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Naresh Gunaratam, M.D., Gastroenterology
The clinical scholars program was one of the main reasons I came to Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. During my fellowship training in gastroenterology, I was actively engaged in clinical research. When I completed my fellowship, I wanted to continue my research career focusing on clinical outcomes research in gastroenterology. A major teaching hospital located within a community is the best place to carry out such research, as our observations are far more relevant to the physicians who also practice in similar environments. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is a leader in community-based outcomes research, and is making a significant contribution toward improving the health of our community.
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William F. Patton, M.D., Pulmonary/Critical Care
Today in medicine, we do not have to always parrot the ‘wise words’ of our mentors. Today we ask what is the basis and what is the evidence-based outcome. Without such challenges, we are left but to perpetuate outdated measures that may not be patient-friendly. I am interested in the challenge of charting new courses. Leaving dogma aside, clinical research allows us to potentially discover and prescribe the best program for each and every patient. For the better part of the last decade, I have become increasingly involved in clinical efforts directed at improving patient care, most notably in the anticoagulation discipline.
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Thomas Shehab, M.D., Gastroenterology
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System has once again demonstrated its strong commitment to research and health care through the Clinical Scholars Program. This unique research program allows physicians to continue the type of research typically performed at university-based hospitals, but at a major teaching hospital. Most traditional research focuses on highly selected groups of patients, and it is difficult to extrapolate the results of this research to the general public. The Clinical Scholars program allowed me to focus my research efforts on patients and physicians who are based in the community.
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Giridhar Vedala, M.D., Cardiology
My research projects in the Clinical Scholars Program were translational projects, in that they allow cardiologists to bridge the gap between bench work research and bedside clinical relevance. Another gap occurs between academic cardiology practice and clinical cardiology care, where common clinical questions often cannot be easily addressed or are not addressed at all. Participating in clinical cardiovascular research in this setting provides opportunities for those common questions to be addressed and puts patients and physicians on the forefront of clinically relevant medical care.
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