Elizabeth Cox’s recent publication in Pediatric Diabetes highlights how a family-centered approach to diabetes self-management challenges can improve outcomes. In the study done in collaboration with diabetes teams at UW and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, …
See, Do, Teach: A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of Visual Art Experiences on Burnout
Presented at Pediatric Academic Society Conference in Baltimore, MD (April 2019). Tedford NJ, Babal J. Background: Research shows that narrative medicine improves physician and trainee wellbeing. However, the impact of visual art experiences on burnout …
Danièle Gusland, MD Receives ACGH 2019 Research Award
The American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene’s Committee on Global Health (ACGH) recently awarded Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellow, Danièle Gusland, MD, their 2019 Research Award. This is $2,000 award will be used to defray …
Brian Williams, MD, Awarded New Investigator Grant from American Academy of Pediatrics
Brian Williams, MD, was recently awarded the 2019 Richmond Center New Investigator Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence. This one-year, $12,000 grant, given to one awardee annually, …
Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD Accepted Into Affiliate Centennial Scholars Program
Congratulations to Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, on being accepted into the UW-SMPH Affiliate Centennial Scholars Program (ACSP). This program offers faculty development aimed at increasing mentoring skills for diverse faculty scholars to offer effective mentorship …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD Joins ADA’s Research Grant Review Committee
Elizabeth Cox, MD PhD, Director of the Program of Research on Outcomes for Kids (PROKids) and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has been selected to join the American Diabetes Association’s Research Grant Review Committee, …
Wellness Matters
Sarah Webber, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, believes that physician well-being is integral to a thriving health care system. Having navigated her own journey through burnout, she now explores the …
Dr. Ellen Wald Awarded NIH/NIAID Grant
Congratulations to Ellen Wald, MD, and Co-PI Laura Cook, PhD (State University of New York, Binghamton) on their recent R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID), …
Judy Smith Awarded American Lung Association Grant
Congratulations to Judith Smith, MD, PhD, who was recently awarded an Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award from the American Lung Association (ALA) for her project entitled, “Regulation of rhinovirus by the asthma-associated 17q21 locus gene ORMDL3.” …
Claudette Adegboro, MD Awarded UnityPoint Health Meriter Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Claudette Adegboro, MD, current Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Fellow, on a recent award of $20,000 from the UnityPoint Health Meriter Foundation for her project, “Analysis of FHR tracings to determine signs of neonatal …