{"id":10600,"date":"2019-05-22T09:20:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T13:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/im-residency\/?p=10600"},"modified":"2020-07-19T23:01:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T03:01:40","slug":"alumni-spotlight-spring-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/im-residency\/2019\/05\/22\/alumni-spotlight-spring-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Spring 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Payal Parikh, MD<\/h2>\n

\"Alumni<\/p>\n

Class of 2013<\/h4>\n

Chief Resident Class of 2014<\/h4>\n

Current Position\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Vice Chair of Quality and Safety for the Department of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Core Faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Program<\/p>\n

Path to that Position<\/span><\/h4>\n

My path to Vice Chair, started with the QI curriculum at Boston Medical Center.\u00a0 During our ambulatory blocks we engaged in the basic principles of quality improvement via projects.\u00a0 In addition, I\u00a0also\u00a0took a\u00a0patient safety elective at the VA Boston.\u00a0 Both of these solidified my interest\u00a0for continuous improvement in healthcare.\u00a0 During my chief resident year (2013-2014), I engaged more in the quality improvement projects as well as gained the foundation on how to perform a root cause analysis and case dissection with a plan for improvement through the two Morbidity and Mortality Conferences I presented.\u00a0 I then became a hospitalist at Massachusetts General Hospital and took the certification course, CPIP (Clinical Process Improvement Program), which went into more depth on the nuances of process improvement as a science.\u00a0 I worked on a project improving the use of tools for pulmonary embolism identification via this year long course.\u00a0 I then moved back to NJ (where I am from) and joined the faculty at Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.\u00a0 Here I saw the need for a QI curriculum to meet the ACGME requirements and developed the longitudinal curriculum for all of the residents.\u00a0 The curriculum includes both the didactic and experiential components of learning the basic QI and patient safety principles and the residents engage in longitudinal projects linked to population health management. For the last two years, I assumed leadership as Vice Chair of Quality and Safety for the DOM and have improved patient safety initiatives including a more formalized process on dissecting cases, performing RCAs, and identifying systems issues for improvement.<\/p>\n

Proudest Professional Accomplishment<\/span><\/h4>\n

I would have to say my role as Vice Chair for the DOM.\u00a0 This was a new position in 2017 and I am the first to hold the seat at Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Department of Medicine.\u00a0 In addition, to date, I have trained about 70 residents in the basics of QI and Patient safety (in the three years I have led the curriculum) as well as\u00a0one-hundred 4th year medical students in these topics as they gear up for training.\u00a0 Finally, I have built up the morbidity and mortality improvement\u00a0program at RWJ DOM.<\/p>\n

Current Projects in Medicine\"\"<\/span><\/h4>\n

On\u00a0my own,\u00a0I am improving screening for DXA and Echo in our ambulatory practices and created an EMR order-set as a means of virtual communication for multidisciplinary discharge planning on the inpatient side.\u00a0In conjunction with the resident projects, I am working on improving HTN screening, DM preventative services, depression screening, all on the ambulatory side, and improving the medication reconciliation process,\u00a0timely\u00a0and accurate discharge summary completion, and\u00a0reducing\u00a0unnecessary telemetry ordering\u00a0on the inpatient side.<\/p>\n

Current Projects outside of Medicine<\/span><\/h4>\n

I am a crafter, I enjoy scrapbooking and oil painting. I am building a tree house with\u00a0my husband and\u00a0kids, aged 6 and 3.<\/p>\n

Fond Memory from Residency\/Chief Residency<\/span><\/h4>\n

My fondest memories come mainly from my chief year.\u00a0 The support from my co-chiefs, the support from the leadership including Dr. Coleman and Dr. Yadavalli, is something that I will never forget.\u00a0 I have been to a number of other programs but not one compares to the amount of comradery and support I felt at Boston Medical Center.\u00a0 During Chief year, the sessions that were built in for our career advancement are those I still look back on.\u00a0 Can’t forget about Special Ops and Black Ops with Dr. Yadavalli. Finally, the unforgettable experience of Guiacs during intern year and Morale week are also what I often think back on!<\/p>\n

Advice for Current Seniors<\/span><\/h4>\n

Boston Medical Center truly trains you for a future of providing excellent care as well as navigating the healthcare system.\u00a0 The program and its leaders really train you for a future in medical leadership, whether it is as a clinician education, clinician scholar, in process improvement, or simply in clinical care.\u00a0 My biggest advice is to really\u00a0take what you have learned and experienced\u00a0and not be afraid to go after what you are passionate about.\u00a0 Even if you feel the imposter syndrome (which I have and continue to still feel), you really are ready having trained in a place like Boston Medical Center!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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