The Katherine Swan Ginsburg Program offers an annual fellowship to support a resident's scholarly project relating to humanism in medicine. Under the combined mentorship of Dr. Jonathan Crocker and a BIDMC faculty member, a wide variety of qualitative and descriptive studies and research projects have been developed. Projects are presented on the Resident Research Day, as well as during the KSG Humanism in Medicine Week of events each spring.
2023-2024: James Lyon, MD
Project: Evaluated the use of ICU Journals in the oncology population in critical care settings and evaluated their impact among patients, families, and hospital staff.
2023-2024: Netana Markovitz, MD
Project: Continued work as a freelance journalist in an effort to make complex medical topics more accessible to the public. Topics include women's health, oncology, psychosocial topics in medicine, and more.
2022-2023: Dimpi Patel, MD
Project: Inspired by the stories of patients after their ICU stays in the Survivorship Clinic, Dr. Patel worked with Dr. Molly Hayes on efforts aimed towards humanizing the ICU and all transitions of care that come thereafter. She used their stories and others alike to write reflective pieces meant to deepen her relationship with her patients, while working with Dr. Michelle Silver on developing a narrative medicine curriculum meant to foster the physician-patient relationship and improve well-being amongst the housestaff.
2021-2022: Zara Latif, MD
Project: Studied disparities facing limited English proficiency patients. Her research focused on utilizing qualitative methods to understand and enhance cardiovascular care for limited English proficiency patients. As a result of her KSG fellowship project, Dr. Latif was able to lead multiple workshops for interpreters and clinicians to improve communication when caring for limited English proficiency patients.
2019-2020: Sami Pop, MD
Project: Organized the KSG writing group and created Caducean Lights, a magazine of art and literature authored by the BIDMC community.
2017-2018: Muthu Alagappan, MD
Project: Explored the rise of artificial intelligence in medicine and how it will impact the patient physician relationship. Through a narrative writing piece he highlighted the characteristics of physicians that can never be replaced by a computer.
2016-2017: Sam Lipten, MD
Project: Assessed the feasibility and efficacy of making available personalized music selection for medicine in-patients with dementia and delirium. The referral for music for patients on personal devices was patient-, family-, and staff-driven.
2015-2016: James Parris, MD, PhD
Project: Developed a curriculum that focused on house staff communication with families during the death process, including respectfully pronouncing the death of a patient as well as the immediate post-death discussions with families and loved ones such as autopsy consent, bereavement resources, and basic logistics.
2014-2015: Leah Taffel, MD
Project: Examined end of life care in end-stage renal patients on dialysis.
2013-2014: Natasha Hunter, MD
Project: Explored end-of-life issues, and how physicians approach death in an inpatient setting. Additionally, as a fellow she reconnected with her former career in journalism and wrote about her experiences in residency.
2012-2013: Haider Warriach, MD
Project: Completed a study exploring prognosis of congestive heart failure and lung cancer in relation to doctors' willingness to discuss palliative care with patients.