hubGenerally Speaking Summer 2017
Carrying One Another’s Burdens: Connection with Colleagues as a Path Back to Joy in Practice
DGIM Balint Scholar, Dr. Susan Hata, recently attended the "Reflection and Resiliency" course in Orvieto, Italy. Read about her experience and the impact it has had since she has returned.
Education Spotlight: Clinical Faculty Teaching Retreat
For the last 17 years, the Department of Medicine has hosted a Clinical Faculty Teaching Retreat each spring. This year’s retreat, “Millennium Learners: Crafting Teaching Moments for a Light Speed World” focused on creating short “chalk talks” for millennial learners.
Practice Spotlight: MGH Beacon Hill Primary Care
Mary McNaughton Collins, Director, DGIM Faculty and Staff Career and Professional Development, recently caught up with MGH Beacon Hill Primary Care Medical Director, Erika Riley, MD, MPH, to discuss her background and some of the exciting things going on at the Beacon Hill practice.
Picnics. Barbeques. Potlucks. You know summer has arrived! Want to impress family and friends? Tabouli (Tabbouleh) salad, a staple Middle Eastern dish, is a refreshing, cool, colorful, light salad that hits the spot.
On May 3rd, the DGIM Faculty and Staff Career and Professional Development Office sponsored a Coffee and Conversation gathering with the PhDs from DGIM. This was the first meeting of the PhD group, and discussions were lively.
Pages: Notes from the DGIM Writer in Residence - Catching up with Eric Campbell, PhD
Did you know that there are sociologists on staff in the DGIM? Also epidemiologists, health policy experts, and behavioral scientists? Suzanne Koven sat down with Dr. Eric G. Campbell, a sociologist, professor at Harvard Medical School, and the most senior member of this team, to learn more about our PhD colleagues.
Greenwald Wins ‘Outstanding Service to Hospital Medicine’ Award
Jeff Greenwald, of the Core Educator Faculty in the Department of Medicine, received the Society of Hospital Medicine Award for Outstanding Service in Hospital Medicine, the highest honor the society gives to a physician for exceptional service in the discipline.
Did you Know: Patient Engagement and Education Resources for Primary Care
MGH clinicians have access to a robust set of tools and resources to help engage patients in their care. Engaged patients are shown to have better outcomes and lower healthcare costs. Patient engagement strategies include educating patients about their conditions and empowering them to participate in decision-making about their care.
Happiness Hero: Jovan Harrington
The Division of General Internal Medicine’s Hospital Medicine Unit (HMU) continues its efforts to recognize and spread happiness throughout MGH! This season, they have announced their newest Happiness Hero – Jovan Harrington!
In late April, many DGIM members made the trip to Washington, DC to take part in the 2017 SGIM Annual Meeting.
Did you Know
Did you know that Annual Career Conferences (ACC) will be a yearly event for DGIM faculty, beginning Oct 1, 2017?
Did you know that your PeopleSoft payroll person (in most cases your practice manager or group administrator) will log confirmation of your ACC in PeopleSoft to track that the ACC has happened?
Did you know that the DGIM Faculty and Staff Career and Professional Development office has developed an electronic, fillable ACC form that is now available for you to use? We are happy to answer any questions you may have about the form or the ACC process.