Naseema Merchant, FCCP, FACP, FHM, MBBS
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General Internal Medicine
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Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine; Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine; Site Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship, Medicine; Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement and Physician Leadership, Medicine; Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
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Internal Medicine Clerkship
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Medical Service, 5th Floor, Building 1, 950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
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General Internal Medicine
Primary
Titles
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine; Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine; Site Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship, Medicine; Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement and Physician Leadership, Medicine; Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
Contact Info
Internal Medicine Clerkship
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Medical Service, 5th Floor, Building 1, 950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Primary
Titles
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine; Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine; Site Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship, Medicine; Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement and Physician Leadership, Medicine; Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
Contact Info
Internal Medicine Clerkship
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Medical Service, 5th Floor, Building 1, 950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
About
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Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine; Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine; Site Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship, Medicine; Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement and Physician Leadership, Medicine; Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction PathwayAppointments
General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine Clerkship
Education & Training
- Point of Care Ultrasound Training
- Yale University (2019)
- Faculty Development Course in Clinical Teaching (Developed by Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers)
- Yale University (2019)
- Fellow, Medical Education
- Yale School of Medicine (2014)
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2000)
- Resident
- University of Illinois at Chicago (1996)
- Intern
- University of Illinois at Chicago (1994)
- Intern
- Aga Khan University Hospital (1992)
- MBBS
- Aga Khan University, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (1991)
- Non Degree Program
- St. Lawrence College, Premedical Track, Higher Secondary School Certificate (1985)
Board Certifications
Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
Pulmonary Disease
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2020
- Original Certification Date
- 1998
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Naseema Merchant's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Naseema Merchant's research output by year.
Craig Gunderson, MD, SFHM
Shaili Gupta, MBBS
Benjamin Rodwin, MD
Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, MBA, MLIS, MPH
Donna Windish, MD, MPH
Jason Jonathon Sico, MD, MHS, FAHA, FAAN (Neurology), FANA, FACP
39Publications
168Citations
Publications
2023
Serial serum lipase testing after the initial diagnostic workup for inpatients with acute pancreatitis: What is the evidence?
Magier S, Muniraj T, Merchant N. Serial serum lipase testing after the initial diagnostic workup for inpatients with acute pancreatitis: What is the evidence? Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2023, 90: 341-343. PMID: 37263664, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsBuilding Resident Quality Improvement Knowledge and Engagement Through a Longitudinal, Mentored, and Experiential Learning-Based Quality Improvement Curriculum
Xiang J, Magier S, Gruen J, Welch M, Bilan V, Rodwin B, Norcott A, Merchant N. Building Resident Quality Improvement Knowledge and Engagement Through a Longitudinal, Mentored, and Experiential Learning-Based Quality Improvement Curriculum. MedEdPORTAL 2023, 19: 11310. PMID: 37081972, PMCID: PMC10110773, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsQI curriculumQuality Improvement Knowledge Application ToolAdult learning theoryQuality improvement curriculumRecent academic yearQI projectQuality improvement knowledgeResident medical educationACGME core competenciesSuccessful educational initiativeQuality improvement trainingExperiential learningChief residentsImprovement curriculumQI educationAcademic yearQI knowledgeFaculty mentorsMedical educationQI skillsInternal medicine residentsCurriculumLearning theoryEducational initiativesQI conceptsProviding Structured Real-Time Feedback on Postdischarge Outcomes Using Electronic Health Record Data
Zegarek M, Holleck J, Merchant N, Windish D, Hay S. Providing Structured Real-Time Feedback on Postdischarge Outcomes Using Electronic Health Record Data. Southern Medical Journal 2023, 116: 305-311. PMID: 36863053, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPostdischarge outcomesTransitions of carePoor patient outcomesInternal medicine residentsPatient outcomesInpatient rotationsMedicine residentsElectronic health record dataTime of dischargeHealth record dataElectronic health recordsDischarge planningFuture practiceFree-text responsesPostintervention surveysHealth recordsRecord dataOutcomesAdditional staffPatientsMedical student participantsHospitalisations for heart failure: increased palliative care referrals − a veterans affairs hospital initiative
Gruen J, Gandhi P, Gillespie-Heyman S, Shamas T, Adelman S, Ruskin A, Bauer M, Merchant N. Hospitalisations for heart failure: increased palliative care referrals − a veterans affairs hospital initiative. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e1309-e1316. PMID: 36609533, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2022-004118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHeart failurePalliative careHF admissionsMedian B-type natriuretic peptideB-type natriuretic peptidePalliative care referralCare educationVeterans Affairs hospitalPercentage of referralsStudy-Act cyclesQuality of lifeMultiple PDSA cyclesPg/mLPC consultHF managementHF patientsBaseline medianCare referralHospital InitiativeReferral guidelinesSignificant morbidityNatriuretic peptideMean ageNew referralsReferral criteriaDevelopment of a Safety Awards Program at a Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Merchant N. Development of a Safety Awards Program at a Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal Of Clinical Outcomes Management 2023, 30 DOI: 10.12788/jcom.0120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric- Education in the Health Professions, 6(2), 80-83. https://doi.org/1 0.4103/ehp.ehp_6_23Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
Finding your niche as a generalist: From concept to action
Maleque N, Hartigan S, Merchant N. Finding your niche as a generalist: From concept to action. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 18: 270-273. PMID: 36564957, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricA Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Project to Improve Appropriate Inherited Thrombophilia Testing at VA Connecticut
Xiang J, Dosani T, Hauser R, Cosentino D, Merchant N, Rose M. A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Project to Improve Appropriate Inherited Thrombophilia Testing at VA Connecticut. Blood 2022, 140: 7864-7865. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-168044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA High-reliability Organization Mindset.
Merchant NB, O'Neal J, Dealino-Perez C, Xiang J, Montoya A, Murray JS. A High-reliability Organization Mindset. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 504-510. PMID: 36201470, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricUtilization of an Internal Medicine Triaging Resident in the Emergency Department Reduces Preventable Admissions and Improves Trainee Experiences
Saffo S, Rodwin B, Dalton R, Tarabar A, Merchant N. Utilization of an Internal Medicine Triaging Resident in the Emergency Department Reduces Preventable Admissions and Improves Trainee Experiences. Southern Medical Journal 2022, 115: 707-711. PMID: 36055659, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTransitions of careEmergency departmentHospital utilizationPreventable admissionsSingle-center pilot studyPatient safetyInitial patient managementIM traineesPatient care requirementsVeterans Affairs hospitalInternal medicine serviceGraduate Medical EducationIntegrated health systemInitial managementMedical admissionsED physiciansMedical patientsInpatient providersInpatient settingPatient managementTrainee experienceMedicine serviceCare requirementsED performance metricsSuboptimal communication
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Reviewer
Journal ServiceThe Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient SafetyDetails2023 - Presentactivity Coach
Professional OrganizationsVA NAtional Center for Patient Safety Chief Resident in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety ProgramDetails07/18/2024 - PresentDescriptionThis role involves serving as a coach for a group of national chief residents in QI and Patent Safety ( den) and serving as the den leader, coach and mentoractivity Member
Professional OrganizationsAmerican College of PhysiciansDetails2001 - Presentactivity Member
Professional OrganizationsSociety of Hospital MedicineDetails2010 - Presentactivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceJournal of General Internal MedicineDetails2018 - Present
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News
- July 24, 2024
Yale Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Promotions and Appointments (July 2024)
- March 15, 2024
Announcing the New Residents in the Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program!
- March 15, 2024
Announcing the Incoming Residents in the Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program!
- April 24, 2023
Internal Medicine Residency: What Medical Students Should Know
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Internal Medicine Clerkship
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Medical Service, 5th Floor, Building 1, 950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
United States