CU Family Medicine - Undergraduate Medical Education Team

Family Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education

FACULTY & STAFF

ABOUT US The Department of Family Medicine’s Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) program is a highly successful program — mentoring, advising, and providing educational offerings within the University of Colorado School of Medicine, as well as in community education and inter-professional opportunities.

We also play an important role in ensuring that our clinical faculty have the most current resources and training available.

Our program includes a primary care curriculum consisting of either a traditional or integrated longitudinal medicine clerkship (ILMC), a mentored scholarly activity program (MSA), and an ongoing, robust advising program.

Additionally, there are student interest groups, a strong rural track program, and a number of diverse electives ranging from providing clinical service to homeless patients in the Stout Street Clinic to a “Create Your Own” Family Medicine elective.

OUR MISSION Fostering individual, family, and community health through innovative medical education.

OUR VISION Graduates of the University of Colorado School of Medicine will value Family Medicine, its foundational role in fostering healthier individuals, families, and communities, and will see Family Medicine as a fulfilling career.

FACULTY

Kari Mader, MD MPH

Roberto Silva, MD

Brandy Deffenbacher, MD, FAAFP

Co-Director of FM UME, Director of Advising, Mentored Scholarly Activity Program, Sub-Internships, and Electives

Co-Director of FM UME, Assistant Director of SOM Rural Track

Co-Director of FM UME, Associate Professor, Director of Community and Primary Care Clerkship, Associate Director Foundations of Doctoring Physical Exam

Fellowship: Community Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine Residency: University of Colorado, Denver Health Track Precepting Site:​ A.F. Williams Family Medicine Medical School: University of Florida Clinical/Academic Interest: Women’s health including obstetrics, immigrant health, community-based research and organizing for achieving health equity, innovative care for underserved populations, team-based care, leadership training Advising expertise: Supporting students in finding their “place” in any specialty, 4th year application & interviewing process, Colorado programs, southeast programs and academic programs with innovative curricula Email: kari.mader@cuanschutz.edu

Residency: University of Colorado, Denver Health Track Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine Clinical/Academic Interest: Rural medicine, care of underserved populations Advising expertise: Students who are undecided about residency choice, community health center/federally qualified health center residencies, rural medicine and residencies Email: roberto.silva@cuanschutz.edu

Fellowship: UNC Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Residency: University of Colorado Family Medicine Medical School: University of Colorado Clinical/Academic Interest: Faculty development — teaching teachers how to teach, provide feedback, direct observation, and curriculum development Advising expertise: Improving academic medicine and medical education Email: brandy.deffenbacher@cuanschutz.edu

FACULTY

Janet Meredith, MBA

Kent Voorhees, MD

Alison Shmerling, MD MPH

Director of Committed to Community Program, 2040 Partners for Health

Professor of Clinical Practice; Vice Chair for Education, DFM

UME Core faculty, Preceptor Recruitment Liaison

Clinical/Academic Interest: Community engagement.

Community engaged research

Fellowship: National Institute of Program Director Development Fellowship, Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership Fellowship

Residency: University of Colorado

Residency: St John’s Mercy Family Medicine Residency, St. Louis, MO

Clinical/Academic Interest: Women’s health, mental health, prenatal care and caring for the whole person and family

Advising expertise: Community engagement opportunities.

Email: janet@janetmeredith.com

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia Clinical/Academic Interest: Medical Education, all levels, Residency Program development, Graduate Medical Education Funding Advising expertise: Career choice, how to get into residency Email: kent.voorhees@cuanschutz.edu

Fellowship: Health Policy at the Farley Center Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Advising expertise: Applying to family medicine including communication with programs and coordinating a wide geographic application process, northeast programs Email: alison.shmerling@cuanschutz.edu

Melissa Johnson, MD

Mark Deutchman, MD

Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH

UME Core Faculty, Director of Physicians As Educators Course

Director, School of Medicine Rural Track; Associate Dean for Rural Health; Patrick and Kathleen Thompson Endowed Chair for Rural Family Medicine.

UME core faculty

Residency: University Of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Precepting Site:​ A.F. Williams Family Medicine Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical/Academic Interest: Medical student education, outpatient family medicine (all ages), women’s health (IUDs, Nexplanon placement), office based procedures (shoulder and knee injections), and minor skin procedures Advising expertise: 4th year applications, self-discovery and specialty selection, work life balance, interview preparation Email: melissa.n.johnson@cuanschutz.edu

Residency: Family Medicine Spokane, Spokane Washington Medical School: The Ohio State University Clinical/Academic Interest: Full-scope Family Medicine, rural family medicine, rural workforce development, maternity care

Residency: University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Medical School: University of North Carolina Clinical/Academic Interest: Achieving the quadruple aim, behavioral health integration, advocacy, leadership development, undergraduate/residency education, and social justice.

Advising expertise: Defining and refining research options, choosing a career based on personal interests and aptitudes, personal financial management

Advising expertise: Colorado residency programs and those in the South East, connections to colleagues who have trained at many family medicine programs around the country, couples match

Email: mark.deutchman@cuanschutz.edu

Email: cleveland.piggott@cuanschutz.edu

FACULTY

Deborah J Seymour, PsyD

Josina (Jo) Romero O’Connell, MD

Bethany M. Kwan, PhD, MSPH

Associate Director Foundations of DoctoringCommunication, Associate Professor Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry

Director of Colorado Area Health Education Center Program Office

Mentored Scholarly Activity (MSA) Co-Director

Residency: Northwestern University School of Medicine Graduate School:​ University of Denver Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical/Academic Interest: Medical education, active learning strategies, behavioral health and integrated primary care Advising expertise: Navigating the challenges of medical school, choosing your specialty, development of medical communication skills, assisting struggling learners Email: deb.seymour@cuanschutz.edu

Precepting Site: Denver Health Montbello Family Medicine Clinic Residency: Exempla St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency Medical School: University of Colorado Clinical/Academic Interest: Care of underserved populations; health professions pipeline programs Advising expertise: NHSC Email: josina.oconnell@cuanschutz.edu

Email: bethany.kwan@cuanschutz.edu

STAFF

Kasie Holcomb, ASMAA

Catherine LeMay, B.A.

Lucille (Lu) Heimerl

Melanie Deherrera

Advising, Electives, and Longitudinal Program Coordinator

UME Preceptor Coordinator

Phase III and Rural Track Coordinator

Rural Track/UME Program Manager

Email: catherine.lemay@cuanschutz.edu

Email: lucille.heimerl@cuanschutz.edu

Email: melanie.deherrera@cuanschutz.edu

Email: kasie.holcomb@cuanschutz.edu

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