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1 Graduate Medical Education Snapshot Department of Medicine WALTER REED DOM GME WALTER Reed Bethesda Dec/Jan 2016 - a recurrent and evolving snapshot of GME/UME news & highlights OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE of dom gme highlights Internal Medicine GIMS 2015 Service of the Year! General Internal Medicine Service (GIMS) was awarded 2015 Service of the Year at Read how this fourth- Department of Medicine's First Annual Awards Ceremony December 17, 2015 For year USUHS student extraordinary patient care, unwavering professionalism, passion for quality and ex- has been tested in field cellence, exceptional teamwork, and dedication to the ideals of WALTER Reed".

2 Medicine and during her elective in Integra- tive Medicine p 4. Our Students, Residents, and Interns are very fortunate to work and train with all of the amazing members of General Internal Medicine Service (GIMS), which is the largest department at Wal- ter Reed, and now, the most distinguished department in the Department of Medicine (DOM). Civilians have Dear Abby , Military Medicine now has Dear R3 p 7. The Department of Medicine acknowledged the efforts and accomplishments of our Depart- ment of Medicine staff Dr. J. Anthony Nations, Chief of DOM, went on to express how proud he was of what we have accomplished together , and how the DOM leadership team wanted to celebrate some of the outstanding professionals on our staff who have made our successes possible.

3 SFC Purnell did an amazing job setting the tone for the ceremony and presented some of the awards. Dr. Rose Ressner and Ms. Terri LaVoie, Assistant DOM Chiefs, and Dr. Pangaro, Chair of the Uniformed Services University Department of Medicine, representing our academic WALTER Reed IM Team WINS Doctor's Di- Medical center partner in Unity of Effort, also handed out awards. lemma. Moves on to Nationals!! p 9. To read about the other 15 awardees, including DOM Employees of the Year, and Special Warning: There may be a major down- Achievement Awardees, see page pp 15-18 side to having in-depth knowledge and being labeled an expert p 14.

4 Welcome to the SECOND YEAR of the GME newsletter WALTER Reed Internal Med- esprit de corps This is your forum. Throughout this newsletter , you will read about the in- icine Program credible impact you, our colleagues, in the Department of Medicine at WALTER Reed and at F. Hosted Holi- Edward Hebert School of Medicine - Uniformed Services University are making on research, day Party. academics, clinical care, and leadership. You'll notice heartfelt, personal stories of extraordinary p 11. patient care, hard work, and community service. The breadth and depth of accomplishments and quality of patient care at the Nation's Flagship of our Military Health System are astonishing.

5 The very same students, interns, residents, staff, program administrators, and faculty who have achieved these accomplishments are also the contributing writers and contributing photogra- phers (and yes, that includes selfies). To borrow President Lincoln's phrase, this newsletter truly is a publication OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE of dom gme. Sincerely, Sean M. Lynch Find out what over 150 students from 15. Editor, WALTER Reed DOM GME Snapshot different Medical schools were doing one December night p 5. research and academic success DERMATOLOGY Shines with Two of its Stars CPT Kara Hoverson Radiates Success!

6 ! Brilliant Performance by CPT Christopher Lowe Results in World Congress Scholarship!! CPT Kara Hoverson, a CPT Christopher Lowe was first year Dermatology accepted for a case presen- tation at the 23rd World Con- Resident, made an oral gress of Dermatology in Van- presentation and poster couver BC Canada back in at the Cosmetic Surgery June 2015. He received a scholarship from the Henry Forum conference in Las Jackson Foundation for the Vegas, NV, in early De- Advancement of Military cember. Medicine to travel to the meeting and give the presentation. The case we saw at WALTER Reed and was "Primary Cutaneous Zygomycosis in an Extremely Calciphylaxis with Preterm Infant.

7 " The meeting occurs once every 4 years and Pseudoxanthoma elas- accepts abstracts from Dermatologists from all over the world. Dr. Lowe's abstract was chosen for An oral case presentation. ticum-like changes . The very same CPT Lowe (PGY-4), who was the first chief resi- Dr. Kara Hoverson, PGY-2, dent for Dermatology this academic year, has been selected into National Capital Consortium the Dermatopathology Fellowship at USUHS/ WALTER Reed. Dermatology Residency Dr. Wendi Wohltmann, Dermatopathologist, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Click here to see the full poster Also, Dr.

8 Hoverson, along with two of her prior colleagues at Army and Navy facilities in Hawaii, recently published an article in International Journal of Dermatology. Clinicopathologic Challenge:A Scaly Eruption on the Body . Derm means business!! Julia Kwan1, MD, Kara Hoverson2, MD, and Navin S. Arora3, DO, FAAD ALSO. CPT Thomas Lam, CPT Christopher Lowe, and the Service Chief 1. Dermatology Service, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor for Dermatology, LTC Jason Marquart, published an article in Hickham, Honolulu, HI, USA Dermatologic Surgery in September, 2.

9 WALTER Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA in the American Society for Dermato- 3. Dermatology Service, Tripler Army logic Surgery, Inc. Published by Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Secondary Intention Healing and Click here to read the full article Purse-String Closures Thomas K. Lam, MD,* Christopher Lowe, MD,* Ryan Johnson, MD, . and Jason D. Marquart, MD, FACMS, Congratulations Kara!! FAAD*. Scaly Eruption on the Body To read the full article: https://. Clinical Pearls 2 Dec/Jan 2016 WALTER Reed DOM GME Snapshot research and academic success RHEUMATOLOGY.

10 Abstracts at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting Coburn B, Deane KD, Edison JD (WR), Thiele GM, Duryee MJ, Hunter CD, Payne J, Yu F, Dr. Tracy Sayles H, Holers VM, Norris JM, Gilliland WR (USU), Sokolove J, Robinson W, Mikuls TR. also pre- Antibody to Porphyromonas Gingivalis in Pre-Clinical Rheumatoid Arthritis [abstract]. sented an Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015; 67 (suppl 10). insightful Click here to read the full abstract military- relevant Butts M (WR Fellow now in San Diego), Edison J (WR), Tracy C. discussion (WR), Stout B (WR Fellow, now at Ft Belvoir), Chen H (USU), Mor- of arthritis atz C.