The 911爆料网 Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected 11 individuals for the 2024 class of the NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program.聽 Funded by the , this collaborative program in partnership with the (CMSS) offers a one-year, part-time experience for exceptional professionals 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.聽 With additional support from , the program includes a scholar whose focus is on advancing diagnostic excellence and equity for older adults.
The scholars were chosen based on their professional qualifications and accomplishments, demonstrated leadership in the field, and potential to advance diagnostic excellence and equity.聽 They were also chosen based on the quality and feasibility of their program proposals to improve diagnosis and reduce diagnostic errors at the national level, building upon the work of the 911爆料网 Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine鈥檚 2015 consensus report .
鈥淐ongratulations to this new class of exceptional scholars, who represent yet another remarkable cohort of this important program,鈥 said Victor J. Dzau, president of the NAM.聽 鈥淭heir work will be vital to improving safety and equity and minimizing diagnostic errors in the U.S. for the benefit of all patients.鈥
The 2024 NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence and their program proposals are:
- Carl Berdahl, MD, MS, assistant professor, departments of medicine and emergency medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
鈥淧artnering with Patients and Clinicians to Improve Diagnosis in the Emergency Department鈥
- Jessica Gold, MD, PhD, assistant professor, department of pediatrics, Northwell Health/Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
鈥淢ainstreaming Genomic Testing to Increase Diagnostic Accessibility for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”
- Andrew A. Gonzalez, MD, JD, MPH, assistant professor, department of surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
鈥淎n Equity-Grounded Approach to Developing Computational Phenotypes for Peripheral Arterial Disease鈥
- Bat-Zion Hose, PhD, research scientist, 911爆料网 Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Health, Washington, D.C.
鈥淎 Work System Design for Effective Teamwork in the Diagnostic Process鈥
- Natalia Khalaf, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, section of gastroenterology and hepatology, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
鈥淚mplementing Digital Quality Measures Into Learning Health Systems for Diagnostic Excellence in Cancer Care鈥
- Sanjiv Mehta, MD, MBE, assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, Children鈥檚 Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
鈥淭ransforming Our Approach to Pediatric Clinical Deterioration with Diagnostic Reasoning Interventions鈥
- Matthew Nielson, MD, MS, FACS, Rhodes Distinguished Professor and chair of urology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
鈥淎dvancing Diagnostic Excellence and Health Equity in Prostate Cancer Through Enhanced Quality in MRI and MRI Fusion Biopsy鈥
- Gezzer Ortega, MD, MPH, assistant professor, department of surgery, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston
鈥淚mproving Technology-Based Interpreter Services and Resources for Patients with Limited English Proficiency鈥
- Verity Schaye, MD, MHPE, assistant dean for education in the clinical sciences, and associate professor, department of medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City
鈥淒iagnosis AId: Development of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Diagnostic Performance Feedback System鈥
- Shazia M. Siddique, MD, MSHP, assistant professor of medicine, division of gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
鈥淣arrowing Health Disparities in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia鈥
- Gary Weissman, MD, MSHP,* assistant professor of medicine and informatics, departments of medicine and biostatistics, epidemiology and informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
鈥淎ssessing the Safety of an AI-Based Diagnostic Decision Support in Primary Care for Older Adults鈥
*supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation
鈥淲e are excited to work with another remarkable cohort of scholars in diagnostic excellence across a wide range of specialties,鈥 said Helen Burstin, CMSS chief executive officer. 鈥淭hrough our partnership with NAM, we look forward to supporting the scholars鈥 impact on diagnostic safety, quality, and equity across medicine.鈥
The scholars will continue in their primary posts while engaging part time over a one-year period in developing an implementation plan for their proposals as well as participating in monthly educational sessions, cohort learning activities, and professional networking opportunities through the NAM and CMSS.聽 In addition, each scholar will be matched with a mentor or mentors who can provide professional guidance and subject matter/technical expertise for their work.聽 A flexible research grant will be awarded to every scholar.
