April Hobbs, MD
About Dr. Hobbs
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Education
Pediatric Resident (Chief)
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital Pediatric Residency
Doctor of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University
Master of Science in Pre-Clinical Sciences
Mercer University School of Medicine
Bachelor of Arts., Biology, Pre-Medicine
University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Certification and Licenses
South Carolina Limited Medical License
June 2018 - present
CPI Crisis Intervention Certification
September 2020
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
June 2018 - June 2022
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
June 2018 - June 2022
USMLE Step 3, Pass
October 2018
USMLE Step 2 CK, Pass
July 2017
USMLE Step 2 CS, Pass
August 2017
USMLE Step 1, Pass
June 2016
Research & Quality Improvement
Stay Alert: A Quality Improvement in Response to SIRS/Sepsis in Pediatric Patients via Implementation of a Sepsis Alert Protocol
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2019 - 2020
Designed, implemented and reviewed a quality improvement project to initiate a Sepsis Alert protocol and algorithm in the Children’s Hospital to decrease resident time to intervention
Identifying and Intervening in Smoke Exposure in Pediatric Patients
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2019 - 2020
Participated in a residency-wide quality improvement project to address screening and identification of smoke exposure to the pediatric patients in the Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center
Efficacy of Hand Hygiene Compliance Interventions: A Systematic Review Mentor: Dr. Becky Stone
Summer Public Health Scholars Program at MCG
2015
Composed a systemic review of the outcomes from various randomized control trials focused on hand hygiene compliance interventions
Leadership Activities
Prisma Health Midlands/USC Pediatric Residency
Pediatric Chief Resident
2020 - 2021
- Attended meetings with program leadership (PD, APD, Coordinators) to discuss ongoing residency needs/improvements
- Scheduled daily outpatient clinic schedule to insure adequate clinical coverage of Children’s Hospital Outpatient Clinic (CHOC) working with the director of the CHOC
- Monthly attendance, recording of minutes and distribution of said minutes at monthly house staff meetings
- Distributed block reporting assignments to all categorical pediatric residents and off-service rotators prior to the start of each academic block
- Participated annually in Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) meetings
- Attended each monthly Children’s Hospital Operations Committee meeting
- Worked closely with the Chief of Pediatric Quality and Patient Safety for Children’s Hospital to organize, plan and schedule and present quarterly Morbidity and Mortality conferences
- Manifested active role modelling of behaviors through active engagement in scholarship, advocacy, and education beyond those required of all residents
Prisma Health Midlands/USC Pediatric Residency
Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Chair
2019 - 2021
- Created our program’s first diversity and inclusion committee in effort to foster of culture of inclusion based on race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or gender identity
- Collaborated with Prisma Health’s Diversity and Inclusion director to create resident events focused on diversity and inclusion, health disparities, and social justice
- Collaborated with our pediatric residency recruiting committee in order to increase our number of residents from underrepresented minority groups to reflect the ideals of diversity and inclusion
Professional Presentations
Quality Morbidity and Mortality Lecture Series
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2020
Discussed various patient cases related to quality improvement within the Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands
Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Jellybeans
Medical College of Georgia
2020
Facilitated a discussion with medical students and faculty at MCG during an intercession focused on social determinants of health and implicit bias through the eyes of a pediatrician
Social Determinants of Health: A Call To Action
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2020
Presented a Grand Rounds presentation centered on social determinants of health in pediatrics and implicit biases
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Stay Alert: A Quality Improvement in Response to SIRS/Sepsis in Pediatric Patients via Implementation of a Sepsis Alert Protocol
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2020
Presented a poster at the annual Prisma Health Pediatric Resident Quality Improvement presentation Day and at the Annual South Carolina American Academy of Pediatrics Conference
Prisma Health Pediatrics Journal Club Presentation
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2020
Critically appraised, presented, and facilitated discussion about three articles on asthma, screen time in pre-school aged children, and HSV with pediatric residents and faculty
Awards and Achievements
Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholar
Association of Pediatric Program Directors
2020
- Attended the Fall 2020 annual national conference
- Participated in the Pediatric GME Learning Community meetings, discussed pediatric medical education leadership, participated in speed mentoring, and help to facilitate discussion centered on diversity and inclusion within medical education leadership
Alumni Scholarship Recipient
Medical College of Georgia
2015 - 2017
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Mercer University
2013
Top 10 percent of graduate students at Mercer University
Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands
2020
Minimum overall GPA of 3.2