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Posters, abstracts, book chapters, articles

    • Himani Divatia, DO. AAP On Call News and AAP SOECP Soap Notes Blog. AAP Section on Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Physician Health and Wellness Exhibit. “From Nine to Ninety”. Jan 2019.
    • David Chen, MD Firearm Violence in Delaware. Delaware Journal of Public Health. November 2018.
    • Kahal D., Goldstein N., Bincsik A., Stephens T., Testa K., Szabo S. Expanding Care for Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Through Community Partnership in Delaware. November 2018.
    • John Donnelly, MD Effect of Patient Anchored Care Team (PACT) on Resident Continuity Clinic Education and Satisfaction. Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. 2018.
    • Friedland, A. Recruitment Committee 2019. Med-Peds Program Directors’ Association. 2019.
    • John Donnelly, MD Effect of Patient Anchored Care Team (PACT)on Resident Continuity Clinic Education and Satisfaction. Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. 2018
    • Friedland, A. Recruitment Committee 2018. Med-Peds Program Directors’ Association. 2018

Presentations/Workshops

  • 2019 Allen Friedland, MD Co-speaker, University of Cleveland Hospitals Med-Peds Program retreat, “History of Med-Peds”, March.
  • 2019 Allen Friedland, MD Co-speaker, Student National Medical Association, Annual Medical Education Conference “So you are Thinking of a Combined Residency?, Here is What You Need to Know”, April.
  • 2019 Allen Friedland, MD Keynote Speaker, Icahn Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Med-Peds 3rd Symposium, “Three Times a Charm to NYC. What You Don’t Learn in Leadership School”, May.
  • 2019 Allen Friedland, MD Panel Discussant and small group leader, Icahn Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Med-Peds 3rd Symposium, Panel for medical students, May.
  • 2019 Allen Friedland, MD Speaker, University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Med-Peds Northeast Regional Meeting; “The State of Med-Peds”, May.
  • Stephanie Guarino, MD. Population Health Meets Patient Centered Care. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. 2018.
  • Kate McDonnell, MD. E-Cigarettes and Vaping: What you Need to Know”. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. 2018.
  • Rani Singh-Patel, DO. Updates in HIV. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. 2018.
  • Stephanie Guarino, MD Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. 2018.
  • David Chen, MD, MPH. “Firearm Violence in Wilmington”. Innovative Discoveries Series, ChristianaCare Value Institute. 2018.
  • Katherine McDonnell, MD. “Pick your Poison Flavor. What you Need to Know About E-cigarettes and Vaping”, Pediatric Grand Rounds, ChristianaCare. 2018.
  • Tony Bianchetta, MD. Clinical Pearls. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. June 2018.
  • John Donnelly, MD. Emotional Intelligence for Chief Residents – You Can’t Have That Milk! Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018.
  • John Donnelly, MD. Holistic Applicant Selection in the Environment of High Volume Applications. Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018.
  • John Donnelly, MD. If You Build It, They Will Come – or Will They? How to Build a Successful Faculty Development Toolbox at Your Program. Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018.
  • John Donnelly, MD. Speak C-Suite to Negotiate Resources. Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018.
  • Allen Friedland, MD, Himani Divatia, DO. A Tale of Two Exams: Preparing Med-Peds Residents for Successful Dual Board Certification. Med-Peds Program Directors’ Association Annual Meeting. 2018.
  • Charmaine Wright, MD and Allen Friedland, MD. Grand Rounds, Nemours-duPont Hospital for Children. “Transition of Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs: Collaborative Models of Care”, February 2018.
  • Charmaine Wright, MD and Allen Friedland, MD Grand Rounds, ChristianaCare, Department of Medicine, “Transition of Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs: Collaborative Models of Care”, March 2018.
  • Tony Bianchetta, MD. Clinical Pearls. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. June 2018
  • John Donnelly, MD. Emotional Intelligence for Chief Residents – You Can’t Have That Milk! Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018
  • John Donnelly, MD. Holistic Applicant Selection in the Environment of High Volume Applications. Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018
  • John Donnelly, MD. If You Build It, They Will Come – or Will They? How to Build a Successful Faculty Development Toolbox at Your Program. Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018
  • John Donnelly, MD. Speak C-Suite to Negotiate Resources. Alliance of Academic Medicine Annual Meeting. 2018
  • Allen Friedland, MD, Himani Divatia, DO. A Tale of Two Exams: Preparing Med-Peds Residents for Successful Dual Board Certification. Med-Peds Program Directors’ Association Annual Meeting. 2018
  • Charmaine Wright, MD and Allen Friedland, MD. Grand Rounds, Nemours-duPont Hospital for Children. “Transition of Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs: Collaborative Models of Care”, February 2018
  • Charmaine Wright, MD and Allen Friedland, MD Grand Rounds, ChristianaCare, Department of Medicine, “Transition of Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs: Collaborative Models of Care”, March 2018

Awards/Recognition

  • 2019, Outpatient Teacher of the Year, Department of Medicine. Justin Eldridge, MD.
  • 2019, Educator of the Month (April). Preetha Kurian, MD.
  • 2019, Delaware ACP Laureate Award. Allen Friedland, MD.
  • 2019, Top Doctors, Philadelphia Today Magazine. Allen Friedland, MD.
  • 2019, Leadership Award, Med-Peds Program Directors’ Association. Allen Friedland, MD.
  • 2019, Chair, Faculty Development Committee, Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine. John Donnelly, MD.
  • 2018, Medical Student Faculty Teacher of the Year, Internal Medicine Student Program. Preetha Kurian, MD
  • 2018, Top Doctors, Philadelphia Today Magazine. Allen Friedland, MD
  • 2018 February, Educator of the Month, duPont Hospital for Children. Justin Eldridge, MD.
  • 2018, Chair, Planning Committee Annual Meeting 2018, Delaware American College of Physicians. Himani Divatia, DO

Local and Regional Committees and Positions

  • ACP Governor Delaware, Dan Elliott, MD. 2019-2021.
  • Chair, Profession Excellence Committee, Medical Group of ChristianaCare. Tony Bianchetta, MD.
  • Editorial Advisor, Practical Reviews. Hospital Medicine. Himani Divatia, DO.
  • Leadership Delaware Fellowship, 2017-2018. David Chen, MD
  • Nominations Committee, Department of Medicine, ChristianaCare. Tony Bianchetta, M.D.
  • Board of Directors, Special Olympics Delaware. Jenniifer LeComte, D.O.
  • Governor’s Advisory Council, American College of Physicians Delaware Chapter. Tony Bianchetta, M.D., Daniel Elliott, M.D.
  • Project CandOR, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality demonstration project, ChristianaCare. Roshni Guerry, M.D.
  • Chair, ChristianaCare Quality Partners, Reimbursement Committee. Shilpa Mehta, M.D.
  • Clinical Leader, HealthCare Center at Christiana Practice. Tony Bianchetta, M.D.
  • American College of Physicians Council of Early Career Physicians, Delaware American College of Physicians. Samantha DeCouto, D.O., Justin Eldridge, M.D.
  • Performance Improvement and Redesign Committees, The Medical Group Health Care Center at Christiana. Tony Bianchetta, M.D.
  • Department of Medicine Education Committee. John Donnelly, M.D., Allen Friedland, M.D.
  • American College of Physicians, State Delegation Chair, Key Contact, Governor’s Executive Council, Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee Delaware Chapter, Advocacy Chair State chapter. Daniel Elliott, M.D.
  • Department of Medicine Executive Committee. Allen Friedland, M.D.
  • Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee, Graduate Medical Education Committee, ChristianaCare. Allen Friedland, M.D.
  • School Health Committee, Medical Society of Delaware. Allen Friedland, M.D., Tony Bianchetta, M.D.
  • Department of Medicine Credentials and Bylaws Committee. Allen Friedland, M.D.

National Committees and Positions

  • AAP Grand Rounds Section Editor Med-Peds. John Donnelly, M.D.
  • Health Management Academy- Physician Leadership Program. Jennifer LeComte, D.O.
  • GME Committee, Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine member. John Donnelly, M.D.
  • Advisory Board, Center for Health Care Transition Improvement. Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 2013. Jennifer LeComte, D.O., Allen Friedland, M.D.
  • Committee on Pediatric Education, American Academy of Pediatrics. Allen Friedland, M.D.
  • E-Learning Committee, Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine member. John Donnelly, M.D.

Med-Peds Residents

Posters, presentations, abstracts, book chapters, articles 2015-current

  • Maguire M. Co-speaker, Student National Medical Association, Annual Medical Education Conference “So you are Thinking of a Combined Residency?, Here is What You Need to Know”, April 2019.
  • Holmes S. “Non-Opioid Prescription Alternative Initiation (NOPAIN) – An Educational Intervention to Improve Utilization of Non-Opiate Analgesics in the Treatment of Back Pain”. Delaware ACP Resident QI Symposium. 2019.
  • Kondos V. “Atrial flutter and respiratory distress following exposure to Palytoxin”, National ACP 2019.
  • Haimes B. Improving Call Experience Using KUMQUAT (Call Monitoring Quality Tool): 10 month follow up on tool use and efficacy. National and Delaware ACP 2019.
  • Nichols J. HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Women: Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs in an Urban Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinic. AIDS Patient Care and STD. Nov 2018.
  • Brown H. “What a Seventh Grader Needs to Know. Healthy Living 2018”. Conrad Schools of Science. 2018.
  • Haimes B. “A Stroke of Bad Luck”. National Med-Peds Residents Association. 2018.
  • Kondos V. “Atrial Flutter and respiratory distress following exposure to palytoxin”, North America Congress of Clinical Toxicology, 2018.
  • Nichols J. “Spectrum of disease in HIV-positive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective, cross-sectional review in Kumasi, Ghana” BMC Infectious Diseases. Aug 2018 PMID: 30139334.

Awards/Recognition

    • Kondos V and Brown H. Poster Competition Winner. ACP Research/QI Day. Screening for Post- Partum Depression. 2019.
    • Holmes S. Oral Presentation Winner. ACP Research/QI Day Non Opiate Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain, 2019.
    • Holmes S. Medical Student Teacher of the Year. Department of Medicine. 2019.
    • Mertens A. Resident Teacher of the Year. Delaware Core Branch Campus Student Programs. 2019.
    • Mertens A. Teacher of the Year. Department of Medicine. 2019.
    • Hastry C. Intern of the Year. Department of Medicine. 2019.
    • Haimes B. Improving Call Experience Using KUMQUAT (Call Monitoring Quality Tool): 10 month follow up on tool use and efficacy Delaware ACP. First Place QI Project 2019.
    • ChristianaCare Way Gold Award for PI. NOPAIN – Non-Opioid Prescription Alternative Initiative. Scott Holmes, DO, Shannon Pan, MD.
    • ChristianaCare Way Silver Award for PI. Goals of Care in the Outpatient Setting. Avalon Mertens, DO, Ryan Holton, MD, Bryan Haimes, MD, MPH, Max Oran, MD, Nicole Baum, DO.
    • Howard Schubiner Award, National Med-Peds Residents Association recognizing significant contributions by a Med-Peds resident to NMRPA and/or Med-Peds at the local or state level, 2018. Michael Maguire, MD, MPH.
    • Southeastern Pennsylvania American College of Physician Professionalism Award for Trainees. 2018 Ryan Holton, MD.
    • Haimes B. “A Stroke of Bad Luck”. Case Award Winner. National Med-Peds Residents Association. 2018.
    • Gold Humanism. Sidney Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. 2018. Michael Maguire, MD, MPH.
    • Haimes B. From Observation Status to the OR: A Case of Mesenteric Ischemia Presenting in an Unsuspecting Manner. Second Place Clinical Poster. American College of Physicians, Delaware Chapter. 2018.
    • Maguire M. Gold Humanism. Sidney Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. 2018
    • Haimes B. From Observation Status to the OR: A Case of Mesenteric Ischemia Presenting in an Unsuspecting Manner. Second Place Clinical Poster. American College of Physicians, Delaware Chapter. 2018

Positions/Committees

  • Scholar, Aspen Ideas Health Festival. Michael Maguire, MD. 2019.
  • American Society of Hematology Minority Resident Hematology Program. Identifying Disparities in Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention between Pediatric and Adult Sickle Cell Patients. Ismanie Guillaume, MD.
  • National Med-Peds Resident’s Association; Secretary; Valien Kondos, DO 2018-2019.
  • Resident’s Council, ChristianaCare; Ryan Holton, MD, President; Valien Kondos DO, Secretary; Heather Brown, MD, Wellness 2018-2019.
  • National Med-Peds Resident’s Association; Secretary; Valien Kondos, DO 2018-2019
  • Resident’s Council, ChristianaCare; Ryan Holton, MD, President; Valien Kondos DO, Secretary; Heather Brown, MD, Wellness 2018-2019