SIDM Age-Friendly Care Fellow and NAM Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM), The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) have announced the selection of the SIDM Age-Friendly Fellow and the NAM Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence who will both focus on advancing equity and improvements in diagnosis for older adults.
NAM has selected 11 professionals for the 2022 class of the NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program. Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, this collaborative program offers a one-year, part-time experience for exceptional individuals to advance their diagnostic skills, make significant contributions to improve clinical diagnosis at the national level, and accelerate their career development as national leaders in the field. With additional support from JAHF, the program now includes a scholar with a focus on the older adult population.
The 2022 SIDM Age-Friendly Fellow and NAM Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence are:
- Julie Ngoc Thai, MD, MPH, SIDM Age-Friendly Care Fellow
Dr. Thai has developed a case-based curriculum for medical learners that focuses on improving diagnosis and reducing medical errors in the older adult patient population. Dr. Thai's goal is to explore and incorporate various forms of digital tools in curriculum building to make the learning as interactive and engaging as possible. - Michael Pulia, MD, MS, NAM Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence for Older Adults
Dr. Pulia's proposed program will focus on improving diagnostic accuracy for older adult patients who present to the emergency department with suspected pneumonia. Older adults are particularly vulnerable to misdiagnosis of acute respiratory conditions and resultant harm related to unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
Go to SIDM's press release.
Go to NAM's press release.
Learn more about the 2022 NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence.
Learn more about the NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program.
Learn more about JAHF's co-funding of the NAM Scholars.
Learn more about JAHF's co-funding of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.
