Fourth Year Chiefs

In the fourth year, residents are designated co-chiefs to develop leadership, and to support growth and innovations within the program.

 

Samantha Robin

Sam Robin, MD

Wellness Chief 

Chief Roles:

  • Lead the Med Peds Wellness Committee
  • Organize Med Peds wellness events including regular Happy Hours, holiday celebrations, annual Med Peds retreat, switch dinners, and park days
  • Serve as a Peer Support Network representative as a resource for residents who have experienced adverse clinical events
  • Keep a pulse on general resident wellbeing and specific ways to improve this

Lynne Rosenberg

Lynne Rosenberg, MD

Recruitment and POCUS Chief

Chief Roles:

  • Provide Med-Peds residents with the knowledge and skills necessary to interpret, perform, and integrate point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) into their clinical practice to better care for patients.
  • Coordinate recruitment plans/structure 
  • Act as the primary contact for applicants to field questions about the interview process and our program 
  • Recruit an amazing new class for our program by prioritizing diversity and finding applicants who have a passion for serving our patient population

David Scudder

David Scudder, MD

Medical Educator and Recruitment Chief 

Chief Roles:

  • Integrate “Residents as Teachers” training and evaluation into our Academic Half Day assignments
  • Organize files from Academic Half Day and Noon Conference
  • Coordinate the monthly Med-Peds Noon Conference 
  • Coordinate recruitment plans/structure 
  • Act as the primary contact for applicants to field questions about the interview process and our program 
  • Recruit an amazing new class for our program by prioritizing diversity and finding applicants who have a passion for serving our patient population

Helena Villalobos

Helena Villalobos, MD

Clinic/Advocacy Chief

Chief Roles 

  • Facilitate resident participation in a variety of advocacy and clinic-based QI projects (including Produce Prescriptions, latent TB infection screening and treatment, suboxone/MAT, home visits)
  • Maintain an easily accessible repository of clinic resources 
  • Take the pulse of residents with regard to the clinic experience and how it can be improved