February 2025

On February 7th at City Winery St. Louis, the Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics celebrated their reunited merger after the divisions were split in 1998. With planned expansion of primary care clinics and continued excellence in research and education, we are excited for the future of the GMG division.

The Clay Dunagan, MD, MS, Annual Patient Safety & Quality Symposium is coming soon! The Symposium is jointly provided by Barnes-Jewish Hospital, WashU Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. This year’s theme is “Unlocking Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Care” and will be held on Friday, February 28 from 7 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Kim Crouse at kimberly.crouse@wustl.edu.

The Forum for Women in Medicine will host an upcoming virtual workshop that is open for all WashU female clinicians to attend:

If you have any concerns or questions, contact Dr. Namrata Patel (namratapatel@wustl.edu)

Schulte

Kozue Schulte is a finalist for the 2025 St. Louis Excellence in Nursing Award. Nominated by her nursing team, Kozue was nominated for her efforts to go above and beyond the call of duty; making others feel appreciated and valued; and working untiringly to bring the highest quality care to patients. Winners will be recognized in St. Louis Magazine's June/July issue and at an awards reception in June. Congratulations, Kozue!

Mozersky

Jessica Mozersky, PhD had a new research study picked up by CNN. Jessica's work titled, "Next-gen Alzheimer's drugs extend independent living by months" was picked as a news story by CNN on Thursday, February 13th titled, "How much longer you might live without assistance on new Alzheimer's drugs". Congratulations, Dr. Mozersky!

Everhart

Alexander Everhart, PhD is published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism for his journal article titled, “Trends in Osteoporosis Drug Therapy Receipt Among Commercial and Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States, 2011-2022”. The study finds that the use of drug therapies for the treatment of osteoporosis has remained low in recent years due to underdiagnoses. Congratulations, Dr. Everhart!

(L-R) Kaytlin Reedy-Rogier, MSW & Dr. Jan Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH

Kaytlin Reedy-Rogier, MSW & Dr. Jan Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH are published in Journal of General Medicine for their journal article titled,  “Combatting Fragmentation: Lessons Learned from an Integrative Approach to Teaching Health Equity”. The perspective piece is on the experience of integrating health equity into a larger medical school curricula and what the authors took away from the experience, both professionally and personally. Congratulations, Kaytlin & Dr. Hanson!

Aagaard

Eva Aagaard, MD is published in Journal of General Internal Medicine as lead editor for a journal article titled, "Perspectives on Medical Education Scholarship in 2025". The perspective piece is on how medical education scholarship is vital to new knowledge while impacting educational programs and establishing evidence-based practices. Congratulations, Dr. Aagaard!

Schmidt

Hello all,

In April, I'm returning to the Boston Marathon as a part of Team Colin. I met Colin’s mom, Kerri, a general internist at MGH, through Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM). Colin was two when he was tragically killed on his way home from a playground. His family took their heartbreaking tragedy and turned it into hope, creating Colin’s Joy Project to build playgrounds and spaces where families make the kind of memories Colin loved most.

When Kerri asked me to be part of Team Colin, my yes was immediate. The training ahead feels huge, but every mile has a purpose - creating safe spaces where more children can play, laugh, and just be kids.

Training officially kicks off Dec 30-- I’ll be documenting this journey on Instagram (@jmschmidt211)--expect sweaty selfies, occasional complaints about hills, and glimpses of the joy we're creating together.

Learn more about Colin's Joy Project and how to donate to 26.2 miles for Colin's JOY. Any amount makes a difference.

With gratitude,
Jenny