VIEW VIDEO: Hi, this is Miles Berger. I'd like to give a fist bump to Brian Ohlendorf for taking my call shift yesterday, this past Sunday, so I could celebrate Passover with my family. Thanks, Brian. - Miles Berger, MD

I really wanted to reach out to validate, commend, celebrate, and appreciate the hard work that Dr. Buck did on a recent call shift. He had an amazing can-do, get it done attitude that made an incredibly busy and complicated shift run incredibly smoothly. He was willing to run two ORs at the same time, both C-sections, which were incredibly surgically complicated. We also ran a stat under general and then staggered with laboring breach twins. All of this was done with a great attitude, a how can we make this better for our patients sentiment.

Sachin is incredible! When he is in the CTICU at night, he offers help to the booming CTORs by helping get cases started or doing TEEs for patients. When he's in the SICU at night, he offers help to the CTICU intensivists when they are deploying ECMO/intubating/managing a hemorrhaging patient. I have been the attending who has received this unsolicited help multiple times. His teamwork, leadership, and ability to keep an eye on the ever changing environments that we work in are simply incredible! Sachin - thank you for all of your hardwork!! - Sharon McCartney, MD

Thank you to the 14 staff members who went above and beyond by helping with a departmental direct mail campaign. They were critical to the success of deploying more than 1,000 mail pieces. We sincerely appreciate them offering their help to complete this important project! - Melinda Macalino and Stacey Hilton

You both deserve a huge shoutout for the management of a complex patient. Paul, for also staying to further aid your relief, but Jess, for jumping in without hesitation. You all showed/epitomized the definition of teamwork. - Amanda Faulkner, MD

Jon works tirelessly behind the scenes as the chief administrative fellow for the ACTA program. He leads by action and example - often assuming the burden of unexpected absences or additional work. His sacrifice does not go unnoticed, and I think I speak on behalf of all the ACTA fellows when I say thank you for everything that you do! - Sawyer Naze, MD

Kudos to Osa, one of our Critical Care Medicine fellows! I just wanted to say great job! Osa organized donation collections from the SICU/CTICU for the Durham Rescue Mission over the holidays. I'm impressed - new to Durham but stepped up to care for your community in a wonderful way, collecting a carful of donations for the rescue mission! THANK YOU for your kindness, generosity and caring. - Nancy Knudsen, MD

Samantha did an outstanding job assisting Dr. Cain Dimon with his NCMB license and credentialing work at Duke. Her tireless effort allowed him to get through credentialing without delay. Thank you, Sam! - Drs. Kevin Vorenkamp and Cain Dimon

It's National Nurse Practitioner Week! Nurse practitioners are invaluable members of our health care team. Thank you for providing the highest quality of care for our patients. We celebrate our exceptional nurse practitioners: Shibu Edward, Melanie Ellers, Jennifer Parsons, Jessica Salyer, Taylor Scott, Connie Storholt, and Deanna Walters for all you do! – Kevin Vorenkamp, MD

A shout out to Drs. Krom and Miller for their help getting an especially emergent case safely started in the cardiac ORs in the middle of the night last week. We couldn't have done it without you! - Anne Cherry, MD