were associated with an increased likelihood of risk for cardiovascular
disease among Asian Americans, according to research published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.15pt;width:59.45pt;height:59.45pt;z-index:251662336;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
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the perception that Asian Americans may be less impacted by social determinants of health compared to other racial and ethnic groups, our findings indicate unfavorable social factors are associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among
Asian American groups,” said lead author Dr. <b>Eugene Yang, </b>clinical professor (Cardiology).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the full story from
<a href="https://bit.ly/3J88Ck1"><span style="color:#39275B">UW Medicine Newsroom</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Clinical News<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Endocrinologists outline treatment for type 1 diabetes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A group of endocrinologists have drafted a peer-reviewed standard-of-care document designed to guide primary-care physicians, who provide frontline treatment to 50% of adults
with type 1 diabetes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.4pt;width:53.35pt;height:66.15pt;z-index:251663360;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
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have all these great studies of cardiovascular risk prevention in type 2 diabetes,” said study co-author Dr.
<b>Irl Hirsch</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and UW Medicine’s diabetes treatment and teaching chair. “Here in the United States, we have 1.8 million people with type 1 diabetes and yet we have almost no direct studies. I went to the
New England Journal of Medicine and said, ‘Look, this is a huge problem.’ <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hirsch and colleagues addressed this by publishing guidelines describing how heart, kidney and liver disease manifest in type 1 patients, and identifying best treatment options
for high blood glucose, hypertension, obesity and several specific heart conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the full story from
<a href="https://bit.ly/4amdmid"><span style="color:#39275B">UW Medicine Newsroom</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Recent publications<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Lawrence Corey</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3PML6wY"><span style="color:#39275B">Anti-PD-1 chimeric antigen receptor T cells efficiently target SIV-infected CD4+ T cells in germinal centers</span></a>”
in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. DOM co-authors are Hans-Peter Kiem and Christopher Peterson.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr<b>. Jason Dominitz</b>, professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3PSK16y"><span style="color:#39275B">Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness
of Colorectal Cancer Screening With Blood-Based Biomarkers (Liquid Biopsy) vs Fecal Tests or Colonoscopy</span></a>” in Gastroenterology.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Geoffrey Hill</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3PVBwaX"><span style="color:#39275B">IL-6-mediated endothelial injury impairs antiviral humoral immunity after bone marrow transplantation</span></a> ” in Journal
of Clinical Investigation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Irl Hirsch</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/43UMRhq"><span style="color:#39275B">Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 1 Diabetes</span></a>” in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Hans-Peter Kiem</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3PNl5NZ"><span style="color:#39275B">Alloengraftment without significant toxicity or GVHD in CD45 antibody-drug conjugate conditioned Fanconi anemia mice</span></a>”
in Blood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>James McCabe</b>, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3PRV00l"><span style="color:#39275B">Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with high-risk symptomatic native aortic regurgitation (ALIGN-AR): a prospective, multicentre,
single-arm study</span></a>” in the Lancet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Christopher Peterson</b>, research associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3PTe9Pj"><span style="color:#39275B">CD20 CAR T cells safely and reversibly ablate B cell follicles in a non-human primate model
of HIV persistence</span></a>” in Molecular Therapy. DOM co-author is Hans-Peter Kiem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Mazyar Shadman</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3U5CGmB"><span style="color:#39275B">Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for Richter Transformation: An International, Multicenter,
Retrospective Study</span></a>” and “<a href="https://bit.ly/3vDmuzR"><span style="color:#39275B">Durable Responses With Mosunetuzumab in Relapsed/Refractory Indolent and Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas: Extended Follow-Up of a Phase I/II Study</span></a>”
in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Lauge Sokol-Hessner</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3U3oKcS"><span style="color:#39275B">Associations Between Organizational Communication and Patients’ Experience of Prolonged Emotional Impact
Following Medical Errors</span></a>” and co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3VJbBXT"><span style="color:#39275B">An Analysis of Intervention Strength after Adverse Events</span></a>” in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Brad Anawalt</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/3VMi6sK" target="_blank"><span style="color:#39275B">Debate over trans athletes tests science and inclusion</span></a>” from CBC News<i>.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Seth Cohen</b>, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/4anBqkG"><span style="color:#39275B">UW researchers find increase in immunosuppression</span></a>” in The Daily.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.<b> Christopher Damman</b>, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/3VObr1l"><span style="color:#39275B">Are legumes good for
your gut health?</span></a>” from Everyday Health.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Mary Kwok</b>, clinical associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/3xhDrQD" target="_blank"><span style="color:#39275B">FDA oncologic drugs approves Cilta-Cel for early treatment</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
from Hematology Advisor.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glenda Roberts</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,</span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">director of external relations and patient engagement (Nephrology) is quoted in “</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://bit.ly/4apaQrj" target="_blank"><span style="color:#39275B">Black
people with kidney issues face barriers</span></a>” from Black Enterprise and profiled in “<a href="https://bit.ly/4azqqAq"><span style="color:#39275B">NKF Honors Glenda V. Roberts with Celeste Castillo Lee Patient Engagement Award</span></a>” from the National
Kidney Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222328;background:white">Eugene Yang</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222328;background:white">, clinical professor (Cardiology) is featured
in “<a href="https://bit.ly/4aItWsh"><span style="color:#39275B">Unfavorable social factors may raise heart disease risk factors in Asian American adults</span></a>” from AHA Newsroom.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Quiet week: April 8-12</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upcoming 2024 quiet weeks:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Northwest Nature and Health Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration is now open for the
<u><a href="https://bit.ly/3VMXAbJ"><span style="color:#39275B">Northwest Nature and Health Symposium</span></a></u> on
<b>May 1</b> at the Intellectual House! This year’s event features eight talks, one moderated discussion, a
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9jKjcoa7X-6-LGkMvXPGN_uigyOZi5qxJLQ9rG9W75DFvow/viewform?usp=sf_link" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9jKjcoa7X-6-LGkMvXPGN_uigyOZi5qxJLQ9rG9W75DFvow/viewform?usp=sf_link">
<span style="color:#39275B">student poster session</span></a>, and the chance to connect with interdisciplinary colleagues who are interested in conservation and health equity.
<u><a href="https://events.uw.edu/4YEo0P"><span style="color:#39275B">Registration closes on April 27</span></a></u> and student scholarships are available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Weekly Calendar, April 8-12, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our events calendar is posted on
</span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">our website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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reconnection event: Seattle Reign FC match</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Medicine is proud to sponsor a Seattle Reign FC match on Sunday,
<b>April 21</b>, at 3pm at Lumen Field in downtown Seattle. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can
</span><a href="https://fevo-enterprise.com/Uwdepartment"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">buy discounted group tickets</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for you and your friends
and family on a first come, first-served basis. A mixer is being planned prior to the match at 2pm in loft spaces inside the stadium. Detailed directions will be sent to those who purchase tickets.
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