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Welcome to the MU
Med/Peds Website. Med/Peds is relatively new to the University
of Missouri, graduating our first resident in 2001. Since then,
75% of our graduates have stayed in Primary care. As you’ll see
throughout the website, these graduates may have found
dramatically different practice environments. That’s one
example of the ingenuity and innovation that is often found in
our residents and is the cornerstone of our program.
Today, MU Med/Peds
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Laura
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successful
program. With the guidance of our Program Director, Dr. Robert
Lancey, we have begun our own conferences, community service
programs, and social events. Despite these collective
accomplishments our residents still have time to find their own
niches, taking additional clinic assignments in Primary Care
Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, and Genetics. Outside of work,
many of our colleagues enjoy spending time with their families,
travel, and embarrassing themselves on the Pediatrics Softball
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The outlook for your program is for continued growth through a
number of avenues. Our residents continue to hold office in the
hospital’s House staff Organization, sit on a wide array of GME
and hospital committees, participate in clinical research
activities and pursue fellowship opportunities. One thing is
for sure: MU Med/Peds residents continue to Lead The Way… |
news & events
Congratulations to the Holman family and their
new addition
Dr. Jason Holman and wife, Jenni have a new addition to their family,
Caroline Hannah Holman, born on 3/17/08. Caroline weighed 5 lbs. 11 oz
and is doing well.
Med-Peds Problem Conference – April 2008
Jonathan Collins presents a 64 year old male with a
painful rash.
The conference is located in M437 and takes places
on the first Thursday of each month at 8:15 AM. The Medicine,
Pediatrics, and Med-Peds residents, students, fellows, and faculty are
all invited. Faculty are eligible for CME credit, and attendees can
enjoy coffee and donuts with their presentation.
Three Students Match at MU Medicine-Pediatrics
Program
Senior medical students Sarah Smitherman, Alfred
Johnson, and Heidi Erickson have matched in Med-Peds at MU. The match
was held simultaneously nationwide on March 20th at 11:00 AM
CT. Sarah and Alfred are both seniors at MU, while Heidi is completing
her medical school training at Loma Linda University in California.
Asked for his reaction to the match, program director Robert Lancey, MD,
said “I am thrilled to have matched these three high-quality students
into our program, and I look forward to working with them for the next
four years.” Congratulations to Alfred, Sarah, and Heidi!
Med-Peds Physicians Give Birth to Future
Med-Peds Residents
Med-Peds Hospitalist Carla Dyer, MD, and incoming
resident Sarah Smitherman have both given birth in the past two months.
Dr. Dyer gave birth to Alexander Alden on February 5th. Birth
weight was 8lb 14oz, length was 22in, and APGARs were 10 and 10!
(Actually I don’t really know what they were). Mom, dad, and big sisters
are currently at home enjoying Alexander immensely. Sarah recently gave
birth to Rachel Pamela on March 19th , with a birth weight of
8lb 2.5 oz and a length of 20 in. This is her first child and mom, dad,
and baby are home discovering the joys of parenthood and infancy. Sarah
has completed her 4th year electives at MU and eagerly awaits
graduation and the beginning of residency orientation.
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Med-Peds ACT Team Presents Results of Quality
Improvement Project
The Med-Peds integrated resident duo of Alfred
Johnson and Sarah Smitherman presented the results of their quality
improvement project on March 4th. Their project was entitled,
“Improvement of Antibiotic Documentation”. The ACT program stands for
Achieving Competence Today, which is a national quality improvement
training program for multidisciplinary groups of health sciences
students and trainees. The MU program is led by Les Hall, MD, who is the
Medical Director of the Office of Clinical Effectiveness.
The members of the Med-Peds ACT team
along with Smitherman and Johnson were Med-Peds PGY-4 Melissa Myers, MD;
PharmD Sarah Whitt; and faculty advisors Carla Dyer, MD, Robert Lancey,
MD, and Linda Hedrick, MD.
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