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Spring Spotlight
Dr. Anita Moudgal and team led a hospitalist-driven initiative that safely delabeled 126 patients with inaccurate penicillin allergies, improving antibiotic stewardship and patient care.
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What an incredible spring it has been! While there were some hurdles along the way, our team still showed up with tremendous motivation and heart. The energy across our division has been palpable, from innovative education and impactful scholarship to outstanding clinical care and meaningful community engagement. These accomplishments donʼt happen overnight; they are built on the dedication and daily efforts of so many. Thank you for all you do to move our mission forward. Iʼm excited to share and celebrate what we've achieved together.
#CUDHM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DHM Top Quarterly Accomplishments
These are just a few of the many accomplishments for this incredible team. Stay tuned for our next newsletter and follow us on X @CUDivHospMed to hear what we are up to next!
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Nearly 200 Publications and Counting
We are thrilled to share that our Division is on pace to surpass 200 publications in the 24-25 academic year. This milestone reflects the extraordinary dedication of our hospital medicine faculty. Their work spans a wide range of topics, from clinical innovation to medical education and health systems improvement, all with the shared goal of advancing patient care and making our community stronger.
This level of scholarly output is a testament not only to the talent within our division but also to the deep commitment our faculty have to improving medicine through research, collaboration, and curiosity. We couldnʼt be prouder of the impact they are making, both on paper and in practice.
Expanding Partnerships and Sharing Knowledge
Weʼve had the incredible opportunity to welcome visitors from around the world, expanding our knowledge and learning from others about best practices in hospital medicine. These partnerships have offered valuable new perspectives on how hospitalist care is delivered in different settings. This year, we were honored to host two visitors from Japan and one from Chile. We feel truly fortunate to engage in these global exchanges and discover new ways to grow, collaborate, and learn from one another.
CARE Diagnostic Clinic
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The new CARE Diagnostic Clinic is a collaboration between our Hospital Medicine and Medical Oncology divisions. Patients are referred to the CARE Diagnostic Clinic if they have suspected cancer based on initial image findings. This expansion of the CARE Clinic is meant to help patients receive quicker clarity and understanding of their diagnosis. We're excited about the opportunities this clinic will provide our patient population and community.
NEWEST TEAM MEMBERS
Welcome the Newest #CUDHM Team Additions
We want to give a warm welcome to our newest team members! While these individuals may be new Advanced Practice Providers, they all previously completed our Advanced Practice Fellowship graduating this past March (graduation photo pictured the the right). We are thrilled to have them join the team full time and look forward to supporting their continued growth in Hospital Medicine.
Staff Highlight - Marketing
Kelsey Hussey, BA
Kelsey is the creative force behind our divisionʼs digital presence. As our website and digital content senior specialist, she plays a key role in elevating our marketing efforts through internal communications, social media, website updates, and graphic design. Her work helps ensure our teams and their accomplishments are celebrated in a cohesive and impactful way. She also helps to ensure our team has a hub for all of our clinical updates to ensure everyone is up to date.
Kelsey is also in the final stretch of completing her Master of Science in Marketing, with graduation coming up this August. A lifelong learner, sheʼs excited to continue applying her growing expertise to strengthen the divisionʼs outreach and visibility. Beyond her core role, Kelsey is actively involved in leadership opportunities across the Department of Medicine, including supporting the Mentorship Program and serving on the Wellness Leadership Team to promote staff well-being and connection.
Maddie DeWhirst PA-C
Michael Crookshanks PA-C
Carly Martinez PA-C
Kathryn Mulvaney NP
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CUDHM WINS
Faculty & Staff DOM Awards
Mario Rubio , BA
USCS Staff Excellence Awardone of two staff recognized at CU Anschutz
Kim Indovina, MD
Inducted as Distinguished Fellow, Physician Academy of the National Academies of Practice (NAP)
Larry Haber, MD
Named top reviewer by the Journal of Hospital Medicine
Healthcare is about caring for people, not just treating illness — it's about making life better, one step at a time."
Ari Pandita, MD
Faculty Well-being Innovation Award (project on Artificial Intelligence Documentation Assistant)
Jason Persoff, MD
Photography published in The Human Touch
Kasey Bowden, FNP, NP, MSN, RN
Received 40 Under 40 in Cancer Award
CUDHM WINS
It's always so exciting to see our hospitalists get more involved with their community and find ways to improve upon their leadership skills. Please help us celebrate the individuals below on their new leadership positions!
Mel Anderson, MD
Appointed Acting Deputy Chief Officer for Specialty Care, VHA
Kim Indovina, MD
Expanding leadership in Interprofessional Education Program with new Co-Director role
Ben Vipler, MD
Promoted to Associate to Deputy Digital Media Editor at the Journal of General Internal Medicine
CUDHM WINS
Faculty & Staff DOM Awards
As part of its annual ceremony, the department selected 24 faculty and staff members, out of more than 170 nominations, to be awarded for excellent work. We were thrilled to have seven hospital medicine faculty and staff members represented. Read the full article about the awards here
Kasey Bowden, FNP, NP, MSN, RN APP Award for Excellence
Catherine Callister, MD Excellence in Education
Tara Ward, NP Excellence in Quality
Lauren McBeth, BA Staff Excellence
Reem Hanna, MD Excellence in Culture and Community Engagement
Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH Excellence in Mentorship
Kelsey Keil, M.Ed Excellence in Education
PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES
Recent Publications
Check out our CUDHM faculty publications and blogs! Click here to see a list of the publications.
Recent Articles
CU Doctor Elevates Hospital Care for Veterans Locally and Nationally
Written by Tayler Shaw, Featuring Mel Anderson, MD, MACP, SFHM
Written by Mark Harden, Featuring Kasey Bowden, MSN, FNP, AGACNP & Kinsey Wimmer, PA-C
Written by Mark Harden, Featuring Eden Bernstein, MD & Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH
Spring Conference Season Recap: CUDHM on the National Stage
Spring is conference season, and our faculty and staff showed up in full force! From national poster presentations to featured speaker roles, DHM colleagues made their voices heard and their work known.
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Converge
SHM Converge took place from April 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. We had several team members attend this year, many showcasing their research and presenting on hospital medicine topics.
Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting
We love attending the SGIM Annual Meeting because we get to pair up with our CU colleagues from the Division of Internal Medicine. Below are the combined stats from CU DHM and GIM at the conference in Hollywood, FL from May 14-17.
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Patient Experience Highlight
Set, Meet, Own!
UCHealth has gone live with a system-wide "Set, Meet, Own" patient experience responsiveness framework. Try to use this strategy throughout your patient encounters!
How can you implement a similar strategy?
Do your best to explain who hospitalists are, how often theyʼll see the patient, how patients can get in touch with them, and who provides care after hours. Rise to patient expectations by taking time, when possible, to round in the afternoon with vulnerable patients. This can be a great way to increase visibility for hospital medicine. And when youʼve completed something for a patient, claim the credit you deserve! Verbalizing wins helps reinforce to patients that we are responsive to their needs.
Recent Speaking Opportunities
If interested in joining the above effort or leading your own, join the monthly DHM Patient Experience Task Force! Email Dr. Hillary Western for more details. Our CUDHM faculty are engaging in thought leadership across academic medicine. Hereʼs a look at recent speaking roles, presentations, and workshops that highlight our facultyʼs growing influence across the country and globe.
• Kim Indovina, MD – Posters at NAP; Oral at AAMC WGEA ("Red Eye Rounds")
• Jason Persoff, MD – WADME Tokyo presentation on alternate care site hospitals
• Juan Lessing, MD & Read Pierce, MD – Faculty Development Workshop on optimizing academic output
• Sansrita Nepal, MD, MBA – Colorado HFMA Symposium talk on clinical AI
• Sahar Taghvaei, DO – SHM Mountain West presentation on evidence updates
• Erin Vipler, MD & Li Ngov, MD – Co-authors on two national posters (ONS & ASAM)
• Rebecca Allyn, MD – Mentored ACP-presented resident cases
• Larry Haber, MD – Interviewed by ACP Hospitalist
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Academy of Medical Educators (AME) Appointments
We are proud to recognize several of our hospitalists who have been appointed to the University of Colorado’s Academy of Medical Educators, an honor that reflects their dedication to excellence in medical education. Through this appointment, they will engage in a vibrant community of educators, gain access to exclusive academic resources, and participate in meaningful service and professional development opportunities.
The Academy serves as a hub for educational innovation, leadership, and collaboration, and we are thrilled to see our faculty helping to shape the future of medical education at CU and beyond.
Academy of Medical Educators Membership Appointments
Julia Limes, MD
Cat Callister, MD
Emily Gottenborg, MD
Joseph Gulick, PA-C
Kim Indovina, MD
Erin Vipler, MD
Ben Vipler, MD
Caitlin Dietsche, MD
Katie Raffel, MD
Ben Vipler, MD – AME “Stunning Scholar”
Dr. Vipler recently received the Stunning Scholar award which recognizes outstanding research and scholarship that advance medical education and shape practices.
Reem Hanna, MD
Anna Munoa, MD
David Ecker, MD
Sarah Wachtel, MD
Frannie Lorenzi, PA-C
SPRING SPOTLIGHT
Delabeling Patients with a Penicillin Allergy
Goal Reached!
We achieved our goal of delabeling >5% (126 patients) in just one year!
Over the past year, hospitalist Dr. Anita Moudgal led an initiative to safely remove inaccurate penicillin allergy labels from patient records. With the collaboration of colleagues Tard Ward, NP, Anjeli Kalra, MD, Misha Huang, MD, and the broader hospital medicine team, they successfully delabeled 126 patients, a meaningful step toward improving antibiotic stewardship and patient care.
This all started with a study at University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Medical Campus. We collected baseline data from May 1, 2022 – May 1,2023. There were 2,067 hospitalizations for 1,470 patients with an active penicillin allergy during hospitalization during this period. Our baseline data showed that 14 patients (1%) underwent penicillin delabeling. After our intervention, we delableled 126 patients (8%) in one year, exceeding our goal of 5%.
The study emphasizes that a hospitalist driven penicillin allergy delabeling pathway can safely and efficiently increase penicillin allergy delabeling.
"I am extremely proud of our accomplishments with this QI initiative. I am so grateful for my wonderful DHM colleagues for playing a vital role in delabeling low-risk penicillin allergies. This has significantly improved our antimicrobial stewardship and overall patient care!" - Anita Moudgal, MD
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Recent & Upcoming Dates
JUNE 19
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Announcements
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Hospital Medicine Writing Challenge Begins
Hospital Medicine Writing Challenge
JULY 16
Advanced Practice Fellowship Virtual "Open House"
The next round of the Hospital Medicine National Writing Challenge kicks off July 7th, 2025! Looking to jump-start your writing habit? Join colleagues across the country and commit to writing 400 words a day, 4 days a week, for 4 weeks. Whether youʼre working on a research manuscript, blog post, or creative piece, this challenge is for YOU. Register using this link today
Join our Advanced Practice Fellowship Virtual Open House
Join us for an engaging Virtual Open House hosted by the leadership team of the University of Colorado Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Fellowship on July 16th at 6:30 PM (MST)! This is your chance to connect with program leaders, current fellows, and recent alumni as they share valuable insights about the fellowship and answer all your questions. We canʼt wait to see you there!
Point of Care Ultrasound Course - Early Bird Pricing Ends July 15th!
Join us September 18-19, 2025, for our spring POCUS Course! The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course is designed to allow participants to gain knowledge and skill in POCUS image acquisition, interpretation and integration into clinical decision-making. Live demonstrations, interactive case reviews, and didactics will complement hours of hands-on practice sessions. Completion of the 2-day course can be applied toward the SHM POCUS certificate of completion program and participants will receive 16 CME credits. For more information on this course, visit our website
A Chance to be Featured
For social media, newsletter or digital marketing content, please send your submission to Kelsey Hussey, BA at kelsey.hussey@cuanschutz.edu for a chance to be featured! You can also use our hashtag #CUDHM or tag us in your post.
