DOM In the News
Read about how the Department of Medicine is responding to the outbreak of the coronavirus respiratory illness COVID-19. See related COVID-19 publications.
Congratulations to our SPOT Awardees!
Congratulations to the following SPOT Award recipients who were nominated by their supervisors and/or colleagues!
- Angelica Martinez (Project Coordinator) for supporting a faculty member’s complex calendar, as well as for going above and beyond to cover adhoc projects within the team.
- Clarissa Ferguson (PREPARE Project Coordinator) for stepping up to take on more project management of a large restructuring of the PREPARE program website, as well as with the development of the PREPARE for Your Care and PREPARE for Their care advance care planning materials.
- Izabel Pisikyan (Dementia Care Aware Senior Program Coordinator) for adding to the success our recent conference in Newport Beach.
- Jada Smith (Dementia Care Aware Research Data Analyst) for her great work categorizing and analyzing the data from DCA interviews and focus groups.
- Mary Tran (Administrative Coordinator) for her oversight and support of the Division Wellness Video Series.
- Thomas Yu (Senior Finance Specialist) for continuing to provide excellent support to faculty members while we’re short-staffed on the core admin team.
Krista Harrison Interviewed in Next Avenue and Forbes Article
Dr. Krista Harrison was interviewed about her recent study with Drs. Smith, Covinsky, Yaffe, and others about the needs of people with moderately severe dementia living in different care settings in an article entitled "Study Finds Dementia Patients Need More Home-Based Medical Care" in Next Avenue and in Forbes. Dr. Harrison states, “Our older adults are as deserving of expert care as our children.” This study has also received press in MD Magazine, Healthline, Home Healthcare News, as well as featured in a GeriPal Podcast.