Department of Pediatrics honors, December 2024
Dr. Viola Caretti received the PERF Grant at a ceremony in November 2024.
Dr. Caretti receives CNCDP-K12 Grant
Viola Caretti, MD, PhD, Child & Adolescent Neurology Assistant Professor, has been awarded the Child Neurologist Career Development Program-K12 (CNCDP-K12 grant) in partnership with the National Institutes of Health. The CNCDP-K12 provides funding and programmatic support for research and career development for selected, early career stage physician scientists who have completed clinical training in child neurology or neurodevelopmental disabilities. Scholars receive up to three years of intensive, clinically relevant, basic and/or patient-oriented research mentorship at their home institution. A team of national experts in pediatric neurology and neuroscience provide additional mentoring and career development.
This is the second grant Dr. Caretti has received on two different projects.
LBJ Outranks National Average in mPINC Survey
The Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC™) Survey for LBJ Women and Infant Team shows LBJ outranked the national average by 15 percent. The mPINC™ is a national survey of newborn feeding practices in hospitals in the United States and territories that provided maternity services in the last year. Battelle Health conducted this survey for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
L-R: Andrea Pinto, MD, and Alexandria Laws, MD
L-R: Andrea Pinto, MD, and Alexandria Laws, MD
Residents Selected as 2025 Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholars
Postgraduate year 2 residents Alexandria Laws, MD, and Andrea Pinto, MD, were selected as 2025 Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholars (AIMS) by the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). The AIMS Program provides professional development and mentorship with the objective of exposing underrepresented in medicine pediatric residents to the APPD community, and careers in pediatric medical education, earlier in their training with the goal of increasing diversity in pediatric medical education leadership. Programming includes mentoring, panel discussion and other networking opportunities.
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Team Wins 2024 VON Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement
The annual Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement recognizes VON member teams who demonstrate dedication to VON core values of quality improvement: measurement, evidence, families, equity, and collaboration. The Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in Houston, Texas, was honored for their work to improve rates of infants discharged home receiving breastmilk, which is important for gut-health, life-long bonding with the mother, and other benefits. The Mem City Team was one of six awardees.