Welcome to the first episode of our Health Systems Science series! This episode is an overview of what Health Systems Science is and why it is important.

Todays Guest

Dr. Hammoud is the J. Robert Willson Research Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. She is the Chief of Women’s Health Division, and Associate Chair for Education. Dr. Hammoud holds many leadership roles nationally. She is senior advisor for Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association (AMA) with a focus on health systems science and coaching. She is the immediate past President for the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) and a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners and chairs their International Foundations of Medicine (IFOM) committee. Dr. Hammoud is the current Principal Investigator on a $1.75 millions Reimagining Residency Grant from the AMA on transforming the UME to GME transition.

Dr. Hammoud completed her MD and MBA degrees and residency training at the University of Michigan. She has had many leadership roles in the past including Assistant and Associate Deans at Michigan and at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. Her research is in medical education with a special focus on the use of technology in education and the role of academic coaching in learner’s development.

Sections from this episode include

• Why HSS is important and has become more important with COVID-19
• Why students need to be taught HSS during medical school
• What is systems-based thinking
• How HSS affects practicing physicians

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Todays Guests

Dr. Stephanie Mann, Associate Dean for the Clinical Undergraduate Medical Education at the University of Toledo. She is a practicing Maternal Fetal Medicine physician. Among other professional activities. her educational and research focus is on optimizing curriculum development to facilitate teaching the different competencies of Health Systems Science across the continuum of medical education. She has received institutional support for Health Systems Science curriculum initiatives in the undergraduate and graduate medical education settings and for national dissemination through the Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO).

Angela Jacob is a 4^th year medical student at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences pursuing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Angela is a Toledo native with a passion for service and community outreach. Her background in working with populations in need inspired her to kickstart the UTCOM Cares project with her peers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her free time, Angela enjoys horticulture, spending time with friends and family, and exploring the Toledo Metroparks with her dog, Luna.

Sections from this episode include

• What is systems thinking and what are the frameworks for triple and quadruple aim
• “Health Systems Science is the bridge between the basic sciences and clinical curriculum”
• How systems thinking can be applied to patient encounters to best coordinate care for each individual based on their unique circumstance and situation
• How understanding the various systems can help you understand what is available and how to get people who need resources the most access to those resources in the most efficient, expeditious, and highest quality way

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Todays Guests

Dr. Paul Weber, a licensed physician, pharmacist, and MBA he currently serves in multiple roles including Associate Dean for CME, Director for the Health Systems Science (Health Policy/Patient Safety/Quality Improvement) Curriculum Thread, Director for the Distinction in Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (DiMIE), and Digital and Connected Health Educator, and the Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry through US & Global matrix leadership and line management roles in Medical Affairs (Executive Medical Director with Translational Collaboration, CME & CE, Medical Liaisons, Scientific Communications, Medical Information), Clinical R&D, and Healthcare Policy & Professional and Provider Advocacy. Among other things, his Academic Research areas include Healthcare Policy & Health Systems Science (Leadership & Change Agency, Integrated Delivery Networks, and Transitions & Continuity of Care)

Kate Kim, MS-2 Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She was formerly a health policy congressional intern and senior research analyst at the Lewin Group

Sections from this episode include

• Details and the origin of the “Healthcare Policy and Emergency Preparedness” elective
• Question breakdowns covering HiPPA and what is and is not a protected entity
• Medical billing practices included fee for service compared to value based healthcare.

Sponsor

Special thanks to Dr. Ned Palmer for discussing the state of student loan debt and how re-financing with Panacea can help students save money. Check out what Panacea Financial is doing for medical students at panaceafinancial.com/itb

Todays Guests

Rachel Salas, MD, MEd, FAAN, FANA (@RachelSalasMD) is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine with a joint appointment in the School of Nursing. She is the Director of the Neurology Clerkship. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston where she also completed her internship and residency. After her chief year, she came to Baltimore to complete her 2-year sleep medicine fellowship. In 2018, she earned a Master of Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. Dr. Salas is an executive member of the Alliance for Clinical Education. She is also the founder and Co-Director of the Osler Apprenticeship Program (in Neurology), a medical education research program for senior medical students and the PreDoc Program, a premedical college program. Dr. Salas is a certified strengths coach and uses a strength-based approach and coaching to connect to, support, and develop those involved with her educational mission and in her clinical practice. She is the director of the Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice for the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Nationally, she is a Co-Director for Interprofessional Teaming for the High Value Practice Academic Alliance where she works to promote teamwork through a strengths-based approach. Dr. Salas is a 2019-21 Josiah Macy Scholar and was selected as one of the 2019-20 AMA Health Systems Science Scholars.

Kori is a rising 4th-year MD student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is currently doing an MPH year at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she is concentrating in epidemiology and biostatistics. Kori's interests lie in medical education, research, service-learning, and advocacy. She enjoys working with the Johns Hopkins Neurology Department as an Osler Apprentice, learning how to design and evaluate electives, conduct medical education research, and be an effective change agent. In her free time, she also works to advance equity in healthcare as the External Policy Co-Chair for the national Latino Medical Student Association and as a member of the Centro SOL Policy Group. She can be found on Twitter at @KoriPoRodri.

Sections from this episode include

• Embracing telemedicine and translating exams for telemedicine visits
• Developing the “Virtual Clinical Elective in Equitable Healthcare” and how it incorporated Health Systems Science
• Using medical devices for research

Sponsor

Special thanks to Dr. Ned Palmer for explaining the benefits of having a checking/savings account with Panacea. Check out what Panacea Financial is doing for medical students at panaceafinancial.com/itb

Todays Guests

Tonya Fancher, MD, MPH, is associate dean of workforce innovation and community engagement at UC Davis. She has created UME and GME pathways that address workforce shortages, including as PI on an AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education grant with Kaiser Permanente to create a 3-year MD pathway and as co-PI on an AMA Accelerating Change in Resident Education grant with OHSU to create a regional collaborative to address physician shortages in rural, tribal, urban and communities between Sacramento and Portland.

After completing a primary care general internal medicine residency at NYU and Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Fancher spent four years in the US Air Force. She graduated from Cornell University where she majored in Classics and in Biology. She is on twitter @TonyaFancher.

Mustafa Shakir is a second year medical student at UC Davis. He is currently preparing to take STEP 1, and is very excited to start year 3 to explore his varying interest in multiple specialties. In the past year, he has been extensively involved with the student run clinics at UCD, especially during the COVID pandemic. He is also currently working on his first soon-to-be publication relating to Alzheimer’s disease. He previously graduated from UC Santa Barbara, and obtained a BS in Biopsychology.

Sections from this episode include

• The importance of the social determinants and their impact on healthcare outcomes
• The importance of diversity in the healthcare workforce
• Keeping care accessible for vulnerable and underserved populations

Sponsor

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Todays Guests

Dr. Vineet Arora is the Herbert T. Abelson Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine. As Associate Chief Medical Officer for the Clinical Learning Environment, she bridges education and clinical leadership to engage trainees and staff into the institutional quality, safety, and value mission. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine whose work improving care and learning in teaching hospitals has been funded by NIH, AHRQ and the Macy Foundation, and has been cited over 10,000 times.

Dr. Chase Corvin is a general surgery resident at the University of Chicago Medicine. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Corvin has degrees in economics and business administration. He is currently completing two years of dedicated research and collaborating separately with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization to study quality improvement and efficiency within high reliability organizations. He also studies methods for improving interprofessional teaming within healthcare.

Sections from this episode include

• Developing the “MD/APP In Room” button to improve patient experience and strengthen team communication
• How medical students can be better utilized and integrated into healthcare teams
• The importance of health systems science and using it to identify and remedy inefficiencies within healthcare teams

Sponsor

Special thanks to Dr. Ned Palmer for explaining the importance of budgeting and how to get started early to make your life easier down the road. Learn about how Panacea can make your financial life easier at panaceafinancial.com/itb

Todays Guests

Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Inaugural Appointee of the Charles Kent Smith, MD and Patricia Hughes Moore, MD Professorship in Medical Student Education in Family Medicine. Dr. Gullett is dually board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine and maintains a robust clinical practice at Neighborhood Family Practice on Cleveland’s west side.

Dr. Gullett is involved in medical education, teaches medical students and Family and Preventive Medicine residents is a leader of the Block 1 first-year curriculum and is the Associate Program Director for the Public Health/ General Preventive Medicine residency.

Andrea Szabo is currently a third-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University. She majored in biomedical engineering at Boston University but was excited to return back home to Northeast Ohio for medical school. She had the opportunity to work closely with her mentor, Dr. Heidi Gullett for the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic to design a contact tracing and cluster investigation program at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Together, they have worked to share their experience with others in the state and at other medical schools throughout the nation to help fight the pandemic.

Sections from this episode include

• What is a ‘system’ and what systems were utilized in your project
• How important understanding thinking in systems has proven during the Covid-19 pandemic
• The important role that students played in shaping the contact tracing program

Sponsor

Special thanks to Dr. Ned Palmer for explaining the expenses associated with transitioning to residency. Learn how Panacea can make your financial life easier at panaceafinancial.com/itb

Todays Guests

Ned Palmer, MD, MPH, Instructor of Pediatrics, Part Time, Faculty at the Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Global Health Faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Palmer is doubly board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and received his Master’s in Public Health with a focus on Global Health and Humanitarian Response from the Harvard T.H. Chan School for Public Health. He continues to practice clinically as a hospitalist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also a co-founder and the Chief Strategy Officer at Panacea Financial, and a friend of InsideTheBoards!

Dr. Palmer is involved in medical education, teaching ethics to first and fourth year medical students, and also financial literacy and the business of medicine to all years.

Richard Lu, MBA is a 3rd year medical student at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Princeton with a degree in Chemistry and Health Policy, before spending two years at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar studying Global Health and pursuing his MBA. In between, he worked with McKinsey & Co.’s Health Systems Sector on payment innovation initiatives. He is a founding member of Off Their Plate, an organization created during the COVID-19 pandemic that empowers restaurants to feed healthcare workers and local communities in crisis.

Sections from this episode include

• A brief history of the current health insurance model
• Breaking down how insurance works
• How money moves within the healthcare system

Sponsor

Special thanks to Dr. Ned Palmer for helping breakdown how doctors get paid and how finances work in the healthcare system. Learn how Panacea can make your financial life easier at panaceafinancial.com/itb