UVA Med Student Plays Ukulele to Comfort Patients
4/17/2016
Thomas Ball was doing a clerkship on the general medicine ward when he started playing the ukulele for patients, with the encouragement of his attending, Dr. Scott Cornella, one of…
Margaret Kuhlman, Education Coordinator
4/15/2016
Margaret works with DOM's education administration team as a coordinator for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Among other responsibilities, she assists the chief residents with scheduling rotations for the program's…
Hampton Collins, MD, IM Resident (PGY-1)
4/5/2016
I was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, and attended Wofford College in Spartanburg. While I majored in biology with the goal of becoming a physician, I took advantage…
Match Day for New Internal Medicine Residents
3/25/2016
Friday, March 18th, was match day for our newest class of incoming residents in the categorical, preliminary and primary care tracks of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. In keeping with previous matches,…
Kelly Pitts, MD, IM Resident (PGY-3)
3/8/2016
I grew up in a small town in northern Maryland and lived there through high school. I attended Bowdoin College and fell in love with the coast of Maine (and…
Javanov Barksdale Joins DOM Education Team
3/8/2016
Javanov Barksdale joined the Department of Medicine education team in February, taking over the education coordinator position for the divisions of endocrinology and rheumatology previously filled by Amanda Fortune. Javanov…
DOM at Medical Education Week Poster Session
3/8/2016
The Department of Medicine was well-represented at the poster session on Thursday, March 3rd, that culminated the School of Medicine's celebration of Medical Education Week. The posters were displayed in the…
Visiting Scholar from “Down Under” Brings Fresh Ideas to UVA
3/7/2016
Brodie Scholar Paul Worley focuses on social accountability in medical education Paul Worley, MD, PhD, dean of Flinders University School of Medicine in Adelaide, Australia, has dedicated his career to the…
Five UVA Residents Win Awards at ACP/Virginia Abstract Competition
3/4/2016
Internal Medicine chief resident Scott Cornella offered congratulations to all of the residents who participated in an abstract competition sponsored by the Virginia chapter of the American College of Physicians. The…
Walid El-Nahal, MD, IM Resident (PGY-1)
2/15/2016
I was born in Maryland and lived in Bowie for the first eight years of my life. My family and I then moved to Egypt (where my parents are originally…
