@smith_pedsmd presented the Jim Rudolph Hero of the Year Award to
@minipixie26, who shared the story from ten years ago, as a then PhD student, she emailed Jim about a delirium predictive model. He wrote back right away. When they met at an ADS conference, she thanked him, and he teased her, saying, “Just because you created a predictive model doesn’t mean anyone will use it.”
He stayed in her corner for the next decade. That’s who he was, he didn’t just open the door, he walked through it with you.
Jim’s not gone from this work. He’s in every person he mentored, every team that catches delirium, and everyone he made braver. We carry him forward.
Thank you, Jim. 🤍
#ForeverDeliriumSuperhero
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