Dr. Morales is widely known for her superb patient care, academic scholarship, devotion to teaching, and pioneering work in health disparities. An exemplary role model for young physicians and investigators in training, the SGIM will celebrate her "extraordinary service to the SGIM and its missions" at their awards meeting held in April 2015.
Established in 1995, the David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award encourages medical residents to continue their investigative research in internal medicine. Each year, senior medical residents submit research abstracts, and four finalists are chosen to present their work during medical grand rounds.
Dr. Matthew Simon and colleagues have published a research study on the cost-effectiveness of novel screening strategies for preventing transfusion-transmitted babesiosis, the most common red blood cell transfusion-transmitted infection in the United States. The results suggest that, in highly endemic states such as New York, screening donated blood for antibodies to Babesia, would avoid additional cases and would be cost-effective relative to currently implemented blood supply screening for...
Department of Medicine physicians have published a pivotal paper on patient care transitions in Academic Medicine. The study evaluated findings from a resident-staffed early post-discharge program. A goal of any academic medical center is to ensure a patient's safety after discharge from the hospital. This often includes visits and follow-up care at outpatient practices that are staffed by residents-in-training. However, residents may not always be comfortable managing patient care transition.
Dr. Pamela Charney is a primary care Internal Medicine physician and medical educator committed to providing comprehensive care for her patients. Her academic interests include medical education and how patient diversity impacts on medical care. As Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Community Clinic, she brings invaluable experience to this robust student-run clinic that provides care to uninsured adults.
Nicole Sirotin, M.D. (co-PI, WCMC) and Sera Young, Ph.D. (PI, Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Division of Nutritional Sciences) were granted an intercampus collaborative research grant. The project characterizes food insecurity in HIV-infected and -uninfected lactating women. Specifically, it is evaluating the relationship between food insecurity and maternal B12 and foliate levels, maternal depression and infant feeding practices.
Each year, senior medical residents submit research abstracts, and four finalists are chosen to present their work during medical grand rounds.
The session was held in conjunction with clinician educators from University of Chicago and the novel model presented addressed the activity of handing patients off (from graduating senior residents to incoming interns) in the resident outpatient practice.
The 2012 Cornell ACN Physician of the Year award is given by the Department of Nursing to recognize physicians who consistently practice with nursing and support staff in a collaborative, collegial, and respectful manner. Dr. Tung will receive the award at a special ceremony on November 7, 2012.
At the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) held in September, Dr. Amanda Carmel received the 2011 Shun-Ichi Harada Young Investigator Award. The study, from a retrospective view, showed a relationship between vitamin D levels and bisphosphonate response.
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