Awards & Honors

Lucy Schulson, MD, MPH, Selected for
National Academy of Medicine Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence Program 

Lucy Schulson, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine/GIM, recently was selected for the National Academy of Medicine Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program for her work to improve how heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF, is identified and diagnosed. The program brings together national leaders who can drive implementation of effective strategies to reduce diagnostic errors in medicine, which include delayed diagnoses, misdiagnoses, and failures to communicate diagnoses to patients in a timely way.

The program brings together national leaders who can drive implementation of effective strategies to reduce diagnostic errors in medicine, which include delayed diagnoses, misdiagnoses, and failures to communicate diagnoses to patients in a timely way.

This collaborative program in partnership with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) offers a one-year, part-time experience for exceptional health professionals to advance their diagnostic skills, make significant contributions to improve clinical diagnosis at the national level, and accelerate their career development as national leaders in the field.

Schulson is one of 10 scholars selected to participate in the program for her proposal, “Bridging Diagnostic Gaps: Using AI to Identify Missed Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Diagnosis to Improve Diagnostic Equity in Ambulatory Care.” Schulson also serves as an attending primary care physician at Boston Medical Center’s Immigrant and Refugee Health Center.

Scholars were chosen based on their professional qualifications and accomplishments, demonstrated leadership in the field, and potential to advance diagnostic excellence. They were also chosen based on the quality and feasibility of their program proposals to improve diagnosis and reduce diagnostic errors at the national level, building upon the work of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s 2015 consensus report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.

The scholars will continue in their primary posts while engaging part time over a one-year period in developing an implementation plan for their proposals, as well as participating in monthly educational sessions, cohort learning activities, and professional networking opportunities through the NAM and CMSS. In addition, each scholar will be matched with a mentor or mentors who can provide professional guidance and subject matter or technical expertise for their work.