House Officer Quality Improvement Council

At the end of each academic year, one resident and one intern from both LSU and Tulane Medical School are celebrated as the UMCNO Residents and Interns of the Year. These housestaff best exemplify the ideal, outstanding, or model patient care provider.

Group of recipients holding awards for House Officer Quality Improvement

	LSU Intern of the Year	Tulane Intern of Year	LSU Resident of the Year	Tulane Resident of Year
2018	Elizabeth Whitham, MD, Psychiatry	Sarah Jin, MD, Internal Medicine	Michael Iacono, MD, Emergency Medicine	Carrie Stewart, MD, Urology
2017	Jamaan Kenner, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology	Shea Cochi, MD, Internal Medicine	Shannon B. Palombo, MD, Pediatrics	Madeline "Lynne" Fiore, MD, Internal Medicine
2016	Erin Marie Dauchy, MD, Internal Medicine	Paul T. Baumgartner, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology	Falon V. Brown, MD, Internal Medicine	Michael R. Pinsky, MD, Urology
2015	Michael Modica, MD, Internal Medicine	Chase Cannon, MD, Internal Medicine	Jaclyn Spiegel, MD, Internal Medicine	Sarah Candler, MD, Internal Medicine
2014	Stephen C. Hernandez, MD, Otolaryngology	Johanna Higdon, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology	Jeremy L. Coleman, MD, Family Medicine	Lawrence Purpura, MD, Internal Medicine
2013	Shi “Marie” Tan, MD, Psychiatry	Edmond Fomunung, MD, Internal Medicine	Erik J. Soine, MD, Dermatology	Kim Anh Tran, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
2012	Camille Thelin, MD, Internal Medicine	Tiffany Gartrell, MD, Psychiatry	Rachel Csaki, MD, Psychiatry	Amanda Johnson, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
2011	Tara Lynn Morse, DO, Obstetrics & Gynecology	Kelli C. Pitt, MD, Internal Medicine	Deepu Raphael Thoppil, MD, Internal Medicine	Brian Richardson, MD, Urology
2010	Elizabeth Bollinger, MD, Internal Medicine	Allison Sturtevant, MD, Internal Medicine	Kimberly Lavigne, MD, Psychiatry	Gordon Lucas Fifer, MD, Urology

Defining Quality

The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
The Norman E. McSwain, Jr, MD, Spirit of Charity Trauma Center only verified Level 1 Trauma Center in South Louisiana.
The Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center (CPHC) at University Medical Center New Orleans was awarded top-tier accreditation from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA).
University Medical Center New Orleans is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center with a full stroke team on call 24/7 to immediately care for patients with stroke symptoms.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.Accredited by the American College of Surgeons-Commission on Cancer (ACS-COC), the Cancer Center at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) offers patients a comprehensive approach to their cancer care.
University Medical Center has been designated an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA).

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