Our residents and fellow physicians learn to provide safe, high quality patient care by engagement with our affiliate sites in the domains of health care quality, patient safety, professionalism, well-being, care transitions, and supervision. USF Health MCOM and all accredited GME programs endeavor to create a learning environment that upholds best behaviors and practices in all these areas such that resident and fellow physicians adopt these behaviors and practices today and for their future practice.

Patient Safety

• Error Reporting Badge
• Compliance Breach Reporting
• Reporting Patient Safety Events
• Serious Safety Event Review (TGH)
• Patient Safety Video
• USF GME Root Cause Analysis Toolkit
• Interprofessional Event Analysis Introduction
• Shared Analysis Introduction
• Patient Safety Snippets

Health Disparities

• TGH Community Health Needs & Assessment
• Culture, Engagement & Enrichment (CEE) Committee

Research

• Research Resources
• Evidence-Based Medicine Course

Quality Improvement

• Quality Improvement

Well-Being

• GME Wellness Program
• Wellness Guide
• Resident Assistance Program
• USF Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• USF GME Parent and Family Guide

Supervision

• Nurse Login to Procedure Logger
• GME Programs' Scope of Practice

Professionalism

• We're Listening (Ways to Give Anonymous Feedback)

Teaming

• Teaming Guidebook Resource 
• USF Health Healthcare Superteams (Podcast)
• USF Health Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP)

Award recipients serve as role models to our community for their commitment to professionalism, humanism, and demonstration of USF values of accountability, inter-professionalism, compassion, excellence, and respect.

April 2024 Winners

  Alexandra Garcia, MD PGY-7

  USF Health - Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

• "She is hard working, the first to arrive and the last to leave. Her passion for her patients is palpable spirit and her charisma are unmatched, which provides excellent examples to her co-fellows and residents." 
• "Dr. Garcia is consistently told she "lights up the room." Her ability to make connections with not only patients but also all team members (administrative staff, surgical techs, medical assistants, nurses, residents, attending physicians). Even in times of complications, she is the consummate professional and works efficiently to help patients and is an excellent team leader."

Harneel Saini, DO PGY-5

USF Health - Vascular Neurology

• "Dr. Saini is a great teacher. He is present and positive, while also providing timely feedback. He fosters an inclusive and encouraging learning environment. He is always aiming to provide the highest level of care to patients. On a stressful and unpredictable service like stroke service, Dr. Saini goes the extra mile to provide support, supervision, and feedback."
• "Dr. Saini work ethic is unparalleled and he provides excellent patient care. He brings a positive attitude daily even when days are long and difficult. He is always open to questions and available to help guide residents. He treats all staff from nurses to janitorial staff with dignity and respect. He keeps a professional rapport with other consulting services even when there may not be agreement in the next best steps for the patient. "

November 2023 Winners

  Alaina Mui, MD PGY-2

  USF Health MP -Medicine/Pediatrics

• "Alaina not only works to take care of her own patients, but is a true team player. She pays attention even when other residents are presenting their patients and offers her own learning points and experiences."

• "Alaina "makes life better in the USF / TGH community" through her kind soul and light hearted spirit. She is always carries herself with a smile, even on the toughest days. She is always reminding others to be remain positive and going above and beyond to boost team morale. She is very accountable to her team and her patients - she never thought twice about staying late to ensure the team left together, and she always spoke up for her patients best interest."

  Rishi Bolla, MD PGY-1

  USF Health Internal Medicine

• "I have a close family friend who is admitted at TGH who has metastatic colon cancer and an unfortunate situation where her treatment options are limited due to a chronic infection (due to a bowel to bone fistula).  It is a very complex medical situation and very emotionally fraught as she is running out of treatment options and and-of-life discussions are occurring.  Dr. Bolla handled this complex situation with aplomb beyond what I would expect for even an attending physician and was able to explain the situation and its complexities in a way my friend could understand and also with kindness, patience and compassion.  He took an extraordinary amount of time to talk with us in what I know was a very busy Saturday for him, and it never felt rushed as he answered all of our questions and went over information even multiple times when he saw that my friend needed things repeated or re-explained."

• "Dr. Bolla also subsequently helped arrange a multi-disciplinary team/family meeting with IM, Hospice/Palliative Care, ID, Oncology, Social Work and Hospice and all team members were similarly outstanding so I can see where Dr. Bolla picked up some of his skills from.  I wish I had all the doctors' and team members' names because they were truly outstanding but wanted to highlight Dr. Bolla in particular."

April 2023 Winners

   Priyanka Atit, DO PGY-2

    USF Health Neurology

•  "Priyanka carries a reputation for diplomatic interactions with other residents, attendings, and services. She is highly regarded by her patients for her excellent bedside manner and clinical excellence. She is a pleasure to work with on service because she maintains all tenets of professionalism (always on time, considerate, diligent, etc.) and is a phenomenal clinician."   

• "Priyanka spear-headed multiple initiatives that have dramatically enhanced the learning environment in neurology."   

• "Priyanka's class cohort is one of the most tightly knit residency classes I have ever seen, and this was due in large part to her efforts to keep her class engaged and socially active early on. She frequently hosts her classmates/initiates group plans and is always inclusive of everyone. She is the people's person! There is no doubt that this translates over to the work environment. This class constantly supports each other."

   Nathan Brewster, DO FEL-3

   USF Health Medicine / Pulmonary & Critical Care

• "Nathan was the first fellow to win our division's ""Fellow of the Month"" award, for going the extra mile during his night shifts to ensure that the care of ICU patients is optimized and expedited."

• "Dr. Brewster is the model for humanism; he is that physician we all wanted to be when we went into medicine. He simply puts people first, whether his patients or colleagues, in everything he does. This drives him to always do what is right, and to go above and beyond. His unwavering nature persists even on the worst days. His empathy, commitment to his patients and model professionalism constantly inspire all of us lucky enough to work with him."
  
  
• "He is the type of doctor I want to be when I grow up.  He is the kind of doctor I wanted to send my family members to.  He is always empathetic and compassionate yet his evaluations are always thorough and comprehensive.  He exemplifies the definition of a team player. " 

November 2022 Winners

    Constance Bindernagel, DO PGY-3

    USF Health Pediatrics

• "When she noted a lack of medical knowledge and need for more up to date patient care with the introduction of allergenic foods to pediatric patients, she created and advanced a peanut introduction QI initiative. Starting at USF, she educated faculty and residents alike in the new recommendations. She went beyond the USF community and brought the educational project to the state level. She gave conferences to several residency programs around the state to also enhance their knowledge about the state. This was entirely her initiative and not directed by the program. In addition, she reached out to our local physicians to improve the care of all children in the Tampa Bay area."      

• "She is always inclusive of all persons on the team (students, other trainees, RNs, pharmacy, parents, other caregivers, etc.) and makes sure each feels  welcome and empowered in their roles. She has received numerous patient/caregiver positive comments, positive comments from students and other trainees, consistently advances medical knowledge with research and quality improvement, and is always ahead of schedule in completing even mundane tasks within medicine and residency life. She is a resident we never need to remind to complete her modules!" 

    Jameson Kuang, MD PGY-4

    USF Health Medicine/Pediatrics 

• "Despite clinical excellence, Dr. Kuang maintains humility and exudes a calming demeanor at all times. He provides a really strong platform to allow his juniors to shine. He goes out of his way to advocate for his patients and his junior learners. He is an exemplary physician, a compassionate human, and a quiet leader with a servant heart."  

•  "Dr. Kuang spends his free time working in free clinics, where he will go above and beyond to provide care for the underserved. He role models the true physician who cares deeply for his patients. I am so proud to have him as one our trainees."

• "Jameson makes sure everyone is included and feels seen and heard. He is a wonderful role model and multiple residents have commented on how he has positively impacted their learning experience."