Editor's Pen
Judy Crabtree, PhD
The last three months have flown by with the busy holiday season closely followed by the revelry of a relatively early Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Now that things have settled down a bit, I want to highlight that this time of year is also a key time for our first-year medical students as they focus their efforts on fundraising for Camp Tiger. The best part is you can help! Tickets are now on sale to support the Camp Tiger benefit and silent auction to be held on March 13th from 7-11 p.m. at Generations Hall. If you are unable to attend in person, consider supporting our students by bidding on items through the silent auction. Details can be found here.
Our faculty have also been busy. LSU Health New Orleans’ Integrated Health clinic at UMC was selected as one of six teams nationally to participate in the American Hospital Association/Health Research and Educational Trust’s Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)/Stimulant Use Disorder (SUD) Linkage and Retention Learning Collaborative toward the goal of placing addiction treatment services within a broader, comprehensive primary care clinic. See the full story here. LSU Health New Orleans has also been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the American Medical Association to advance Precision Medical Education through the project called Compassion in Motion – a mobile, responsible AI-enabled communication coaching and simulation platform that delivers deliberate opportunities for physicians and trainees to practice complex skills including empathy, trust-building, and trauma-informed communication.
We have also seen some significant leadership changes in the past several months. Dr. Stephanie Taylor, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Institutional Affairs, has announced her retirement. Dr. Najy Masri has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of the LSU Healthcare Network, replacing the excellent service by Dr. Jayne Weiss. Dr. David Guzick has been named Senior Vice Chancellor of LSU Health New Orleans.
As always, I extend a special thank you to the team that makes this newsletter possible each quarter: Denise Flock-Williams, Editor, Todd LaGrange, and Dr. Stephanie Taylor.
Please continue to tell us about your work! You can email Denise at dflock@lsuhsc.edu anytime with an idea for a story, information or pictures that we can share.