2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

PUBLICATIONS Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Jun 8;71:25-30. Predictors of intent to utilize the emergency department among a free clinic’s patients. Oliver T Nguyen, SriVarsha Katoju, Erick E Pons, Kartik Motwani, Gabriel M Daniels, Austin C Reed, Joanne Alfred, David B Feller, Young-Rock Hong. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2023 May;92:102602. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis presenting with tracheopleural fistula in a pediatric patient with a history of rhabdomyosarcoma. Khatun M, Julson J, Taylor DW, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Sep;71:25-30. Predictors of intent to utilize the emergency department among a free clinic’s patients. Nguyen OT, Katoju S, Pons EE, Motwani K, Daniels GM, Reed AC, Alfred J, Feller DB, Hong YR.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. September 2023; 71: 25-30. Predictors of intent to utilize the emergency department among a free clinic’s patients. Nguyen OT, Katoju S, Pons EE, Motwani K, Daniels GM, Reed AC, Alfred J, Feller DB, Hong Y-R. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 365. (2023). A paralysis poser: A growing Covid Concern. Obremskey, N., Carpenter, A., & Wu, C. J Grad Med Educ. 1 October 2023; 15 (5): 617–622. Multispecialty Trainee Perspective: The Journey Toward Competency-Based Graduate Medical Education in the United States. Phung A, Daniels G, Curran M, Robinson S, Maiz A, Jaqua B. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 365 Supplement 1: S26, 2023. It’s not the shunt: an atypical cause of fever in an infanct with hydrocephalus. Strange, K., Cooley, A.; Monroe, K; Shaughnessy, E.; Wu, C.L. (2023). The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 365. (2023). Altered mental status in the setting of pansinusitis and bilateral subdural empyemas. Thetford, K., Riegle, A., & May, B. Cancer. 1 November 2023; 129(21): 3457-3465. Assessment of longitudinal changes in body composition of children with lymphoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. Wadhwa A, Lim S, Dai C, Daniels G, Adams K, Richman J, McDonald A, Williams G, Bhatia S. ADVOCACY Our program also offers residents opportunities to get involved in community outreach and advocacy. In the fall of 2003, our program established the Coat of Arms, our community outreach/advocacy organization. The Coat of Arms Committee (Community, Outreach, and Advocacy) helps to facilitate and organize residents’ advocacy efforts by providing volunteer opportunities for residents and partnerships with community organizations. Over half of our residents are involved in community outreach activities and advocacy. Several residents are involved with the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and participate the state’s AAP meetings in the spring and fall as well as Pediatric Legislative Day in Montgomery, Alabama. Our junior residents have a weeklong injury prevention and advocacy experience to help them discover ways to become involved and make a difference. Since 2007, the residents have organized the Spring Scramble 5K in the spring to promote healthy choices among our community’s youth and raise funds to directly support the health and well-being of the children in our community. This year’s 5K took place in the heart of Homewood with Drs. Isabella Masler and Lauren Rosati directing the fundraiser.

Additional advocacy and community outreach projects and opportunities include: • PCC Holiday Drive for Primary Care Clinic families • Annual Health Fairs at local elementary schools • Baby Safety Shower • Camps • Hospital Drives (such as book drive for PCC) • Partnership with UAB Blazer Kitchen Community food bank for our Primary Care Clinic families • Campus-Wide Spice Drives for UAB Blazer Kitchen • Partnership with local schools (such as a backpack drive in Selma, Alabama)

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION Collaboration, integrity, respect and excellence are shared values of our institution and are the core of what it means to be a part of the UAB community. A key foundation at UAB is diversity, equity and inclusion. UAB is committed to fostering a diverse, respectful and inclusive environment that values all regardless of background and embraces individual differences. UAB values and cultivates equity, diversity and inclusion in our research, learning, clinical and work environments. The Pediatrics program works closely with the UAB GME Office and the Dean’s Council for GME’s (DCGME) Diversity, Multicultural Affairs and Inclusion Subcommittee. This group, with the support of Dr. Anupam Agarwal, the Dean of the School of Medicine, and Dr. Mona Fouad, the Senior Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, has developed a strategic plan for the recruitment of trainees from diverse backgrounds, including those who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM). Each year, they distribute the “Top 10 Key Recruitment Recommendations for the Recruitment Season.” Adopting all 10 recommendations is highly encouraged by the DCGME. The UAB Office of Diversity and Inclusion offers an unconscious bias training course for GME Selection Committees, and all pediatrics program directors, faculty interviewers, chief residents and program coordinators are encouraged to attend.

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