Madhu Subramanian, M.D. | Acute Care Surgeon
Summary
TLDRDr. Mother Subramanian, an acute care surgeon at Johns Hopkins and Assistant Medical Director of Trauma Services at Bayview Medical Center, discusses her commitment to serving underrepresented communities influenced by her upbringing. Her patient care philosophy emphasizes building rapport quickly during emergencies to foster trust. Her research focuses on systems and quality improvement in patient care, as well as optimizing blood product use in trauma patients. She stresses the importance of community engagement, participating in events like 'Stop the Bleed' campaigns, and fostering long-term relationships with patients as part of the Baltimore community.
Takeaways
- đšââïž Dr. Mother Subramanian is an acute care surgeon specializing in emergency and trauma surgery at Johns Hopkins and Bayview Medical Center.
- đ Her choice of specialty was influenced by her upbringing in a diverse community in Chicago, where she witnessed healthcare disparities.
- đ€ She believes in building rapport quickly with patients during emergencies to ensure trust and confidence in the healthcare system.
- đ Her research focuses on systems and quality improvement to enhance patient care during their hospital stay.
- đ©ž She investigates the optimal use of blood products in trauma patients to maximize benefits and minimize risks.
- đ„ Dr. Subramanian emphasizes the importance of being an active member of the community she serves, living in Baltimore and treating her neighbors.
- đ„ She is involved in community engagement activities, such as teaching emergency response skills and promoting trauma awareness.
- đ The medical center she works at organizes social events with patients to foster a sense of community and support.
- đĄ The goal is to ensure patients feel comfortable and confident in seeking care at Johns Hopkins, knowing they are valued and supported.
- đŁïž Trauma awareness month is an annual event where patient stories are shared to inspire hope and demonstrate ongoing care.
- đïž The script highlights the importance of building long-term relationships with patients, emphasizing that a single encounter is not the end of the care provided.
Q & A
Who is Mother Subramanian and what is her professional role?
-Mother Subramanian is an acute care surgeon in the division of acute care surgery and trauma at Johns Hopkins, and she also serves as the assistant medical director of trauma services at Bayview Medical Center, as well as the head of their quality improvement program.
What motivated Dr. Subramanian to specialize in emergency and trauma surgery?
-Dr. Subramanian's motivation to specialize in emergency and trauma surgery stems from her upbringing as a child of immigrants in Chicago, where she was exposed to communities that were often overlooked by the medical field. She was raised with a desire to serve these communities and ensure they have equal access to healthcare.
What is Dr. Subramanian's philosophy of patient care?
-Dr. Subramanian's philosophy of patient care is centered around servitude. She believes in quickly building rapport with patients who come to her in emergencies, ensuring they feel confident in the hospital and its systems during what could be the worst day of their lives.
How does Dr. Subramanian's research contribute to patient care?
-Dr. Subramanian's research focuses on systems improvement and quality improvement to ensure patients receive the best care possible. She and her team analyze patient hospital stays from start to finish, looking for ways to enhance patient care and using data to drive improvements.
What specific area of research is Dr. Subramanian involved in regarding trauma patients?
-Dr. Subramanian is involved in research related to bleeding problems associated with trauma patients. Her work aims to maximize the benefits of using blood products while minimizing the associated risks and complications.
Why is community involvement important to Dr. Subramanian as a physician?
-Community involvement is important to Dr. Subramanian because she believes that as a physician, one should be an active part of the community they serve. By living in Baltimore and being engaged with her neighbors, she aims to treat and care for the people around her.
What social initiatives does Dr. Subramanian's medical center undertake to engage with the community?
-The medical center where Dr. Subramanian works coordinates social events with patients, such as 'stop the bleed' campaigns to teach emergency response skills, promoting seat belt use, and raising trauma awareness. They also host events during Trauma Awareness Month to share patient stories and provide hope to others.
How does Dr. Subramanian view the relationship between the medical center and the community it serves?
-Dr. Subramanian views the relationship between the medical center and the community as one of mutual care and understanding. She emphasizes that the medical staff are not just providers but also members of the city of Baltimore, interested in the well-being of their patients and ensuring they have appropriate access to care.
What is the significance of the 'stop the bleed' campaigns mentioned by Dr. Subramanian?
-The 'stop the bleed' campaigns are significant as they aim to educate patients on how to use tourniquets in emergency situations, potentially saving lives by controlling severe bleeding until professional medical help arrives.
How does Dr. Subramanian's approach to patient care reflect her personal experiences and values?
-Dr. Subramanian's approach to patient care reflects her personal experiences growing up in a diverse community and her values of inclusivity and equal access to healthcare. Her commitment to building rapport quickly and ensuring patient confidence demonstrates a deep understanding and respect for the communities she serves.
What is the goal of the relationship-building efforts between the medical center and the community as described by Dr. Subramanian?
-The goal of the relationship-building efforts is to ensure that patients feel comfortable and confident coming to Johns Hopkins Hospital, knowing that the medical staff are their neighbors and genuinely care about their well-being, beyond just the medical treatment they receive.
Outlines
đ©ââïž Dedication to Emergency and Trauma Surgery
Dr. Mother Subramanian, an acute care surgeon at Johns Hopkins and the assistant medical director of trauma services at Bayview Medical Center, discusses her journey into the field of emergency and trauma surgery. Influenced by her upbringing in Chicago among a diverse community of Black and Latinx individuals, she was inspired to address healthcare disparities and serve communities often overlooked by medicine. Her patient care philosophy emphasizes building rapport quickly in emergency situations, aiming to foster confidence and trust in the hospital system.
đ Systems Improvement and Quality in Patient Care
Dr. Subramanian's research focuses on improving healthcare systems and patient care quality. She is dedicated to examining patients' hospital stays from admission to discharge to identify areas for improvement, using data to enhance care delivery. Additionally, she investigates the use of blood products in trauma patients to maximize benefits while minimizing risks, reflecting her commitment to providing the best possible care.
đïž Community Engagement and Building Trust
As a physician, Dr. Subramanian believes in being an active part of the community she serves. Living in Baltimore, she is invested in treating her neighbors and ensuring they have access to appropriate healthcare. She and her team at Johns Hopkins Hospital are involved in community events such as 'stop the bleed' campaigns and trauma awareness initiatives, aiming to educate and engage patients, showing that they are not just healthcare providers but also neighbors who care about their well-being.
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Keywords
đĄAcute Care Surgeon
đĄTrauma Surgery
đĄQuality Improvement Program
đĄPatient Care
đĄServitude
đĄSystems Improvement
đĄBlood Products
đĄCommunity Engagement
đĄTrauma Awareness
đĄRapport
đĄConfidence in Healthcare
Highlights
Mother Subramanian is an acute care surgeon and assistant medical director of trauma services.
She is also the head of the quality improvement program at Bayview Medical Center.
Dr. Subramanian's choice of field was influenced by her upbringing and exposure to underserved communities.
Her parents were immigrants, and she grew up in Chicago, surrounded by diverse communities.
She is committed to serving communities that are often overlooked in the medical field.
Dr. Subramanian's philosophy of patient care is centered around servitude and building rapport quickly.
She emphasizes the importance of establishing trust with patients during emergencies.
Her research focuses on systems and quality improvement in patient care.
Dr. Subramanian uses data to identify areas for improvement in hospital care.
She also researches the optimal use of blood products in trauma patients to maximize benefits and minimize risks.
Dr. Subramanian believes in being an active part of the community she serves.
She lives in Baltimore and aims to treat her neighbors with the same care and attention.
The medical center coordinates social events with patients to promote trauma awareness and safety.
Events include 'Stop the Bleed' campaigns and promoting seat belt use.
Trauma awareness month is an annual event where past patients share their stories to inspire hope.
The goal is to build a relationship with the community and ensure patients feel comfortable and confident in the hospital.
Dr. Subramanian and her team aim to make patients feel that the hospital is an extension of their neighborhood.
Transcripts
my name is mother subramanian i'm an
acute care surgeon
in the division of acute care surgery
and trauma
at johns hopkins as well as our
assistant medical director of trauma
services at bayview medical center
and the head of our quality improvement
program at bayview medical center
i chose to go into the field of surgery
and specifically
emergency surgery and trauma surgery
largely due to my upbringing as a child
my parents are immigrants
to the united states and we grew up in a
in the city of chicago really
around a large population of black and
latinx
people who i grew up with and who helped
raise me
and just my experiences with them and
being a part of that community and and
being raised through that made me aware
personally on a personal level
of the fact that there are population
that are largely uh ignored by most of
medicine
and who need just the same access to
health care as any other group
and being that i saw that firsthand as a
child and growing up
i wanted to be a part of that and serve
as
a as someone in medicine who could help
that community and help
people like the people that i was
growing up with so my philosophy of
patient care is that i
serve in a role of servitude patients
come to me
in an emergency they come to the
emergency room either with an emergency
general surgery problem
or due to a trauma and it's my first
time meeting them
i don't have the opportunity to really
build a rapport with them
in clinic or in another setting because
they come to me
in potentially what could be their worst
day of their life
so to me it's important to try to build
that rapport with them
in a short really period of time and try
to ensure that while they
are in the hospital and when you know we
first meet through their
surgery and then their follow-up that we
can build a strong relationship
and they can build confidence in the
hospital and the hospital system
my research serves two roles so
one is that everything i do is in the
service of patient care so
a lot of the research that i do is on
systems improvement and
quality improvement and trying to ensure
that when a patient comes to the
hospital that they're getting the best
of care that they can receive here so
we spend a lot of time going through
patients hospital stay from the
beginning to the end
and looking for ways that we can improve
patient care
and use data to try to provide better
care to them
the other thing i look at is bleeding
problems associated with trauma patients
so
over time we've learned that the use of
blood products
can be beneficial for people who are
bleeding but also have risks
and so we try to do research to try to
maximize
the benefit of using blood products
without all the
the complications that can be related to
giving patients blood
so a big thing for me in medicine is
that
as a physician it's important to be a
part of the
community that you treat so i live in
baltimore
and so it's important for me to want to
treat those people that are around me
and who are my neighbors
a large part of what we're trying to do
is make it so that our patients
understand that we are
members of the city of baltimore and
that we
are just as just as interested in in
them and how they do
and that they have access to care that
is appropriate for them so
as a medical center we're trying to
coordinate
events social events with our patients
such as
stop the bleed campaigns to teach
patients how to use tourniquets
in cases of emergency improve
use of seat belts during driving
also just getting engaged in things like
trauma awareness
every year we have a trauma awareness
month where we try to bring back
patients who suffered from trauma and
kind of explain their stories and how
they're doing
to give hope to other patients and
understand that we care about these
people and
just because you see us once doesn't
mean that's the last time you see us you
may see us in the future
and you may be our neighbor so it's our
goal to try to
build that relationship with the
community and and make sure that people
feel comfortable and confident coming to
johns hopkins hospital
and knowing that we care about them and
that we're their neighbors
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