2010 First Annual NMPRA Executive Board Appreciation Award
2010 Delaware Valley's Favorite Kids' Docs, MetroKids Family resource magazine (Allen Friedland, M.D. and John Donnelly, M.D.).
2010 Spirit of Women, Health Care Hero Award Nominee (Nancy Fleurancois, M.D.).
2010 Howard Schubiner Award FOR NMPRA
2009 Top Doctor, Delaware Today Magazine (Allen Friedland, M.D. and Monica Snowden, M.D.).
2009 Society of General Internal Medicine; Hamolsky Award finalist for best abstract submitted by junior faculty (Dan Elliott, M.D.) for "Systemic Barriers to Diabetes Management in Primary Care"; Miami Florida.
2009 Physician Ambassador to Pediatrics Practice Program (Allen Friedland, M.D.).
2009 Howard Schubiner Award from National Med-Peds Residents Association
2009 Society of General Internal Medicine; Hamolsky Award finalist for best abstract submitted by junior faculty (Dan Elliott, M.D.) for "Systemic Barriers to Diabetes Management in Primary Care"; Miami Florida
2009 Physician Ambassador to Pediatrics Practice Program (Allen Friedland, M.D.).
2009 Physician Ambassador to Adult Medicine Office (selected by nurses)
2009 Medical Dental Staff Award, Best Resident Abstract "Long Term Morbidity and Healthcare Utilization Among Uninfected Children with Perinatal HIV Exposure"
2009 Medical Dental Staff Award, Best Case Report, "Laxative Induced Buttock Dermatitis"
2009 Dr. John W. Maroney Award for excellence in ambulatory care (selected by pediatric faculty members and given at graduation
2008 Young Physician Award, Medical Society of Delaware (Dan Elliott, M.D.).
2008 Pennsylvania Heart Association "Medical Heroes".
2008 President's Award to School Health Committee Members, Medical Society of Delaware 2008 Humanitarium Award (selected by Peds Faculty and residents)
2008 Delaware Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Award to Health Education Committee.
2008 Humanitarium Award/DHC.
2008 Delaware Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Award
"40 People to Watch Under 40" Delaware Today Magazine, May 2008
2008 Medical-Dental Staff Award "Teaching General Pediatric Principles to Housestaff Usint Interactive Produce Demonstration."
2008 Physician Ambassador to Adult Medicine Office (John Donnelly, M.D.).
2008 President's Award to School Health Committee Members, Medical Society of Delaware (Tony Bianchetta, M.D. and Allen Friedland, M.D.).
2008 Delaware Today Magazine"40 People to Watch Under 40" (Allen Friedland, M.D.).
2007 Christiana Care Focus on Excellence Awards Resident Award: eSignout.
2007 CCHS, Basic Science Research Award for "In-Vitro 24 Hour Time Kill Studies of Vancomycin and Linezolid in Combination vs. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus" also presented in October 2006, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Toronto, Ontatrio, Canada.
2007 CCHS, L. B. Flinn Award for "The Prevalence of Community-Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Colonization in a Random Healthy Population," also presented in 2005 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and is awaiting publication.
2006 Department of Medicine, Dr. Mark Maxwell Award: Selected by residents and faculty for devotion to patients, extraordinary enthusiasm, compassion and humility.
2006 Special Achievement Award: National American Academy of Pediatrics for work with Child Health Education Committee of Delaware.
National American Academy of Pediatrics 2006 Special Achievement Award for work with Child Health Education Committee of Delaware AAP.
Allen Friedland, M.D., FACP, FAAP, recipient of 2005 Walter J. McDonald Award for Young Physicians from the American College of Physicians. Established by the ACP Board of Regents in January 2003, this award recognizes outstanding achievement by a physician under 40 years of age in the are as of leadership; academics, including publishing, teaching and mentoring; and/or volunteerism.
Tony Bianchetta, M.D., FAAP, Best Doctor 2005, The News Journal, Delaware.
Herman Rosenblum Award for pediatric excellence, 2003 and 2005.
American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award for 2003: Awarded for qualities that exemplify the college's mission "to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine." Award first given this year to our resident for coordinating efforts between the ACP-ASIM and AAP for Med-Peds activities.
Advisor to the Executive Committee, Med-Peds Program Director's Association.
National Med-Peds Residents' Association, Faculty Advisor.
Jefferson/Greater Philadelphia Med-Peds Interest Group Faculty & Founding Advisor.
Awards to Med-Peds residents
2011 National Med-Peds Residents Association International Travel Grant
2011 Resident Selected Teacher of the Year Award for Pediatrics
2011 Innovation Award in Research, Christiana Care Health System, "Resident's Improving Transitions of Care"
2011 People's Choice Award in Research, Christiana Care Health System, "Resident's improving Transition of Care"
2010 Focus on Excellence Resident Award and Alliance of Academic Independent Medical Centers Innovation Award: RITE ->o Mind the Gap: Improving Transitions from the ED to the Primary Care Office
2010 Howard Schubiner Award for NMPRA (Jen LeComte, D.O.).
2010 Spirit of Women, Health Care Hero Award Nominee (Nancy Fleurancois, M.D.).
2009 Howard Schubiner Award from National Med-Peds Residents Association (Jen Packard, M.D.).
2009 Physician Ambassador to Adult Medicine Office (Brad Bley, D.O.).
2009 Christiana Care Health System Medical Dental Staff Award, Best Resident Abstract; Long Term Morbidity and Healthcare Utilization Amongst Uninfected Children with Perinatal HIV Exposure" (Tequa-Salehi-Rad, D.O.).
2009 Teacher of the Year by Internal Medicine Students (Jennifer LeComte, D.O.).
2009 Christiana Care Health System Medical Dental Staff Award, Best Case Report; "Laxative Induced Buttock Dermatitis" (Cherilyn Hall, M.D.).
2009 Dr. John W. Maroney Award for excellence in ambulatory care (selected by pediatric faculty members) (Tequa-Salehi-Rad, D.O.).
2008 Howard Schubiner Award from NMPRA (Jen Genuardi, M.D.).
2008 Humanitarianism Award for pediatrics residents (Jennifer Genuardi, M.D.).
2008 Christiana Care Health System Medical-Dental Staff Award: "Teaching General Pediatric Principles to Housestaff Using Interactive Product Demonstration." (Hayley Queller, M.D.)
2008 Delaware Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Award (Hayley Queller, M.D.).
Publications
"Transition of Patients from Pediatrics to Adult Care". American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians Preview. Featured Scientific Article. Aug 2011.
"Systemic Barriers to Diabetes Management in Primary Care: A Qualitative Analysis of Delaware Physicians". American Journal of Medical Quality, July/August 2011 26: 284-290
"High Rates of Colonization with Drug Resistant Hemophilus Influenzae Type B and Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Unvaccinated HIV Infected Children from West Bengal. Indian journal of Pediatric. Dec 17, 2010
"Combined Internal Medicine Residency Programs". The Toolkit Series, A Textbook for Internal Medicine Education Programs. Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. 10th edition 2010; 347-354
"Population Based Health Requires Population-Based Change." (Editorial Journal of Pediatrics 2010; Oct 29
Resident Perceptions of a Tele-ICU Implementation. Telemed J E Health, 2010 Oct 16 ((8);894-7
Med-Peds Program Directors Professional Activities" April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting
Impact of a Regional Med-Peds Meeting on Student Interest in Med-Peds" April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting
"Do Med-Peds Graduates Maintain Dual Board Certification?" April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting
"Med-Peds Program Directors Professional Activities", April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting
Commotio Cordis in a 17-Year-Old Baseball Catcher (Hayley Queller, M.D.) Pediatric Cardiology (2010) 31:689-692.
"Index of Suspicion: A Case of Intestinal Malrotation." Pediatrics in Review; 2008; (29); 25-30
"Prevalence of Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus Colonization in a Random Sample of Healthy Individuals." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology; 2007; Vol 28 (9): 1044-1046
Pediatric Exercise Intolerance: A Case Based Review of Evaluation and Management (Brad Bley, DO and Aaron Chidekel, MD).
Librarian Med-Peds Teaching Resident Collaboration: Library Informatics and Evidence-Based Pediatrics Showcase (Roy Kao MD; Tony Bianchetta MD; Allen Friedland MD).
Medical Society of Delaware, School Health Committee, Healthy Living Day 2008. "What a 7th Grader Needs to Know" (Karla Testa, MD; Sam DeCouto, DO; Jamie Fountain, MD, Nancy Fleurancois, MD).
Medical Society of Delaware, School Health Committee, Healthy Living Day 2008. "What a 7th Grader Needs to Know" (Karla Testa, M.D.; Sam DeCouto, DO; Jamie Fountain, M.D., Nancy Fleurancois, M.D.).
"Combined Internal Medicine Residency Programs." A Tool-kit for Internal Medicine Education Programs; 2007; 257-262.
"Benchmarks for Support of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Programs." American Journal Of Medicine; 2007; 120 (5); 462-465
"Exercise Induced Asthma." PEPID Primary Care; September 2007
"Characterization of Somatic Dysfunction and Effects of NICU Positioning Practices on the Presence of Somatic Dysfunction in the Neonate: An Observational Pilot Study." American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians; Fall Meeting 2006
"Health Care Provided by Program Directors to Their Resident Physicians and Their Families." Journal of General Internal Medicine 2006; 21:1310-1312
"Combined Residency Programs and Combined Residents: How Medicine Chief Residents Can Survive the Year." Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Chief Resident Tool-kit, April 2006
"Fibromyalgia sufferers can find relief in diet." Delaware News-Journal; July 24, 2007
"Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis." Clinics in Family Medicine; June 2005
"Myocarditis and Sacroiliitis, Two Previously Unrecognized Manifestations of TNF Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)." Journal of Rheumatology; 2005; 32:1
"Invasive Eikenella in Appropriately Treated Paronychia." Consultant; December 2004
"Mycobacterium abscessus Sepsis in a Low Birth Weight Neonate: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges." American Journal of Perinatology, August 2004
"Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Transition of Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions to Adult Primary Care Providers." Delaware Medical Journal, June 2003
"Exercise-Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction Presenting as Asthma in Pediatric Patients: Toxicity of Inappropriate Inhaled Corticosteroids and The Role of Exercise Laryngoscopy." Pediatric Asthma, Allergy & Immunology, Vol 16, Nov. 4, 2003
Delaware American College of Physicians Poster Presentation 1st Place Winner (Bobby Gulab MD and Tequa Salehi-Rad, DO).
"Extramedullary plasmacytoma presenting as a mediastinal mass in an HIV-positive patient": 2008 National ACP Poster Finalist.
"Googling a Diagnosis": 2007 Delaware ACP Poster Winner, 2007 National ACP Poster Presentation Winner.
"Colon Cancer Presenting as Leg Pain": 2007 Delaware ACP 2nd Place Poster Winner.
"Gastrocardiac Fistula in a Patient with a Thoracic Stomach": 2006 National ACP Abstract Winner.
"You Are What You Eat": 2006 Delaware ACP Poster Winner, National ACP Poster Presentation Finalist.
"A Plethora of Nutritional Deficiencies in an Elderly Gentleman": 2006 Delaware ACP 2nd Place Poster Presentation, National ACP Finalist Poster Presentation.
"Five Years of Vertigo and Tinnitus: An Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension": 2005 National ACP Poster Winner.
"Elevated Protein as a Presentation of AIDS in an Older Adult," 2005 Delaware ACP Poster 2nd Place Winner.
"An Unusual Combination: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Associated with Celiac Disease and Small Bowel Cancer": 2003 National and Delaware ACP-ASIM abstract competition winner.
Positions
2010 National American Academy of Pediatrics representation (Jen LeComte, D.O.)
2010 Delaware State Osteopathic Medical Society; resident/young physician liaison (inaugural) (Jen LeComte, D.O.)
2009 National American Academy of Pediatrics Representatives (Candace Wilson, M.D.; Karla Testa, M.D.; Jen LeComte, D.O.)
2009 Medical Society of Delaware Resident Fellow Section (RFS) Representative (Nancy Fleurancois, M.D.)
Advocacy
LIFE Program—urban community outreach to educate and reach at-risk children and adults who don't often access health care (Nancy Fleurancois).
Food Bank of Delaware.
National Initiatives
Our program director is involved in all three med-peds organization executive committees. He is also in charge of recruitment committee for the directors association and travels to all regional and national med-peds meetings. He develops the national speaking programs for the med-peds section of AAP. He created and maintains NMPRA’s speaker’s kit, match data and osteopathic data.
Jennifer LeComte is involved in the Medical Home AAP Initiative as the med-peds liaison.
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