Achievements and Scholarly Activities
Participation on State and National
Committees
- Jesus L. Lizarzaburu, M.D.
– Class of 2001 – The National Conference of Special Constituencies
(NCSC) of the American Academy of Family Physicians
- Risa Filbey, M.D. – PGY2
- selected as the EVMS Family Medicine resident delegate to the
Board of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP). She
participated in the VAFP Summer Scientific Sessions in the summer of
2005 in Virginia Beach and the Winter Scientific Sessions in
February of 2006 at Wintergreen. This position is supported by the VAFP.
- Feroz Tamana, M.D. – PGY-2
- selected in June 2006 as the EVMS Family Medicine
resident delegate to the Board of the Virginia Academy of Family
Physicians (VAFP). His term will be from July 1, 2006 to June 30,
2007. This position is supported by the VAFP.
Board Certification
Graduates of Ghent Family Medicine
Residency and the Combined Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Residency
(FM/IM), Class of 2005, all reported successful certification in ABFP.
There were thirty-one new graduates from 2001-2005 who took the
American Board of Family Practice exam and had a 100 percent pass rate.
The graduates achieved an average score higher than the national average
score by a range of 16 points (in 2003) to 95 points (in 2002).
Presentations and Scholarly
Activities
- Dr. Chris Dowd – Combined FM/IM
resident – placed first in the clinical vignette competition at the
Virginia ACP Meeting. He presented at the National ACP meeting in
San Francisco in April 2005
- Dr. Anke Hacker – Combined FM/IM
resident – was selected to present her abstract at the Virginia ACP
meeting in Roanoke, October 2005
- Dr. Miyoko Takizawa – Ghent Family
Practice resident - presented on October 14–15, 2005, Orlando,
Florida
- Dr. Sahira Humadi (faculty) -
Presented at the 21st Annual EVMS Family Medicine Review Course,
June 21, 2005: “Irritable Bowel Syndrome”
- Dr. Christine Matson (faculty) -
Presented at the 21st Annual EVMS Family Medicine Review Course,
June 22, 2005: “Immunization Update”
- Dr. Dan Bluestein (faculty) – AGS
- Dr. Amy Price (faculty) -
Presented at the 21st Annual EVMS Family Medicine Review Course,
June 23, 2005: “Managing New Medication in Psychiatry and
Neurology”
- Agatha Parks-Savage, EdD, LPC, RN
(faculty) - Workshop at the 21st Annual EVMS Family Medicine Review
Course, June 21, 2005: “Personality Pathology of the Suicidal
Patient: Interventions for the Primary Care Physician”
In addition to the above presentations,
the faculty of Ghent provides presentations to EVMS medical students, PA
students and nurse practitioners.
- Dr. Venu Bellum (FM PGY-3) – Case
Report – submitted to Patient Care
- Dr. Ashkan Javaheri (FM PGY-3) -
Quality of Life – Treatment Modalities of Prostate Cancer. VAH
patient population. Assessment of physician knowledge on
asymptomatic bacteria in institutional patients.
Selected Publications
- Bluestein D, Rutledge CM.
Perceived Health and Geriatric Risk Stratification in Family
Practice. Canadian Family Physician 2006; 52(5):626-32.
- Bluestein D. Preventive Services:
Screening. Geriatrics 2005; 60(2):34-9.
- Bluestein D. Preventive Services:
Immunization and Chemoprevention. Geriatrics 2005; 60(3):35-9.
- Bluestein D. Preventive Services:
Counseling for healthy lifestyles. Geriatrics 2005; 60(4):34-7.
- Cubic B, Bluestein, D. Eating
Disorders in the Primary Care Setting (book chapter). In Hass L
[ed]. Handbook of Primary Care Psychology. July, 2004 (Oxford
University Press).
- Bluestein D, Starling ME, Helping
Pregnant Teenagers, Western J Med 1994; 161(2): 140-3 (Aug. 1994)
- Bluestein DA, Rutledge CM.
"Knowledge of Pregnancy Symptoms Among Abortion Patients: Is Race A
Predictor?" Journal of the National Medical Association 1994; 86(5):
353-6.
Honors
- Dr. Ben Eng - Lloyd Damsey Award –
May 17, 2006
- Dr. Tom Grant – Alpha Omega Alpha
– Honor Medical Society, June 2006. Elected as Faculty Member – EVMS
- Dr. Ben Eng - President of the
Faculty Senate at EVMS,
September 2005 to August 2006
- Dr. Tom Grant - The James P.
Charlton Teacher of the Year Award. Virginia Academy of Family
Physicians – July 2004
- Dr. Ben Eng – Alpha Omega Alpha –
Honor Medical Society June 2001. Elected as Alumnus Member – EVMS
- Dr. Ben Eng - The James P.
Charlton Teacher of the Year Award
Virginia Academy of Family Physicians – July 2000
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