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Employee Recognition Program: Three Superstars Announced

The Employee Recognition Review Committee (R3) of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine completed its bimonthly review of all nominees and three superstar winners were announced: Deanna Joa, Senior Medical Secretary (Hospital Medicine-Lower Manhattan), Anna Quinones, Senior Medical Secretary (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), and Susan Daniel, Clinical Technician (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine).Deanna Joa was highlighted for her technological prowess, cultural... Read More

DOM Hosts Second Annual QIPS Poster Session Held in Griffis Faculty Club

On January 28th, 2014, the Department of Medicine hosted the second annual QIPS Poster Session to share results of the many exciting projects conceived and led by DoM faculty and residents in the training program. Infrastructure for these projects is internally funded by the DoM, but the lion's share of the credit goes to the projects' principal investigators who devoted enormous effort to this work.The QIPS Committee is implemented by Jennifer I. Lee, M.D. (center), Quality and Patient Safety... Read More

Dr. Knight Chosen in Last Cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars

Dr. Michael KnightDr. Michael G. Knight, one of our residents training in the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at NYP/WCM, was chosen as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar. He is one of the last cohorts (2015) selected for inclusion in this prestigious and highly competitive clinical scholars program. His proposal submitted to the RWJF focuses on a faith-based diabetes prevention initiative.Dr. Knight obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree with special qualifications... Read More

Dr. Fernando J. Martinez Appointed to Executive Vice Chair of Medicine

Dr. Fernando J. MartinezDr. Fernando J. Martinez has been named the Executive Vice Chair of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He will work closely with the department and divisional leadership, as well as with all faculty members of the DOM to provide the highest quality patient care, best education and training of our medical students, residents and fellows, and to unravel discoveries in research endeavors.Dr. Martinez... Read More

Dr. Janey Peterson Receives Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research

Dr. Janey Peterson, Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in the Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative Sciences Research, was recently awarded the prestigious Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research from the National Institute on Aging and the American Federation for Aging. Dr. Peterson, who is the first recipient of this award to hold a nursing degree, has collaborated on many projects and papers in the peer-reviewed journals with Drs. Mary Charlson (... Read More

The Department of Medicine Celebrates its Voluntary Physicians at Griffis Faculty Club

On December 2, 2013, the DoM hosted a party at the Griffis Faculty Club to celebrate the department's voluntary physicians. Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, welcomed the guests and gave remarks in which he thanked the voluntary staff for their invaluable efforts in support of all of the department's missions, including the active role they play in the training and mentoring of a next generation of physician-scientists. Voluntary physicians from all divisions and... Read More

Department of Medicine (DOM) Hosts Employee Recognition Party at Griffis Faculty Club

Celebrating the first year of the newly launched Star Performer Employee Recognition Program, the DoM hosted a party at the Griffis Faculty Club on November 7. All Star Performers and Super Star Winners, who were announced over the past year, were honored in speeches given by members of the Results, Rewards & Recognition Committee: Patrick Gallagher (Director, Human Resource Operations), Nancy Bennett, (Associate Director of Faculty & Staff Support), Tipton Ford (Chief Administrative... Read More

Dr. Jeffrey Laurence Appeared in an HBO Documentary on AIDS

Dr. Jeffrey LaurenceDr. Jeffrey Laurence, an internationally recognized expert on HIV-AIDS and a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, appeared in an HBO documentary on AIDS. This documentary had been selected for the Sundance Film Festival in December of 2012. Coinciding with the HBO presentation, he answered questions in the Greenwich Time's Time Out Q&A in which he discussed the significance of World AIDS Day and reported on recent developments in AIDS... Read More

Bridging Care Transitions: Findings from a Resident-Staffed Program Published in Academic Medicine

Department of Medicine physicians (Drs. Jennifer Lee, Fran Ganz-Lord, Judy Tung and Tara Bishop) have published a pivotal paper on patient care transitions in Academic Medicine (November 2013). Based at an outpatient primary care practice, Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA), 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... Read More

What Are The Options for Patients with Severe Disorders of Consciousness?

Dr. Fins Receives Distinguished Lectureship, Publishes Scholarly Paper, and Pens an Upcoming Book, Rights Come to MindDr. Fins (center) receiving plaque as the 37th Annual John S. Young Lectureship at Craig Hospital in Denver, accompanied by Drs. Thomas Balazy (L) and Alan Weintraub (R)Joseph J. Fins, MD, MACP, Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics, recently received the 37th Annual John S. Young Lectureship for which he spoke at Denver's Craig Hospital, a premier rehabilitation facility for... Read More