Physician Leadership Development Program Newsletter Fall 2018 Vol. 6, Issue 1 Celebrating the Class of 2018 Congratulations to the newest alumni of the Physician Leadership Development Program! Chaitanya Bukkapatnam, M.D., M.B.A.; Justin Kelley, M.D., M.P.H.; Neil Knight, M.D., M.P.H.; Alexandra Lawson, M.D., M.P.H.; and Kara Callahan, M.D., M.P.H., graduated alongside 91 of their colleagues during the 38th Boonshoft School of Medicine Graduation Welcome 1 Ceremony on May 10, 2018. The ceremony was held at the Schuster Center, with Dr. Gregory Toussaint delivering the commencement address. Student Updates 2 Lakshmana Swamy, M.D., M.B.A. 3 2018 PLDP Cohort Match Overview Alumni Updates 4 Chaitanya Bukkapatnam, M.D., M.B.A. Events 4 Hometown: Culpeper, Ohio Medical Specialty: Neurology Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI Justin Kelley, M.D., M.P.H. Hometown: Washington Courthouse, Ohio Medical Specialty: Pathology Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI Neil Knight, M.D., M.P.H. Physician Leadership Hometown: Lorain, Ohio Development Program Department of Population Medical Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Public Health Sciences Residency: Riverside Methodist, Columbus, OH 3123 Research Blvd. Suite 200 Kettering, OH 45420 Alexandra Lawson, M.D., M.P.H. Sabrina Neeley, Ph.D., M.P.H. PLDP Program Director Hometown: Loveland, Ohio [email protected] Medical Specialty: Family Medicine Carla Lachecki, M.A. Residency: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL PLDP Program Coordinator [email protected] medicine.wright.edu/pldp Kara (Yutzy) Callahan, M.D., M.P.H. Hometown: West Jefferson, Ohio Medical Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Oregon Health and Science University, Klamath Falls, OR Student Updates & Achievements Katelynn Alcorn (M.D./M.P.H. Candidate, Class Taylor Yeates (M.D./M.P.H. Candidate, Class of of 2021) is completing her family medicine 2021) has been chosen as the graduate assistant longitudinal clinical rotation at PriMed Physicians for the PLDP program during the 2018 fall working for Meaghan Ebetino, M.D., M.P.H. ‘13, a semester. She is completing her family medicine PLDP graduate. Katelynn is working on a quality longitudinal clinical rotation at Rocking Horse improvement project to ensure Dr. Ebetino’s Community Health Center working for Yamini patients are up to date on their preventive Teegala, M.B.B.S., M.P.H. Her M.P.H. APE will screenings. Katelynn says she feels incredibly involve developing a social determinant of health fortunate to be working with Dr. Ebetino because survey to incorporate into the electronic health she is already encouraging her to self-reflect after record and her M.P.H. ILE will examine pediatric each clinic day. mild traumatic brain injury. Jacqueline Jacobs (M.D./M.P.H. Candidate, Megan Smith, M.P.H. (Class of 2020), recently Class of 2021) is completing her family medicine published an abstract in a review article titled, longitudinal clinical rotation at two different sites. “Ovulation Induction for the General Gynecolo- For the first half of the year, she will be working at gist,” in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Greene Memorial Hospital with Dr. Helena of India. Megan also co-authored a book chapter Duque-Pages, M.D. For the second half of the with Steve Lindheim, M.D., M.M.M., entitled, year, she will be working at Family Health Services “Assisted Reproductive Technology in Organ of Darke County with Sherry Adkins, M.D. ‘11, a Transplant Recipients.” It was accepted to be PLDP graduate. Jacqueline will be completing her published by Springer Publishing. M.P.H. Applied Practice Experience (APE) with Boonshoft Pride. Katrina Thede, M.B.A. (Class of 2020), was awarded a four-week internship with the Multiple Amanda Lin (M.D./M.P.H. Candidate, Class of Sclerosis Society in New Orleans this past 2021) is completing her family medicine longitudi- summer. She worked with leading specialists to nal clinical rotation at Main Street Family Practice help treat patients with multiple sclerosis. working for Aco Jovanov, M.D. She plans to work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for her M.P.H. APE and Integrative Learning Experience (ILE). Jessica Sokol (M.D./M.P.H. Candidate, Class of 2021) has been chosen as the graduate assistant M.B.A. (Class of 2019), and for the PLDP program during the 2019 spring Nathan Steele, Stephanie Welsh, M.P.H. (Class of 2019), were selected for Alpha Omega Alpha, an semester. She is completing her family medicine honor society in the field of medicine. longitudinal clinical rotation at Five Rivers Family Health Center and Wright State Physicians, working for Anne Proulx, D.O. She plans on working with Boonshoft Pride for her M.P.H. APE. Her M.P.H. ILE will focus on the health needs of the aging LGBT population. Jessica was in charge of the 2018 Boonshoft Student Leadership Conference that focused on patient advocacy. Our Mission: To develop leaders in medicine, health systems, and population health through education, communication, collaboration, advocacy, and experience. Our Vision: As students in the Physician Leadership Development Program pursuing integrated degrees in medicine, public health, and business administration, we envision an educational community of global citizens devoted to leadership development, community building, innovation, and advocacy. Alumni Q&A: Lakshmana Swamy, M.D., M.B.A. ‘13 This issue’s Alumni Q&A is with medicine. The perspective Lakshmana Swamy, M.D., change was the start. Since M.B.A., who is board certified in then, I have found myself able to internal medicine and a identify patient safety and graduate of the Physician systems issues quickly and Leadership Development accurately, and the M.B.A. Program. certainly helped me learn how to actually make a difference. I Dr. Swamy completed his focused my M.B.A. on quality internal medicine residency at and safety, and I use that every Boston University Medical day in my clinical work as a Center in 2016. He currently pulmonary/critical care fellow as serves as a pulmonary and well as in my quality improve- critical care fellow at Boston ment (QI) and research work. An Medical Center. He also works understanding of finances and with the National Accreditation accounting, key principles of Council for Graduate Medical operations/supply chain Education’s Clinical Learning management, marketing skills Environment Review on the and, of course, leadership and subject of wellness and management training have all physician burnout. been integral to my work. It was not as obvious in the early and more grueling clinical years, but Why did you decide to delivery on providers and you. Although we were tucked pursue the dual degree? once I started to explore my options, it was amazing how patients. In the distant future, I away in southern Ohio, the “The problems with the delivery often people would say, “Oh, could see myself in a leadership dual-degree program was eye of health care – the ‘systems’ of you’ve got an M.B.A.! You role at an organization dedi- opening and supported us in care – are widespread and well should talk to this person…you cated to these topics, or as a networking broadly. The known, if not well understood. should definitely get involved thought leader in the field connections I made back then As an early medical student, it with this…” It broadcast my backed up by my research or in are some of the strongest I have skills and interest in a meaning- a different role entirely. It feels like everything I do builds my “ It feels like everything I do builds my ful way.” “This niche has allowed me to build a career up without necessarily career up without necessarily having a strong support network for research goal in mind – as one of my mentors What new project and roles having a goal in mind – as one are you currently working of my mentors told me recently, and general career interests.” told me recently, the job you’re going to on? the job you’re going to have that have that will define your career doesn’t will define your career doesn’t today and have led to some of “I’ve spent the past few years exist yet.” exist yet. I love that idea, the greatest opportunities I’ve involved in QI and safety at the because health care needs that had yet - speaking internation- national level – working with kind of radical change.” ally on topics close to my heart was apparent to me that even organizations like the Institute is only possible because of the the smartest and hardest for Healthcare Improvement, the If you could go back in time support of the friends and working doctor would always be Accreditation Council for to when you first started colleagues I’ve developed over held back by our broken Graduate Medical Education medical school and give the years, and that all started at systems of care. I knew I (ACGME), and others. Through wanted to work on those yourself advice, what would the PLDP!” those experiences, I have it be? systems, and the dual-degree become more interested in the program focused on just that. In impact of broken systems on “Patient care always comes first, fact, I was able to spend three providers. I am currently and with that comes the need to months in Boston focusing on studying burnout in the intensive learn all of the medicine. To be health care quality and safety care unit and the downstream taken seriously as a leader in and learning it on the ground at impact of burnout on clinicians health care, you need to hospitals while working with the as well as patients.