Vu “Henry” Nguyen, MD
Vu “Henry” Nguyen, MD is a PGY-1 resident physician in internal medicine at Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System in Oakland, California. He came to the United States from Vietnam in 2008, graduated from high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, and earned a bachelor of science in chemistry from Loyola University New Orleans. During his time at Loyola, Dr. Nguyen was heavily involved in many synthetic and computational chemistry research projects with applications in semiconductor material science and crystal engineering. His discovery of more efficient routes to synthesize triazine-core molecules was instrumental in procuring Loyola University’s first-ever utility patent (US Patent No. 10,961,224).
Dr. Nguyen designed a laboratory experiment to demonstrate Le Chatelier’s principle of equilibrium by mapping the radiation intensity of a microwave system using the thermochromic properties of cobalt chloride. This work, published in the Journal of Chemical Education, was motivated by his passion for teaching with the goal of creating a visual modality to aid first-year students in learning fundamental concepts of chemistry. The success
of his research endeavors during his undergraduate education is evidenced by his seven publications in peer-reviewed journals.
After working as an analytical chemist in the oil and petroleum industry and then as a recovery technician for an eye bank for two years, Dr. Nguyen started his career in medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He earned his doctor of medicine and received the John Herr Musser, MD Award from the Department of Medicine for leadership, maturity, and scholarship in medicine. He published two more papers during his time at Tulane for a total of nine peer-reviewed manuscripts thus far. His professional goals during residency are to acquire proficiency in clinical medicine, master the art of medicine, and build networking and collaborative relationships with colleagues from different disciplines.
Chayan Chakraborti, MD
Chayan Chakraborti is a Professor of Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. After receiving a bachelor of science in biology and a bachelor of arts in philosophy from Duke University, Dr. Chakraborti received his medical doctorate from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Tulane and a general internal medicine fellowship focusing on medical education at Johns Hopkins.
His current duties include attending physician on the inpatient medicine wards at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Internal Medicine Clerkship Director, Director of Student Programs, and Vice-Chair of Education for the Department of Medicine. Since 2010, Dr. Chakraborti has also been the Director of Career Advising for the School of Medicine. Previously, he served as course director for the Foundations in Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, an introduction to clinical medicine course.
He has earned numerous awards, including the Leonard Tow Gold Humanism in Medicine Award and the Tulane Student Advocacy Award (three times). He has received the Outstanding Teaching Attending award multiple times, was inducted into the Tulane Society of Teaching Scholars, and was awarded the Presidential Teaching Award for Graduate and Professional Teaching—the highest such award at Tulane University.
Dr. Chakraborti has published more than 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has given invited presentations both nationally and internationally. His research involves teamwork training in medical education, quality improvement, resource utilization, and assessments and outcome efficacy in medical education. He continues to participate in medical education research involving standardized patients and simulations and is a master TeamSTEPPS trainer. He has designed numerous curricula for students and house staff in these and other areas, which have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA, Academic Medicine, JGIM, and Medical Education, as well as on MedEdPortal, for which he serves as Associate Editor for Internal Medicine. At the national level, Dr. Chakraborti has been an active member of the Clerkship Directors in Medicine organization, serving as chair of the Medical Education Research Committee. Other national pursuits include content development for both the USMLE and NBME. Currently, Dr. Chakraborti is helping to develop novel assessments of clinical reasoning as well as implementing the Entrustable Professional Activity framework for professional development of early trainees.