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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Nora Disis honored as Seahawks’ Delta Community Captain

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Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received the Delta Community Captain award for her groundbreaking work developing cancer vaccines that harness the body's immune system to fight disease.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Seattle Seahawks and Delta team members were also able to visit UW Medicine to see her groundbreaking research firsthand and learn

 how it’s shaping the future of care for our patients.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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 Spotlight: Kelli Corning<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Our latest staff spotlight is on Kelli Corning, associate director of the Seattle Internal Medicine Residency Program.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">You Matter: Voices in Health Care podcast<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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<b>Anita Chopra</b>, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-hosting

</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4q6Qjzs"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">You Matter: Voices in Healthcare</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,

 a podcast produced by the Power of Providers at the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). The show features conversations with health care workers and leaders about resilience, managing stress, preventing burnout, and the systemic changes needed to

 better support Washington’s health care workforce. Episode 1 is available now and new episodes will air every month.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Larry Corey makes ‘leaders and best’ list<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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<b>Lawrence Corey</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) was highlighted in the latest issue of

<a href="https://umich.foleon.com/medicine-at-michigan/fall-2025-issue/175-years-175-stories-part-5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Medicine at Michigan<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.

 The feature honors 175 alumni and faculty who have helped establish the University of Michigan Medical School’s reputation as the “leaders and best” in celebration of its 175th anniversary. Dr. Corey appears at #83 on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Kay Johnson to be featured in the ACGME Clinician-Educator Journal Club<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

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Kay Johnson, professor (General Internal Medicine) and Stuart Slavin, Vice President of Well-Being for the ACGME, will lead a discussion based on the paper they co-authored with Dr.

<b>Traci Takahashi</b>, associate professor, (General Internal Medicine), “</span></span><a href="https://jgme.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/jgme/15/4/article-p424.xml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Excellent

 vs Excessive: Helping Trainees Balance Performance and Perfectionism</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.” The monthly ACGME

 Clinician Educator Journal Club brings together current and aspiring clinician educators, authors, and ACGME staff to explore timely topics and recent journal articles in medical education.

<b>Dec. 18</b>, 10am. Please </span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3KJUxOc"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">register for this event</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Clinical news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Practitioner Leads in Quality & Safety

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">In recognition of their substantial contributions to local healthcare quality and safety,

 Drs. <b>Jeffrey Edelman</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine),

<b>Justina Gamache</b>, clinical assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine),

<b>Yoshio Hall</b>, professor (Nephrology), <b>Julie He</b>, clinical assistant professor (Cardiology),

<b>Lauren Lin</b>, chief resident, <b>Ann O’Hare</b>, professor (Nephrology), <b>

Clinton Olivas, chief resident, Mala Sanchez, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine),

<b>Vicki Tang</b>, chief resident, and <b>Molly Tokaz</b>, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) have been awarded the title of Practitioner Lead in Quality & Safety (PLQS) within the Hospital & Specialty Medicine service line at the VA Puget Sound

 Health Care System. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">based on contributions made over the previous year to achieving safer, higher quality care for our Veterans.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Breast Cancer Research Foundation grants<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Scientists with the Fred Hutch Cancer Center/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium received another year of

 funding from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to pursue research into new therapies, new biomarkers and new vaccines meant to improve outcomes in this deadly disease.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<b>Nancy Davidson</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) received funding to continue investigation of the NRF2 pathway and how it shapes the breast tumor microenvironment, with an eye toward exploiting it to overcome immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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