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Medical ICU Reopens with Biocontainment Capabilities
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The reopened 8-3400 unit includes 14 single-occupancy beds all now served by a dedicated air supply that brings clean outside air into the unit. Three patient rooms are designed as biocontainment rooms to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The upgrades were made in preparation for the Strong Expansion Project.
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Physician Wellbeing Efforts Lead to Prestigious AMA Honor
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Grassroots efforts across the institution contributed to earning the Joy in Medicine® Award. Congratulations to DOM Wellness Committee members, led by Chunk-it Fung, MD, for supporting faculty and staff. Chief Wellbeing Officer Craig Rooney, PhD, said: “We are working on the significant drivers of occupational distress. This designation is the starting line, not the finish line.”
Read about this recognition.
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Opportunities & Updates
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Strengthening Research Integrity with Digital Documentation Tools
Research integrity, reproducibility, and effective documentation are essential components of high-quality science. The workshop will introduce researchers to digital tools and best practices that support transparent, collaborative, and reproducible research. The virtual event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, October 30.
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Microsoft Copilot: Practical Skills for Everyday Work
Learn practical ways to leverage Copilot Chat (available to everyone) and explore advanced features with Copilot Premium in this dynamic four-part learning series. Discover how to manage information, prepare for meetings, draft documents, and even automate workflows. Sessions are open to all University and URochester Medicine employees regardless of AI experience on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m., Oct. 28 through Nov. 18.
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Apply for Academy of Educators by Nov. 30
The Academy provides an excellent opportunity for faculty at all career stages to connect, enhance skills, and contribute to the future of health professions education. Attend a virtual information session 5 to 6 p.m., Monday, October 19, or 12 to 1 p.m., Friday, October 30.
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Off the Clock
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Airports are like the crossroads of the world. Just ask Andrea Garroway, PhD, and Melissa Mroz, MD, MPH, both of General Medicine, and Jessica Moore, PhD, of Psychiatry (sister of Catherine Moore, MD, of Nephrology), who spotted actor/musician Jeff Goldblum at the St. Louis airport following the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association conference.
Traveling with his band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Goldblum was gracious enough to pause for some serious fan-girl action!
If asked whether he enjoyed being mobbed by conference-goers at the airport, he might’ve recalled his famous "Jurassic Park" line, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”
Just kidding. We know he would say he loved it!
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Special Announcements
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Accolades and Awards
 Chen Joins State Transplant Council
Leway Chen, MD, MPH, of Cardiology, was appointed to the New York State Transplant Council through 2028. The council focuses on organ donation, procurement organizations, and the allocation, distribution, and transportation of organs and tissues. Chen is founder and medical director of the Advanced Heart Failure Program.
Publications and Presentations
- Craig Narins, MD, of Cardiology, published “Optimizing Risk and Reward for Chronic Total Occlusion PCI,” in the American Journal of Cardiology.
- Fahad Saeed, MBBS, of Nephrology and Palliative Care, and Ronald Epstein, MD, of Palliative Care, were among the authors of “Older Patients and Conservative Kidney Management,” published in JAMA Network Open.
- Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD, of Highland Hospital, and Andrea Garroway, PhD, of General Medicine, presented “The Growth and Application of Embedded Communication Coaching for Resident Education at One Institution,” during the American Medical Association’s inaugural Coaching Summit.
- Ronald Epstein, MD, of Palliative Care, authored “Moral Infrastructure in Medicine: Conditions for Honest Work,” published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
- Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD, of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, was an author of “Critical Role for Living-Donor Liver Transplantation in a Changing Organ Landscape: Insights on National Trends from the NALLDIG Consortium,” published in the Journal of American Transplantation.
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