Congrats to Megan Freeman, Kelsey Schweiberger, and Vikram Raghu for their recent elections to the Society for Pediatric Research! Read more about it on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/three-n...
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Recently, our very own May Hurtado was recognized with UPMC's GME Rookie of the Year Award for program coordinators! Congrats May and thanks for all you do for our educational programs!

Congrats to Dr. Glenn Rapsinski for earning a K08 for his research on P. aeruginosa and infections in patients requiring ventilators. Read more about his research here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/rapsins...
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Huge congrats to Nader Shaikh, MD, MPH, for earning a massive research grant from PCORI for his research in otitis media diagnosis and treatment in children. Read more about the six year funding support here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/shaikh-...
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It's September and that means Pediatric Grand Rounds is back! Our month started out with the State of the Department with Dr. Dermody! Presented at the talk were the winners of the Research Awards and their big checks! To watch the SOTD head over to our YouTube page - www.youtube.com/@pittdepartm...

In case you haven't heard, this year's Walk for Children's Fundraiser has reached its highest total ever at $1,130,000 and still climbing! Donations are still open until June 23rd here: fundraise.givetochildrens.org/site/TR/Even...
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Join us in congratulating Whitney Lerch, PA-C for recently earning the APPFA Program Director Award from the ANCC! Read more about this prestigious award here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/lerch-r...
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Dr. Jenny Ruiz recently earned a RAPID grant through the APA! Read more about this fantastic accomplishment here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/ruiz-ea...

Congrats to Dr. Julia Meade on being elected Vice President of the University of Pittsburgh Senate! Read more here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/meade-e...
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Congrats to Ana Radovic, MD, for recently being appointed as the new Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research at the Pitt School of Medicine! Read more about it here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/radovic...
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Congrats to Dr. Alison Culyba and the ET3 program at CHP for earning the highly competitive VIP Grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency! A huge honor that comes with 3 years of significant research support. Read more: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/culyba-...
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Join us in congratulating Becky Ceoffe on her 20 years with UPMC! Becky works in the Office of the Chair as an academic manager working with our fellows and we're so lucky to have her and her expertise! Thank you for your hard work, Becky!

Congrats to Dr. Julia Meade for being recognized with the UPMC's Excellence in Patient Experience Award! Of the more than 5,000 physicians in our system, only 46 received this award. Read more here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/meade-r...
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Lots to talk about: Applications for our 8-week, paid Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP) are open! This is a great opportunity for undergrads to learn about rationale, design strategy, and other aspects of biomed research.
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And for our first faculty recognition, congrats to Drs. Erica Braverman and Jessica Daley, for being named as our newest Mellon Scholars. You can read about their research here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/braverm...

And about our RK Mellon Institute here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/centers-inst...