Image Gallery Congratulations to Ashleigh Wright, M.D., for receiving the 2020 Hippocratic Award. Dr. Wright is an assistant professor in the division of internal medicine and is the director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine III and IV course for second year students. Each graduating class of the UF College…
Congratulations to our General Internal Medicine Faculty on their recent achievements. Thank you for your commitment to our patients! Top Faculty Mentor Margaret Lo, MD Patients First Award for Outstanding Dedication to Your Patients Sierra Almengual, PA-C Neal Holland, DO Sharon Aroda, MD Jeffrey Budd,…
Contemporary Challenges in Medical Education: From Theory to Practice is now available! This publication is a great resource for educators and students entering the practice of clinical medicine. Contributors include Zareen Zaidi, associate professor of medicine and associate chief of faculty development in the division of general internal medicine, Eric…
BACKGROUND: Serotonin syndrome is a common yet potentially life-threatening condition caused by increased serotonergic activity, usually from serotonergic pharmaceutical agents. Primary features of serotonin syndrome include mental status changes, autonomic hyperactivity, and neuromuscular abnormalities. However, the presentation of serotonin syndrome is often quite variable, leading to its under-diagnosis. CASE…
Case Report Summary: An 86-year-old woman presented with marked blistering of her left index fingertip and ulceration of the left middle fingertip, with a 2-year history of recurrent blistering and ulceration of her fingers bilaterally. On admission, she had elevated inflammatory markers but unremarkable autoantibodies. Radiograph of the hand revealed…
Case report summary: Anticoagulation is the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary embolism. However, if bleeding unfortunately occurs, the risks and benefits of anticoagulation present a challenge. Management of one hemorrhagic complication, retroperitoneal hematoma, is rare, difficult, and controversial. Cua G, Holland N, Wright A. BMJ Case Rep…
The 2016-2017 College of Medicine Exemplary Teacher Awards were announced officially last night — there were 20 awardees from the Department of Medicine. 10 of those went to faculty from our division of GIM! Congratulations to:…
The inaugural Division of General Internal Medicine Open House held on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 was a great success. Attendees enjoyed hot hors d’oeuvres, resident clinical vignette presentations and a faculty panel discussion focused on career opportunities in academic internal medicine. Dr. Jason Chertoff presented “A Decade…
Congratulations to our 2014 College of Medicine Exemplary Teachers!…
Katherine N. Huber, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Tower Hill Internal Medicine Clinic, and Ashleigh H. Wright, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, speak to TV20’s Duke Carter about the services Internists can provide.
