Naseema Merchant, FCCP, FACP, FHM, MBBS
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)Cards
Appointments
Additional Titles
Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine
Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement , Patient Safety and Leadership, Medicine
Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Den Leader and Coach, VA Chief Residency Program in QI and Patient Safety, VA National Center for Patient Safety
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
Additional Titles
Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine
Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement , Patient Safety and Leadership, Medicine
Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Den Leader and Coach, VA Chief Residency Program in QI and Patient Safety, VA National Center for Patient Safety
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
Additional Titles
Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine
Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement , Patient Safety and Leadership, Medicine
Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Den Leader and Coach, VA Chief Residency Program in QI and Patient Safety, VA National Center for Patient Safety
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
Titles
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Site Director, Chief Residency Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Medicine; Co-Director, Distinction Pathway, Quality Improvement , Patient Safety and Leadership, Medicine; Associate Director, Health Equity, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction Pathway
Positions outside Yale
Physician Lead, High Reliability Organization, Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System; Den Leader and Coach, VA Chief Residency Program in QI and Patient Safety, VA National Center for Patient Safety
Biography
Dr. Merchant is an Academic Hospitalist, and Pulmonologist at VA Connecticut and an Associate Professor in the section of General Internal Medicine. She is a core faculty in the Traditional Internal Medicine Residency Program, oversees the residency curriculum in QI and Patient Safety (QIPS), co-leads the residency Distinction in QIPS and Leadership and serves as the Associate Director of GME Distinction in Health Equity, Patient Safety and QI. At VA Connecticut, she serves in the role of Physician Lead for High Reliability Organization, and Program Director for the Chief Residency Program in QIPS. Her areas of interest include High Reliability, promotion of organizational safety, culture of continuous process improvement and inter-professional learning in the realm of QIPS. She has delivered local, regional, and national presentations, publications, and initiatives in these areas. She has a formal training in medical education, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, IHI methodology, Organizational Change Management and is a Master Trainer in High Reliability in Healthcare, and Clinical Team Training.
Dr. Merchant completed her pre-medical college degree from St. Lawrence College and MD degree from Aga Khan University, both in Karachi, Pakistan. She then completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine from the University of Illinois at Chicago, fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Medical Education, both from Yale School of Medicine.
Appointments
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
Overview
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
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
Quality Improvement
Patient Safety
Publications
2024
Fostering just culture in high reliability organizations: How far have we come?
Murray, J.S., Larson, S., Lee, J, Merchant, N., & Clifford (in press). Fostering just culture in high reliability organizations: How far have we come? In C.A. Oster & J.S. Braaten (Eds). High reliability organizations – A healthcare handbook for patient safety & quality (3rd Ed). Sigma Theta Tau InternationalChapters
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 ResearchAltmetricPromoting "Just Culture" Among Health Profession Leaners In The Clinical Environment
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American College of Physicians
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2001 - Presentactivity Society of Hospital Medicine
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2010 - Presentactivity Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2018 - Presentactivity American College of Physicians, Connecticut Chapter, Annual Scientific Program Planning Committee
Professional OrganizationsCo-ChairDetails2015 - Presentactivity VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Hospital Patient Safety Committee
CommitteesCo-ChairDetails2016 - Present
News
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- March 15, 2024
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- 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
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