Dr. Caroline Niederman is an educator, speaker, entrepreneur, and equine veterinarian-turned-consultant changing the narrative for people who fall outside the lines of conventional medical diagnosis and treatments for certain chronic long-term conditions. She uses her medical background, journey with a chronic invisible illness and the Disney Cinderella story to bring to life the stop and start journey these patients are on so they can be seen and outlines a path for physicians and patients to partner for effective long term care once their respective clocks are coordinated.

Join us for a Teaching Academy Lunch and Learn! on clinical skills remediation and supporting struggling learners. Gain insights into creating a supportive learning environment that helps all trainees build confidence and competence in their clinical practice.

Join us: Our key note speaker will be Abraham M. Nussbaum, MD, author of Progress Notes: One Year in the Future of Medicine.

Emily Bird, M.D., M.A., F.A.A.P., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is a case-based learning facilitator and leads the faculty facilitator program. Dr. Bird returned to the Patricia A. Tietjen, MD Teaching Academy for yet another dynamic virtual talk on providing effective and meaningful feedback.

Dr. Ramanathan Seshadri values quality of life and practices evidence-based medicine. DANBURY, NORWALK, Connecticut, March 8, 2021 — Dr. Ramanathan Seshadri has joined Nuvance Health and is seeing patients and performing surgeries at Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital. Dr. Seshadri specializes in treating liver, bile duct and pancreatic cancer, and other complex hepatobiliary conditions. Dr. Seshadri has […]

The Patricia A. Tietjen, MD Teaching Academy held their Inaugural Academic Symposium on May 18th, 2022 at the Ballroom of The Summit at Danbury. The Academic Symposium opened with remarks from Dr. Robyn Scatena, Executive Director of the Teaching Academy. Dr. John Murphy, President and CEO of Nuvance Health also offered a poignant testimony of […]

Following Dr. Osheroff’s session, attendees should be able to: 1. Describe the roles of the modern medical educator. 2. Discuss the concept of professional identity formation. 3. Compare and contrast factors that influence the formation of professional identity. The Teaching Academy was very excited to kick off the first fall Lunch & Learn! session on […]

Dr. Patricia Rivera, a leading expert in the field of pulmonary medicine, presents on Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening to an in-person and virtual audience on June 30, 2022 at Danbury Hospital’s Creasy Auditorium. John M. Murphy, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, provides warm opening remarks for the event, held on the birthday of […]

Lunch & Learn sessions are an initiative of the Patricia A. Tietjen, MD Teaching Academy to promote learning and connection in the larger Nuvance Health Community. Join us for our next session on October 26, 12-1 pm Mary Shah, MLS, MHIP and Medical Librarian, Archivist, and inaugural scholar of the Patricia A. Tietjen, MD Teaching […]