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58 MAR / APR 2021  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS Hospital Rounds University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School Honors 2020 Graduates at Socially Distant Culmination Ceremony The University of Queensland (UQ) Ochsner Clinical School honored its 2020 graduating class with a socially distant culmination ceremony on Nov. 20, on campus at Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans. The festivities were streamed live to family and friends of graduates. The 103 graduating students successfully com- pleted medical education through a unique four- year training, academic and clinical experience across two continents. Students completed two years of medical school curriculum in Brisbane, Australia at UQ, which is ranked 36th worldwide on the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities list. The final two years of clin- ical study were completed with Ochsner Health at the UQ Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans. The 2020 Teacher of the Year award was bestowed upon Bruce Cleland, MD, General Sur- gery. A member of the Ochsner team since 1992, Cleland is board-certified in surgery and holds a medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed both a surgi- cal internship and a surgery residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. The following students were recognized with individual awards: • Diab Ali - Student Excellence Award for Psychiatry, • Colin Carroll - John Lockwood Ochsner Sr. Surgical Award, • Elise Le Cam - Internal Medicine-American College of Physicians Excellence Award, • Iman Malik - Dr. E. Edward Martin, Jr. Family Medicine Award, • Kali Stewart - Student Excellence Award for OB/GYN, • Caroline Vasco - Student Excellence Award for Pediatrics. Senator Bill Cassidy, MD, delivered the keynote address. Tulane Lakeside Hospital Maintains “A” Safety Rating Tulane Lakeside Hospital was awarded its fifth- consecutive A rating from The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital quality watchdog. This accolade recognizes Tulane Lakeside Hospital’s long-standing culture of safety and efforts to pro- tect patients from harm. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a bi- annual grading assigning letter grades to gen- eral acute-care hospitals in the U.S. It is the nation’s only rating focused entirely on patient safety – preventable errors, accidents, injuries, and infections. “We are proud to have Leapfrog recognize our team for the work they do to provide world- class care that is safe, cutting-edge and patient- focused,” said Ruth Kain, chief nursing officer of Tulane Health System. “Patient safety and out- comes are always important, but especially so dur- ing a pandemic. As we look forward to ending this pandemic through vaccination, our patients can expect us to remain diligent in adhering to COVID-19 precautions.” Ochsner Health Facilities Recognized with an ‘A’ by Leapfrog in Fall Patient Safety Grades Eleven Ochsner Health facilities, including four partner facilities, earned an ‘A’ Fall 2020 Hospital Pictured Left to Right: Leonardo Seoane, MD (chief academic officer, Ochsner Health); Ronald Amedee, MD (dean of medical education and head of UQ Ochsner Clinical School); and Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (keynote speaker).