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Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH

CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL

Name: Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, FACP

Citizenship: United States Languages: English, some French Office: UConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-5215

Tele: 860-679-3956, FAX: 860-679-1307 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION College: Radcliffe College, Harvard University, A.B. cum laude 1969-1973 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Graduate: Yale University School of Medicine M.D., M.P.H. 1973-1977 New Haven, Connecticut 06510

TRAINING Residency: Internal Medicine 1977-1980 Yale-New Haven Medical Center New Haven, Connecticut 06510 Post-Residency: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar 1981-1983 Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut 06510 LICENSURE

State of Connecticut #21426, 1979

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), 1980 ABIM Board Certification, Geriatric Medicine, 1988, 1998, 2008

FELLOWSHIP Fellow, American College of Physicians Fellow, American Geriatrics Society ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 1980-1981 Instructor (Medicine)

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1983-1985 Instructor (Medicine) 1985-1989 Assistant Professor (Medicine) Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 1997 - Associate Clinical Professor (Medicine)

University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 1990-1993 Assistant Professor (Medicine) 1993- 2007 Associate Professor (Medicine) 2007 - Professor (Medicine) 1993-1998 Residency Site Director (VA), Internal Medicine & Primary Care Residencies

1995-1997 Acting Chief, Geriatrics Division & Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

1997- 2016 Program Director (PD), Geriatric Medicine Fellowship; Assist. PD 2016 - 2012 – Director, Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Current 1990 - Attending physician, Center for Healthy Aging/Geriatrics Associates, UConn

Health Center, Farmington, CT 1997 - Associate Director for Education, UConn Center on Aging, University of

Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 2010 - Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Graduate Medical Education Previous 1973 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biology Department, Harvard University 1980-1981 Attending Physician (Ambulatory Care), VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516 1980-1989 Attending Physician (Primary Care Center), Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT 06510 1983-1989 Director, Geriatric Evaluation Unit, VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516 1986-1987 Acting Chief, Geriatrics & Extended Care Section VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516


1987-1989 Director, Intensive Rehabilitation Unit, VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516 1990-1995 Associate Chief of Staff for Education (ACOS/E) & Chief, Geriatric Medicine Section, VA Medical Center, Newington, CT 06111 1993-1998 Director, Women's Clinic, VA Medical Center, Newington, CT 06111 1995-1998 Chief, Geriatrics & Extended Care Service, VA Connecticut, Newington, CT 06111 1996-1999 Medical Director, Government Managed Care Programs (Medicare and

Medicaid), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut, North Haven, CT 06473 2004-2010 Assistant Medical Director, Pilgrim Manor, Cromwell, CT 2010 -2018 Medical Director, The Atrium, Rocky Hill, CT 2014 - 2018 Medical Director, Brookdale of Farmington, Farmington, CT AWARDS Gerontological Society of America, Clinical Medicine Section, Research prize for "Quantifying the Acute Confusional State," November 1993 Best Doctors in America, 1999 - 2018 Best Doctors for Women, Connecticut Magazine, 2002 Top Doctors in the Greater Hartford Area, Hartford Magazine, 2004 – 2018 Dennis Jahnigen Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education in the Field of Geriatrics, American Geriatrics Society, 2013 Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2015 GRANTS PAST PI: VA Central Office, Washington DC, Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care 1985-87 “Implementation and Assessment of Geriatric Evaluation Unit,” 50% effort Total Funds $280,000

co-PI: Bureau of Health Professionals Training Grant, Geriatrics, 0% to 1995-97

salary Direct Funds $1,616,000 Geriatrics Education Mentor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Faculty 1995-2000 Development Award, Glenda Westmoreland, MD, 0% to salary Direct Funds $250,000

PI: John A. Hartford Foundation, “Geriatrics Training for Generalists,” 20% 1995-1999 effort Direct Funds $505,000 co-PI: John A. Hartford Foundation, “Web Site to Disseminate Educational 2000 Materials for Resident Education in Geriatric Medicine,” 0% to salary


Total funds $25,000 PI: Association of American Medical Colleges, “Enhancing Gerontology & 2000-2002 Geriatric Medicine Education in Undergrad. Medical Education,” 20% effort Direct Funds $100,000 Co-PI: Society of General Internal Medicine/John A. Hartford Foundation, 2001 “Training General Internists in Geriatrics: Planning for Sustained Improvement,” 10% effort, Direct Funds $50,000

Lead, subproject: Society of General Internal Medicine/John A. Hartford 2002-2005 Foundation, “Increasing Education and Research Capacity to Improve Care of Older Americans,” In Training Exam/ABIM Certifying Exam Subproject, 8% effort. (Subproject funds=$110,000) Total Funds $1,642,000 Senior consultant: HRSA grant, Faculty Development for Integrated 2004-2005 Residency in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Griffin Hospital, 2% effort Total Funds $700,000 Senior Mentor: HRSA grant, Geriatric Academic Career Award, Sandra 2004-2006 Bellantonio, MD, 0% to salary Total Funds $100,000 Senior Mentor: HRSA grant, Geriatric Academic Career Award, Sandra 2007-2010 Bellantonio, MD, 0% to salary Total Funds $200,000 PI: Society General Internal Medicine/Merck Institute Aging & Health grant 2006-2012 “Improving Care of Older Adults by Practicing Generalist Physicians,” Direct Funds $200,000 Developing and Disseminating a Toolbox for Assessing Geriatrics 2009-2012 Competencies, Association of Specialty Professors grant to Society of $15,000 General Medicine Lead, Geriatrics: Patient-centered Medical Home, Danbury Hospital Internal 2011-2013 Medicine Residency, $12,000 Senior Advisor: Evaluation Toolbox for Assessing Geriatric Medicine 2013-2014 Competencies. Association of Professors of Medicine to Society of General Medicine. Mentor, Marcia Mecca, MD, Yale University School of Medicine $5,000 2014-16 JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS/REVIEWER Journal of Chronic Diseases, reviewer 1987 Journal of General Internal Medicine, reviewer 1988-1991 Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, Educational Clearinghouse for Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine Section 1991-1996 Editorial Board, Journal American Geriatrics Society 1998-present Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2010-present BIBLIOGRAPHY


PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES 1. Friedman L Sullivan G, Bevilaqua R, Loscos R. Tuberculosis screening in alcoholics and addicts.

Amer Rev Resp Dis 1987;136:1188-1192. 2. *Sullivan GM, Korman L. Drug-associated confusional states in older persons. Top Geriatric

Rehabil 1993;8:14-26. 3. Counsell SR, Katz PR, Karuza J. Sullivan GM. Resident training in nursing home care. A

survey of successful education strategies. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994;42:1192-1199. 4. Counsell SR, Sullivan GM. Curriculum recommendations for resident training in nursing home

care. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994;42:1200-1201. 5. Lindberg M, *Sullivan GM. Effects of an inpatient geriatrics rotation on internal medicine

residents' knowledge and attitudes: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med 1996;11:397-400.

6. Education Committee of the American Geriatric Society. Curriculum guidelines on the care of the elderly for internal medicine residency training programs. Authors: Reuben D, Sullivan GM, Robbins L et al. Am J Med 1997;103:260-262.

7. Walker L, Sullivan GM, Lindberg M, Cushman R, Gruman C. Geriatrics in generalist residency training: knowledge, attitudes, and education needs reported by recent graduates. Gerontol Geriatr Educ 1998;19:79-88.

8. *Sullivan GM, Boling P, Ritchie C. Levine S. Curriculum recommendations for resident training in home care. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:910-912.

9. *Sullivan GM. Aspiration pneumonia: causes and consequences. Rev Generaliste Gerontologie 2000;7:33-37.

10. Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. Areas of basic competency for the care of older patients for medical and osteopathic schools. Authors: Eleazer GP, McRae T, Knebl J, Reuben, D, Sullivan GM, Thompson B, Dupee. Acad Med 2000;75:252-255.

11. Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. Guidelines for promotion of clinician educators in geriatric medicine. Authors: *Sullivan GM, Brooks SL, Reuben DB, Eleazer GP, Thompson B. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:963-965.

12. Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. The training of geriatrics fellows in rehabilitation. Authors: Suchak N, *Sullivan GM, Pompei P, Szwabo S. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:389-390.

13. Thomas DC, Leipzig RM, Smith LG, Dunn K, Sullivan GM, Callahan E. Improving geriatrics training during internal medicine residency programs: best practices and sustainable solutions. Ann Intern Med 2003:139:628-634.

14. *Sullivan GM, Guerrera MP. The AAMC-Hartford Geriatrics Curriculum Program: University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Acad Med 2004;79:S30-36.

15. Concato J, Well CK, Horwitz RI, Penson D, Fincke G, Berlowitz DR, Froelich G, Blake D, Vickers MA, Gehr GA, Rabeb NH, Sullivan GM, Peduzzi P. The effectiveness of screening for prostate cancer: a nested case-control study. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:38-43.

16. American Geriatrics Society & Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs. Fellowship Position Paper. May, 2006, posted on line July 2006. Authors: Granieri E, Bernard M, Arenson C, Fabiny A, Ferrell B, Fields, S, Fox A, Murphy J, Levine S, Mehr D, Novielli K, Sullivan GM, Tangarorang G. http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/fellowship_pos_paper061606.pdf

17. Thomas DC, Johnston BC, Dunn K, Sullivan GM, Brett B, Matzko M, Levine S. Continuing medical education, continuing professional development, and knowledge translation: improving care of older patients by practicing physicians. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006;54:1610-18.

18. Cherlin E, Morris, V, Morris J, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Sullivan GM, Bradley EH. Common myths about caring for patients with terminal illness: opportunities to improve care in the hospital setting. J Hosp Med 2007;2:357-365.

19. Day HD, Eckstrom E, Sullivan GM. Update in Geriatric Medicine. J Gen Intern Med.

http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/fellowship_epos_paper061606.pdf


2009;24(3):421-6. 20. Sullivan GM, So, Simpson D, Cook DA, et al. Redefining quality in medical education research:

a consumer’s view. J Grad Med Educ 2014; 6(3):424-429. 21. Yarris LM, Juve AM, Artino AR, Sullivan GM, Rougas S, Joyce B, Eva K. Expertise, time,

money, mentoring, and research: systemic barriers that limit education research productivity: proceedings from the AAMC GEA workshop. J Grad Med Educ 2014; 6(3): 430-436.

22. Jericho BG, Simpson D, Sullivan GM. Developing your expertise as a peer reviewer. J Grad Med Education 2017; 9(2): 251-2.

23. Katz M, Silverstein N, Coll P, Sullivan GM, Mortensen EM. Preoperative evaluation for older patients. Current Problems in Surgery; Surgical Care of the Geriatric Patient, 2019, in press.

24. Katz M, Silverstein N, Sullivan GM, Mortensen EM. Postoperative management of the older patient. Current Problems in Surgery; Surgical Care of the Geriatric Patient, 2019, in press.

EDITORIALS 1. *Sullivan GM. Models of Geriatric Education: call for papers. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:1166-

1167. 2. “Not Enough Doctors To Care for Baby Boomers As They Get Older,” Editorial. The Hartford

Courant, March 6, 1998. 3. Sullivan GM. Slouching towards Bethlehem: Journal of Graduate Medical Education as midwife.

J GME 2010;2:313-314. 4. Sullivan GM. Publishing your education work in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. J

Grad Med Educ 2010;2:493-495 5. Sullivan GM, Editorial Board. Ten things you didn’t know about the Journal of Graduate Medical

Education. J Grad Med Educ 2010;2:491-492. 6. Sullivan GM. IRB 101. J Grad Med Educ 2011;3:5-6. 7. Sullivan GM. Education research and human subject protection: crossing the IRB quagmire. J

Grad Med Educ 2011;3:1-4. 8. Sullivan GM. Deconstructing quality in education research. J Grad Med Educ 2011;3:121-124 9. Sullivan GM. A primer on the validity of assessment instruments. J Grad Med Educ 2011;3:119-

120. 10. Sullivan, GM. Getting off the “gold standard”: randomized controlled trials and education

research. J Grad Med Educ 2011;3:281-284. 11. Sullivan GM, Sargeant J. High quality qualitative research: Part 1. J Grad Med Educ 2011;3:

449-453. 12. Sullivan GM. Writing education studies for publication. J Grad Med Educ 2012:4(2): 133-137. 13. Sullivan GM. Using effect size – or why the p level is not enough. J Grad Med Educ 2012;4(3),

279-282. 14. Sullivan GM. 10 FAQs about effect size. J Grad Med Educ 2012;4(3), 283-284. 15. Sullivan GM, Simpson D, Cooney, T, Beresin E. A milestone in the milestones movement: the

JGME Milestones Supplement. J Grad Med Educ 2013;5(1): 1-4s. 16. Yarris LM, Simpson D, Sullivan GM. How do you define high quality research? J Grad Med

Educ 2013;5(2): 180-181. 17. Sullivan GM. So you want to write? practices that work. J Grad Med Educ 2013;5(3): 357-9. 18. Sullivan GM, Artino AR. Analyzing and Interpreting Data from Likert-type scales. J Grad Med

Educ 2013;5(4): 541-2. 22. Sullivan GM, Simpson D. Medical education research needs new ideas. J Grad Med Educ

2014; 6(2); 193-194. 23. Sullivan GM. Is there a role for spin doctors in med ed research? J Grad Med Educ 2014;

6(3): 405-407. 24. Sullivan GM. JGME welcomes deputy editors. J Grad Med Educ 2014; 6(4): 617-618. 25. Sullivan GM. What to do when your paper is rejected. J Grad Med Educ 2015; 7(1): 1-3. 26. Sullivan GM. Resources for clinicians becoming clinician educators. J Grad Med Educ 2015; 7(2): 153-155.


27. Simpson D, Sullivan GM. Knowledge translation for education journals in the digital age. J Grad Med Educ 2015; 7(3): 315-7.

28. Sullivan GM. The tragedy of the medical education commons. J Grad Med Educ 2016 8(1):1-4. 29. Wong BM, Sullivan GM. How to write up your quality improvement initiatives for publication. J

Grad Med Educ 2016; 8(2): 128-133. 30. Sullivan GM. Repairing the residency application process. J Grad Med Educ 2016; 8(3): 306. 31. Sullivan GM. A mile wide but 1 cell thick: the need to prioritize learning in graduate medical

education. J Grad Med Educ 2016; 8(4): 488-491. 32. Ilgen JS, Artino AA, Simpson D, Yarris LM, Chretien KC, Sullivan GM. Group peer review: the

breakfast of champions. J Grad Med Educ 2016; 8(5): 646-649. 33. Sullivan GM. A picture is worth a thousand words: JGME adds graphics and humor to the On

Teaching category. J Grad Med Educ 2017; 9(1): 5-6. 34. Sullivan GM. The growing health literacy gap and graduate medical education. J Grad Med

Educ 2017; 9(3): 275-277. 35. Sullivan GM, Artino AR. How to create a bad survey instrument. J Grad Med Educ 2017 9(4):

411-415. 36. Sullivan GM. Toolkit for medical education scholarship. J Grad Med Educ 2018. 10(1): 1-5. 37. Simpson D, Sullivan GM. Graduate Medical Education still needs new ideas. J Grad Med Educ

2018. 10(3): 339. 38. Sullivan GS, Berger JS, Yarris LM, Artino Jr AR, Simpson D. Are physicians commodities? The

perspective of a group of JGME dditors. J Grad Med Educ 2018. 10(4): 374-375. 39. Sklar DP, de Jong PGM, Driessen EW, Eva KW, Harden RM, Huang GC, Sullivan GM. A health

professions education editors' open letter to our community. Published in Acad Med, Med Educ, Perspect Health Prof, Med Teach, Med Sci Educ, and J Grad Med Educ. (2018).

40. Sullivan GM. Why are medical education literature reviews so hard to do?. J Grad Med Educ 2018, 10(5): 481-485.

41. Sullivan GM, Simpson D, Yarris LM, Artino Jr, AR. Writing author response letters that get editors to “yes”. J Grad Med Educ 2019, 11 (2): 119-123.

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS 1. Spitzer J, Sullivan GM. “The Adult Growth Examination.” In Buros OK, Ed. The Mental

Measurement Yearbook. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, 1992. 2. Dupee R, Counsell SR, Sullivan GM. “Geriatrics Problems, Syndromes and Diseases.” In

Jenson N, Ed. A Core Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents. University of Wisconsin: Madison, 1996.

3. Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program, 11th edition (MKSAP 11). American College of Physicians: Philadelphia, 1997. Writer, General Medicine Section; Editorial Board

4. The Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine, 4th edition. American Geriatrics Society: New York, 1999. *Associate question editor.



7. Pacala J, *Sullivan GM, Editors-in-Chief. The Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine, 7th edition. American Geriatrics Society: New York, 2010.

8. Krueger B, Stewart N. Sullivan GM (Medical Review). Davidson M (Photography). Universal Design. Guilford: Globe Pequot Press, 2010.

9. Flaherty E, Resnick B, eds. Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Advanced Practice Geriatric Nursing. 3rd ed. New York: American Geriatrics Society; 2011. Question Editor-in-Chief.

10. Durso S, *Sullivan GM, Editors-in-Chief. The Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in


Geriatric Medicine, 8th edition. American Geriatrics Society: New York, 2013. 11. Flaherty D, Resnick B, eds, Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Advance

Practice Geriatric Nursing, 4th ed. New York: American Geriatrics Society; 2014. Question Editor.

12. Sullivan GM, Pomidor A, eds, Exercise for Aging Adults: A Guide for Practitioners. New York: Springer, 2015.

EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS 1. *Sullivan GM, Silliman R. Survey: Implementation of Geriatric Medicine Educational Programs

for Residents. Society of General Internal Medicine: Washington DC, April 1991. 2. *Sullivan GM. Generalist Faculty Development Program in Geriatric Medicine. John A Hartford

Foundation/Stanford University, 1997. ISBN 1-891509-02-0 3. *Sullivan GM, Lindberg, M, Prestwood K, Taxel P, King M. Ambulatory Care Case Conference

Curriculum. Stanford University Education Resource Center, 1997. ISBN 1-891509-01-2 4. *Sullivan GM, Hansdottir H, Lindberg M. Annotated Syllabus of Geriatric References. John A

Hartford Foundation/Stanford University, 1997. ISBN 1-891509-00-4 5. CD-ROM. Case-based Geriatrics Review: 500 Questions and Critiques from the Geriatrics

Review Syllabus (*Editor). American Geriatrics Society: New York, 2002. 6. *Sullivan G. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging. POGOe 2006.

http://www/pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=18642 7. *Sullivan G. Geriatrics Seminar, Human Development and Health. POGOe 2006.

http://www/pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=18703 8. *Sullivan G. Communicating with older persons. POGOe 2006.

http://www.pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=18732 9. American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Self Examination Process (SEP) references

linkages. Posted 2006. http://www.americangeriatrics.org/directory/ABIM Modules 11A, 11B. 10. Brennan M, Bellantonio S, Chun A, Fernandez H, Soriano R, Sullivan G. Geri-party: A Game to

Review the Recent Geriatrics Literature. POGOe, 2007. http://www.pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=19044

11. CD-ROM. Case-based Geriatrics Review, 2nd edition (*Editor-in-Chief). American Geriatrics Society: New York, 2008.

12. American Geriatrics Society. GRS7 Audio Companion. A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine. Birmingham: Oakstone Medical Publishing, 2010. Question editor.

13. Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 8th ed, Audio Companion. AL: Oakstone Medical Publishing for American Geriatrics Society; 2013. Moderator and question editor.

14. GRS Teaching Slides. NY: American Geriatrics Society; 2013. http://www.geriatricscareonline.org

15. Sullivan GM (Ed). Maintenance of Certification module (online): Delirium, Dementia, and Depression online modules. American Geriatric Society, 2015.

16. Sullivan GM. Maintenance of Certification module (online): Patient Safety. American Geriatrics Society, 2015.

17. Sullivan GM. Geriatric Fast Facts (app). American Geriatrics Society, 2016. COMMITTEES - RECENT NATIONAL Society of General Internal Medicine, Special Task Force on Geriatric Medicine,

now Geriatrics Interest Group; co-Chair 1991, Chair 1992 - 2000 1988 - pres American Geriatric Society, Senior Advisor to Public Education Committee 2004 – 2013

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American Geriatrics Society, Professional Education Executive Committee 2002-2004, 2007 - 2013 American Geriatrics Society & Association of Program Directors for Geriatric Academic Programs, Fellowship Requirements Review Committee for RRC-IM 2007- 2008 Liaison Committee for Internal Medicine Recertification, American Board of 2003-2006 Internal Medicine Society of General Internal Medicine, Improving Doctoring for Elder 2002-2006 Americans Task Force & Executive Advisory Committee, Increasing Education and Research in Geriatrics American Geriatrics Society; Chair, 2003 Annual Meeting 2002-2004 American Geriatrics Society Education Committee; Chair 1998 – 2001 1992-2001 ACGME Internal Medicine (Geriatrics) Program Reviewer 1994-1998 American College of Physicians, Scientific Program Subcommittee, 1997-2000 Annual Meeting (1998, 1999, 2000 meetings) Task Force (OB/GYN), Geriatrics for Surgical Residencies, John A Hartford Foundation grant to American Geriatrics Society 1997-1998 UNIVERSITY -recent

Geriatric Fellowship Executive Committee and Education Faculty Committee (Chair 1995-2016)

1990-present

Medical School New Curriculum, Assessment Committee (CRAC) 2015-present Education Policy Workgroup, Committee on GME (Chair 1996-2008) 1996-2014 Executive Committee, Graduate Medical Education 1996-2014 Subcommittee, Contract between Teachers and Learners 2006 Pharmaceutical Industry Policy Committee 2007

SELECTED PAST National Task Force for the Development of Geriatric Evaluation Unit Program 1985-1987 Guidelines, SCEM, and DATA Management Information System, VA Central Office, Washington, DC Women’s Caucus, Society of General Internal Medicine 1988-1992 Medipro MD3 Board 1989 Yale University Yale U. School of Medicine Promotions and Appointments Committee 1987-1989 Residents Longitudinal Clinic Committee 1988-1989 VA West Haven Connecticut Dementia Group 1983-1987 Medical Service Quality Assurance Committee 1985-1987 Pharmacy Drug Error Review Committee 1985-1986 Chair, Geriatric and Extended Care Section Quality Assurance Committee 1985-1987


Prosthetic Equipment Review Committee 1986 Chief, Psychology Service Selection Committee 1986-1987 Chair, Director’s Patient Investigation 1989 VA Newington/VA Connecticut Chair, Geriatric Rehabilitation TAG, 1990-1991 Chair, Hospital Education Committee 1990-1995 Chair, Travel and Training Committee 1990-1995 Chair, Medical Acute and Subacute Interdisciplinary Teams 1990-1996 Chair, Residency Review Committee 1990-1995 Chair, Allied Health Student Committee 1990-1995 Dean’s Committee 1990-1998 Clinical Executive Board 1990-1998 Director’s Staff 1990-1998 Joint Resources Committee 1991-1995 Continuous Quality Improvement Council 1992-1995 Women Veterans Advisory Committee 1993-1995 Chief of Staff Advisory Group 1993-1995 Executive Council 1993-1995 University of Connecticut Uncas-on-Thames UCHC Advisory Committee 1991-1995 Chair, Curriculum Subpanel, Graduate Education Panel, Education Subcommittee, Department of Medicine Strategic Planning Committee 1993 Working Group, Undergraduate Clinical Sites and Clinical Faculty 1993-1995 Ambulatory Care Block Committee/Curriculum Committee, Primary Care Medicine Residency Program 1993-1998 Operations Committee, Primary Care Internal Medicine 1993-1998 Sexual Harassment Task Force 1993-1995 University - VA Primary Care Initiative 1994-1995 LCME Review, GME Committee 1994-1996 Blue Cross Blue Shield – Connecticut Chair, Congestive Heart Failure Disease Management Program 1998-1999 Chair, Blue Care Family Plan Health Risk Assessment (Adult and Children) 1996-1999 Chair, Medicare Blue Health Risk Assessment 1996-1999 Medical Directors Committee 1998-1999 Pharmacy Review Committee 1996-1999 Government Programs Executive Committee 1996-1998 Quality Assurance 1996-1998 Executive Advisory 1996-1998 VISITING PROFESSOR Visiting Professor, Akron City Hospital, Akron OH, 8/31-9/2/93. Visiting Professor, “Geriatrics Education for Generalist Residents,” Grand Rounds, Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Medicine, March 14, 1997. Frederick Holmes Visiting Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine, January, 2004. Visiting Geriatrics Reynolds Scholar, General Medicine Faculty Retreat, University of Cincinnati, March, 2005.


Visiting Professor in Medical Education Research, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Nov 18-19, 2014. Visiting Professor in Medical Education, Maine Medical Center Portland ME, Feb 7, 2019. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS NATIONAL – INTERNATIONAL “JGME Editors’ Favorite 2018 Medical Education Papers + Strategies for Curating the Literature” Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, Mar 8, 2019.

“Behind the Scenes: Your Paper from Submission to Publication.” Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, Mar 9, 2019.

“Is there a paper in your poster or abstract? Getting to the paper after an abstract. International Conference on Resident Education. Halifax, Canada, Oct 19, 2018

“Hot topics in medical education. Cool papers from 2018; what do we need in 2019? Association of Medical Educators of Europe. Basle, Switzerland, Aug 28. 2018.

“Is there a paper in your poster or abstract? Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, Orlando, Mar 2, 2018.

“What JGME Editors Are Reading Now. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, Orlando, Mar 2, 2018.

“Unpacking Peer Review Together: Using Group Peer Review to Improve Scholarship and Improve Community. American Association of Medical Colleges annual meeting, Boston, Nov 6, 2017. “Group Peer Review Boot Camp: A Train-the-trainer workshop for your institution.” International Conference on Residency Education, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Quebec Cite, Canada, Oct 21, 2017. “Reviewer Bootcamp: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Your Home Institution.” Annual meeting, AMEE: An International Association for Medical Education, Helsinki, Finland, Aug 28, 2017. “What Counts Cannot Always Be Measured Principles of Qualitative Research and Introduction to Qualitative Analysis,” Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, Washington DC, Apr 20, 2017 “Stories That Inspire Joy in Caring: Reflective Writing,” Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, Washington DC, Apr 22, 2017.

“Between the Bench and the Bedside: the Role of Scholarly Publishing in Addressing Challenges in Academic Medicine,” invited symposium, AAMC annual meeting, Seattle, WA, November, 2016 “Reporting Assessment and Quality Improvement Activities as Scholarly Publications. International Conference on Residency Education, Niagara Falls, Canada, October, 2016 “Op on Pop? Perioperative Management of the Elderly Patient,” Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, Hollywood, FL, May 2016 and American Geriatrics Society, May 2017


“Moving Beyond Numbers: Applying Qualitative Methodology to Expand the Scope of Research and Scholarship,” Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, Hollywood, FL, May, 2016. “Reporting Assessment & QI Activities as Scholarly Publications,” Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, National Harbor, MD, February 2016. Emerging Solutions. “Moving Beyond Surveys: Assessments for Education and Research.” American Association of Medical Colleges annual meeting, Baltimore, 11/11/15. “Climbing the Quality Pyramid in Medical Education Research.” Society of General Internal Medicine, invited presentation, Toronto, 4/23/15. “Moving Beyond Surveys: Assessment Tools for Education and Research.” Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 2/27/15.

"Messaging Geriatrics: Tools for Success and How to Use Them." American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, Orlando, FL, 5/17/14. "Creating Useful Survey Tools for Education Research and Program Evaluation." Meet-the-Expert, American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, Orlando, FL, 5/15/14.

“Designing Surveys for Medical Education Research and Evaluation.” The Ottawa Conference (international conference on medical education assessment) and Canadian Conference on Medical Education, moderator, Ottawa, 4/27/14.

“Survey by Design.” Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, moderator, National Harbor, MD, 3/1/14. “Defining Quality in Medical Education Research: A Consensus-building Discussion.” Association of American Medical Colleges, moderator, Philadelphia, PA, 11/5/13. “Writing an exercise prescription for older adults.” American Geriatrics Society symposium, speaker, Orlando, FL, 5/4/13. “Personal Trainer Approach to Publishing Medical Education Projects: Ready, Set, Go!

American Geriatrics Society Meet the Expert session, Orlando FL 5/4/13. “The personal trainer approach to writing for education: ready, set, go,” Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education annual meeting, Orlando, FL 3/2/13. “Personal trainer approach to writing for education journals: ready, set, go,” Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting, San Francisco, CA 11/4/12.

“Screening in older adults- optimizing quality by individualizing decisions,” American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, Seattle, WA 5/4/12 Meet the Expert session: “Crafting and writing your educational projects for publication.” American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, Seattle, WA 5/3/12. “ABIM Maintenance of Certification precourse,” course director/moderator (invited), American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, Seattle, WA 5/2/12.


“Writing for publication.” ACGME annual meeting, Orlando, FL. 3/3/12. “Enhancing trainee interest in geriatrics: the evidence,” American Geriatrics Society annual mtg, National Harbor, MD, 5/12/11

“ABIM Maintenance of Certification precourse, course director/moderator (invited), American

Geriatrics Society annual meeting, National Harbor, MD, 5/11/11. “Academic writing and getting published,” ACGME annual meeting, Nashville, KY 3/5/11.

“Increasing faculty educational scholarship,” 2010 Medical College of Wisconsin GME Retreat, 10/14/10 “Modifying your office practice for the Tsunami of older adults: managing urinary incontinence.” American College of Physicians annual meeting 4/22/10. “Modifying your office practice for the tsunami of older adults: managing memory loss.” American College of Physicians annual meeting, 4/23/10. Geriatric Clinical Skills Workshop, Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, 5/15/09. Plenary Symposium, “That was the year that was: join residents and faculty in taking the geriatrics knowledge challenge,” American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, 5/3/08. “Update in Geriatric Medicine,” Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, 4/11/08. “Challenge Your Geriatric Knowledge,” invited half-day precourse, solo speaker, American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, 5/2/07 “Geriatrics Jeopardy” symposium, invited speaker, American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, 5/5/07. “To Prescribe or Discontinue: What is Quality Prescribing for Older Adults?” workshop, Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, 4/27/07. “ABIM Recertification precourse,” invited solo speaker, American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, 5/3/06. “Busy Faculty: No Time for Evaluation,” in Overcoming obstacles to integrating geriatrics into an internal medicine residency program, American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, 5/4/06 “The new Medicare D Benefit and the Primary Care Physician,” Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, 4/27/06. “Developing New Curriculum without New Faculty or Funding: Electives as Pilots,” invited presentation, AGS national meeting, 5/12/05 “ABIM Recertification for CAQ, Geriatric SEP Precourse,” invited speaker, AGS national meetings, Las Vegas, 2004, Orlando, 2005, & Chicago 2006. “Tools for Assessing and Teaching Common Geriatric Problems,” SGIM national meeting, Atlanta, 2002.


“Office-based Geriatric Assessment,” American College of Physicians national meeting, Philadelphia, 2002. “Strategies for Implementing a Geriatrics Curriculum,” American Geriatrics Society national meeting, Chicago, 2001. “Geriatrics Office Assessment for Primary Care Physicians: A Practical Approach,” SGIM national meeting, San Diego, 2001. “The AGS Recommended Core Competencies for Medical and Osteopathic Schools,” American Geriatrics Society national meeting, Nashville, 2000. “Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Persons,” invited speaker, 1st Transatlantic Geriatrics Meeting/2nd Franco-American Geriatrics Meeting, Paris, 9/3/99. “Whither Geriatrics Recertification?” Gerontological Society of America national meeting, San Francisco, 1999. “Geriatric Evaluation and Management: A Partnership Between a Non-staff Model Managed Care Insurer and an Academically-based Geriatric Practice,” Gerontological Society of America national meeting, San Francisco, 11/20/99. “Dementia, Delirium, and Depression: What’s New on the Horizon?” (Precourse), moderator & small group coordinator, Society of General Internal Medicine national meeting, San Francisco, 4/29/99. “Improving Geriatric Training in General Internal Medicine: Lessons Learned by the Hartford Foundation Consortium for Residency Training” (symposium), Society of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco, 4/30/99. “Approach to the Older Patient,” Grand Rounds, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 1/6/99. “Evaluation Strategies for Teaching Geriatrics to Residents. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Geriatrics Curriculum: Written and Verbal Feedback from Residents (symposium).” American Geriatrics Society national meeting, Seattle, 1998. “The Twenty Minute Clinical Encounter in Older Patients: Performance and Precepting” (workshop). Coordinator, Society of General Internal Medicine national meeting and Society for Teachers of Family Medicine national meeting, Chicago, 1998. “John A. Hartford Geriatric Consortium for Residency Training: Disseminating Educational Resources” (workshop), Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, San Diego, 3/31/98. “Health Risk Assessment in Medicare,” “Health Risk Assessment in Medicaid,” “Disease Management: Congestive Heart Failure and Other Conditions,” Blue Cross and Blue Shield National Meeting of Government Programs, Chicago, 1/98. “Teaching Geriatrics in Generalist Settings,” (half-day precourse, invited presentation). Speaker and coordinator, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Washington DC, 1996.


“We All Do Geriatrics, Don't We? What We Want to Know and How to Do It,” (full-day precourse, invited presentation). Invited speaker and small groups coordinator, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, 1995. “Primary Care Residency Geriatrics” (symposium). Invited speaker, American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Washington DC, 1995. “Curriculum Recommendations for Teaching Geriatrics to Residents in Ambulatory Care and Home Care Sites.” Moderator and speaker, American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Washington, DC 1995. “Site-specific Resident Geriatrics Educational Programs” (workshop). Moderator and speaker, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Washington DC, 1994. “Developing Geriatric Medicine Curriculum for Residents” (symposium). Moderator and speaker, American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1993. “Strategies for Resident Geriatric Medicine Education” (small group session), Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Washington DC, 1993. “Geriatric Medicine Education in Residency Training” (small group session), Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Washington DC, 1992. “Implementation and Evaluation of Residency Training” (workshop), Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Seattle, 1991. “Teaching Geriatric Medicine in Acute Care: A VA Model” (poster), American Geriatric Society National Meeting, Chicago, 1991. Evaluation Strategies for Resident Geriatric Programs” (poster), American Geriatric Society National Meeting, Chicago, 1991. “Prevalence of Malnutrition on Hospital Admission of Elderly Veterans,” American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Boston, 1989. “Unexpected Outcomes: VA GEU” and “Unrecognized Illness in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Case Western University School of Medicine geriatrics grand rounds and teaching conference, 3/89. “Unrecognized Illness in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Boston City Hospital geriatrics rounds, 7/12/88. “Risk Factors for Iatrogenesis in the elderly” (poster), Society for Research, Education, and Primary Care Internal Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1987. “Unrecognized Illness in a Geriatric Evaluation Unit,” Gerontologic Society of America National Meeting, Washington, DC, 1987. “Hearing Screening in a Geriatric Evaluation Unit,” Gerontologic Society of America National Meeting, Washington, DC, 1987. “Data from the West Haven VA Medical Center Geriatric Evaluation Unit,” Implementing a GEU National Conference, VA Central Office, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1986.


“Initiation of a GEU Before Funding: the West Haven VA Medical Center Experience,” VA Central Office Geriatric Evaluation Unit National Conference, Kansas City, MO, 1985.

REGIONAL

“Feasible Medical Education Projects & Dissemination Strategies,” Keynote presentation Yale School of Medicine Affiliated Programs, Department of Medicine, Apr 26, 2019. “Outpatient Pearls: Medications to Avoid in Elderly.” American College of Physicians, Southbury, CT, 11/15/13. “Evaluation and Management of Dementia,” Faculty Development Program, Danbury Hospital Primary Care/PCMH, 4/18/12. “Approach to the Older Patient,: Faculty Development Program, Danbury Hospital Primary Care/PCMH, 4/11/12. “Managing Dementia in Outpatients,” Grand Rounds, Hospital of Central Connecticut, April 23, 2009, invited presentation. Panel Discussion, “The New Medicare D,” invited speaker, CPTV, November 10, 2005. “Caring for Older Persons,” Griffin Hospital Faculty Development Program, Derby, CT, 10 seminars, 2004-2006. “End of Life Care & Palliative Care,” Pilgrim Manor, Cromwell, 5/31/06. “Exercise and the Elderly: Keeping Your Patients Independent,: Griffin Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, Derby CT,1/9/03. “Geriatrics Office Assessment for Primary Care Physicians: A Practical Approach,” SGIM New England Regional meeting, Boston, 3/8/02. “Optimal Drug Therapy in Older Patients,” Griffin Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, Derby, CT, March, 2002. “Polypharmacy in Geriatric Patients,” invited speaker, Middlesex Hospital Grand Rounds, 3/29/01. “Approach to the Care of Older Persons,” invited speaker for 1st annual geriatric medicine conference, Baystate Health System, Springfield, 10/20/00. “Office Practices that Improve the Care of Older Patients,” U Mass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, 9/13/00. “The Aging Process,” invited interview for Breakthrough to the Aging program, WTIC radio, 3/8/00. “Unrecognized Illness in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, New London, 3/7/00. “Delirium,” invited speaker, Rockville General Hospital Grand Rounds, Rockville, 5/22/98.


“Delirium,” invited speaker, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, 11/18/97. “The Clinical Assessment of Dementia,” invited speaker, Elmcrest Hospital symposium, Portland, 2/12/97. “Dementia,” invited speaker, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Grand Rounds, Torrington, 11/3/95. “Drug Induced Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment,” invited speaker, Connecticut Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Farmington, 10/28/95. “Unrecognized Illness in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Sharon Hospital grand rounds, 3/21/95. “Medication Use and the Elderly, invited speaker, Rockville General Hospital ground rounds, 2/17/95. “Dementia,” invited speaker, Winstead Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, 6/17/94. “Unrecognized illness in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Rockville General Hospital Grand Rounds, Rockville, 4/22/94. “Interdisciplinary Team Care,” Nursing Grant Rounds, VA Newington, 2/11/93. “Ethical Issues in the Elderly,” The Yale Consultation Center, New Haven, CT 1989,1990, 1991, 1992. “Approach to the Elderly Patient,” invited speaker, Rockville General Hospital grand rounds, 4/5/91. “Surgical Risk in the Elderly,” invited speaker, New Milford Hospital Grand Rounds, New Milford, 3/19/91. “Elderly Iatrogenic Delirium,” invited speaker, Mt. Sinai Hospital Grand Rounds, Hartford, 11/7/90. “Live Free or Die: Restraint Use in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Avery Heights, Hartford, CT, 8/23/90. “Dementia,” invited speaker, Waterbury Hospital Grand Rounds, Waterbury, 6/8/90. “Delirium,” invited speaker, St. Mary’s Hospital Grand Rounds, Waterbury, 4/6/90. “Constipation,” invited speaker, Norwalk Hospital Geriatric Medicine symposium, Norwalk, 3/28/90. “Delirium,” invited speaker, Hospital of St. Raphael’s medical conference, New Haven, 1/23/90. “Geriatrics Pearls,” invited speaker, Danbury Hospital teaching rounds, Danbury, 1/12/90. “Medication Side Effects,” invited speaker, St. Vincent’s Hospital teaching rounds, 11/7/89. “Medications and Rehabilitation, invited speaker, Rehabilitation Medicine Service, West Haven, VA, 11/7/89.


“Dementia and Delirium in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Griffin Hospital grand rounds, Derby, 10/03/89. “Iatrogenic Disease in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Greenwich Hospital grand rounds, 8/4/89. “Iatrogenic Disease in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Park City Hospital grand rounds, Bridgeport, 3/17/89. “Iatrogenic Disease in the Elderly,” invited speaker, Norwalk Hospital grand rounds, Norwalk, 2/2/89. “Iatrogenic Problems,” invited speaker, Backus Hospital grand rounds, Norwich, 11/88. “Dementia and Delirium,” invited speaker, Bridgeport Hospital grand rounds, Bridgeport, 9/27/88. “Dementia and Delirium, “ invited speaker, Norwalk Hospital geriatrics rounds, Norwalk, 8/18/88.

“Dementia and Delirium,” invited speaker, Stamford Hospital grand rounds, 4/13/88 “Medication Use and Abuse,” invited speaker, Rocky Hill Senior Center, 4/4/88. “Aging with Positive Health,” Sunshine Seniors, West Haven, 6/8/87. “Physical Changes Associated with Aging,” in Care of the Aging Adult: A Humanistic Approach, Nursing Continuing Education Program, West Haven, CT, 1986. “Development of a Geriatric Evaluation Unit,” Geriatric Medicine Conference, VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, 1985 “Geriatric Assessment Techniques,” Medical Service Seminar on Geriatric Medicine, Bronx VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 1985.

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

“Writing education research,” Medical Education Grand Rounds, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1/29/13. “Publishing your education research,” Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 4/11/11 “Evaluating falls in older persons,” Medical Grand Rounds, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 3/31/11 “Managing Dementia in Outpatients,” moderator and speaker, Advances in Internal Medicine CME course, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 11/5/08

Update in Geriatric Medicine (formerly, Fundamentals in Geriatric Medicine) summer course, “Approach to the Older Patient,“ 1998 – 2018; “Exercise Prescription for Older Persons” 2009; “Delirium in Older Persons” 1990-2006; “Interdisciplinary Teams in Geriatrics,” (1991), “Geri-party” 2007-08


“Evidence-based Geriatrics CME: Teaching to Change Physician Practice,” Faculty development session, UCHC, June 16, 2006 “Small Group Teaching,” UConn Medical Education Grand Rounds, January 23, 2006.

“Giving Feedback to Trainees” – lecture and small group sessions for faculty, UConn Center on

Aging, 4/6/05 “Increasing Education and Research Capacity to Improve Care of Older Americans: In-Training

and ABIM Examinations Subproject,” UConn Center on Aging, 6/18/04. Personal & Professional Development, Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency, “End of Life

Issues,” Office Based Geriatric Assessment,” “Managed Care and the Elderly,” workshops, 4/13/00.

“Strategies for Teaching Geriatrics to Generalist Residents,” UConn Center on Aging, 2/14/97 Geriatric Pharmacology: Physician Pharmacist Interactions,” week long symposia for long term care pharmacists, Center on Aging, January 1996. Geriatric Pharmacology: Case Discussions,” seminars for long term care pharmacists, Center on Aging, January, 1995. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES Yale University School of Medicine Educational Experiences Development Created first geriatric medicine clinical rotation for residents and students (1984) with clinical experiences, syllabus of readings, conferences, and evaluation (pre/post test, feedback) Created first VA geriatrics fellowship experience (1987-8) Lectures, Conferences, Seminars Geriatric Medical Seminar, Public Health Course (2nd year students, once/year) Introduction to Clinical Medicine (2nd year students, 2 sessions/year) Clinical Skills Tutor (1st year students, ½ day/week) Geriatrics conference series (interns, students, 3/month) Orthopedics Residency Teaching Conference, “Acid Base and Electrolyte Problems,” 1980-1982 Teaching Attending Attending for Internal Medicine residency longitudinal clinic attending (residents, 1 day/week) Attending on acute medical service (residents, students, 6 weeks/year) Attending on Geriatric Evaluation Unit (interns, PA students, medical students, 9 months/year) Attending on Intensive Rehabilitation Unit (intern, 9 months/year) Attending for Geriatric clinic (interns, ½ day/week) Attending for Geriatric consultation service (students, intern, year-round) Mentorship PA Student Thesis advisor, Carol Talbot, 1986


PA Student Thesis advisor, Kimberlee Anderson, 1988 MSW Thesis advisor, Linda Carson, 1986 MPH Thesis advisor, Shivarudrappa Satish, MD: 1986-88 (“Biopsychosocial Determinants of Cognition in the Elderly Population”) PhD Project advisor, Myles Kessler, 1985-1987 GACA awardee, Sandra Bellantonio, MD Senior Mentor, Marcia Mecca, MD, 2014-2015 University of Connecticut School of Medicine Educational Experiences Development Created first acute geriatrics/extended care geriatrics rotation for internal medicine residents with orientation materials, syllabus of readings, 3 times/week conferences, and evaluation (1990- 1996) Collaborated with The Connecticut Hospice to create first Hospice/Palliative Medicine Fellowship in Connecticut, sponsored by UCHC; developed evaluations and geriatrics curriculum (2006- present) Created first VA geriatrics rotation for geriatric medicine fellows with teaching materials, comprehensive file of readings, patient handouts, and evaluation (1990-present)

Created Introduction to Geriatrics required rotation, internal medicine and primary care residencies (interns, year-round) with teaching materials including pocket cards, teaching videos, 2-3 conferences/week, syllabus, and evaluation (1996-present)

Created Geriatrics Outpatient and Consultation required rotation (primary care1996-present), traditional 1996-2001) and elective (internal medicine 2002-present), 3rd year residents, year-round, with teaching materials and evaluation instruments

Created Geriatrics Selective, longitudinal and block experiences tailored to residents goals (2nd and 3rd year residents, year-round, 1997-2001) with teaching materials and evaluation Created integrated residents acute geriatrics care noon conferences (10/year, 4-5 hospitals, 1996-2004) Created integrated residents ambulatory geriatrics clinic conferences (10/year, 5 clinics, 1996- 2000)

Created MAX I geriatrics clinic (3rd year students, year-round) teaching materials, readings (2004-present)

Created MAX I geriatrics conference (3rd year students, 6 times/year) with teaching materials, (2005 – present)

Created Communicating with Older Persons elective (1st year students, 2 hours/week for 3 months), (2002-2005) with teaching materials, handouts, home visits, and evaluation Created women’s health program (fellows, IM residents, OB/GYN residents, students, ½ day/week, year-round, 1992-96) Created Homeless Health Care Program (IM residents, ½ day/week, year-round, 1993-1994) Created geriatrics experiences for VA pharmacy students, nursing students, and other allied health (1990 -1996).

Created geriatrics questions, exercises, ReALMS, tests for C10 and D3 weeks, Stage 1, 2016 – present

Created geriatrics for Stage 2 experience, during NAME block, 2017 – present Created new internal medicine residency curriculum (objectives, readings, conferences, test) 2018 Created and lead Independent Learning Opportunities, stage 1 medical school: Reflective Writing for Resilience and Group Reviewer Bootcamp, 2018-present

Lectures, Conferences, Seminars


“The Aging Game,” experiential seminar (1st year students, one afternoon per year, 1991-1995) Human Development and Health geriatrics lecture (2nd year students, once per year, 2000-

present) Human Development and Health geriatrics conference (2nd year students, once per year, 2000-

present) Academic Leadership Skills Course director (1st year geriatric fellows, 3 hours/week, 9

months/year), personally give Teaching Skills session I - VI (Small Group Teaching, Precepting, Giving Feedback, Time Management, Lecturing, Using Video to Teach, Professionalism, Cultural Competency in Geriatrics, Geriatric Knowledge test sessions– 25 hours/year, 1995-present)

Intern Geriatrics conferences: Approach to the Older Patient, Delirium, Dementia, Pharmacology of Older Persons, Medicare and Medicaid, Ethical and Legal Issues, Urinary Incontinence and Falls, (1-2/month, year round, 1990-present)

Geriatric Medicine Fellows and Faculty Journal Club (weekly, 9 months/year, 1998-present) Geriatric Medicine Fellows Evidence-based Clinical Question Conference (weekly, 9

months/year, 1998-present) Update in Geriatric Medicine, Course director, 16-20 sessions/summer (fellows, other trainees, 3

hours, 1990-present) Women’s Health for Generalists seminar, 12/year (residents), 1992-1994. Teaching Attending Attending, Fellows Clinic, Geriatrics Associates (1-2 fellows, 1-2 students, ½ to1 day/week,

2001-present) Attending, Acute Geriatrics Service, John Dempsey Hospital (fellows, off-tour, 7 weeks/year, 1999-present) Attending, Medical Service, VA (fellows, residents, students, 6 months/year 1990-1991, 4 months/year 1991-1995) Attending, Residents Clinic, VA (residents, students, 1-2 months/year, 1993-1995) Attending, Hospital Based Home Care, VA (fellows, 1 month/year, 1992-1996) Attending, Geriatric Evaluation and Intensive Rehabilitation Units, VA (fellow, residents, 6 months/year 1990-1991, 4 months/year 1991-1995) Attending, Hospice Unit, VA, (nursing students, fellow, 4 months/year, 1990-1995) Mentorship Research mentor, Gerald Kerins, MD, UConn Geriatric Medicine Fellow, 1990-1991 Research advisor, Abraham Gaupp, college student, 1992-1993 Research mentor, Michael Lindberg, MD, UConn Geriatric Medicine Fellow, 1993-1994 MPH Thesis advisor, Linda Sylvia, RD, 1995 Research mentor, Ivelisse Viruet, MD, UConn Geriatric Medicine Fellow, 1995-1997 Thesis advisor, Karen Lewis, RN, nurse practitioner student, (Yale School of Nursing), 1996- 1997 Research mentor, Iyad Al-Husein, MD, UConn Geriatric Medicine Fellow, 1998-1999 Research mentor, Michael Holler, UConn year 1 dental student, 2002 Research mentor, Sandra Bellantonio, MD (Baystate), GACA awardee, 2014-06, 2007-2010 Research mentor, Marcia, Mecca, MD, (Yale), 2014-2016 Research mentor, Marilyn Katz, MD (UConn), 2016-present Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Connecticut Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) presentations, “Health Risk Assessment in Medicare,”


“Office Geriatric Assessment,” and “Care Management,” (28 presentations, 1997-1998) “Here’s to Your Health,” Medicare Blue seminar, North Haven, 9/8/98. CONSULTATION Medicare Advocacy, Inc. geriatrics quality reviews, 2010- 2014 ERC - Long Term Care, Avon, CT, Patricia Pannone, to develop 10 wellness program algorithms for national care management program, 2001-2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Residency Program, Scranton, PA, Dr. Ed Dzielak, to develop a geriatrics residency experience, 9/15/99 site visit. Baystate Medical Center Department of Medicine, Springfield, MA, Dr. Maura Brennan et al, to develop a geriatrics fellowship, 1995-1997 Indiana University Department of Medicine, Dr. Glenda Westmoreland, to develop geriatrics programs for residents, 1998.

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