EM Celebrates CS&E Graduates + Quality Fair Success!
Faculty / Staff Recognized for Excellence at CS&E Graduation & Annual Quality Fair
Our team proudly celebrates the accomplishments of its trainees and faculty, highlighted by recent successes at the Clinical Safety & Effectiveness (CS&E) Graduation and the annual Quality Fair at Memorial Hermann Hospital – TMC.
Congratulations to EM graduates Benjamin Clark, MD, Tina Chacko, M.S., PA-C, and Vishal Patel, MD on reaching this important milestone. Their hard work and dedication shine through, and they embody our commitment to training the next generation of leaders in emergency medicine.
As graduates of the Clinical Safety and Effectiveness (CSE) program, a hands-on course that equips frontline clinicians with practical quality-improvement skills, they’ve not only grown as providers but also strengthened our shared mission to elevate patient care across the system.
The department also had a strong presence at this year’s Quality Fair, with Hospitalist faculty earning top recognition for their work in quality improvement and patient care innovation. The project titled “Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Process Redesign” received 1st place, while “Surgical Time-Out: Early Payor Status Checks to Prevent Denials” earned 3rd place.
In addition, Jeff Chen, MD was recognized for his work highlighting how Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center achieved a #1 ranking in the Vizient safety domain.
Additional Emergency Department Projects
- Moving the Needle: Reducing Length of Stay for Behavioral Health Patients
- Tina Chacko, M.S., PA-C; Carrie Bakunas, MD; Lokesh Shahani, MD; Blasé Orieukwu, NP; Jean Gaines, BA, BSN; Diem Tran, LMSW; Angela Steen, MSN, RN; Jenna Clark, BSN, RN; Benjamin Cooper, MD, MEd, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine Residents as Physicians in Triage: Educational Experience and Operational Outcomes
- Shabana Walia; Jessica Wilson; Benjamin Cooper, MD
- Improving Emergency Department Throughput for Patients with Vaginal Bleeding Using Iterative PDSA Cycles
- Mary-Kate Gorlick, MD; Leah Rowan; Serena Meng; Hashim Zaidi, MD; Kunal Sharma, MD; Elizabeth Hamilton; Anne Causey; Wale Salvador; Catherine Reynolds, MD
- Improving Emergency Department Throughput and Safety for Behavioral Health Patients Through Sequential Workflow Redesign
- Mary-Kate Gorlick, MD; Hashim Zaidi, MD; Kunal Sharma, MD; Elizabeth Hamilton; Anne Causey; Wale Salvador; Arturo Rangel; Jillian Villalobos; Catherine Reynolds, MD
Further recognition came from the PEM team, which received first place for the Graham Award for their quality improvement initiative focused on pediatric sepsis. This award honors standout contributions to patient safety and quality improvement, especially innovative educational efforts within training programs.
This work, led by Neh Molyneaux-Slade, MD, MPH, and Joann Pearson Young, MD, reflects the department’s ongoing commitment to improving outcomes for pediatric patients through collaborative, evidence-based efforts.
From celebrating graduating trainees to pushing forward meaningful projects, our team continues to make an impact across the institution and beyond: fueled by great people, great projects, and the great impact they create together!