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Increase Access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception at the Teen and Young Adult Center: IALARC

Enitan Adegite, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Increase Access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception at the Teen and Young Adult Center: IALARC

Abstract:
Goals
Increasing access to Long‐Acting Reversible Contraception (Larc) at The Teen and Young Adult Center by provision of
(i)Intrauterine Devices on Site and
(ii)Identifying barriers and opportuniƟes to improve access to Nexplanon

Background
Teen pregnancy although on the decline continues to be an ongoing challenge in the USA1. Teen Pregnancy is associated with negative outcomes such as higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometritis, and systemic infections, and babies of adolescent mothers face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm birth, and severe neonatal conditions2. Adolescents have the highest rates of unintended pregnancies. 75% of pregnancies in teens ages 15‐19yo are unintended3. Hispanic, non‐Hispanic black and American Indian/Alaska Native teens have the highest rates of teen births in the USA4. Access to effective contraception is one of the strategies to reduce teen pregnancy. LARC methods are less user dependent, and therefore have lower failure rates, so are recommended as first line when contraceptives are being offered. Their use is also associated with increased initiation and continuation of birth control. These Larcs include progestin containing intrauterine systems, Copper intrauterine device and etonogestrel subdermal implant ‐Nexplanon®. These Larcs can be used for 3‐16 years depending on type. Intrauterine systems and devices also have the added advantage of being effective forms of emergency contraception.

Services are provided to all patients irrespective of insurance status i.e., if they do or do not have health insurance. The overarching mission of the TYAC is to equip teens and young adults with the tools necessary to make well‐informed decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health, increase knowledge of and access to services offered, and to create safe spaces for teens and young adults to find support and resources to foster positive life outcomes. Developmentally appropriate, medically accurate, confidential, and comprehensive sexuality education that includes information on abstinence as well as the full range of FDA‐approved contraceptives are offered free or low‐cost at the TYAC. Fertility awareness‐based methods (FABMs), reproductive life plan education, condoms and condom negotiation skill counseling, sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment, a variety of oral contraceptive pills, the vaginal ring, Nexplanon include the broad range of services that are being offered.

Improving the Patient Experience by Providing Gender‐Affirming Care

Amy L. Althoff, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Improving the Patient Experience by Providing Gender‐Affirming Care

Abstract:
The Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice (PCCP) proposes to develop durable, sustainable, gender‐affirming training curricula for PCCP providers and staff to effectively deliver robust, patient‐centered, trauma‐informed gender‐affirming care to our transgender and gender non‐conforming (TGNC) patients. We submitted our Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Capacity Development Program grant application in February, 2023 which would enable us to carry out this project to its fullest potential.

PROBLEM: Our LGBTQ+ community, especially men who have sex with men, transgender, and gender non‐conforming (TGNC) people, are disproportionately affected by HIV. TGNC patients face numerous barriers to health care including stigma and trauma, which prevent many from achieving optimal physical and mental wellness. PCCP provides care to 27 patients who identify as TGNC, but actual numbers are likely higher.

Developing LEARN (Learning Environment Assessment and Response Network) and Increasing Transparency in Mistreatment Reporting and Outcomes

Seema Baranwal, MD, FACP
Associate Professor, Medicine

Developing LEARN (Learning Environment Assessment and Response Network) and Increasing Transparency in Mistreatment Reporting and Outcomes

Abstract:
Address the institutional need to increase effectiveness of the response to medical student mistreatment reporting.
• Increase transparency in mistreatment reporting such that the trust between the student body and the leadership is strengthened, and ultimately the learning environment is improved for all.
• Increase ease of anonymous reporting such that reporting frequency, candor, and detail is improved.

Establishing a Mentoring Circle for Drexel Graduate Students

Jessica R. Barson, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Establishing a Mentoring Circle for Drexel Graduate Students

Abstract:
I am working to establish a mentoring circle for students in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies (GSBSPS) at Drexel who identify as women or non‐binary. This mentoring circle will focus on graduate student‐ and Drexel‐specific issues, where members can exchange experiences, challenges, and opportunities in order to enhance their self‐confidence, communication skills, and commitment to their graduate training. This peer‐to‐peer mentoring opportunity will be offered in once‐monthly meetings at a Drexel University campus location.

Creation of a Resuscitative TEE Program

Maxwell Cooper, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Creation of a Resuscitative TEE Program

Abstract:
Expertise in ultrasonography is becoming an essential part of effective patient care in the emergency department(ED) and throughout the practice of medicine. As our Emergency Medicine(EM) and medicine continue to evolve, our division is focused on educating Drexel students, Residents, and Fellows in core, advanced, and emerging sonography skills. One area of emerging specialty wide interest that we aim to incorporate in our workflow is that of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the resuscitation of cardiac arrest and the critically ill.

Improving Access to Mental Health Services at Reading Hospital

Eduardo Espiridion, MD
Professor of Clinical, Psychiatry

Improving Access to Mental Health Services at Reading Hospital

Abstract:
To provide a blueprint of the strategy to improve mental health care access at Reading Hospital.
To propose departmental and system wide changes to open access to a timely mental health care.

Improving Narrative Assessment: Giving Feedback to the Evaluator

Janet Huang Fitzpatrick, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Improving Narrative Assessment: Giving Feedback to the Evaluator

Abstract:
Formative feedback is essential for both faculty and students to develop and fine‐tune skills. Evaluation of students in the clinical setting poses unique challenges as assessment is subjective in nature. Students need quality feedback to identify areas of strength and enhance their growth to target areas for further development. Quality assessments will provide a more accurate picture of student competencies for the final Inpatient Internal Medicine Clerkship Evaluation and for the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) letter that is provided to Electronic Residency Application.

Establishing a Point of Care Ultrasound Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Margaret A. Gilfillan, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Establishing a Point of Care Ultrasound Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Abstract:
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is defined as an ultrasound (US) exam performed at the bedside by a non‐radiology and non‐cardiology trained provider with the goal of either guiding a procedure or obtaining focused diagnostic information to guide immediate management. This practice is currently well established in multiple adult specialties and is rapidly gaining traction in pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric critical care, and neonatology. The AAP has recently issued a series of clinical reports on the use of POCUS in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) that stress the need for the development of a hospital wide committee, close collaboration between pediatric radiology, cardiology, and POCUS practitioners as well as clear delineation of scope of practice. POCUS is considered by many as a key skill in neonatology and there is a pressing need for our fellows at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children to gain experience in this medium prior to graduation. As the newly designated director for neonatal POCUS my short‐term goals are to build a safe, effective training program for fellows in neonatal‐perinatal medicine, advanced practice clinicians and faculty members.

Building a Transitional Clinic in Collegeville

Zhabiz Kazeminezhad, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Building a Transitional Clinic in Collegeville

Abstract:
To create a transitional outpatient clinic that provides outpatient psychiatric care for patients discharged after receiving psychiatric treatment at Phoenixville Hospital in non‐traditional settings including the med‐surge floors as well as overnight.

Development of a Planning Model to Unify Drexel University College of Medicine Campuses in the Execution of the Clerkship Fundamentals Course

Renee Kottenhahn, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Development of a Planning Model to Unify Drexel University College of Medicine Campuses in the Execution of the Clerkship Fundamentals Course

Background: Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) employs a distributed medical education model, with seven “two‐year” clinical regional medical campuses across the United States. In 2021, DUCOM added a “four‐year” regional campus under the same Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation umbrella. The new regional campus offers the same curriculum as the main campus and must maintain comparability. The inaugural class of students has now completed the first two years of study and is entering the clinical phase of medical school education. As part of this transition, the Clerkship Fundamentals (CF) course was introduced for the first time at the regional campus (April 24 ‐ May 17, 2023).

Significance: Clerkship Fundamentals is an established course at DUCOM, designed to provide critical knowledge and skills needed for students to successfully navigate the clinical phase transition. The dynamic four‐week course includes individually paced online modules, scheduled practice with standardized patients, as well as live lectures and in‐person small and large group sessions facilitated by faculty on campus. It was important to understand how to deliver all of the elevments of the course with fidelity.

Objective: Launching the first CF Course at DUCOM’s new regional campus was the overarching objective of this project. This required attention to the existing curriculum infrastructure and an understanding of the management strategies used.

A Path Forward‐A Template for Multidisciplinary Programs(MDP) as Part of Cardiac Service Line

Nandini Madan, MD, MBBS
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

A Path Forward‐A Template for Multidisciplinary Programs(MDP) as Part of Cardiac Service Line

Abstract:
Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect requiring hospitalization. Advances in management strategies have resulted in markedly increased life expectancy for children with many complex cardiac diagnoses (e.g., single ventricle physiology). Survivors are at risk for downstream consequences of changes in circulation that may affect many organ systems. In addition, with increased longevity, many primary non cardiac diagnoses have cardiac consequences, that also require ongoing cardiac diagnostic and therapeutic care. The current fee for service subspeciality care model does not serve these individuals to provide the multidisciplinary care needed for complex quaternary level conditions. Thus, an integrated practice unit (IPU) care model.

Dedicated Research Space for ECMO will Improve Research Quality and Scholarly Productivity

Ogechukwu R. Menkiti, MD
Professor, Pediatrics

Dedicated Research Space for ECMO will Improve Research Quality and Scholarly Productivity

Abstract:
The ECMO program at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children provides excellent care for critically ill children with cardiorespiratory failure. Over the years we have contributed to what is known about ECMO therapy, its complications as well as pharmacokinetic studies to illustrate changes in the PK secondary to ECMO. During ECMO runs we are faced with significant clinical events related to inevitable changes in the inflammatory milieu of these patients. These changes in inflammatory proteins have been poorly studied and requires a methodological approach for successful investigation. Our team has developed a pilot study to describe the inflammatory changes that occur following initiation of ECMO in critically ill patients. Furthermore, we want to compare these changes to those that occur in critically ill patients that do not require ECMO. Our pilot study has yielded encouraging results over the last 5 months confirming feasibility.

Restructuring the medical school admissions process: Transitioning to multiple mini‐interviews (MMI) as part of a holistic review process

Vanessa Pirrone, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Restructuring the medical school admissions process: Transitioning to multiple mini‐interviews (MMI) as part of a holistic review process

Abstract:
The mission of Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) states; “Drexel University College of Medicine excels and innovates in education, research, and delivery of compassionate care in our culture of diversity, spirited inquiry, collaboration, and opportunity”. In line with our mission and from recommendations by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), DUCOM utilizes a holistic approach to assessment of applicants for admission into the program. Part of this process includes a traditional faculty interview. These less structured interviews do not necessarily help to determine specific applicant attributes and also may be more prone to bias in the unstructured questions being asked, which may lead to bias in scoring. The use of structured questions, with specific rubrics for scoring, are thought to provide better interrater reliability and also be less prone to bias.

Reintegrating Biochemistry into the Phase 2/3 Curriculum at Drexel

Todd Strochlic, VMD, PhD
Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Reintegrating Biochemistry into the Phase 2/3 Curriculum at Drexel

Abstract:
Virtually all pathology and disease can be viewed through the lens of biochemistry and can be explained in terms of fundamental biochemical concepts. One limitation of the medical school curriculum in its current format is that all of the biochemistry material is front‐loaded, being delivered very early on in the Foundations and Frontiers Curriculum (i.e. all during first year) with little to no opportunity for students to revisit this material once they have been exposed to clinical medicine. Not surprisingly, a frequent comment from students is that they wished biochemistry was integrated throughout the curriculum, allowing them to see the connections and draw parallels from the basic science they learned in Year 1.

Developing Faculty with Cultural Humility using Patient‐First, Inclusive Language

Adrienne Willard, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Developing Faculty with Cultural Humility using Patient‐First, Inclusive Language

Abstract:
Biased language influences health care provider’s perception of patients which can impact care. It is critical that our trainees embrace and exercise patient‐first language during their careers. Our faculty unit is diverse coming from many clinical campuses and stages of their careers. We need to centralize the use of patient‐first language to allow our trainees to learn in an unbiased environment with cultural humility. We will assess faculty’s current understanding and comfort with patient‐first language, build a curriculum to heighten awareness, and provide tools for faculty to use later, and lastly assess faculty satisfaction and willingness to change practices (if appropriate).

2019 FLIP Projects

Partnership

Zsofi Szep, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G1

About the Project: Through my experiences and successes in education, research and clinical leadership as Medical Director of the Partnership I am looking to build a skill set that will allow me to expand HIV education, research and bring the Partnership to a leading role in HIV clinical care, research and education in our region. My goals in the next three to five years are threefold. I plan to expand the services offered by the Partnership by providing HIV care at another location, through collaboration with a community based organization and through referral of new patients by collaborating with community based organizations focused on HIV in high HIV prevalence areas in Philadelphia. In addition to expanding our services, within the Partnership I plan to focus on the needs of our aging HIV population by developing a geriatrics focused clinic within the Partnership and piloting the use of telehealth to engage patients in care and improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy.

Increase Drexel Presence and Student Participation at Local Scientific Meetings

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Seena Ajit, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Physiology
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

About the Project: My goal is to increase Drexel presence and the participation of our trainees at local scientific meetings. I plan to initiate this by focusing on the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society (MAPS) meeting held annually. This will ensure that all the graduate students, including junior PhD and MS students, will have an opportunity to attend and present at an external scientific conference. (1) I would like to explore what role I can play in national and international scientific organizations, specifically American Pain Society, International Association for Pain and International Society for Extracellular Vesicles. This will include submission of symposium proposals and chairing sessions, presenting and volunteering in organizational efforts as needed. (2) I would like to explore ways to make research being performed at Drexel University to be at the forefront among the institutes in Philadelphia by involving our students.

The Drexel Kidney Disease Research Alliance

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Meera Nair Harhay, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

About the Project: The overarching goal of my faculty launch proposal is to increase the capacity of Drexel University to develop a multidisciplinary, translational, and patient-oriented kidney disease research program. The short-term objective of this proposal is to develop and promote a speaker series for Drexel University faculty and trainees who are engaging in research on kidney disease and related health conditions to engage with each other. The intermediate-term objective is to form a kidney disease research mentoring group that will meet regularly to provide opportunities for feedback and collaboration across Drexel University. The long-term objective is to build multidisciplinary kidney disease research teams at Drexel University that will put forth competitive applications for extramural funding. I propose building a Drexel University Kidney Disease "think tank" that is comprised of a multidisciplinary team including faculty and graduate students at the University.

Diversity in Residency Education

Leon McCrea, II, MD
Deborah J. Tuttle, MD, and John P. Piper, MD, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs; Director, Drexel Pathway to Medical School Program; Associate Professor of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Graduate/Medical Educators

About the Project: There is now momentum within the ACGME community to demonstrate the measures that each residency program is using to promote diversity in residency education. In order to address this issue within the greater academic community at Drexel University College of Medicine and Hahnemann University Hospital, I am proposing a two layered approach to increase workforce diversity: development of a longitudinal mentorship program for undergraduate and graduate medical education and a diversity workforce curriculum and team to teach residency and fellowship programs novel methods to attract underrepresented groups in medicine.

Community Medicine Fellowship

Annette Gadegbeku, MD
Associate Professor, Family, Community and Preventive Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G1

About the Project: To institute, implement and develop: (1) a Community Medicine Fellowship in collaboration with the School of Public Health; (2) a Division of Community Health in the Department of Family, Community, and Preventative Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Professional Master's Degree Program in Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology

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Eishi Noguchi, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

About the Project: This career-oriented graduate program emphasizes internship experience in an industrial setting. Students will have opportunities to integrate research and professional experience in the rapidly expanding fields of molecular biosciences and biotechnology. Thus, students will have opportunities to advance their careers and to become more marketable for employment in biotech and pharmaceutical industries and governmental agencies.

Gaining the Most Out of Your Year: A Structured Curriculum to Enhance Chief Resident Performance

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Kheyahndra Lewis, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Dragon Learning Circle: Graduate/Medical Educators

About the Project: Being selected as a fourth-year chief resident is a title that comes with great respect, but also several responsibilities. Chief residents must find a balance between educational, clinical, and administrative roles. This curriculum, grounded in reflective practice, will provide chief residents with a framework to enhance their roles as medical educators, clinical leaders, and mentors, and will conclude with their year-long body of work showcased using an electronic educational portfolio. With structured implementation of a curriculum and designation of faculty peer groups, the goal of my FLIP would be to identify avenues with which faculty can advance in academic promotion.

Center for Molecular Therapeutics

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Sandhya Kortagere, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

About the Project: Develop an integrated center for researchers interested in translating their discoveries into therapeutics. The center aims to bring together researchers with drug discovery and development interests to exchange ideas, resources and expertise to develop novel therapeutics.

Support for Physician Scientists

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Florence Momplaisir, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

About the Project: I hope to develop an administrative core with the purpose of providing structural and administrative support to physician scientists, particularly to early career investigators.

Establishing a Center of Excellence for MultiDisciplinary Cardiovascular Research

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Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Physiology
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

About the Project: I propose to play a leading role in an effort to build transdisciplinary cardiovascular research programs across DUCOM and ultimately the entire university.

Improving Prenatal Infant Feeding Education in the Drexel Ob/Gyn Practices: "Ten Steps to Succesful Breastfeeding"

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Danielle Cullen, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G1

About the Project: Currently, teaching about infant feeding in Drexel Obstetrics offices is provider dependent and may occur or not occur based on which provider a patient is seeing in the office. The goal is to standardize breastfeeding teaching throughout our outpatient offices and amongst our providers, as well as standardize documentation of this teaching. Ultimately, this is a required step for our hospital to earn the "Baby Friendly" designation. We are the only hospital in Philadelphia that does not currently have this designation, and the City of Philadelphia would like for all hospitals to achieve this. Other local hospitals have found the outpatient teaching component to be the most challenging part of earning this designation.

Laying the Foundation for Treating Functional Neurological Disorders at Drexel

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Jill Giordano Farmer, DO
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G1

About the Project: This project will bring awareness to the constellation of conditions under the umbrella of Functional Neurological Disorders, initially focusing of Functional Movement Disorders. It will also lay the foundation for the development of a dedicated multidisciplinary program to manage these patients, the first in Philadelphia, through physical therapy, psychotherapy and social work. One of the aspects of neurology that I am passionate about is Functional Neurology which blends psychiatric and neurologic etiology of disease – this is most commonly seen in Functional Movement Disorders and Non-Epileptic Seizures. These patients are isolated, ostracized and undertreated because it is an area of neurology many practitioners shy away from. I want to create cohesive inpatient and outpatient intense clinic for these patients which would be the first of it's kind in Philadelphia.

Optimization of Patient Satisfaction and Treatment Outcomes at the Drexel Infusion Center

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Humaira Hussain Khan, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G1

About the Project: I aspire to provide an outstanding patient experience at the Drexel Infusion Center by providing patient directed improvements in the quality of care. In addition, I want to improve the operation of our outpatient clinics by providing much needed flexibility in provider scheduling and better management of provider and patient time. This will improve provider accessibility to patients, and increase provider satisfaction, while maintaining stable patient flow throughout the day. I would also like to setup a dedicated musculoskeletal ultrasound clinic.

Faculty Development in Medical Education at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

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Nicholas Kuzma, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Dragon Learning Circle: Graduate/Medical Educators

About the Project: The goal of this project is to help faculty thrive in their roles as medical educators. This will be accomplished through a new longitudinal curriculum that will provide faculty with the knowledge and skills they need to be effective in their various teaching and educational roles. "I am on a steering committee that is working to retool professional development at the hospital. I could design a project that aims to strengthen medical education professional development for faculty, including developing ways to get both faculty and administration buy-in. I may be chairing a hospital committee aimed at standardizing handoffs throughout the handoffs (was discussed a few months ago, but haven't heard any updates lately). My project could revolve around strategies to best implement I-PASS hospital wide. My role with sub-interns may be increasing from one clerkship to supervising all pediatric subintern clerkships (tentative). I think there are many leadership projects that will arise from this opportunity, for example standarzing the objectives across the varying sites.

Drexel University Cardio-Oncology Service Initiative

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S. Farhan Hasni, MD
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G2

About the Project: This is a pilot program initiative to start a cardio-oncology service at the Drexel University/Hahnemann University Hospital Medical Center. The purpose of this program will be to establish a clinical protocol that focuses on maintaining the cardiovascular health of cancer patients and cancer survivors. I have clinical interest in cardio-oncology and I was hoping to help establish a cardio-oncology program here at Drexel.

Closing Patient Treatment Gaps While Maintaining Provider Wellness: "Closing the Gaps Without Burning Out"

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Nathalie May, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G2

About the Project: The objective of this project is to develop a template for the Primary Care offices to ensure there is a mechanism in place for a team member to gather necessary pertinent information for patients who have been hospitalized before an office visit to help with transition of care. By doing so, we can generate revenue by billing more TCM visits and improve provider wellness since a team member will be responsible for accessing the information before the patient arrives for their office visit. Once successful, a similar template can be developed for all outpatient practices including ob/gyn, surgery and multi-specialty practices.

Reenergizing Physicians Through Comradery

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Ryan Offer, MD
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G2

About the Project: The term "quadruple aim" has been coined, which incorporates the wellbeing and satisfaction of the physician, which is needed for the success of the Triple Aim. Whether this area becomes a subset of patient satisfaction aim or its own "aim", it is an important issue. I want to develop a way to afford physicians the time to step away from the "never-ending" tasks and bring together physicians across departments to better foster a sense of community and comradery. The result of which, leading to physicians who are reenergized and eager to care for their patients.

Medical Toxicology Telemedicine Initiative

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David Vearrier, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical Leaders G2

About the Project: Dr. Vearrier serves on the DUCOM telemedicine committee and is spearheading efforts by the Division of Medical Toxicology to bring telemedicine to emergency department consultations for poisoned patients. Offering telemedicine consultation will improve patient outcomes and provider satisfaction at remote sites, while potentially improving billing for patient care services. The objective of this project is the implementation of an OEND program targeting patients at risk of opioid use disorder or opioid overdose at the time of discharge from an inpatient admission at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Forging the Future of Drexel University's Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center

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Veronica J. Tom, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Dragon Learning Circle: Clinical and Basic Scientists

Interprofessional Education Program: Establishing a collaborative learning environment to foster teamwork and collaboration

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Dana C. Farabaugh, MD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Office of Educational Affairs
Dragon Learning Circle: Graduate/Medical Educators

About the Project: Establish a robust Interprofessional Education Program into the College of Medicine where learners in different health professions have the opportunity to learn together. The focus of the sessions will be communication, team dynamics, and understanding roles and responsibilities. Develop a longitudinal curriculum with a focus on teamwork and collaboration among health professionals.

Expanding Footprint of Diversity and Inclusion and Exploring Impact of Such Initiatives on Choice of Career Path

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Ayesha Waheed, MD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Dragon Learning Circle: Graduate/Medical Educators

About the Project: My project will aim to measure the longitudinal outcomes of diversity using DUCOM graduates from the past five years. Additionally, I am interested in expanding opportunities for diversity and inclusion to residents and fellows at DUCOM. I envision a resident/fellow led Diversity Subcommittee which would work as a liaison between Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and DUCOM Committee on Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.