Section Head Message – Dr Paul Helgerson, MD

What a year! As in all other aspects of our lives, 2020 has been unprecedented in the realm of hospital medicine. COVID has dominated our practice and driven much of…

Medicine Matters Newsletter – -November 2020

The November 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Hospital Medicine. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

CLINICAL HIGHLIGHT: ACUTE CARE SPECIAL PATHOGENS UNIT– A QUICK GLANCE THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR

By Charles Magee, MD Perspective can become distorted or lost if we allow too much time between glances into the rearview mirror. I want to take a moment to share…

Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement in the Department of Medicine: Our road ahead

The country, the state, and our community in Central Virginia are living unprecedented challenges where a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic and the exacerbation of racial-ethnic tensions are…

Division of General Medicine – Educational Highlights 2020

WHAT BECAME OF AIM? By Evan Heald We have all seen how COVID 19 has impacted our clinical care and research. It has affected our teaching missions as well. The…

Division of General Medicine – Clinical Highlights 2020

POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 By Laurie Archbald-Pannone In March 2020, our geriatric team, led by Dr. Archbald-Pannone and including Dr. Mutter and Dr. Harris (Pulmonary/…