Faculty & Staff Announcements: New Faculty

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Erin Jackson to the Department of Medicine as Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr. Jackson currently works at University Palliative Care. She completed medical school at East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN. Dr. Jackson completed a residency in Internal Medicine at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. This was followed by a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Dr. Jackson has received several accolades including the Northwestern Palliative Medicine Teaching Award and Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. Dr. Jackson is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Mohamed Tageldin to the Department of Medicine as Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr. Tageldin currently works at UT Rheumatology Associates. He completed medical school at Ain Shams University – Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Tageldin completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. This was followed by a fellowship in Rheumatology at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Tageldin has several publications and is a member of American College of Rheumatology.

New Staff Member:

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Enambir S. Josan to the Department of Medicine as Assistant Professor. Dr. Josan currently works at University Pulmonary and Critical Care. He completed medical school at Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Dr. Josan completed a residency in Internal Medicine at East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN. This was followed by a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Case Western Reserve University MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH and Interventional Pulmonology at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH. Dr. Josan has several publications and accolades including Medical Officer to the Prime Minister of India. Dr. Josan is a member of American College of Chest Physicians as well as American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.

We welcome Kaylee Weitz as Internal Medicine Associate Program Coordinator. Kaylee was previously a CNA for UT Family Physicians. After solely working in patient-care, she transferred to the UT Graduate School of Medicine. She works closely with the Internal Medicine Residents to prepare them for graduation. Her goal is to help residents feel supported and develop confidence throughout their academic journey, so they can complete their residency as outstanding future doctors.

Employee Spotlight:

Cheryl Teague is the Graduate School of Medicine’s Fellowship Program Coordinator for the Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Critical Care Disease, and Interventional Cardiology Fellowships. Prior to Joining UT Graduate School of Medicine in 2021, she was employed as an administrative assistant to the System Administrator of Ambulatory Services at Appalachian Regional Healthcare in KY. In addition, she was an office manager for a private practice cardiology office. Cheryl thoroughly enjoys her position with the Department of Medicine and states, “I am forever grateful for the opportunity to work in a prestigious healthcare organization like UTGSM. I have learned so much in my two short years and look forward to many more years of learning and growth”.

Points of View

continued from page 1 should not be any compromise on the quality and duration of this training. The number of medical students who graduate each year and available residency positions must be increased. Recently, the United States Congress overrode the almost 25-year freeze on Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education (GME) by adding 200 new residency positions for 5 years, mainly in underserved rural and urban communities. The State of Tennessee also provided 15 additional residency positions in primary care this past year. While these measures are important steps, they will need to be greatly enhanced to meet the requirement for additional physicians. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to adopt short-term fixes to what is essentially a long-term problem. These patchwork measures have the potential to undermine the current health care system because if supply does not meet demand, each physician will be required to do even more, further increasing the rates of burnout among them. As physicians, we all have a responsibility to train many more doctors to meet the demands for excellent patient care while preserving our own mental and physical health.

CME OPPORTUNITIES—MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

• Cardiology Conferences, held weekly on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 1:00pm in the Medicine Conference Room and are available for 0.75 hour CME credit.

• Medicine Grand Rounds, held on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays each month from 8:00-9:00am in the Medicine Conference Room and are available for 1.00 hour CME credit.

• Ethics Case Rounds, held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 12:00-1:00pm in Wood Auditorium and are available for 1.00 hour CME credit.

• Pulmonary/HTN Conferences, held on the 2nd Monday each month from 12:00 – 1:00pm, in different locations and are available for 1.00 hour CME credit.