This year, the Department celebrated an overall fantastic fellowship match. Congratulations to all!
intern spotlight: Dr. Raina Muthukumaru
Get to know Dr. Raina Muthukumaru, PGY-1 in Internal Medicine.
UMMC is partnering with the National Center for Natural Products Research and has been awarded a nearly-$6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Martha Magnuson PGY-3
Dr. Martha Magnuson is a PGY-3 resident in internal medicine and applying to rheumatology for fellowship. Here, she shares with us her path to medicine,
Purple Hair: A relevant and insightful story about bias by Dr. Myrna Alexander Nickens, Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine
The Class of 2018 Pulmonary Training Fund endowment was established by Dr. Bobby Tullos with a generous gift of $30,000. It is for the Department of Medicine’s Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, for the purpose of training pulmonary fellows in the area of advanced airway management, ultrasound, bronchoscopy procedures, and other specialized pulmonary medical care. The fund will also support pulmonary fellows who attend courses that are not available at UMMC facilities.
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Glover and Dr. Gailen Marshall for each receiving a UMMC Excellence in Research Award.
Dr. Scott Gibson is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics and serves as the Program Director for the Geriatrics Fellowship. Here, Dr. Gibson shares his love for primary care, our aging population, and UMMC.
Join us for the Annual Griffith-Pinkston Memorial Golf Tournament which will be held November 11, 2020 at Lake Caroline Golf Club. All current trainees, faculty,
Kamir Boodoo, MD – Infectious Diseases
Joydeep Chakraborty, MD – Digestive Diseases
Prakhar Vijayvargiya, MD – Infectious Diseases
Yousaf Zafar, MD – Hospital Medicine
Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Clark Cutrer, PGY-V
Learn more about Dr. Clark Cutrer, PGY-V in Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Cutrer shares about his favorite band, love for UMMC, and he and his wife’s upcoming Halloween baby!
Herbert G. Langford Research Mentor Excellence Award – Dr. Tariq Shafi
Fred Allison, Jr Research Excellence Award – Dr. Sarah Glover
Stanley Chapman Young Investigator Research Excellence Award – Dr. Maria Gonzalez Suarez
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Stephen LeBlanc
Dr. Stephen LeBlanc is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology and serves as the Associate Division Director for Clinical Affairs and the Assistant Fellowship Director. Here, Dr. LeBlanc shares about his work and some of the reasons why he calls himself a “career UMMCer.”
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