Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA, took on a new role as Seattle Children’s division chief of general pediatrics in January 2021.
A lot of people don’t know exactly what Seattle Children’s General Pediatrics division is. Can you tell us about its purpose and makeup?
Dr. Tumaini Coker
Dr. Coker: We are a group of nearly 60 faculty in academic general pediatrics. We are clinicians, educators, researchers and advocates. Our faculty members practice primary care pediatrics and teach students and residents across multiple clinical sites, such as Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, Harborview Pediatric Clinics and UW Neighborhood clinics, to name a few. Faculty investigators conduct research across a wide range of topics that impact child and family health and wellness, from autism, to concussion in young athletes, to environmental health. In addition to our clinical and research programs, we have multiple fellowship training programs, including our newest fellowship in Child Health Equity Research, and fellowships in pediatric injury research, health services and quality of care research, child abuse medicine and sports medicine. Read full post »
Dozens of clinical trials are underway at Seattle Children’s at any given time. Find a list of trials and further details on our website. Research topics include ADHD, asthma, cancer, diabetes, migraines, early-onset scoliosis, weight management and many more. Read full post »
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Seattle Children’s holds Grand Rounds every Thursday in the hospital’s Wright Auditorium from 8 to 9 a.m. Area providers are welcome to attend.
The month ahead:
- April 4, 2019: The Impact of Childhood Chronic Diseases on Skeletal Development: A Life Course Perspective (Resident/Fellow Research Day)
Mary Leonard, MD, MSCE – Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Health Research and Policy (Epidemiology); Chair of Pediatrics, Stanford
- April 11, 2019: High Maintenance?! Nephrological Thoughts About the Tonicity of Intravenous Fluids
Jens Goebel, MD – Professor, Pediatrics-Nephrology, University of Colorado
- April 18, 2019: Is My Daughter a Virgin? An Ethical Analysis of a Loaded Question (Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture)
Dena Davis, JD, PhD – Professor, Bioethics; Presidential Endowed Chair in Health, Lehigh University. Case Presentation: Doug Diekema, MD, MPH; Professor, Bioethics; Professor, Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children’s. Moderator: Doug Opel, MD, MPH; Associate Professor, Division of Bioethics Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Read full post »
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Seattle Children’s has published its 2017 Academic Annual Report, featuring some of the organization’s accomplishments this past year. Included in this years report are the following articles:
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Seattle Children’s Richard A. Molteni and Elizabeth Thomas awards were presented Mar. 6 at the annual medical staff celebration. Nominated by their peers, recipients were recognized for the outstanding work they do on behalf of our patients and families.
And the winners are….
- Dennis Shaw, MD, Radiology, Seattle Children’s
- Jeannie Larsen, MD, Pediatrics, Allegro Pediatrics
- April Morris, ARNP, Neonatology, Seattle Children’s
Congratulations!
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A marriage workshop by John Gottman is being offered exclusively to physicians and their partners/spouses. WSMA has awarded up to 12.75 hours CME.
What: The Art and Science of Love; a workshop for couples. Communication skills will be taught to physicians.
When: November 3-4, 2017
Where: Talaris Conference Center, Seattle Children’s
For more information please visit www.instituteforphysicianwellness.com. Read full post »
