Medical Inpatient Committee | Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison

The mission of the Medical Inpatient Committee is to improve the health of our patients through:

Aligning with DOM goals of care quality and health equity
Optimizing inpatient workflows and the transition to post-acute and outpatient care settings
Fostering collaboration among divisions
Sharing inpatient metrics and data to improve our practice, with the flexibility to recognize the uniqueness of each division
Prioritizing education for our learners
Enhancing our role as a regional referral center
Acting as a conduit between DOM inpatient care and UW Health strategic initiatives

Meetings: Monthly, 1 hour, virtual

Committee Leadership

mccartney-john

John McCartney, MD

Committee Vice Chair

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

murray-bainer_samantha

Samantha Murray-Bainer, MD

Physician Lead

Hospital Medicine

Administrative Support

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Membership

Eligibility

Need to have an operations-focused role within one's division.

Terms and seat availability

No term limit; seats available when someone steps down from their operations role.

Expectations

Join majority of meetings, report out relevant updates from their own divisions, participate meaningfully in discussions and report back to their division any updates.

Members

Kerstin Austin, MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Bonk_Nicole

Nicole Bonk, MD

Hospital Medicine

William Bradham, MD, PhD, MS

Cardiovascular Medicine

Carmen Campbell, MD

Rheumatology

Elizabeth Chapman, MD

Elizabeth Chapman, MD

Geriatrics and Gerontology

Micah Chan, MD, MPH

Nephrology

Amy Chybowski

Amy Chybowski, NP

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Cynkar_Paula

Paula Cynkar, PA

Hospital Medicine

Deepak Gopal, MD

Deepak Gopal, MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

HIggins_Barbara

Barbara Higgins, MD

Hospital Medicine

Christos Kyriakopoulos, MD

Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

Sheri Lawrence

Sheri Lawrence, MBA

Administration

Lowery

Erin Lowery, MD, MS

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Mongtu Ngo, PA

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

passini_jennifer

Jennifer Passini, MD

Hospital Medicine

Saddler

Christopher Saddler, MD

Infectious Disease

Trowbridge Elizabeth

Elizabeth Trowbridge, MD

General Internal Medicine

UW Health Leadership non-voting members:

Aimee Becker
Jonathan Lewis
Ashley Petit