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Every year, as the fourth-year residency class graduates, the Department of Anesthesiology likes to celebrate a select few residents who have made extraordinary accomplishments throughout the year. The graduating class also nominated a faculty member who has made the biggest impact on their clinical training for the annual outstanding teacher award.
We’re delighted to announce this year’s residency and outstanding teacher award recipients!
Drs. Enyo Ablordeppy, Allison Mitchell, and Sunny Lou have been elected to Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
In partnership with WashU’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we celebrate PRIDE Month together! We proudly support the LGBTQ+ community at #WashUMed and in the St. Louis region!
In this month’s newsletter, we celebrate Pride Month and highlight Washington University and the Department of Anesthesiology’s commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. We delve into the significance of pronouns and their impact on the well-being of transgender and non-binary individuals. By embracing inclusive language and practices, we can create a more accepting environment.
Mark Arcario, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a $250,000 Mentored Research Training Grant from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) for his project titled, “Understanding Allosteric Modulation of Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels by Fatty Acids.”
Drs. Palanca and Lenze have received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to begin the Slow Wave Induction by Propofol to Eliminate Depression (SWIPED) clinical trial.
Dr. Michael Lanspa sits down with Pratik Sinha to discuss their article “Latent Class Analysis Reveals COVID-19–related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Subgroups with Differential Responses to Corticosteroids”.
Two members of the Department of Anesthesiology, Maureen Arends and Sherri Vogt, were recently awarded distinguished honors from the Dean’s Office at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
We are saddened and angered by the recent violence fueled by white supremacy and racism in Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Dallas. We honor those who lost their lives. We grieve with those who lost loved ones and all who are impacted by the trauma of these events.
Amynah Pradhan, PhD, neurobiologist and associate professor from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois Chicago, will lead the Center for Clinical Pharmacology.