MICHIGAN MEDICINE
Division of Hospital Medicine
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF
Dear Friends,

I hope this newsletter finds everyone in good health and spirits!

We introduced you to our new faculty in the Summer edition of our newsletter. In this edition, we wanted to give you the opportunity to learn more about them .

In September, the 10 East Medicine Unit at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor (MSJ) , a collaboration between Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Michigan Medicine, celebrated its one year anniversary. I would like to thank Director, Dr. Rafina Khateeb and Assistant Director, Dr. Ruby Marr, and every faculty and staff member who has been involved in making this service such a success! You can learn more about MSJ below.

As some of you have probably heard, S anjay Saint, MD, MPH, MACP was named Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) . He was one of two faculty members selected from the University of Michigan this year. This is a prestigious recognition that a select few receive and I'm proud to have him as both my colleague and friend. Please help me in congratulating Dr. Saint on this significant achievement!

Many of you reading this are alumni of the program and are thinking about donations and giving at the end of the year. I would like to ask that you keep our Division in your thoughts when you are considering these decisions. Your support can help enrich our programs and our faculty well-being in important ways. To learn more about how to donate and how your gift will support the Division, please visit our Make a Gift page.

This will be our last newsletter of the year. I hope that you enjoy hearing about what we've been doing as a Division. I want to encourage you to share your comments and suggestions for future issues at  umhospitalmedicine@umich.edu . As always, please  visit our website  regularly to keep updated on our patient care, research, and educational programs.  

I wish you and your family and friends a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely,

Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Michigan Medicine
1 Year Anniversary of 10 East Medicine Unit at St. Joe's

The collaboration between Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Michigan Medicine, 10 East Medicine Unit at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor (MSJ) , just celebrated its 1 year anniversary. The service is led by Director, Rafina Khateeb, MD, MBA and Assistant Director, Ruby Marr, MD with a vision to improve patient access to Michigan Medicine. Since launching in September 2018, the service has:
  • treated over 1,600 transferred patients
  • helped to lower the wait time for the patients who are recommended to be transferred from Michigan Medicine Emergency Department and clinics
  • received extremely positive feedback from patients treated on the unit and their families

The Hospital Medicine Division leadership would like to thank the entire team for providing excellent patient care and for their hard work in transitioning this vision into a reality.

In celebration, the entire Division, as well as their families, were invited on a kayaking expedition (1.5 hours/3.7 miles) from Argo Park to Gallup Park on September 8. After the kayaking trip, people gathered at Island Lake Park to play cornhole and enjoy good food. A huge thank you to Ann Bennett for putting together this fun event!
NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES
Michael Lukela, MD was selected as Assistant Vice Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine's newly established Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness program. Dr. Lukela brings a deep understanding of undergraduate and graduate medical education coupled with an infectious passion to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and well-being for trainees, faculty, and staff. Read more .
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP)
S anjay Saint, MD, MPH, MACP was bestowed with the title Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP ) . Masters must be highly accomplished persons demonstrating eminence in practice, leadership, or in medical research. Throughout the year, highly distinguished Fellows are nominated for Mastership by ACP members and others familiar with their backgrounds. Each fall, a select group of these Fellows are chosen from among the nominees for Mastership by the ACP Awards Committee and approved by the ACP Board of Regents. Congratulations Dr. Saint!
Department of Internal Medicine Awards for Excellence
The Department of Internal Medicine Awards for Excellence honors a staff member’s outstanding performance in their day-to-day responsibilities and interactions with others, and formally recognizes those individuals who regularly provide service that is above and beyond expectations. The following were honored from our Division:
Kaley German , Administrative Specialist, received the Staff Award for Excellence.







Tracy Hunt , Physician Assistant Lead, received the
Staff Award for Excellence.







Marisa Rodriguez , Division Administrator, received the Administrator of the Year Award.
View more of our Awards and Recognition .
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Christine Cislo, BA
Christine Cislo, BA is a clinical assistant in the Division of Hospital Medicine. Prior to this position, which she started in 2015, she worked at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center in the medical records unit. In her current position, Christine supports the Department of Internal Medicine attending hospitalist physicians on the inpatient units and coordinates all non-physician tasks directed to patient care, among many other responsibilities. Learn more about Christine Cislo .
Elizabeth McLaughlin, MS, RN
Elizabeth McLaughlin, MS, RN is the program manager of the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety (HMS) Consortium where she manages the day-to-day operations of the Consortium. Elizabeth started with the Michigan HMS Consortium in 2011 and has held various roles over the years leading up to her current role as program manager. Learn more about Elizabeth McLaughlin .
GRANTS
Daniel Cronin, MD and his team were awarded a GME Innovations Grant for $99,000. This grant will allow them to create and study the impact of a novel resource - the Medical Educators' Novel Teaching On-demand Resource (MENTOR) Series. This primarily video and infographic-based resource will function as a central repository of best teaching practices that can be used as a curricular tool or an on-demand teacher's guide. With this grant, they will utilize focus groups to optimize video production and website user experience, while also studying perceptions and outcomes of the MENTOR Series amongst residents at Michigan Medicine.
Brian Emmer, MD, PhD received a $800,0000 NHLBI K08 grant for his project "Cholesterol Regulation by the Cargo Receptor SURF4". His research uses genome-scale CRISPR engineering to identify novel molecular pathways involved in cardiovascular disease. This project focuses on a receptor that Dr. Emmer and his team recently discovered that regulates cholesterol homeostasis through its interaction with PCSK9.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Genome Scale CRISPR Screening for Modifiers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Brian Emmer, MD, PhD explains the history of CRISPR and talks about how he's used it in the lab to make fundamental insights into the molecular bases of cardiovascular disease at the Michigan Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Watch the video .




Our Division partners with the  Annals of Internal Medicine  to create a special feature called “ Annals for Hospitalists (AFH) .” AFH highlights hospitalist-relevant content from Annals, and brings perspectives from leaders in the field to clinicians, policy-makers, and researchers to everyday hospitalists. Learn more
IN THE NEWS
Staci Blackburn, MD and Jeffrey Rohde, MD discuss working to increase effective communication and shared rounding among health care providers to improve patient care. Read more on Michigan Medicine Headlines .
Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc explains what makes American medical education a clinically unique proposition, and also talks about his work with building research infrastructure in India. Read more in the Times of India
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
NOVEMBER 2019

Journal of Hospital Medicine

BMJ Quality & Safety

The New England Journal of Medicine

The Lancet Oncology

Annals of Internal Medicine

BMJ Quality & Safety  

OCTOBER 2019

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Annals of Internal Medicine

Journal of Racial & Ethnic
Health Disparities

Annals of Internal Medicine

American Journal of Infection Control

American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Management

Journal of Hospital Medicine

CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DIVISION OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE