Pitt General Internal Medicine

We love celebrating #internalmedicine for many reasons, but here are just a few in honor of #nationalinternalmedicineday! 🩺

Leadership in action: Megan Hamm, Samantha Nash, Melessa Salay, Erin Winstanley, Flor Cameron, Promiti Debi & @DrKarlynEdwards are shaping the future of OUD & pain care. Learn about their chronic pain self-management intervention for people with OUD: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41628668/

Congratulations to Christopher "Chris" Curran, DO on his Pitt Med Professionalism Accolade! 🎉 As a PGY1 resident, he's already setting the standard — exceptional clinical skills, genuine compassion, and outstanding care for our Veterans. 👏 #MedEd #PittMed #VeteransHealth

Riley Steiner & Sonya Borrero created a framework showing that birth control access isn’t just about clinics, it’s about cost, awareness, comfort, & policy. The goal: fair, easy, person-centered access for everyone. #ContraceptiveAccess #HealthEquity 🗞️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41253594/

Join us at noon in Parkvale 222 or on Zoom to hear Dr. Julia Agne's #PittHSRseminar on how integrating #PallCare into symptom monitoring programs can help identify & treat cancer-related symptoms to improve patients' health-related quality of life. gim-crhc.pitt.edu/events/hsr-sem…

.@Sudamonas's expertise on the use of antibiotics in dentistry has been highlighted in a 3-part series on the potential harms of taking antibiotics for dental procedures by @CIDRAP. Read part 1 of the 3-part series here: cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-…

Congratulations to @ChinenyeOdo20 on receiving two Pitt Med Professionalism Accolades! 🎉 She's recognized for exceptional clinical judgment, compassionate patient care, exemplary team leadership, and an independently funded research project, all during residency.

Big recognition for important research! Sonya Borrero, MD, MS and co-authors named among Society of Family Planning's Most Talked-About Publications of 2025 for their Dobbs OB-GYN workforce study. 👏 #ReproductiveHealth #HealthPolicy Read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40257800/

In the @PittTREETOP trial, @DrEdnaEvington, Melessa Salay, @DrKarlynEdwards, Cristina Murray-Krezan, @liebschutz & Erin Winstanley are driving integrated pain & OUD care forward in primary care. #AddictionMedicine #PainResearch #ClinicalTrials Learn how: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41652313/

Thrilled to announce René Claxton, MD as the inaugural Director of the Program on Humanistic Communication in Medicine at the Pitt Institute for Bioethics! She'll lead evidence-based efforts to transform clinician-patient communication in med school & GME training. Congrats! 👏

A new editorial co-authored by Tim Anderson explores 2024's Inflation Reduction Act and its effects on cost-related medication nonadherence.

Progress happens when research meets purpose. Dr. Scott Rothenberger’s biostatistics work supports research that strengthens clinical decision-making and pushes medicine toward smarter, more impactful care. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41655722/ #ResearchMatters #HealthInnovation

Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS (@PittIMPD) has been recognized for her leadership in #MedEd and her thoughtful approach to cultivating future physicians with the @PittTweet Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award. Congratulations, Dr. Corbelli! 👏🎉

How can integrating #PallCare into symptom monitoring programs improve quality of life for patients with advanced #cancer? Find out at next Thursday's #PittHSRseminar with @JuliaAgneMD. 📍 Parkvale 222 or Zoom: gim-crhc.pitt.edu/events/hsr-sem…

Congratulations to PGY2 Chinenye Odo, MD, MPH (@ChinenyeOdo20) for being awarded the Thomas H. Nimick, Jr. Competitive Research Award. This funding will support her project examining disparities in aortic stenosis care among Medicaid patient. Congrats, Dr. Odo! 👏

Some research findings from @sasinsonia that are important to keep in mind when caring for Veterans who experience IPV.

.@sasinsonia & colleagues asked clinical staff who work with Veterans experiencing IPV what the most common civil legal needs are. Hardships like housing instability, employment issues, & financial hardship were less likely to be perceived as legal. #PittHSRseminar

Medical-legal collaborations that address civil legal needs are an evidence-based approach to improving health outcomes. Because of this, the VHA has committed to expanding medical-legal collaborations. #PittHSRseminar

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is associated with poor health outcomes, like depression, PTSD, and substance use disorder. Rates of IPV are very high among Veterans, with up to 37% of women Veterans experiencing IPV in the past year. #PittHSRseminar

For the second part of today's #PittHSRseminar, @sasinsonia is discussing health-harming legal needs of Veterans experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV).

What are @leshausmann's next steps to further her research on health-related social risks & needs? 👇