Chapter 17: Developing Educational Initiatives in the Department of Internal Medicine

Dr. Escalante explains her educational mission as Department head. She talks about programs to develop educational initiatives to the same level as research and clinical programs. She notes that, in collaboration with Sai-Ching [Jim] Yeung and Robert F. Gagel she wrote the textbook, Medical Care for the Cancer Patient. She actively attends conferences on cancer patients and survivors. She notes that Dr. Jeong Oh received an Educator of the Year award. She explains that everyone in the Department has exceeded her expectations and her success is due to her good faculty. Next, Dr. Escalante explains what remains to be done to develop the Department: build up the Hospitalist Program, invest in research, and develop the Suspicion of Cancer Program, which enables patients to obtain a diagnosis and get care at MD Anderson.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1772/thumbnail.jp