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UAB Medicine

Knowledge

that will change your world…

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Division of

General Internal Medicine

2011-2013

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Department of Medicine Mission Statement

Committed to creating a dynamic culture of exceptional innovation,

scholarship and collaboration

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Division of General Internal Medicine “Training Physicians of the Future”

The core mission of the division is to provide exceptional educational opportunities for medical students and internal medicine residents. The Primary Care residency track, one of the oldest in the country and the Women’s Health track continue to attract highly devoted individuals. Among the ranks, eight have served as Chief Medical Residents and six have additional fellowship training. MEDICAL EDUCATION Faculty has received multiple honors for excellence in teaching each year since 1998. Top medical education leadership positions are held by division members. Inpatient ward attending, over 50 months a

year at the Birmingham VA Medical Center and University Hospital.

Ambulatory morning report. Started over 13 years ago, one-of-a kind in the country.

General internal medicine noon conference (clinical updates, clinical problem solving, clinical pathological conferences, ethics debates, evidence-based medicine). The clinical problem solving presentations illustrate the decision making process by experienced clinicians.

Outpatient teaching venues: resident clinic (Birmingham VAMC, Kirklin Clinic), Emergency Department (BVAMC).

Medical student education: Introduction to Clinical Medicine; Doctor, Patient, and Society; Master Physical Diagnosis; and a variety of other courses.

Patient safety, training residents as teachers, and a recently funded Chief Medical resident in Quality and Patient Safety are also new activities.

Facebook. “Question of the Week” a new activity with a growing number of followers.

SCHOLARSHIP Members perform innovative research aimed at expanding the frontiers of medical education research.

CLINICAL CARE and SERVICE We are committed to provide outstanding clinical service. The faculty practice is located at the Kirklin Clinic. The inpatient clinical service is done with a superb cadre of residents in teaching settings at the three hospitals. Faculty also provides hospitalist services at UAB and at the Birmingham VAMC. Faculty provides direct patient care for some of the most complex patients in Alabama. Faculty are also involved in professional organizations including the American College of Physicians, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), Association of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (ACDIM), National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), and the Association of Chiefs and Leaders in GIM (ACLGIM) among others. Enjoy the report!

Carlos A. Estrada, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine, Division Director

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Faculty

Emily Boohaker, MD Professor, Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer Ambulatory Clinics

Teresa Bryan, MD Associate Professor

Robert Centor, MD, FACP Professor Associate Dean, Huntsville Campus

Andrea Cherrington, MD, MPH Associate Professor Secondary Appointment

Stuart Cohen, MD Associate Professor PrimeCare Medical Directors

Erin Contratto, MD Assistant Professor Co-Director Women’s Health Track

William Curry, MD, FACP Professor, Senior VP Population Health. Associate Dean of Rural and Primary Care

Raegan Durant, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Secondary Appointment

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Sandhya Garg, MD, MBA Assistant Professor

Jason Hartig, MD Associate Professor MedPeds Program Director

Gustavo Heudebert, MD Professor, Vice Chair for Medical Education

Thomas Huddle, MD, PhD Professor

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc Associate Professor Secondary Appointment

Ryan Kraemer, MD, FACP Assistant Professor Assistant Program Director

Stan Massie, MD Professor, ICM Director

David McCollum, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Jason Morris, MD Associate Professor Associate Program Director

Katherine Romp, MD Assistant Professor Lead Physician TKC GIM

Stephen Russell, MD Associate Professor Lead Physician Prime Care Moody Clinic Secondary Appointment

Andrew Sellers, MD Assistant Professor BVAMC Director of Hospitalist Service

Terrence Shaneyfelt, MD, MPH Associate Professor

Erin Snyder, MD Assistant Professor, Director Women’s Health Track and IM4 Clinic, Assistant Program Director

Alan Stamm, MD Professor Director, Primary Care Program

Benjamin Taylor, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer University Hospital

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Elizabeth Turnipseed, MD, MSPH Assistant Professor Assistant Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs (DOM), co-Assistant VP for Physician Integration and Regulatory Affairs, UAB Hospital.

Ellen Weber, MD Assistant Professor

Lisa Willett, MD Associate Professor Program Director

Winter Williams, MD Assistant Professor

Lisa Withrow, MD Assistant Professor

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AWARDS (2012- 2013) UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching – Lisa Willett (2012) Best Teaching Division

GIM – 2nd Place 2012 Top Ten Teaching Awards

JR Hartig – 2012 Gustavo Heudebert – 2012, 2013 Jason Morris – 2012, 2013 Ben Taylor – 2012 Lisa Willett – 2012 Ryan Kraemer – 2012, 2013 Stephen Russell – 2012

C. Glenn Cobbs MD – Edwin A. Rutsky Award for Clinical Excellence

Jason Hartig – 2012 Lisa Willett – 2012

Argus Awards

Best Department – Internal Medicine (2012, 2013) Best Lecturer – Patient Doctor & Society, Nominee – Carlos Estrada (2012) Best Intro Module/Director/Co-Director, Nominee – Thomas Huddle (2012) Caduceus Club Award for Best Clinical Instructor, Nominee – Jason Hartig (2012) Class of 2013 – Best Birmingham Campus Department-Department of Medicine (2013)

Awards

Erin Snyder – Robert A. Kreisberg Award for Faculty Development in Medical Education (2013), RIME UASOM Faculty Development Award (2013)

Ryan Kraemer – Robert A. Kreisberg Award for Faculty Development in Medical Education (2013)

Lisa Willett – SGIM Scholarship in Medical Education Award (2012) Outstanding Teacher – Ben Taylor (2012) Lisa Willett (2013) Core Clinical Faculty Advisor – William Curry, Andrew Sellers, Stan Massie (2012, 2013) Gustavo Heudebert Resident Award – William Curry (2012) Lisa Willett – Robert A. Kreisberg Award for Faculty Development in Medical Education (2012) Jason Hartig – Robert A. Kreisberg Award for Faculty Development in Medical Education (2012) Top 25th Teaching Award – Robert Centor, Jason Hartig, Gustavo Heudebert, Stephen Russell,

Lisa Willett (2012). Willett, Heudebert, Hartig, Romp, Massie, Taylor, Snyder, Kraemer (2013) Best Doctors in America

William Curry (2012), Jason Hartig (2012), Gustavo Heudebert (2012), Stephen Russell (2012), Lisa Willett (2010, 2012)

Faculty Accomplishments Emily Boohaker – promoted to Professor (2012); UAHSF Chief Quality and Patient Safety

Officer; Women's Health Track mentor

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Teresa Bryan – Chair of Peer-Review BVAMC, designated learning officer (Pelvic exam Simulation), VA grant funded (Simulation pelvic exam)

Bob Centor – American College of Physicians Board of Regents Erin Contratto – Selected as Co-Director of Women’s Health Track William Curry – Chair UAB Medicine Innovation Board, AMC-21 Clinical Skills Scholar (ICM),

Primary Care Strategic plan, Senior VP Population Health, University Health Systems, UAB, Heudebert Award (2013), SGIM Clinical Practice Subcommittee, Public Policy

Raegan Durant – AHA Council Epidemiology/Prevention (Minorities Committee) Carlos Estrada – Annual Education Summit Faculty (2011, 2012, 2013), Clinical Skills Scholar

(ICM) Gustavo Heudebert – Annual Education Summit Faculty (2011-2012, 2013)Master ACP, Director

BVAMC CMR Quality/Safety, NBME Step 2 Writing Committee JR Hartig – Annual Education Summit Faculty (2012, 2013), Sergio Stagno Friend of Housestaff

Award, Vice Chair Medical Education Committee (UASOM, 2013) Thomas Huddle – VA Chair Ethics Committee, Ethics Conference, Fellow Healthcare Ethics and

Law Institute , Samford University (2013) Stefan Kertesz, PI, VA PACT Homeless team, Fellows for Life (Albert Schweitzer Fellowship) Ryan Kraemer – Annual Education Summit Faculty (2012, 2013), Heudebert Award (2013),

Chair AL ACP Stan Massie – ACGME Core Clinical Faculty, Annual Education Summit Faculty (2012-2013);

co-founder Directors of Clinical Skills Courses (DOCS), national organization; USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills exam development, Promoted to Professor

David McCollum– Parasitology Course Developer (UAB) Jason Morris – President SSGIM (2013), promoted Associate Professor (2012), Annual

Education Summit Faculty (2012-2013) Katie Romp – Lead Physician GIM TKC Stephen Russell – Annual Education Summit Faculty (2012-2013); innovative ward teaching

(iPad); developed Art in Medicine elective; Lead Physician UAB Moody Andy Sellers – BVAMC Lead Hospitalist; ACGME Core Clinical Faculty Terrance Shaneyfelt – Clinical Skills Scholar (ICM), ACP Performance Educators Committee,

EBM Co-enrolled elective (UASOM, 2013) Erin Snyder – Teaching Resident Clinic Director, TKC IM IV (2013), Associate Program

Director, Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program, Annual Education Summit faculty (2012); Chair for 2nd Annual Education Summit (2012, 2013); Homeless PACT grant funded; Kaizen MD Facebook app for QOW expansion

Alan Stamm – Infection Control expert; decreasing device-associated infections (CLA-BSI, CA-UTI, VAP); Annual Education Summit Faculty (2012), 25 Years Anniversary, Director Primary Care Track, ADPH, Healthcare Data Advisory Council

Ben Taylor – New Quality role UHS, Director Program in Clinical Effectiness (UHS), Hospitalist Program

Ellen Weber – TKC patient care, block month attending, Women’s Health track mentor Lisa Willett – SGIM Co-Chair (2012), tenured 2012; Annual Education Summit Faculty (2012,

2013); Tinsley Harrison Endowed Chair in Medical Resident Education (2013) Lisa Withrow – TKC Primary Care

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MEDICAL EDUCATION and PATIENT CARE

The Division is committed to providing outstanding clinical service to its patients and the community. We are committed to providing exceptional medical education for medical students and residents. Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program Tinsley Harrison Internal

Medicine Residency Ambulatory morning report

Lisa Willett, MD Program Director, Jason Morris, MD, Associate Program Director, Ryan Kraemer, MD Assistant Program Director, Erin Snyder, MD, Assistant Program Director.

A curriculum-based conference to review presentation and management of ambulatory medicine topics and cases held three times weekly (Tue, Wed, Fri)

Internal Medicine Tracks Training Residents as Teachers

(CERTS)

Women’s Health Track (Erin Snyder, MD, Director; Erin Contratto, Co-Director). Primary Care Track (Alan Stamm, MD, Director).

Lisa Willett, MD, Program Director, Jason Morris, MD, Associate Program Director, Ryan Kraemer, MD, Assistant Program Director.

Noon Conference

A weekly curriculum-based hour-long didactic conference to review updates in disease management, clinical problem solving, clinical pathological conferences, ethics debates, evidence-based medicine and other topics.

Patient Safety Conferences Arthrocentesis Simulation

A new multidisciplinary series (Gustavo Heudebert, MD) A cadaver-based arthrocentesis workshop is conducted monthly by Dr. Terry

Shaneyfelt, MOD residents. In this simulation based training residents get experience performing arthrocentesis of almost all joints.

Medical Students Internal Medicine Clerkship Jason L. Morris, MD (Clerkship Director, 2009-2011-2012) Introduction to Clinical Medicine The main course for 1st and 2nd year medical students to learn the art and

science of obtaining a history, performing a physical exam, and developing medical-decision making skills. F. Stanford Massie Jr., MD (Course Director)

Master Physical Diagnosis Evidence Based Medicine at the

Bedside

A month-long elective for fourth-year medical students provides comprehensive instruction in physical diagnosis. Carlos Estrada, MD, MS (Course Director).

Terry Shaneyfelt, MD, (Course Director). Gustavo Heudebert, MD.

STP: Patient-Doctor and Society STP: Expert Clinical Reasoning

& Clinical Problem solving STP: Art in Medicine: Using

Visual Arts to Improve Clinical Observation Skills

STP: Serving the Underserved: The Challenges of Medicine in Underserved Populations

Thomas Huddle, MD (Course Director) Carlos Estrada, MD, MS (Course Director, 2012) Stephen Russell, MD (Course Director) Erin Snyder, MD (Course Director)

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Outpatient Teaching

Kirklin Clinic Internal Medicine 4 - 7 half days/week with Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatric residents

Birmingham VAMC. Red Clinic – 10 half days/week. Emergency Room- 4 half days/ week. Women’s Clinic -3 half days/week.

Inpatient Teaching. Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center – 36 months per year. University Hospital – 24 months per year.

Faculty Practice

Kirklin Clinic – The private practice group is made up of 6 physicians. Teaching Points. The Department of Medicine recognizes the educational contribution using a defined formula to compute the amount of teaching. The Division accounts for ~30% of the teaching in the Department.

2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Number of faculty 19 20 24 Educational points 13,021 14,178 12,865

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Annual Education Summit

https://www.uab.edu/medicine/gim/education-summit

Central to achieving excellence in all three mission areas of academic medical centers – education, research, service – is the identification, development, and retention of a cadre of individuals that excel in each mission. The University of Alabama School Of Medicine presented Research and Innovations in Medical Education (RIME). The main purpose was to promote teaching skills in medical education, foster curriculum innovation, and showcase scholarship and research findings in medical education for the 21st century. 2nd Annual Education Summit (Sep 24-28, 2012)

Molly Cooke, MD, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Hughes Evans, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, David Rogers, MD, MHPE, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development Robert Centor, MD, Professor and Associate Dean of Medicine Huntsville Campus RIME poster session (n=46 posters). Simulation in practice and SimWars. Workshops for undergraduate/ graduate medical education faculty.

RIME poster session. Award winners:

Best Research: Lauren Nassetta MD, Department of Pediatrics: “Patient Handoffs: Residents’ Perceptions of Information Exchanged and its Value in Patient Care.”

1st Place: Educational Innovation. Natalie Wilson, DNP, ANP-BC, MSN, MPH: “Using an Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Medicine Inpatient Discharge.”

2nd Place: Educational Innovation. Samuel Strachan, Medical Student, UAB School of Medicine: “Development of Interactive Simulation Video Cases for Medical Students in the Large Group Setting.”

Best Clinical Vignette: Stephen Russell, MD. Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics: “Sweet Feet: Foot Drop as a Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.”

3rd Annual Education Summit (Sep 23-27, 2013)

Jack Ende, MD, University of Pennsylvania. Grand Rounds. Glenn Cobbs, MD, John Kennedy, MD. Plenary Speakers. Workshops: Fellows (n=4), Faculty (n=9). Posters (n=49).

RIME poster session. Award winners:

Innovations: Snyder E, et al. Gamification of Board Review: A Curriculum Innovation for Internal Medicine Residents

Research: Musgrove J, et al. Utilizing Iterative Case Presentation to Demonstrate Concepts of Clinical Reasoning.

Vignette: Nelson G. Medication errors arising from inexperienced hands: baclofen-induced seizure in ESRD

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PUBLICATIONS (2011-2013) Indexed in PubMed

2011

1. Crenshaw K, Shewchuk RM, Staton LJ, Bigby JA, Houston TK, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. What should we include in a cultural competence curriculum? An Emerging Formative Evaluation Process to Foster Curriculum Development. Acad Med 2011; 86:333-341.

2. Salanitro A, Safford MM, Houston TK, Williams JH, Ovalle F, Payne-Foster P, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. Patient complexity and Diabetes Quality of Care in Rural Settings. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011; 103: 234-240.

3. Estrada CA, Krishnamurthy P, Smith A, Staton LJ, Korf MJ, Allison JJ, Houston TK. Marketing to increase Web utilization: A Continuing Medical Education Web-based cultural competence curriculum. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2011; 31:21-27.

4. Tomatis C, Taramona C, Rizo-Patrón E, Hernández F, Rodríguez P, Piscoya A, Gonzales E, Gotuzzo E, Heudebert G, Centor RM, Estrada CA. Evidence-based medicine training in a resource-poor country, the importance of leveraging personal and institutional relationships. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011; 17.

5. Willett LL, Arora V, Halvorsen AJ, Chacko KM, Chaudhry S, McDonald FS. Challenges with duty hour reforms: a survey of residency program directors. Am J Med. 2011; 124:370-8.

6. Bhatnagar D, Morris JL, Rodriguez M, Centor RM, Estrada CA, Willett LL. A middle-age woman with sudden onset dyspnea. J Gen Intern Med. 2011; 26:551-4.

7. Huddle TS. Perspective: Medical professionalism and medical education should not involve commitments to political advocacy. Acad Med. 2011; 86:378-83.

8. Huddle TS. Clarifying the dispute over academic-industry relationships. Am J Bioeth. 2011; 11:47-9.

9. Huddle TS. Moral fiction or Moral Fact? The Distinction between Doing and Allowing in Medical Ethics. Bioethics (in press)

10. Willett LL, Estrada CA, Wall TC, Coley HL, Ngu J, Curry W, Salanitro A, Houston TK. Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment to Guide Curricular Change in Graduate Medical Education. J Grad Med Edu 2011;2:162-167

11. Paik JC, Killian ME, Feldhaus JJ, Estrada CA. A Dreaded Complication of MRSA Infection. International Journal of Case Reports and Images (in press). [Not indexed in PubMed].

12. Snyder ED, Salanitro A, Estrada CA, Centor RM, Castiglioni A. Preparing for oral scientific and clinical vignette presentations: Does practice make perfect? J Grad Med Edu (in press).

13. Newsom J, Estrada CA, Panisko D, Willett LL. Selecting the best clinical vignettes for academic meetings: Should the scoring tool criteria be modified? J Gen Intern Med. 2011; 27:202-6. PMID:21927965

2012 14. Vick A, Kraemer RR, Morris JL, Willett LL, Centor RM, Estrada CA, Rodriguez JM. A 60-

Year-Old Woman with Chorea and Weight Loss. J Gen Intern Med. 2012; 27:747-751. PMID:22143453

15. Wallace E, Douglas C, Safdar N, Saint S, Centor RM. "Different strokes for different folks". J Hosp Med. 2012 Mar;7(3):258-61. doi: 10.1002/jhm.1924. PubMed PMID: 22389319.

16. Peña A, Estrada CA, Soniat D, Taylor B, Burton M. Nominal Group Technique: A Brainstorming Tool for Identifying Areas to Improve Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients. J Hosp Med. 2012;

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7:416–420. PMID: 22190453. 17. Estrada CA, Dolansky MA, Singh MK, Oliver BJ, Callaway-Lane C, Splaine M, Gilman S,

Patrician PA. Mastering improvement science skills in the new era of quality and safety: the Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Program. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012 Feb 5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01816.x. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID:22304698.

18. Pierce JMR, Estrada CA, Mathews Jr RE. Buyer’s Beware: Lead Poisoning Due to Ayurvedic Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2012; Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID:22476953.DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2048

19. Dyrbye LN, Eacker AM, Harper W, Power DV, Massie FS Jr, Satele D, Thomas MR, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD. Distress and empathy do not drive changes in specialty preference among US medical students. Med Teach. 2012;34(2):e116-22. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.644830. PubMed PMID: 22289009.

20. Roy B, Castiglioni A, Salanitro A, Willett LL, Kraemer RR, Shewchuk R, Qu H, Heudebert GR, Centor RM. Using Cognitive Mapping to Define Key Domains for Successful Ward-Attending Rounds. J Gen Inter Med. 2012; Nov;27(11):1492-8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2121-6. Epub 2012 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 22722975; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3475821.

21. Dyrbye LN, Harper W, Moutier C; Durning S, Power DV, Massie FS; Eacker A, Thomas M, Satele, D, Sloan J, Shanafelt T. A Multi-Institutional Study Exploring the Impact of Positive Mental Health on Medical Students’ Professionalism in an Era of High Burnout. Acad Med 87(8):1024-1031

22. Huddle TS, Baily A. Pacemaker deactivation: withdrawal of support or active ending of life? Theor Med Bioeth.2012 DOI 10.1007/s11017-012-9213-5

23. Shea JA, Willett LL, Borman KR, Itani KMF, McDonald FS, Call SA, Chaudhry S, Adams M, Chacko KM, Volpp KG, Arora VM. Anticipated Consequences of the 2011 Duty Hours Standards: Views of Internal Medicine and Surgery Program Directors. Acad Med.2012; 87(7):895-903

24. Brownfield E, Clyburn B, Santen S, Heudebert G, Hemmer PA. The Activities and Responsibilities of the Vice Chair for Education in U.S. and Canadian Departments of Medicine. Acad Med. 2012. 87(7):1041-1045

25. Newsom J, Estrada CA, Panisko D, Willett LL. Selecting the best clinical vignettes for academic meetings: Should the scoring tool criteria be modified? J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Feb;27(2):202-6. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1879-2.

26. Centor RM. Adolescent and adult pharyngitis: more than "strep throat": comment on “Large-scale validation of the Centor and McIsaac Scores to predict group Astreptococcal pharyngitis”. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jun 11;172(11):852-3. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1741. PubMed PMID: 22566487.

27. Vita S, Coplin H, Feiereisel KB, Garten S, Mechaber AJ, Estrada CA. Decreasing the ceiling effect in assessing meeting quality at an academic professional meeting. Teach Learn Med. 2012 (in press).

28. Patrician PP, Dolansky M, Estrada CA, Brennan C, Miltner R, Newsom J, Olds D, Splaine M, Moore S. Interprofessional education in action: The VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program. Nurs Clinics North America. 2012 (in press).

29. Willett LL, Houston TK, Heudebert GR, Estrada CA. Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment to determine which structural factors impact teaching quality of attending rounds. J Grad Med Edu. 2012 (in press).

30. Tonks SA, Makwana S, Salanitro A, Safford MM, Houston TK, Allison JJ, Curry W, Estrada CA. Quality of Diabetes Mellitus Care by Rural Primary Care Physicians. J Rural Health. 2012; 28(4):364-371. PMID: 23083082. PMCID:PMC3481192.

31. Billue K, Safford MM, Salanitro AH, Houston TK, Curry WA, Kim Y, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. A Web-based Diabetes Intervention for Physician: A Cluster-randomized Effectiveness Trial. A Closer Look at Medication Intensification in Rural Primary Care Practices BMJO 2012 Sep 17;2(5). doi:pii: e000959. 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000959. Print 2012. PubMed PMID: 22991217; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3467590.

32. Curry WA. Thinking doctor. The road to healing. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2012 Autumn;75(4):26-7. PubMed PMID: 23167088.

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33. Kumar N, Kraemer RR, Murthy RK, Hartig JR. Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome as a presentation of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Circulation. 2012 Nov 27;126(22):2645-7. doi: 1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.125047. PubMed PMID: 23184284.

34. Stamm AM, Bettacchi CJ. A comparison of 3 metrics to identify health care-associated infections. Am J Infect Control. 2012 Oct;40(8):688-91. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.033. Epub 2012 Jun 20. PubMed PMID: 22727246.

2013 35. Burski CM, Miller CS, Centor RM. Formerly Obese, Now Thin and Confused: The Utility of

Mnemonics in the Approach to Altered Mental Status. Am J Med Sci. 2013 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23588258.

36. Centor RM. Antibiotics for sore throat patients--varied opinions. Scand J Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;45(3):176-8. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2012.720028. Epub 2012 Sep 19. PubMed PMID: 22992210.

37. Centor RM, Castiglioni A, Roy B. Attending physicians on ward rounds. JAMA. 2013 Jan 23;309(4):341. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.65887. PubMed PMID: 23340627.

38. Schleifer JW, Centor RM, Heudebert GR, Estrada CA, Morris JL. NSTEMI or not: a 59-year-old man with chest pain and troponin elevation. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Apr;28(4):583-90. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2236-9. Epub 2012 Oct 6. PubMed PMID: 23054926; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3599030.

39. Coker J, Castiglioni A, Kraemer RR, Massie FS, Morris JL, Rodriguez M, Russell SW, Shaneyfelt T, Willett LL, Estrada CA. Evaluation of an Advanced Physical Diagnosis Course Using Consumer Preferences Methods: The Nominal Group Technique. Am J Med Sci. 2013 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23552288.

40. Kumar N, Goyal J, Curry WA. A 70-year-old man with dementia and ataxia. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2013 Jan;13(1):229-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00921.x. PubMed PMID: 23286564.

41. Denby K, Nelson G, Estrada CA. Bedside Hand Grip Assessment with the Sphygmomanometer. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Apr 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23568188.

42. Land AM, Nelson GA, Bell SG, Denby KJ, Estrada CA, Willett LL. Widening the Differential for Brain Masses in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients: Syphilitic Cerebral Gummata. Am J Med Sci. 2013 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print]PubMed PMID: 23588265.

43. Parris T, Kraemer R, Newsom J, Estrada C, Willett L, Morris J. Validation of a scoring tool to select clinical vignettes. Med Educ. 2013 May;47(5):530-1. doi:10.1111/medu.12189. PubMed PMID: 23574089.

44. Steinhilber S, Rodriguez JM, Estrada CA, Kraemer RR. A 76-Year-Old Woman with Diaphoresis and Anxiety. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23729373.

45. Willett LL, Estrada CA, Adams M, Arora V, Call S, Chacko K, Chaudhry S, Halvorsen AJ, Hopkins R, McDonald FS. Challenges with continuity clinic and core faculty accreditation requirements. Am J Med. 2013 Jun;126(6):550-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.02.008. PubMed PMID: 23684398.

46. Staton LJ, Estrada C, Panda M, Ortiz D, Roddy D. A multimethod approach for cross-cultural training in an internal medicine residency program. Med Educ Online. 2013 May 16;18:20352. doi: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.20352. PubMed PMID: 23683845

47. Vick A, Estrada CA, Rodriguez JM. Clinical Reasoning for the Infectious Disease Specialist: A Primer to Recognize Cognitive Biases. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23595833.

48. Huddle TS. Moral fiction or moral fact? The distinction between doing and allowing in medical ethics. Bioethics. 2013 Jun;27(5):257-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01944.x. Epub 2012 Feb 2. PubMed PMID: 22296611.

49. Huddle TS. Don't ban the sunset in pharmaceutical advertising if it doesn't darken the sky. Am J Bioeth. 2013;13(5):27-30. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2013.776141. PubMed PMID: 23557043.

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50. Huddle TS. Honesty is an internal norm of medical practice and the best policy. Am J Bioeth. 2012;12(3):15-7. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2012.656812. PubMed PMID: 22416742.

51. Gakumo CA, Vance DE, Moneyham LD, Deupree JP, Estrada CA. Health Numeracy within the Context of HIV Disease Management. Nursing: Research and Reviews. 2013;3:23-31.

52. Kraemer RR, La Hoz RM, Willig JH. Some Like It Hot: Erythema Ab Igne due to Cannabinoid Hyperemesis. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23613265.

53. Snyder E, Hartig JR. Gamification of board review: a residency curricular innovation. Med Educ. 2013 May;47(5):524-5. doi: 10.1111/medu.12190. PubMed PMID: 23574079.

54. Shaneyfelt T. In guidelines we cannot trust. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Nov 26;172(21):1633-4. PubMed PMID: 23089851.

55. Bryan T, Snyder E. The clinical breast exam: a skill that should not be abandoned. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 May;28(5):719-22. doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2373-9. PubMed PMID: 23435772; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3631083.

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SERVICE

GIM faculty are actively involved in professional organizations including the American College of Physicians, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), Association of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (ACDIM), National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), and the Association of Chiefs and Leaders in GIM (ACLGIM) among others. Dr. Erin Snyder serves in the Leadership Board at the M-POWER Health Center. The M-POWER Health Center is the only free medical and dental clinic in Jefferson County, providing acute medical care and dental extractions to the uninsured and underinsured (http://mpowerministries.org/health.html).

PRESENTATIONS NATIONAL MEETINGS – 2013

Society of General Internal Medicine-National Meeting April 23-27, Denver, CO

Planning Committee:

Ryan Kraemer, Chair, Students, Residents, Fellows. Erin Snyder, Chair, Women’s Health Workshop Review Committee

Posters

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Veterans with a History of Incarceration Nicole Redmond; Mark S. Litaker; Michael Conner; Stefan Kertesz

New Graduate Medical Education teaching strategies in a post-ACGME work-hour mandated environment Christa Niven, MD, Donald M. Dempsey; Martin Rodriguez; Andrea Cherrington; Mukesh Patel; Niveditha Thota; Erin Snyder; Angelo L. Gaffo; Joseph Barney; Matthew Wyatt; Brita Roy; David Daly; James H. Willig.

Effectiveness of training medical students as teachers using the Stanford Faculty Development Center (SFDC) Clinical Teaching core competencies Jessica A. Schmitt, F. Stanford Massie, Jr., MD; University of Alabama, Birmingham

A Meta-analysis of the Rapid Antigen Streptococcus Test Emily Stewart; Brian Davis; Lee Clemans-Taylor; Robert M. Centor; Carlos Estrada.

Interest Groups

Fellows/Junior Faculty Ryan Kraemer, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Criminal Justice and Health Nicole Redmond, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Student/Resident Ryan Kraemer, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Clinical Vignette

Poster Session. Master Clinician Walking Tour: Robert M. Centor, MD; Past President SGIM.

Clinical Unknown Vignette and Infectious Disease, Discussant: Robert M. Centor, MD.

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Workshops

Get the Most Out of Your Mentoring Experience: Strategies to Become an Active Mentee Coordinator: Analia Castiglioni, MD, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Additional Faculty: Rachel Bonnema, MD, MS, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Brita Roy, MD, MPH, MS, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP, Temple University School of Medicine; Lisa L. Willett, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Hand-Overs: Coaching Residents to Avoid the Fumble Coordinator: Deepa Bhatnagar, MD, Department of Medicine, Tulane University Additional Faculty: Ryan Kraemer, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Michael D. Landry, MD, Tulane University; Lisa L. Willett, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Teaching Cost-Conscious Patient Care Coordinator: Ryan Kraemer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham Additional Faculty: Deepa Bhatnagar, MD, Tulane University; Michael D. Landry, MD, Tulane School of Medicine, Tulane University; Brita Roy, MD, MPH, MS, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Benjamin Taylor, MD University of Alabama, Birmingham.

How Doctor Think: Clinical Problem Solving in Action Coordinator: Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham Additional Faculty: Robert M. Centor, MD University of Alabama, Birmingham; Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco; Ryan Kraemer, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Jason L. Morris, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Lisa L. Willett, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham Small Group Discussion Leaders: Chad S. Miller, MD, Tulane University; Amanda Vick, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Pathways in General Internal Medicine: A Career Mentoring Panel for Students, Residents, and Fellows Coordinator: Ryan Kraemer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Lauren Block, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins; Carol Horowitz, MD, MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Raj Sehgal, MD, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Jon C. Tilburt, MD, Mayo Clinic; Lisa M. Vinci, MD, MS, Chicago University

Update in Medical Education Coordinator: Shobhina G. Chheda, MD, MPH, FACP, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Additional Faculty: Carol K. Bates, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Kathel Dunn, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Reena Karani, MD, MHPE, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Lisa L. Willett, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Negotiating Your First Dream Job-Everything That They Did Not Teach You in Medical School Michael D. Landry, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Tulane School of Medicine, Deepa Bhatnagar, MD, Tulane School of Medicine; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine; Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; Geraldine E. Menard, MD, Tulane School of Medicine; Eric I. Rosenberg, MD, MSPH, University of Florida School of Medicine; Amanda Salanitro, MD, MS, MSPH, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

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PRESENTATIONS NATIONAL MEETINGS – 2012

Society of General Internal Medicine-National Meeting May 9-12, 2012, Orlando, FL

Planning Committee:

Lisa Willett-Annual Meeting Program Committee (Co-Chair) Analia Castiglioni -(Mentoring Chair)

Oral Presentations

Competent enough for Cryptococcus: Cryptococcus gattii Meningoencephalitis Starr Steinhibler, MD

Perceptions and Barriers to Usage of Generic Medications in a Rural African-American Population. 3rd Yr Medical Student-Keri Swell

Posters Simplifying a Scoring Tool to Select the Best Clinical Vignettes Ryan Kraemer, MD What A Couple of Jerks: Lance-Adams Syndrome Brita Roy, MD Causes and Dangers of Non-Hepatic Acute Hyperammonemia Brita Roy, MD An educational Intervention to improve opiate prescribing practices in resident clinic

Erin Snyder, MD, et al. Assessing Barriers to Uptake of Available Services and Diabetes Education Amongst Patients

with Diabetes: A qualitative study in Delhi, India. 3rd Yr Medical Student-Farah Khan

Workshops Negotiating Your First Dream Job-Everything That They Did Not Teach You in Medical School

Michael Landry, MD, MSc; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, et al. Evidence-Based Clinical Pearls-Chronic Disease Management-Topics: Headache; Hypertension;

Low back pain Carlos Estrada, MD, MS Make Your Work Count Twice: Scholarship Opportunities for Clinician-Educators Carlos

Estrada, MD, MS, et al. Improve Your Leadership Communication Skill-How to Give Peer Feedback April Fitzgerald,

MD John Hopkins University, Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, et al. The Art and Science of Peer Review for Medical Journals: Enhance Your Skills and Your Career,

Leonard Egede, MD, MS, MUSC, Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, et al.

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PRESENTATIONS REGIONAL MEETINGS – 2013

SOUTHERN SGIM REGIONAL MEETING February 21-23, 2013 ~ New Orleans, LA

SSGIM President:

Jason Morris, MD

AWARDS

Best Oral Research Presentation-Emily Stewart and Brian Davis, MD Best Clinical Vignette Poster-Evan Raff, MD Master Educator, Poster Session: Carlos Estrada, MD, MS

Clinical Vignette Oral Presentations: Mystery case for the master educator Ben Jones, MD; Alan Stamm, MD A serious problem Nilay Kumar, MD 1200 milliequivalents of potassium chloride with nothing to show for it John Tyler, MD; Mallika

Mundkur, MD

Research Abstracts & Clinical Vignettes Plenary: A meta-analysis of the rapid antigen streptococcus test Brian Davis, MD; Emily Hope Stewart,

MD; Robert Centor, MD; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS Education in delivering patient-centered care: provider comfort level in counseling women ages

40-49 regarding breast cancer screening options Teri Bryan, MD; Erin Snyder, MD; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS

Research Abstracts: A web-based cultural competecy training for medical students: a randomized Trial Riley

Carpenter, MD; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS; Stan Massie, MD Evaluation Of An Advanced Physical Diagnosis Course Using Nominal Group Technique Josh

Coker, MD; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS; Ryan Kraemer, MD; Stan Massie, MD; Jason Morris, MD; Martin Rodriguez, MS; Stephen Russell, MD; Terry Shaneyfelt, MD; Lisa Willett, MD

Gamification of board review: a curriculum innovation for internal medicine residents Erin Snyder, MD; Jason Hartig, MD Research and innovations in medical education (rime) week: An innovative approach to faculty development Amanda Vick, MD; Erin Snyder, MD; Carlos Estrada, MD, MS; Ryan Kraemer, MD; Jason Morris, MD; Brita Roy, MD

Workshops:

Improve Your Ward Attending Skills! Integrating Learner and Faculty Perspectives on Successful Rounds Brita Roy, MD

Teaching Cost-Conscious Patient Care Ryan Kraemer, MD; Deepa Bhatnagar, MD; Brita Roy, MD; Ben Taylor, MD; Michael Landry, MD

Teaching Residents Motivational Interviewing for Behavior Modification Counseling Brita Roy, MD; Andrea Cherrington, MD; Amanda Vick, MD; April Agne

How Doctors Think, Clinical Problem Solving in Action. Carlos Estrada, MD; Jason Morris, MD; Ryan Kraemer, MD; Starr Steinhilber, MD; Amanda Vick, MD; Deepa Bhatnagar, MD

Taking the Pain Out of Chronic Pain: Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain (CNMP) For Resident Clinic Erin Snyder, MD; May Jennings, MD

Get The Most Out of Your Mentoring Experience: Strategies To Become An Active Mentee

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Brita Roy, MD; Jason Morris, MD; Deepa Bhatnagar, MD How To Be An Effective Resident Teacher and Team Leader Brita Roy, MD; Ryan Kraemer,

MD; Jason Morris, MD; Lisa Willett, MD; Winter Williams, MD Posters:

Curing Crazy Kim Coveney, MD; Jason Hartig, MD Dispelling Darkness: A case of Reversible Blindness Pooja Ghatalia, MD; Amanda Vick, MD The Young Man Came Cramping Jatin Goyal, MD Cerebral Syphilitic Gummata In An HIV-Infected Patient Andrew Land, MD; Carlos Estrada,

MD, MS; Lisa Willett, MD Headache From The Heart Todd McCarty, MD; Stan Massie, MD bad things come in small PACKAGES Ben Jones, MD Hepatitis anyone? Evan Raff, MD

PRESENTATIONS REGIONAL MEETINGS – 2012

SOUTHERN SGIM REGIONAL MEETING February 9 – 11, 2012 ~ New Orleans, LA

AWARDS

Harry Saag SSGIM/SSCI Travel Award Research Abstract Plenary:

Comparison of Customized Versus Mainstream Primary Care For Homeless Individuals: The Primary Care Quality-Homeless Survey S Kertesz,MD

Modeling The Potential Impact Of Health Care Reform On An Academic Medical Center HS Saag, L Hammonds and BB Taylor,MD

Clinical Vignette:

Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis: A Malignant Rash E. C. Contratto The Mysterious Murmur D. Clark; J. L. Morris

Research Abstracts:

Simplifying A Scoring Tool To Select The Best Clinical Vignettes R Kraemer, J Newsom, C Estrada, L Willett and J Morris

Pair Wise Comparison of Domains That Contribute To Successful Ward Attending Rounds R Kraemer, A Castiglioni, H Qu, R Shewchuk and R Centor

Pursuing Excellence: An Education Summit for Clinician Educators A Castiglioni, R Centor, C Estrada, J Hartig, G Heudebert, R Kraemer, F Massie, J Morris, B Roy, E Snyder and L Willett

Diabetes Medication Intensification In rural Primary Care Practices: A Cluster-Randomized Effectiveness Trial K Billue, M Safford, A Salanitro, T Houston, W Curry, Y Kim, J Allison and C Estrada

Can Medical Team Members Predict 30-Day Readmission Risk On Admission? J Newsom and B Taylor,

External Validation of a Clinical Vignette Scoring Tool J Newsom, R Kraemer, C Estrada, J Morris and L Willett

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SSGIM PRE-COURSE Taking The “Pain” Out of Chronic Opioid Therapy: How to Successfully Manage Opioids In

Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Pre-Course Faculty: Jane E. O’Rorke, MD; Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc; Barbara J. Turner, MD, MSEd.

Workshops:

Improve Your Ward Attending Skills! Integrating Learner And Faculty Perspectives On Successful Rounds A. Castiglioni; B. Roy; C. Andre; G. Menard; C. Miller; R. M. Centor

Writing A Competency Based Curriculum E. D. Snyder; L. Willett. See One, Do One, Teach One: Assembling Your Teaching Portfolio A. Castiglioni; J. R. Hartig;

M. S. Jennings Coaching Hands-Offs: Teaching Residents To Avoid The Fumble R. R. Kraemer; D. Bhatnagar;

L. Willett; M. Landry; A. Vick; B. Rime Successfully Negotiating Your First Dream Job-Everything They Didn’t Teach You In Medical

School M. D. Landry; G. Menard; E. Rosenberg; A. Salanitro; C. Estrada; D. Bhatnagar Hospital Billing For Faculty Working With Residents: What, Why, And How K. S. Jorn; Y. Cua;

M. Maniaci; B. Taylor Make Your Work Count Twice: Scholarship Opportunities For Clinician-Educators C. A.

Estrada; A. Castiglioni; J. Morris; D. Bhatnagar; R. Kraemer; L. Willett Poster Session:

An Outcomes Study on the Impact of Service Learning on Medicine Clerkship Performance Connie Leeper

Challenges and Missed Opportunities in the Diagnosis of Acute HIV Suzanne McCluskey

Elections:

President SSGIM. Jason Morris, MD

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SCHOLARSHIP

Members of the UAB Division perform innovative research aimed at expanding the frontiers of biomedical knowledge and clinical practice. Areas of research include health services research, medical education research, clinical and cultural competency, and translational research. The division continues to grow its research section and collaborates with faculty members within the Department of Medicine, within the UAB School of Medicine, and scientists from UAB and other institutions. Our faculty members serve as scientists in the UAB Center for Outcomes, Effectiveness, Research and Education, the UAB Center for Aging, and the Birmingham VA Medical Center-Deep South Center on Effectiveness Research, a VA HSR&D Research Enhancement Award Program. Medical Students Scholarship Elective

Medical Student (Mentor) Project Sam Hong, 2013 (Tom Huddle, MD, PhD)

Determining the proper place and amount of basic science in undergraduate medical education

John Musgrove 2013 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS)

Clinical reasoning. Systematic review of clinical problem solving concepts

Jeremy Walker 2013 (Erin Snyder, MD)

Systematic review of continuity in resident clinics

Tyler Green 2012 (Tom Huddle, MD, PhD)

Why basic science should be taught through the web rather than in the lecture hall

Jesse Tucker 2012 (Tom Huddle, MD, PhD)

Relevance of knowledge about clinical reasoning as a 3rd/4th year clinical clerk

Carolyn Kezar 2012 (Gustavo Heudebert, MD)

Medical education research: A national Survey of Introduction to Clinical Medicine Courses.

Jessica Reidy, 2012 (Erin Snyder, MD)

An Outcomes Study on the Impact of Service Learning on Medicine Clerkship Performance

Maya Vankineni, 2012 (Stan Massie, MD)

Reflections on Humanism and Professionalism: Analysis for Common Themes

Jessica Schmitt, 2012 (Stan Massie, MD)

Medical Students as Student Teachers: An Analysis of the UAB Clinical Skills Associate program

Cres Simpson, 2012 (Stan Massie, MD)

Evaluating the Impact of a Nurse Shadowing Experience on Medial Students’ Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Learning

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Tim Peters, 2012 (Ryan Kraemer, MD) (Analia Castiglioni, MD)

Subspecialty Ward Attending Teaching Rounds: Priorities Differ By Training Level

Brian Davis, 2012 Emily Stewart, 2012 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS) (Robert Centor, MD)

Sore Throat Meta-analysis and Diagnostic Test

Stephen Tonks, 2012 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS)

The Relationship Between Rurality and Diabetes Control. A randomized trial an Internet intervention to improve diabetes care in rural Alabama.

Riley Carpenter, 2011 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS)

Cultural competence training: A randomized trial.

Katie Billeu, 2011 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS)

Diabetes Quality of Care – Intensification Measures in Rural Southeast USA.

Tyler Parris, 2012 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS)

Validation of a scoring tool for clinical vignettes.

Josh Coker, 2012 (Carlos Estrada, MD, MS)

Master Physical Diagnosis, Curriculum Evaluation

Jason Harrison, 2012 Harry Saag, 2012 (Ben Taylor, MD, MPH) (Gustavo Heudebert, MD)

Triggers and sepsis alerts Healthcare reform in AMC, hospital medicine

Grant Support (GIM Primary) Heudebert/ Estrada 3/01/13 – 3/01/15 HSF-GEF $75,000 How much is an educator worth? Translating educational activities into work-RVU equivalents: the Education Value Unit (EVU) The main purpose of this proposal is to create a method to translate educational activities into a productivity parameter, the educational value unit (EVU), with a corresponding monetary value. Role: Co- Investigator Estrada/ Heudebert 3/1/12 – 3/1/14 HSF-GEF $125,000 RIME: Research and Innovations in Medical Education The main purpose of this proposal is to enhance the infrastructure to achieve excellence in medical education by creating a faculty development conference, by providing a forum for medical education research, and by indetifying a cadre of individuals committed

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Massie, Stanford (PI) 3/1/2011-2/28/2012 HSF-GEF – Clinical Skills Center Technology Upgrade Enhancing Clinical Documentation and Assessment $35,000 Heudebert (PI) 7/1/2012-present Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), Department of Veterans Affairs Birmingham VAMC, Chief resident in Quality and Patient Safety Training program. The main objective is to train an internal medicine resident, 4th year, on principles of patients safety and quality improvement, participate in milestone development (system-based practice, SBP; problem-based learning and improvement, PBLI), and to demonstrate leadership for the residency training program. One fellow per year, one year program. Estrada 7/1/1999-7/1/2013 Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Fellowship Training program. The purpose of the National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program is to provide an interprofessional fellowship program in which post-residency physicians and doctoral-level nurse scholars learn to develop and apply new knowledge for the ongoing improvement of health care services for VA and the nation. Two physician positions/ year and 1-2 nurse positions/ year; two year program (www.vaqs.org). Role: Birmingham VAMC Fellowship Director. Morris, Jason L. (PI) 3/1/2011-2/28/2013 HSF-GEF $111,362 The Education Bundle An Interactive Tool to Improve Skill Acquisition During Residency Shaneyfelt, Terrance (PI) 2/1/2012-12/31/2013 HSF-GEF $118,000 Development of an online innovative evidence-based medicine course

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BIOSKETCHES

Carlos Estrada, MD, MS – Professor and Director, General Internal Medicine, Fellowship Director, Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars, Birmingham

Dr. Estrada is Professor of Medicine (tenured) and Division Director. Carlos joined our faculty in 2005 where he was previously Division Chief at East Carolina University. Dr. Estrada’s research interests are in low-literacy, cultural competency, decision sciences, and evidence-based medicine. He has conducted research on low-literacy among elderly patients receiving anticoagulants, developed low-literacy brochures, and implemented a nurse-led anticoagulation management service in NC.

MD 1981-1987 Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru Residency 1988-1991 Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Fellowship 1991-1993 Gen Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan MS 1991-1993 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan CMR 1993-1994 Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Emily Boohaker, MD – Professor, General Internal Medicine, Chief Quality and Patient Quality and Patient Safety Officer of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation.

Dr. Boohaker is an investigator for an NIH sponsored grant, “Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice”. She remains actively involved in the Internal Medicine Residency Program especially with the Women’s Health Track. BS 1978-1982 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama MD 1983-1987 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Residency 1987-1990 University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Michigan Fellowship 1990-1991 Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Teresa Bryan, MD – Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine

Dr. Bryan is an Associate Professor who works part-time at the VA. She participates in the Women’s Health Track, teaches in clinic, sees her own patients and runs the Women’s Health Clinic at the VA Hospital. She also administers the Block rotations. BS 1979-1983 University of Georgia, Athens, GA MD 1983-1988 Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA Residency 1988-1991 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Robert M. Centor, MD – Professor & Associate Dean, Huntsville Medical Campus

Dr. Centor is Professor of Medicine (tenured) and Associate Dean of the Huntsville Campus. He is an ACP Board Regent and past-president of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM). Dr. Centor’s research interests are in quality of care, chronic kidney disease, and medical education. Dr. Centor’s long-standing contributions on sore throat care are part of modern care in the world.

MD 1971-1975 Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Residency 1975-1978 Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Fellowship 1978-1979 University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, TX CMR 1980-1981 Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

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Stuart Cohen, MD – Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine Dr. Cohen is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cohen joined our faculty in 1998. He was appointed Medical Director of Prime Care in Kirklin Clinic in 2009. He does both ward and clinic attending. BA 1983-1987 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA MD 1989-1994 University of Alabama at Birmingham Residency 1995-1997 University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA CMR 1997-1998 University of Washington Shcole of Medicine, Seattle WA

Erin C. Contratto, MD – Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

Dr. Contratto is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. Dr. Contratto joined our faculty in 2012. She works in the outpatient clinic as well as on the wards at the BVAMC and at the University Hospital. BS 2001-2005 Troy University, Troy Alabama MD 2005-2009 University of Alabama at Birmingham Residency 2010-2012 University of Alabama at Birmingham

William A. Curry, MD – Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Dr. Curry is a Professor of Medicine who joined our faculty in 2005. He is the former Associate Dean of the Tuscaloosa Regional Medical Campus of UAB (1997 -2005). He formerly was in private practice in Rural Alabama. Dr. Curry is also the Associate Dean for Primary Care and Rural Medicine. He was the former President of the State Medical Association and member of the State Committee of Public Health and Board of Medical Examiners. He served as Chair of the HRSA Advisory Committee in 2009-2010. He does significant ward attending and clinic supervision at the BVAMC and University Hospital.

BS 1968-1972 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

MD 1972-1976 Vanderbilt University, TN Residency 1976-1979 Vanderbilt University Hospital, Tennessee CMR 1981-1982 Hugh J. Morgan CMR Vanderbilt University Hospital Sandhya Garg, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Garg is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. Dr. Garg joined our faculty in 2012. She is a clinician-educator, she works in the outpatient clinic.

BA 1984-1987 Oberlin College, Oberlin OH

MD 1987-1991 University of Illinois, Chicago IL Residency 1997-1994 Northwestern University, Chicago IL

MBA 1997-2002 Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Chicago IL Jason R. Hartig, MD – Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Hartig an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and is the Director of the Medicine-Pediatrics residency program. He has a joint appointment with general pediatrics. He does both ward attending and clinic attending.

BA 1990-1995 University of Missouri, Kansas City MO

MD 1992-1996 University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO Residency 1996-2000 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 1999-2000 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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Gustavo R. Heudebert, MD – Professor and Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development in the Dept of Medicine

Dr. Heudebert is Professor of Medicine (tenured).He is published widely on various areas in medical decision making. He is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education. He served as Deputy Editor for the J Gen Internal Medicine, wrote questions for the American Board of Internal Medicine, and now writes questions for the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME).

MD 1977-1982 Universidad Peruana Cayetano, Lima Peru Residency 1984-1987 Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan CMR 1987-1988 Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Fellowship 1988-1989 Clinical Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin Fellowship 1989-1992 Research Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin Thomas S. Huddle, MD, PhD – Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Huddle is Professor Internal Medicine. He supervises residents at the VA in the inpatient and outpatient setting. He teaches in the medical school and has written extensively about medical history and medical philosophy.

MD 1981-1985 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL PhD 1985-1988 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (History) Residency 1986-1989 University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Fellowship 1989-1991 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of

Pennsylvania Ryan Kraemer, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine. Assistant Program Director, Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program

Dr. Kraemer is Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Kraemer joined our faculty in 2011. As clinician-educator, he works in the outpatient clinic as well as on the wards at the BVAMC and at University Hospital.

BA 1999-2003 Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA MD 2003-2007 Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA Residency 2007-2010 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 2010-2011 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

F. Stanford Massie, Jr, MD – Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Course Director, Introduction to Clinical Medicine

Dr. Massie is an Associate Professor of Medicine and a clinician-educator. His main administrative responsibilities are the director of Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course. He also is in charge of the Medicine Noon Conference. Dr. Massie has his own private practice. He attends in clinic and on the wards and has won teaching awards several times. Dr. Massie’s research interests are in medical education and clinical skills training. He has been active at the national level exploring issues of burnout among medical students.

BA 1986-1990 Religious Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

MD 1990-1994 Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA Residency 1994-1997 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 1997-1998 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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David McCollum, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Dr. McCollum is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and joined our faculty in 2013. As clinician-educator, he works on the wards at University Hospital. BA 1997 Rhodes College, Memphis, TN MD 1998-2002 University of Mississippi school of Medicine, Jackson, MS Resident 2002-2005 University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX Fellowship 2010-2012 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Jason L. Morris, MD – Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Clerkship Director, School of Medicine, Associate Program Director of Tinsley Harrison Residency Program

Dr. Morris is Assistant Professor of Medicine who in 2009 was appointed the Clerkship Director in the School of Medicine. He is a clinician-educator, doing inpatient and outpatient teaching. He attends at the BVAMC in the ER and in the inpatient and outpatient teaching clinics. Dr. Morris serves as a preceptor for the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course and as a preceptor for the Master Physical Diagnosis course. He has been recognized by the medical students as an Argus Award Nominee for Best Internal Medicine Attending in 2004-2005 and by the Internal Medicine residents with the Junior Faculty Teaching Award in 2005-2006. Dr. Morris completed the General Internal Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Program at UNC Chapel Hill for 2007-2009.

BS 1990-1994 Georgetown University, Washington, DC MD 1997-2001 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Residency 2001-2004 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 2004-2005 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Katherine G. Romp, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Romp is Assistant Professor who works part-time. Dr. Romp has a very successful private practice in Kirklin Clinic. She is also an excellent teacher and attended in the Birmingham Health Care teaching clinic. She served as medical director of the Russell Clinic, the UAB internal medicine outpatient clinic, until 2005 while building a busy practice at The Kirklin Clinic.

BA 1987-1991 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA MD 1991-1995 Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC Residency 1995-1998 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 1998-1999 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Andrew L. Sellers, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Sellers is Assistant Professor of Medicine. He leads the newly formed BVAMC Hospitalist Service (2010).

BS 1995-1999 Emory University, Atlanta Georgia MD 1999-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Residency 2003-2006 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 2006-2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Terrence M. Shaneyfelt, MD, MPH – Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Shaneyfelt is Associate Professor who is the Director of the VA GIM Section. He has done research in guidelines and extensive inpatient and outpatient teaching at the VA Hospital. Dr. Shaneyfelt is a nationally recognized expert on Evidence Based Medical Education.

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BS 1989 Louisiana State University MD 1989-1993 Louisiana State University School of Medicine Residency 1993-1996 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Fellowship 1996-1998 General Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess

Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA MPH 1996-1998 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Erin Snyder, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Snyder is Assistant Professor of Medicine and a clinician-educator. Dr. Snyder takes care of her own patients at the Kirklin Clinic (4 half days per week). She also attends on inpatient wards. She attends at the BVAMC in the Women’s Clinic and the ambulatory teaching clinic. Dr. Snyder leads the Restructuring Residency Clinic Committee, addressing educational needs in ambulatory setting. Dr. Snyder’s educational interests include the improvement of gender specific education in internal medicine training, and the expansion of the ambulatory care experience for residents. She is now the Medical Director for the teaching ambulatory clinic – The Kirklin Clinic – Internal Medicine IV (July 2013). BS 1999 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL MD 1999-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Residency 2003-2006 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Alan M. Stamm, MD – Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine. Assistant Program Director of Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program

Dr. Stamm is Professor of Medicine. He is the director of the Primary Care Training Program. He is also Board certified in Infectious Disease and serves as the Hospital’s Infection Control Officer. He does inpatient ward attending, he does outpatient clinic teaching and has a small private practice in Kirklin Clinic. He also does Infectious Disease Consults.

BS 1967-1971 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan MD 1971-1975 University of California, San Diego, CA Residency 1975-1977 University of California, San Francisco, CA Fellowship 1978-1980 Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Benjamin B. Taylor, MD, MPH – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Dr. Taylor is Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. He attends in University Hospital and at the BVAMC. He is also the Associate VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Director at the BVAMC, as well as the University Hospital Chief Quality Officer. Dr. Taylor served as Associate Chief of Staff at University Hospital (2009-2010). BS 1996 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC MD 1997-2001 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Residency 2001-2005 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Fellowship 2005-2007 General Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess

Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA MPH 2005-2007 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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Ellen Weber, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Dr. Weber is Assistant Professor of Medicine and has a private primary care practice in TKC 2. She was in private practice for many years and brings a wealth of clinical experience. Dr. Weber served as faculty in the Internal Medicine residency program at Carraway Methodist Hospital prior to joining the division. BS 1975-1979 Rhodes College, Memphis TN MD 1980-1984 University of Alabama School of Medicine Residency 1984-1987 Carraway Methodist Hospital, Birmingham, AL

Lisa L. Willet, MD – Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Residency Program Director of Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program

Dr. Lisa Willett is Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Willett participates in medical education research and has published several articles related to that. She served as Deputy Editor for the J Gen Intern Medicine. She has a private primary care practice in TKC 2 half days per week and attends in the TKC teaching clinic 1 half day per week. She has received numerous teaching awards by residents, has been recognized annually by the Department of Medicine as a Top Ten Teacher, and was honored with the Southern Region Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Clinician-Educator of the Year Award (2006). She is an active member of the Society of General Medicine, serving as the Program Chair for the 2008 meeting (Regional Meeting) and Co-Chair for the National Meeting (2012).

MD 1992-1996 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Residency 1996-1999 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 1999-2000 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Winter L. Williams, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Williams is Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Williams joined our faculty in July 2013. As clinician-educator, he works in the outpatient clinic as well as on the wards at the BVAMC and at University Hospital. MD 2005-2009 University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS Residency 2010-2012 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CMR 2012-2000 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Lisa Withrow, MD – Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Dr. Withrow is Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Williams joined our faculty in October 2012. As clinician-educator, she has a private primary care practice in TKC 2 as well as works in the outpatient clinic as well wards at University Hospital. BS 1994-2000 Northern Kentucky University MD 2000-2004 University of Louisville School of Medicine Residency 2004-2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Sleep Fellow 2007-2008 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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Secondary Appointments

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc – Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine

Dr. Kertesz has a dual appointment in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Preventive Medicine. He practices in the BVAMC GIM ambulatory clinic. Dr. Kertesz has been a physician with Birmingham Health Care for the Homeless. He holds academic appointments at UAB, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE), Minority Health and Research Center (MHRC), Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CERTS), Center for the Study of Community Health, Center for Health Promotion (CHP), and Birmingham VA Deep South Center on Effectiveness.

MD 1989-1993 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Residency 1993-1996 General Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess

Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Residency 2000-2002 Boston University, Boston, MA (Preventive Medicine) Fellowship 2000-2002 General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA MSc 2002 Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Raegan W. Durant MD, MPH – Assistant Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine

Dr. Durant is clinician investigator with a secondary appointment in General Internal Medicine. His research focus is on health disparities related to heart failure. He also has an interest in examining the factors influencing minority clinical trial participation. He is a Medicine preceptor at the BVAMC. MD 1996-2000 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Residency 2000-2003 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Fellowship 2003-2006 General Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess

Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA MPH 2003-2005 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Andrea Cherrington, MD, MPH – Associate Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine

Dr. Cherrington is a clinician trained in health services research and community-based participatory research methods. Her research focuses on developing, implementing and evaluating community-based interventions to promote weight loss and improve the outcomes of disadvantaged populations at high risk for developing chronic disease, specifically diabetes. She is currently involved in several projects that seek to advance methods of community-based intervention delivery by combining the Community Health Advisor model with multi-component, technology-assisted support systems comprising health professionals. In keeping with her research interests, she has a continuity clinic two half days per week within Cooper Green Health System, the county’s safety net hospital system. BS 1989-1994 Georgetown Univ School of Foreign Service, Washington DC MD 1995-1999 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN Residency 1999-2002 University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL CMR 2002-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL Fellowship 2003-2005 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, UNC, Chapel Hill, TN MPH 2004-2005 Public Health Leadership Program, University of NC

Stephen Russell, MD – Clinical Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Stephen Russell returned to Alabama in 2007 after completing his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He now practices both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the UAB Health Center in Moody. Dr. Russell

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also has a passion for medical student and resident education and has twice been recognized at a top teacher in the UAB Department of Medicine. He has also been recognized three years in a row by Birmingham Magazine as one of the city's "Top Doctors" in its annual publication. Dr. Russell devotes 8 weeks a year to inpatient teaching (at both University Hospital and Alabama Children's Hospital) and mentors residents at his private practice in Moody. MD 1995-1999 University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile AL Residency 1999-2003 University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH Fellowship 2003-2004 University of Cincinnati Dept. of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH