Friday, March 6 is National Employee Day. And we all know UW Medicine has the best employees, all 30,000 of them.
To celebrate, we rounded up the most viewed employee stories on The Huddle within the last six months.
1. Mirror Images: A Radiologist and Photographer on What His Passions Have in Common
Radiologist Mahesh Thapa, MD, is also an Instagram-famous photographer.
2. Peter McGough: How a California Kid Found His Calling in Medicine
UW Neighborhood Clinics medical director Peter McGough, MD, retires after 16 years at the helm.
3. Meet Barbara Jung: Chair of the Department of Medicine
Barbara Jung, MD, is UW Medicine’s sixth chair of the Department of Medicine and the first woman to hold this office.
4. Paul James on Authoring One of JAMA’s Most Influential Articles of the Past Decade
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) selected Paul James, MD, et al.’s high blood pressure guidelines as one of the most important articles for clinical medicine and public health in the 2010s.
5. Into the Well: Why Writing Plays a Role in Medicine
Colin Wendt, MD, gives us an inside look at his article, “Into the Well,” published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
6. Where Art and Science Meet
Where do art and science intersect? Can one inform the other? Those are things that research scientist Garrett Perchetti thinks about on a regular basis.
7. After 40 Years in Emergency Medicine, Chris Martin is Hopping on the First Flight to Retirement
Chris Martin, executive director of Airlift Northwest, was afraid of flying. Now, she has earned her wings and is ready to take off toward retirement.
8. Why Kristina Adams Waldorf Wants to Shatter Girls’ Glass Ceilings
Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD, is a leader in Zika virus research and a mentor for women in STEM.
9. Pat Dawson: Forging a Path Toward Healthcare Equity
Pat Dawson, MD, gives us a look into her life, her inspirations, going through medical school without any “like” role models and being a book geek.
10. Paula Houston: Taking on the Weighty Issue of Healthcare Equity
Paula Houston answers questions about her life, career, goals in equity and power lifting competitions.
