Pulmonary & Critical Care Division Newsletter

August 2026

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of our division newsletter. Below you’ll find updates from each department including research highlights, clinical news, social updates, and more.

Interventional Pulmonary

Highlights




Leading the Bronchoscopy Boot Camp



Congratulations to Javier for organizing and leading Henry Ford’s 2026 Bronchoscopy Boot Camp.

Held over two days in July, the course brought together pulmonary and critical care trainees from across Michigan for intensive hands-on training in bronchoscopy, pleural procedures, and simulation-based procedural education.

Javier’s leadership of the program reflects an important contribution to fellow education—not only within Henry Ford, but across the region.




A Procedural Milestone



Congratulations to Javier and Labib on performing their first bedside percutaneous tracheostomy.

This marks an exciting procedural milestone and reflects the continued growth of advanced bedside critical care expertise within our division.




Research

Call for Submissions: PCCM Reports




PCCM Reports is a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to pulmonary and critical care medicine and is now accepting submissions.

If you have a completed manuscript—or a project that has been presented but never published—consider submitting your work. Every submission undergoes peer review, providing an excellent opportunity for fellows and faculty to disseminate their scholarly work.

Learn more and submit your manuscript at: pccmreports.org

Faculty and fellows considering a submission may also reach out to Jeff Jennings, who serves as Senior Editor and Editor-in-Chief of PCCM Reports, with questions about potential submissions.




Submissions may include:


  • Original Research

  • Case Reports

  • Review Articles

  • Quality Improvement Projects

  • Clinical Images

  • Medical Education Scholarship




Henry Ford Joins Multicenter VROOM Study

Henry Ford is participating in the Virtual Reality for Optimization of Mastery Endobronchial Ultrasound (VROOM) study, a multicenter randomized controlled trial in medical education examining whether a virtual reality EBUS anatomy trainer can improve fellow performance compared with routine educational practice.

The study has received IRB approval, and two Henry Ford PCCM fellows have already enrolled this month, with participation expected to expand across the fellowship over the next two years.

Congratulations to Javier Diaz-Mendoza, who is leading Henry Ford’s participation as the site principal investigator.

Before You Go…

Macomb Residents Celebrate an Outstanding Year of Scholarship

Congratulations to the Macomb residents on an exceptional year of scholarly achievement.

Over the past academic year, just 39 residents produced more than 120 scholarly outputs, including numerous national presentations and publications. This remarkable productivity continues a steady rise in scholarly activity over the past several years and reflects the growing culture of academic excellence within the program.

These accomplishments are especially impressive given the demands of residency training and represent the substantial additional time, effort, and dedication our residents have devoted to research and scholarship.

Dr. Huda also recognized the faculty mentors whose guidance and support have helped make this success possible.

Congratulations to the Macomb residents and their faculty mentors on an outstanding year—and on the momentum they continue to build.

The Candy Bowl Remains Open

Candy bowl in Dr. Ouellette's office
Dr. Ouellette continues his longstanding tradition of keeping a bowl of free candy available to anyone who stops by his office. Whether you’re there to talk, ask a question, catch up—or your blood sugar just needs a quick boost—the candy bowl remains open for business.