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Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences
Prabodh Hemmady, MD, Pediatrics, Maricopa Integrated Health System
William Leighton, MD, Surgery, Scottsdale Healthcare
James B. McLoone, MD, Psychiatry, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
KeriLyn Morgan, MD, Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year
John J. Ferrara, MD, Surgery, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

ELECTIVE OF THE YEAR
Radiology
Jonathan Levy, MD
Scottsdale Healthcare

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING BY A CLERKSHIP

Surgery Clerkship
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/Carl T. Hayden VAMC

The 4^th Annual Innovations in Medical Education (IME)—the capstone event of the Best Practices Series at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix was held Thursday, April 28^th, at the Phoenix Airport Marriott with nearly 80 in attendance. The event brings together presenters, Phoenix faculty, preceptors, and residents to celebrate learning and teaching and experience a deeper understanding and appreciation of what it means to be a clinical educator.

This year the Bright Idea Poster Session, which showcased 15 innovative ideas for enhancing learning and teaching, preceded the candlelight dinner and evening program. Three faculty received the Bright Idea Network Award:

Lilia Parra-Roide, MD (Pediatrics, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center) - “Quality Improvement in the Pediatric Continuity Clinic”
Robert M. Garcia, MD (St. Joseph's Family Medicine Residency Program) - “The 2 + 1 Teaching Moment”
Cheryl O'Malley, MD (Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) - “The Use of a Self-Organized Faculty Learning Community as a New Approach to Faculty Development in Academic Medicine”

The evening program began with music. Anna Duff, a hammered dulcimer player, played “Muzurka Choro.” David Landrith, vice president of policy and political affairs at the Arizona Medical Association, presented a state legislative update. Mr. Landrith focused on the appropriations for the Phoenix campus of the medical school and on the practice issues surrounding medical legal legislation. For the second year, the Readers' Theatre (KeriLyn Morgan, MD, William Dachman, MD, FACP, and Allan Markus, MD, FACP) directed by Maria Patti, delighted the audience with their humorous sketches (“You Know You're Really Stressed When …”, “How Can the Humanities Enhance Medicine?”, and “Did I Miss Anything?”).

Cheryl O'Malley, MD, also received the “Best Faculty Outcomes Award”—a new award which recognizes a presenter for the Best Practices Series whose work has the potential for significant impact, not only on faculty development (and learning initiatives) at their home institution, but also for the Phoenix Academic Community as a whole. Dr. O'Malley and her colleagues presented the session entitled: “Building Faculty Learning Communities: Advice from the Trenches.” Following the evening program, each attendee received a copy of the DVD of this seminar.

William and Marna Prather, owners of El Paso Bar-B-Que Company, were recognized for sponsoring and catering the delicious dinner buffets for the entire Best Practices of Medical Educators Series.

Faith Fitzgerald, MD, MACP, professor and associate dean, UC Davis Medical School, inspired all with her keynote address “Humanism & Medicine: A Personal Approach”. As Dr. Grossman, the associate dean for graduate medical education, remarked, “It was a refreshing and most commanding talk. The over-riding message was to be certain we teach and demonstrate the humanities in the context of each patient we see.”

We thank the following organizations for their continued support of the IME: El Paso Bar-B-Que Company, Maricopa County Medical Society, Arizona Medical Education Consortium, and The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

	The Phoenix Link	The University of Arizona College of Medicine 4001 North Third Street Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 631-6565
	An electronic newsletter from The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix	June 7, 2005

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Contact the Editor	Status of the new campus for the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix
Phoenix Campus	Recent UA faculty appointments in Phoenix
Back Issues	John J. Ferrara, MD is appointed associate department head for the Phoenix Campus
PDF Brochure	2005 Phoenix Faculty and Teaching Awards held on April 18th
	4th Annual Innovations in Medical Education event held April 28th
	MPH program graduates seven Phoenix-based students in May
	Award winners announced at the Class of 2005 Senior Awards Breakfast
	Academic Excellence Day 2005 focuses attention on clinical research
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	Status of the new campus for the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix The Arizona Legislature has approved $7 million to be used to expand the Phoenix campus of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. The funds will be dispersed in two installments; one in July of 2005 and the second in October 2005 following submission of a detailed plan for the new campus. The College of Medicine has had a campus at Third Street and Indian School Road since 1992. Currently, third and fourth year medical students can attend the Phoenix program to complete clinical rotations. The expanded campus, located at Fifth Street and Van Buren, will offer the full four-year medical school program. The new campus will be housed in the historic Phoenix Union High School buildings which are currently being renovated. The buildings have been provided to the UA by the City of Phoenix to establish a four-year medical school. The current program will move to the new campus in July of 2006 upon completion of the renovations and a pilot class of 24 first-year students will begin in July 2007. Efforts are actively underway to prepare for the new program. A specific curriculum track for Phoenix is under discussion, efforts to hire new faculty are in progress, and the buildings are currently being renovated. Top
	Recent UA faculty appointments and promotions in Phoenix The following individuals have been promoted or awarded a faculty appointment to the College of Medicine Phoenix Campus: *Sandra Schaffranek, MD,* clinical assistant professor of family & community medicine *Yoginder Chabra, MD,* clinical assistant professor of family & community medicine *Marshall L. Smith, MD, PhD,* clinical associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology *Michael A. Urig, MD,* clinical associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology *Mark D. Johnson, MD,* clinical associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology *Jeffrey D. Wolfrey, MD,* clinical professor of family & community medicine *Bruce Z. Morgenstern, MD,* professor of clinical pediatrics Top
	John J. Ferrara, MD appointed associate department head for the Phoenix Campus John J. Ferrara, MD, was recently appointed as an associate department head at the Phoenix Campus. Dr. Ferrara was recruited to replace Harlan Stone, MD (who retired earlier this year) as the program director for the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. Dr. Ferrara was recently awarded the Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year Award at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Faculty Awards Dinner. This award is decided upon by the medical student body. Top
	2005 Phoenix Faculty and Teaching Awards held on April 18th The Phoenix Faculty and Teaching Awards were held April 18th at the Phoenix Marriot Airport Hotel. The award recipients were nominated and selected by the medical student body. Following are the award winners: College of Medicine Support Staff of the Year Brian Johnson, Administrative Assistant, Phoenix Campus Clinical Support Staff of the Year Lifetime Award Judie Shaffer, Department of Medical Education, Phoenix Children's Hospital Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching by a House Officer Nazila Cong, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Yasir Shareef, DO, Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute Tzujen Tan, MD, Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center House Officer Educator of the Year John Hackett, MD, Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences Prabodh Hemmady, MD, Pediatrics, Maricopa Integrated Health System William Leighton, MD, Surgery, Scottsdale Healthcare James B. McLoone, MD, Psychiatry, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center KeriLyn Morgan, MD, Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year John J. Ferrara, MD, Surgery, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center ELECTIVE OF THE YEAR Radiology Jonathan Levy, MD Scottsdale Healthcare OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING BY A CLERKSHIP Surgery Clerkship Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/Carl T. Hayden VAMC Top
	4th Annual Innovations in Medical Education event held April 28th The 4^th Annual Innovations in Medical Education (IME)—the capstone event of the Best Practices Series at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix was held Thursday, April 28^th, at the Phoenix Airport Marriott with nearly 80 in attendance. The event brings together presenters, Phoenix faculty, preceptors, and residents to celebrate learning and teaching and experience a deeper understanding and appreciation of what it means to be a clinical educator. This year the Bright Idea Poster Session, which showcased 15 innovative ideas for enhancing learning and teaching, preceded the candlelight dinner and evening program. Three faculty received the Bright Idea Network Award: Lilia Parra-Roide, MD (Pediatrics, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center) - “Quality Improvement in the Pediatric Continuity Clinic” Robert M. Garcia, MD (St. Joseph's Family Medicine Residency Program) - “The 2 + 1 Teaching Moment” Cheryl O'Malley, MD (Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) - “The Use of a Self-Organized Faculty Learning Community as a New Approach to Faculty Development in Academic Medicine” The evening program began with music. Anna Duff, a hammered dulcimer player, played “Muzurka Choro.” David Landrith, vice president of policy and political affairs at the Arizona Medical Association, presented a state legislative update. Mr. Landrith focused on the appropriations for the Phoenix campus of the medical school and on the practice issues surrounding medical legal legislation. For the second year, the Readers' Theatre (KeriLyn Morgan, MD, William Dachman, MD, FACP, and Allan Markus, MD, FACP) directed by Maria Patti, delighted the audience with their humorous sketches (“You Know You're Really Stressed When …”, “How Can the Humanities Enhance Medicine?”, and “Did I Miss Anything?”). Cheryl O'Malley, MD, also received the “Best Faculty Outcomes Award”—a new award which recognizes a presenter for the Best Practices Series whose work has the potential for significant impact, not only on faculty development (and learning initiatives) at their home institution, but also for the Phoenix Academic Community as a whole. Dr. O'Malley and her colleagues presented the session entitled: “Building Faculty Learning Communities: Advice from the Trenches.” Following the evening program, each attendee received a copy of the DVD of this seminar. William and Marna Prather, owners of El Paso Bar-B-Que Company, were recognized for sponsoring and catering the delicious dinner buffets for the entire Best Practices of Medical Educators Series. Faith Fitzgerald, MD, MACP, professor and associate dean, UC Davis Medical School, inspired all with her keynote address “Humanism & Medicine: A Personal Approach”. As Dr. Grossman, the associate dean for graduate medical education, remarked, “It was a refreshing and most commanding talk. The over-riding message was to be certain we teach and demonstrate the humanities in the context of each patient we see.” We thank the following organizations for their continued support of the IME: El Paso Bar-B-Que Company, Maricopa County Medical Society, Arizona Medical Education Consortium, and The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Top
	MPH program graduated seven Phoenix-based students in May The UA Masters of Public Health Program in Phoenix graduated seven students in May and have an additional five graduating in August. The student are: MAY Allen Anna, Health Administration and Policy Tala Dajani, Health Administration and Policy Susan Leo, Community Health Practice Kristi Maso, Community Health Practice Lori McMillan, Health Administration and Policy Heather Wilkes, Health Administration and Policy Jessica Yanow, Community Health Practice AUGUST Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, Health Administration and Policy Adrienne Faith, Health Administration and Policy Beverlee Hall, Health Administration and Policy Steven Larson, Health Administration and Policy Elizabeth Plata, Community Health Practice In addition, Tala Dajani, MD, MPH, a Phoenix student, was inducted into the 2005 Delta Omega chapter. Delta Omega is the honorary society for graduate studies in public health. Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people. Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended not only to recognize merit, but also to encourage further excellence in and devotion to public health work. Top
	Award winners announced at the Class of 2005 Senior Awards Breakfast The Class of 2005 Senior Awards breakfast was held on May 12 at the Marriot University Park hotel. Award winners from Phoenix are as follows: Arizona Foundation Outstanding Senior Award William J. Spire American Medical Women's Association, Inc. Lisa M. Pepka The Merck Manual Award Christian N. Kirman Dustin J. Rayhorn Honors & Awards Outstanding Achievement Award Peter R. Baker, III Stephen L. Hoye RESEARCH RECOGNITION Honors & Awards Committee Excellence in Research Award Michael C. Kruer Outstanding Achievement in the M.D. /PhD. Program Michael C. Kruer Arizona Medical Association Award Gerard B. Chamberlin Farah J. Rehman DEPARTMENT OR SECTION Department of Family and Community Medicine Nathan L. Goldfein Agnes O. Ovienmhada Department of Medicine Agnes O. Ovienmhada Department of Neurology Kathryn E. McCombs AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY PRIZE Michael C. Kruer Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Cara M. Christ Department of Pediatrics Adult Pulmonary Medicine-Phoenix Dawn M. Baker HOGH C. THOMPSON, M.D. STUDENT AWARD FOR EXELLENCE IN PEDIATRICS Lisa M. Pepka Dustin J. Rayhorn EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL SKILLS (OSCE) Dustin J. Rayhorn Department of Surgery Christian N. Kirman JOHN F. MYERS II MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD Michael C. Kruer - 2005 Top
	Academic Excellence Day 2005 focuses attention on clinical research The Arizona Medical Education Consortium presented the Ninth Annual Academic Excellence Day on May 4, 2005 hosted by the Mayo Clinic Arizona. This is an opportunity to focus attention on the magnitude and variety of clinical and bench research being done by residents, fellows, graduate students, clinical allied health staff, and physician staff. Residents and fellows offered twenty-seven abstracts for oral presentation. Approximately 150 poster presentations were exhibited from residents, attending physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, allied professionals and PhDs associated with the affiliated residency programs or clinical departments. Participating institutions are: Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Scottsdale Healthcare and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. David Duggan, PhD, Research Investigator, Genetic Basis of Human Disease Division, TGen; Director, Genotyping Technology Center, TGen and Associate Investigator, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of Arizona Cancer was the guest speaker. He spoke on “Genomics in Medicine: A 21^st Century Approach to Improving Human Health”. AzMEC would like to recognize the following monetary award winners for their excellent presentations: J. Brock Amon, MD Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center “Randomized Pilot Study of Remote Training for Simulated Operative Hysteroscopy” Resident Oral Presentation - Clinical Research First Place Jason Knight, MD Maricopa Integrated Health System “Boehler's Angle and the Critical Angle of Gissane are of Limited Use in Diagnosing Calcaneous Fractures in the Emergency Department” Resident Oral Presentation - Clinical Research First Runner-Up Kim Gerten, MD St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center “Correlation Between Lifting and Intra-Abdominal Pressure for Post-Operative Weight Restrictions” Resident Oral Presentation - Clinical Research Second Runner-Up Wee Chng, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona “A Validated Fish Trisomy Index Demonstrates the Hyperdiploid and Non Hyperdiploid Dichotomy in MGUS” Fellow Oral Presentation - Clinical Research First Place Anthony Pizon, MD Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center “Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose: Treatment within the Past 10 Years” Fellow Oral Presentation - Clinical Research First Runner-Up Jennifer O'Hea, MD Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center “The Use of Indwelling Pleural Catheters in the Management of Recurrent Pleural Effusions” Fellow Oral Presentation - Clinical Research Second Runner-Up Melody Rodarte, DO Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center “A Case of the Missing Mosquito” Resident Oral Presentation - Case Report/Series First Place Richard Lehman, MD St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center “Please Come to Assess a Blue Child” Resident Oral Presentation - Case Report/Series Second Place David Yao, MD Maricopa Integrated Health System “Air Embolization to the Right Ventricle in a Blunt Trauma Patient after Injection of Contrast Dye” Resident Oral Presentation - Case Report/Series Third Place Erica Driver-Dunckley, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona “Restless Legs Syndrome in Parkinson's Disease Patients Improves with Subthalamic Stimulation” Fellow Oral Presentation - Case Report/Series First Place Steve Slauson, MD Maricopa Integrated Health System “Standardized Chest Pain Order Sheet Improves Compliance with American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes” Resident Poster Presentation - Clinical Research First Place Kirsten Carr, MD Scottsdale Healthcare “Literacy in the Family Practice Office: Implementation of a Family Reading Program” Resident Poster Presentation - Clinical Research First Runner-Up Ann Sullivan, MD St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center “Assessment of Perineal Pain in Postpartum Women” Resident Poster Presentation - Clinical Research Second Runner-Up Stuart Triester, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona “A Meta-Analysis of the Yield of Capsule Endoscopy (CE) Compared to other Diagnostic Modalities in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding (OBIG)” Fellow Poster Presentation - Clinical Research First Place Azzah Al Masri, PhD Mayo Clinic Arizona “MicroRNA Analysis of Human Myeloma Cell Lines” Fellow Poster Presentation - Clinical Research First Runner-Up Elizabeth Carey, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona “Reversal of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome after Cadaveric and Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Experience” Fellow Poster Presentation - Clinical Research Second Runner-Up Benjamin Clapp, MD Maricopa Integrated Health System “Pellet Guns: A Fatal Toy” Resident Poster Presentation - Case Report/Series First Place Minal Vazirani, MD Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center “Mending a Broken Heart: A Case of a Sinus of Valsalva Mycotic Aneurysm in a Fourteen-Year Old Female” Resident Poster Presentation - Case Report/Series Second Place Christopher Wells, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona “Barrett's Esophagus Following Treatment of Achalasia with Botulinum Toxin” Fellow Poster Presentation - Case Report/Series First Place Wesley Hilger, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona “Rectovaginal Fistula after Intravaginal Slingplasty and Polypropylene Mesh Augmented Rectocele Repair” Fellow Poster Presentation - Case Report/Series Second Place Top

2005 Phoenix Faculty and Teaching Awards held on April 18th

2005 Phoenix Faculty and Teaching Awards held on April 18th

The Phoenix Faculty and Teaching Awards were held April 18th at the Phoenix Marriot Airport Hotel. The award recipients were nominated and selected by the medical student body. Following are the award winners:

College of Medicine Support Staff of the Year

Brian Johnson, Administrative Assistant, Phoenix Campus

Clinical Support Staff of the Year Lifetime Award

Judie Shaffer, Department of Medical Education, Phoenix Children's Hospital

Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching by a House Officer Nazila Cong, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Yasir Shareef, DO, Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute Tzujen Tan, MD, Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

House Officer Educator of the Year

John Hackett, MD, Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING BY A CLERKSHIP

Surgery Clerkship Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/Carl T. Hayden VAMC

Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching by a House Officer
Nazila Cong, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Yasir Shareef, DO, Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Tzujen Tan, MD, Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

Surgery Clerkship
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/Carl T. Hayden VAMC