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05/02/25 |
Letter from the Chair |
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Today, leaders from the Department of Medicine and UR Medicine affiliate hospitals are convening for our annual Leadership Retreat. This year, we have set an ambitious task: develop a plan to meet the subspecialty care needs of our patients throughout our region.
Patients prefer to get care close to home, and our colleagues in the regional hospitals provide high-quality care for a majority of their needs. But subspecialty care is lacking in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions. Referrals to our programs mean patients travel an hour or two to Rochester, where long delays are routine for care at Highland and Strong hospitals, which are routinely over capacity. We need to do better, and this planning session will help us move toward a model of shared expertise and specialty services across our hospitals.
We’ll take the first step toward that goal today by learning about each affiliate hospital’s strengths and needs and working collaboratively to develop tailored solutions that benefit the region as a whole.
I look forward to sharing more with you soon!
Be well,
Ruth O'Regan, MD
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Spotting Sepsis Sooner |
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A new sepsis surveillance system will roll out at Strong Memorial Hospital on May 13 for all units except Obstetrics and Pediatrics. Conrad Gleber, MD, MBA, of Hospital Medicine, and Anthony Pietropaoli, MD, of Pulmonary and Critical Care, helped implement the system, which will help physicians, APPs, and nurses catch sepsis earlier. |
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SMD Honors DOM Faculty |
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Three DOM faculty were honored at this year's SMD Awards Ceremony. Joseph Nicholas, MD, MPH, of Highland Hospital, received the Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Clinical Programs, Stephen Judge, MD, of Primary Care, was named the Ralph W. Prince Professor in Medicine, and Erica Miller, MD, of Cardiology, received a Dean’s Teaching Fellow Award. Congratulations, all! |
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Publication: Augusto Litonjua, MD, MPH, of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care, was an author of two articles in iScience: “Vitamin D exerts endogenous control over TH2 cell fate and immune plasticity” and “Maternal vaginal and fecal microbiota in later pregnancy contribute to child fecal microbiota development in the ECHO cohort.”
Publication: Kah Poh Loh, BMedSci, MBBCh, BAO, MS, of Hematology/Oncology, was an author of an article in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology: “Will evidence-based patient-centered care meet the future inter-generational needs of older adults with cancer? A diverse perspective.”
Publication: Susan Dent, MD, of Hematology/Oncology, was an author of an article in the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis: “Atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke in cancer: the latest scientific evidence, current management, and future directions.”
Publication: Supriya Mohile, MD, of Hematology/Oncology, was an author of an article in BMC Health Services Research: “Users’ perspectives on a demonstration to increase shared access to older adults’ patient portals.”
Publication: Adnin Zaman, MD, of Endocrine/Metabolism, was an author of an article in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders: “Adverse health outcomes associated with hypoglycemia following bariatric surgery.”
Publication: Conrad Gleber, MD, MBA, of Hospital Medicine, and Bethany Marbaker, MD, an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics resident, were authors of “Implementing critical care billing on a pediatric hospital medicine service” in Hospital Pediatrics.
Publication: Chris Mooney, PhD, MPH, co-authored a publication in Advances in Health Sciences Education: "The anatomy of ontological ambiguity: exploring moral distress in cadaveric dissection."
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Town Hall Reminder |
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The monthly Town Hall is at 12 p.m., Monday, May 12 via Zoom. This month's town hall will focus on the department's education mission. Everyone is encouraged to attend! |
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Multi-Institutional Thoracic Symposium |
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Arpan Patel, MD, of Hematology/Oncology, will be among the presenters at the first Multi-Institutional Thoracic Symposium, which is free to medical practitioners interested in thoracic oncology. Register to attend on Tuesday, May 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Jackrabbit Club, 40 Anderson Ave, Rochester. |
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Faculty Development Colloquium |
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This annual colloquium brings together faculty, educators, and healthcare professionals to share best practices. All faculty, students, residents, fellows, and staff are invited to attend on Wednesday, June 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
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Submit Proposals to the Institute for Human Health and the Environment
The University’s Institute for Human Health and the Environment is seeking innovative ideas to investigate how environmental factors shape human health. Faculty and staff can submit proposals for up to $40,000 to support programs, educational opportunities, community collaborations, symposia, workshops, etc. Submit proposals by June 15.
eRecord Scheduling Now Required for Study Subject Visits at the CRC
The Clinical Research Center (CRC) is implementing eRecord Scheduling for subject-level visits with nursing, DXA, nutrition, and laboratory services beginning January 1, 2026. Each study using CRC services must be in both OnCore and eRecord. Please build the protocol in OnCore using the minimum footprint guide by July 31, 2025. If you do not have access to OnCore, request access. The Office of Clinical Research will contact you about training. Questions? Email Carrie Dykes, PhD.
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Hello, Department of Medicine! I am Susanne Pallo, your new communications specialist and the lady behind the Levy Letter. This is the first issue I've produced from top to bottom, so I thought I would introduce myself. When I'm not providing strategic communications support to the department, you can usually find me kicking around Honeoye Falls with my husband, Pete, and/or my hound dogs, Rainie (left) and Waffles (right). Here we are on Lehigh Valley Trail, one of our favorites! (If you ever bump into us, I apologize in advance for the boisterous greeting you'll get from my dogs.)
What do you do when you're "Off the Clock?" Send me photos and descriptions of your leisure time at DOMNews@urmc.rochester.edu to help your colleagues get to know you.
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The Levy Letter is always looking to learn about good things happening here!
Email us with your ideas. |
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