Building the Exemplary Physician: Tackling Educational Challenges in Medical Education
Outgoing Chief Residents Drs Walid El-Nahal, Carrie Hamilton, Amy Ogurick, and Anthony Peters delivered their Grand Rounds talk on making exemplary physicians, highlighting some of the key changes and efforts they have been a part of during their chief year. The four shared research, changes, and progress that have been implemented during their year in the areas of Clinical Knowledge and Skills, Public Health and Service, Communication, and Education and Learning. Their efforts have resulted in better care for patients, more efficient, productive and less stressful work environments, improved communication between residents and nursing staff, and the Greater Charlottesville area is benefiting from new outreach healthcare programs serving populations at The Haven, the Charlottesville Free Clinic, the Central Virginia Community Health Center, the Federally Qualified Health Center, the Refugee Clinic, the Ryan White Clinic as well as other advocacy opportunities. They emphasized that none of this was done alone, that the old adage, “it takes a village” holds true when building exemplary physicians. A good balance between autonomy and support, quality and quantity, education and care are all equally important. And that here at UVA they are fortunate to have the best faculty, medical, and administrative staff, and of course the best residents! The doctors then passed their duties on to incoming chief residents Drs Samuel Oliver, Kirsten Koons, Elizabeth Arant, and Sumner Abraham.
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