Residency News

AAMC Chronic Illness Care Grant
Smiley's is one of a handful of sites nationwide to receive a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges to develop a curriculum in chronic illness care for medical students and family medicine residents. We have partnered with the University of Minnesota Medical School in this effort. Several features of the proposed curriculum are worth mentioning. First, medical students would be assigned to work with us at Smiley's for four years. This is beneficial because students can be a part of the team providing care to patients over a long period of time. Second, students and residents would learn new skills in caring for the chronically ill. Creating, using, and applying evidence-based medicine to patients with chronic illness; working with communities on problems of chronic illness; and learning how to "fix" the healthcare system when it doesn't work for chronic illness—these are just some of the topics that will be covered in the new curriculum.

David Satin, MD was interviewed in the Pioneer Press about his November Ethical Issues in Pay for Performance talk sponsored by the Ramsey County Medical Society. Dr. Satin's talk was also quoted in a StarTribune article about the Minnesota Medical Association turning the tables on insurers by ranking the insurers' Pay for Performance plans.

Diane Madlon-Kay, MD, MS, received the MAFP Researcher of the Year award

Jennifer Welsh, MD, and Smiley's Clinic were featured in the Minnesota Medical Association Quality Review as an example of a new, comprehensive way to deliver healthcare.

Nicole Chaisson, MD, was quoted in Lavender Magazine regarding her work with the Our Whole Learning (OWL) project that advocates for religious acceptance among sexually diverse adolescents.

Arsenic Community Grant. Smiley’s Clinic received a community grant from UCare to address the newly discovered arsenic contamination in the Phillips neighborhood. This effort involves convening the clinic and community in joint purpose, supplying medical expertise on arsenic contamination, and working with patients and the community to take practical steps on assessment and care of arsenic-related issues.