MELISSA WALKER
Hudson,Ohio
Summary
Anticipated graduate of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Akron Children's Hospital, aiming to establish a career in hospital medicine with dedicated interests in quality improvement, complex care, and child abuse and neglect.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMED
Akron, OH
09.2024 - Current
- Manage comprehensive care for pediatric patients
- Provide teaching and mentorship to residents and medical students
- Lead QI and research projects
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Northeast Ohio Medical University
01.2021 - Current
- Evaluate student performance through assessments and feedback sessions at the end of service weeks.
- Educate students based on individual learning needs and their patient assessments.
Pediatric Resident
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMED
Akron, OH
09.2021 - 09.2024
- Provided patient health assessments
- Developed patient care plans
- Facilitated multidisciplinary team-based approaches for patient care
- Provided patient care in a multitude of different environments including outpatient, specialty clinics, and intensive care units
Education
M.D. -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Major in Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA01.2015
Faculty Appointments And Leadership
- Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Northeast Ohio Medical University, 2021 - Present
- Leader of 2025 Value Based Incentive Project: Constipation Treatment Plan Utilization, Akron Children’s Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division, 2024 - Present
Language Fluency
Basic Spanish
Research And Quality Improvement
- Increasing distribution of Constipation Treatment Plan upon discharge from Pediatric Hospital Medicine, A Quality Improvement Project, 2024 - Present
- Inpatient Medical Management of Adolescents Experiencing Opioid Withdrawal and the Transition to Long-Acting Injectable Naltrexone (XR-NTX), In Progress, IRB protocol approved.
- Improving Lactation Resources for Residents and Fellows at a Pediatric Hospital, A Quality Improvement Project., 2021 - 2023
Teaching Presentations
- Pyelonephritis, 09/2024, Oral Presentation to medical students and residency staff for noon conference
- Septo-Optic Dysplasia, 03/2023, Oral Presentation to medical students and residency staff for noon conference
- Post-Infectious Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, 10/2022, Oral Presentation to medical students and residency staff for noon conference
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion, 05/2022, Oral Presentation to medical students and residency staff for noon conference
- History Taking of the Breastfeeding Infant, 2024 - Present, Oral presentation to medical students and residents on hospital medicine teams, once weekly during service weeks
- Respiratory Distress, 02/2025, Oral Presentation to medical students and residency staff for noon conference
Publications
- Pilato, C. M., Walker, M. S., Nguyen, A. M., Hanna, M. E., Huang, S. L., Lutins, E. M., Meredith, M. A., Haar, P. J., Thangarajh, M., Richard, H. T., Chow, W. N., Dystrophic muscle distribution in late-stage muscular dystrophy, Autopsy & case reports, 10, 4, 2020, 10.4322/acr.2020.221
- Akron Children's Quality Week 2025- poster submitted, awaiting approval
Committees
- Safety Steering Committee, 2024 - Present
- Wellbeing Subcommittee (formerly DEI Subcommittee), 2024 - Present
- Graduate Medical Education Committee, 2025 - Present
Certifications And Licensure
- Intelligence for Quality Improvement (IQI), six-month structured quality improvement training course with a capstone improvement project, 01/2025 - 07/2025
- Lead Myself Certification, foundational training to support success at current organizational level, 10/2024
- Basic Life Support, 2021 - Present
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2021 - Present
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 2021 - Present
Accomplishments
- Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pediatrics Michael M. Kannan Scholarship Recipient, April 2021
- Leader of Value Based Incentive Project for Akron Children's Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division: Constipation Treatment Plan Utilization, January 2025- present
- Co-authorship of published Constipation Management Clinical Guidelines for Akron Children's Hospital, May 2025
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine Annual Conference Clinical Conundrum Reviewer, 2025
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMED
09.2024 - Current
Pediatric Resident
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMED
09.2021 - 09.2024
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Northeast Ohio Medical University
01.2021 - Current
M.D. -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Science - Major in Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
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