Bi Awosika

Bi Ade Awosika , MD,FACP,FHM

Associate Professor of Clinical

Medical Sciences Building

7461

COM IM Hospital Medicine - 0535

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Stanford University Stanford, CA, 2002 (Human Biology, Minor in French)

Medical Degree: University of Illinois Chicago, IL, 2008

Residency: Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA, 2011 (Internal Medicine)

Chief Residency: Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA, 2012 (Internal Medicine)

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 08-13-2014 )

Clinical Interests

Internal Medicine

Specialities

Internal Medicine

Positions and Work Experience

2002 -2003 Research Assistant, "The DNA Patent Database Project": Aimed to collect DNA based patents and applications issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for members interested in genomics, genetics and biotechnology. Worked to define the database for which search algorithms were created which then transitioned to the modified “Ade/Cook-Deegan algorithm’, named after self and mentor. Additionally, targeting and collecting appropriate patents while briefly exploring the practices of establishing intellectual property between academic institutions, the database now contains over 63,000 patents for review since 2001 to present. https://dnapatents.georgetown.edu/ , The Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University

2011 -2012 Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA

2012 -2016 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Academic Hospitalist, Attending Physician, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

2016 -2018 Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Hospitalist, Attending Physician, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

2015 -2016 Medical Director, 2 North Intermediate Care Unit (newly created), MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

2018 -To Present Associate Program Director, , University of Cincinnati Internal Medicine Residency Program,

2019 -To Present Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH ,

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Gaviria, M, Ade B. (2009. ) What functional neurosurgery can offer to psychiatric patients: a neuropsychiatric perspective .. Surg Neurol., , 71 (3 ) ,337

Mark H. Eckman, Ruth Wise, Anthony C. Leonard, Pete Baker, Rob Ireton, Brett M. Harnett, Estrelita Dixon, Bi Awosika, Chika Ezigbo, Matthew L. Flaherty, Adeboye Adejare, Carol Knochelmann, Rachael Mardis, Sharon Wright, Ashish Gummadi, Richard Becker, Daniel P. Schauer, Alexandru Costea, Dawn Kleindorfer, Heidi Sucharew, Amy Costanzo, Lora Anderson, John Kues. (2022. ) Racial and sex differences in optimizing anticoagulation therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation. .American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. July 2022., ,

Other Publications

Awosika, Bi (2020. ) When a patient encounter turns into an interrogation: implicit bias in action .International Clinician Educators Blog,

Presentations

Invited Presentations

(2014. ) "Promoting Work and Learning in Teams" .MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Medicine,

(2017. ) "Inpatient Management of Hypertensive Crises" .Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Teaching Attending Lectures reviewing Inpatient concepts within the discipline of Internal Medicine .

Inpatient and Ambulatory Morning Reports .Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Boston University Medical Center.

Morbidity and Mortality Conference .Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center.

"Are We Doing Our Part?: Boston's Aspirations of Implementing Healthy People 2020 in Our Communities" .Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center.

"Patient Safety: Management of Codes", Veteran's Affairs Patient Safety Conference .West Roxbury, MA.

"More than Meets the Red Eye: Eye Disorders" .Pre-Clinical Conference, South Boston Community Health Center.

"Community Outreach: A Personal Glimpse of Past, Present, and Future" .Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program,

(2019. ) "Glucose Management", University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Get Ready for Residency Course .

(06-2021. ) "Changing the Mindset: The Impact of Implicit Bias in Academic Medicine" .University of Cincinnati Medical Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine.

(2020. ) 2020 Commencement Speaker, Keynote Address for the Class of 2020, DePaul Cristo Rey High School, Cincinnati, Ohio. Address begins at 11:33 .

(09-2020. ) "People You Will Meet When You Try to Make Change". Co-Presenter .The International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE), Virtual Conference.

(2020. ) "Inclusion: Mitigating Implicit Bias." Video Presentation. University of Cincinnati Internal Medicine Residency Program .

(10-2020. ) Recruitment: Implicit Bias Training .University of Cincinnati Education Core Governance Committee, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Co-Presenter (09-2021. ) "The State of the Residency" .University of Cincinnati Medical Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine.

(07-2021. ) "The Role of Diversity and Inclusion within Trainee Selection" .University of Cincinnati Division of Rheumatology Conference,

Panelist (08-2021. ) "Contract Negotiations Session" .University of Cincinnati Minority Housestaff Association Conference,

Co-Presenter (02-2022. ) Mitigating Bias in Medical Education as Medical Educators .Medical Education Pathway Conference. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,

Co-Panelist (02-2022. ) Careers in Medical Education .Medical Education Pathway Conference. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine ,

Honors and Awards

2005 -2006 Student National Medical Association UIC-COM Chapter, Most Distinguished Executive Board Member

2005 -2006 UIC-College of Medicine Student Leadership Award

2006 Student National Medical Association Member of the Year, Region II (consisting of eleven states), National Conference

2006 -2007 Chicago Medical School Council’s Abbas Hyderi Award for Leadership and Advocacy

2006 -2007 UIC College of Medicine Student Service Award

2007 Inductee, the Gold Humanism National Honor Society

2007 Tom Reeves' Award, awarded to one 3rd medical student in the current class annually across the UIC-COM's four campuses who exemplifies needed to excel in the medical profession

2007 -2008 UIC College of Medicine Student Service Award

2007 -2008 University of Illinois Alumni Association Student Leadership Award, awarded to one percent of the 5,000 graduates in the various colleges each academic year

2008 -2010 Cambridge Who's Who Award, Registry of Executives, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs

2013 Division of Hospital Medicine Award, in recognition of exceptional contributions to the Division, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

2013 -2015 Department of Medicine Teaching Recognition, recognition by the Program Director and Chief Residents to selected faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching medical students, residents and fellows, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

2014 Department of Medicine Chairman's Award, awarded to few faculty each year in the Department of Medicine who have made contributions to advance the ares of education and research, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

2014 MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's SPIRIT (Service, Patient First, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork) Associate of the Month, Finalist for Associate of the Year, given to one associate selected each month out of 4,500 associates given in recognition of the dedication towards achieving the Hospital's mission of 'cura personalis', care of the whole person. Video can be seen at the following: https://www.medstargeorgetown.org/careers/meet-our-associates/

2016 Recipient, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Interdisciplinary Collaboration Award from the Magnet Nursing Council that honor the Attending Physicians that best exemplify the SPIRIT values (Service, Patient First, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork) while serving as an Interdisciplinary Collaborator with patient care

2018 Interviewee, MedPage Today Interviewed by the national medical news organization, MedPage Today, for an online video segment showcasing physicians under 40, featuring insight about their careers: https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/md-under-40/73055

2018 Winner, Cincinnati Business Courier Forty under 40 Class, Inductee into the Class of 2018 Cincinnati Business Courier’s Forty Under 40, an annual awards program recognizing young professionals in Greater Cincinnati who are building successful careers while also giving back within the various disciplines including small startups, big public companies, nonprofits, health care and wealth management.

2018 Fellow Distinction, American College of Physicians (FACP)

2018 Fellow Distinction, Society of Hospital Medicine (FHM)

2018 -2019 Clinical Scholar, MATEC Clinician Scholars Program

2019 The 2019 Trinity High School Young Alumna Award Honoree

2019 "Bizwomen Headliner" Honoree, The American City Business Journals’ digital news source for women, Bizwomen selected honorees from among award winners in 43 business journal cities across the country, totaling nearly 800 women who made headlines in 2018, that will be showcased under this honor.

2019 Nominee, 2019 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Excellence in Mentoring Award

2019 Richard W. Vilter Award Awarded annually to the full-time faculty member in the Department of Medicine who has exemplified the physician as teacher

2020 Inductee, Marquis Who's Who in America

2020 Faculty Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Medical Honor Society

2020 Senior Fellow Distinction, Society of Hospital Medicine (SFHM)

2021 Awardee, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Excellence in Mentoring Award

2021 National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) Forty under 40 in Health Award Winner

2021 University of Cincinnati Health Hospital Medicine Excellence Award In recognition of aspirational work in the domains of patient care, teamwork, education or research

Service

Boston University Medical Center (Department of Medicine Community Health Outreach ) Department Liaison Type:Community Service Level:Local 2009 -2012

Montgomery Community Church Children's Ministry Type:Community Service Level:Local 2017 -To Present

(Boston University Medical Center Code Committee ) Committee Member 2011 -2012

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2 North Medical Surgical Steering Committee Member ) Committee Member 2014 -2015

(Georgetown University Internal Medicine Residency Program Interviews ) Interviewer 2013 -2015

(MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Practice Committee ) Member 2013 -2016

(Clinical Competency Advisory Committee, Department of Internal Medicine ) Mentor 2014 -2016

(MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Discharge and Length of Stay Committee ) Committee Member 2014 -2016

(Department of Medicine Faculty Development Award Committee ) Member 2015 -2016

(University of Cincinnati Medical Center Improvement Activation Group ) Member 2018 -To Present

(2017 1st Annual UCMC General Internal Medicine Conference Committee ) 2017

(Annual University of Cincinnati General Internal Medicine Updates Conference Committee ) Committee Chair 2018 -To Present

(University of Cincinnati Medical Grand Rounds Committee ) 2017 -To Present

(UCMC Department of Internal Medicine Resident Clinical Competency Committee ) Committee Chair 2017 -To Present

(University of Cincinnati Health Patient Experience Steering Committee ) 2017 -2018

(UC Internal Medicine Residency Program Interviews ) Interviewer 2017 -2018

(University of Cincinnati Department of Internal Residency Program Annual Resident and Student Clinical and Research Poster Presentations ) Judge 2017

(Stanford University Alumni Class Reunion Committee )

(R1 Selection Committee, University of Cincinnati Internal Medicine Residency Program ) 2018 -To Present

(University of Cincinnati Medical Center Geographic Wards Cohorting Committee ) 2018

"Hands Against Hunger", Collaborative Project between Montgomery Community Church and A Child's Hope International creating more than 200,000 Hope Boxes filled with high protein food and water supplies to malnourished children in Swaziland as well as the undernourished in Cincinnati. Type:Community Service 2018

(Implicit Bias Improvement Group ) 2019 -To Present

(University of Cincinnati Minority Housestaff Association, Junior Faculty Advisor ) 2019 -To Present

(University of Cincinnati Faculty Senate Human Relations Committee ) Committee Member 2019 -2021

(Department of Internal Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Task Force ) Type:Departmental Service 2020

Professional Affiliation

2011 -2012: Member, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (Chief Resident)

2010 -To Present: Member, American College of Physicians

2013 -To Present: Member, Society of Hospital Medicine

2019 -To Present: Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

Contact Information

Hospitalist - University of Cincinnati, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine
231 Albert Sabin Way, Suite 7555
Cincinnati  Awosikba@ucmail.uc.edu