Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.H.S., Duke University 2000
  • P.A.- C., Duke University School of Medicine 2000
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  Medical Licensure

  • 103634. North Carolina. 2002
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2013 - 2017
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2009 - 2013
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • JAN 18, 2022

    Duke SOM

    Duke ICYMI: Video - Duke SOM is the Birthplace of the PA Profession

  • DEC 3, 2021

    Kaiser Health News

    A title fight pits physician assistants against doctors
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  Awards & Honors

  • Duke Clinical Leadership Program graduate. Duke University Health System. June 2018
  • Distinguished Fellow . American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2017
  • Pi Alpha Induction. PAEA / Duke PA Program. 2012
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Breast Self-Examination
  • Clinical Competence
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Medical education
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Physician Assistant Leaders in Underserved Communities (PA-LUC) awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2020 - 2025
  • Does Cytoplasmic PELP1 Predict Resistance To Tamoxifen Chemoprevention? awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2015
  • Effects of Communicating RPFNA Results on Decisions about Tamoxifen Use awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2010
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation Grant awarded by Phillips Family Foundation 2019 - 2022
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Stouder, April, and Quinnette Jones. “Training PA students to provide LGBTQ care via a novel elective experience.” Jaapa 33, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000723192.97435.a7.
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    • Zietlow, Kahli E., Megan Gillum, Sarah L. Hale, April Stouder, Melinda Blazar, Nicholas M. Hudak, and David Ming. “A novel curriculum to train physician assistant students how to write effective discharge summaries.” Med Educ Online 24, no. 1 (December 2019): 1648944. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2019.1648944.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., April Stouder, and Christine M. Everett. “A Program's Analysis of Communication Methods With Clinical Preceptors.” J Physician Assist Educ 29, no. 1 (March 2018): 39–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000184.
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    • Stouder, April. “PA prototype-the legacy of Buddy Treadwell.” Jaapa 30, no. 3 (March 2017): 44–45. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000512235.46302.63.
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    • Trotter, Kathryn, and April Stouder. “Caring for breast cancer survivors in primary care.” Jaapa 29, no. 10 (October 2016): 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000496950.95334.86.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., and April Stouder. “Prepare for landing: a student orientation for international clinical rotations.” J Physician Assist Educ 25, no. 1 (2014): 55–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/01367895-201425010-00010.
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    • Pilie, Patrick G., Catherine Ibarra-Drendall, Michelle M. Troch, Gloria Broadwater, William T. Barry, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Julia D. Wulfkuhle, et al. “Protein microarray analysis of mammary epithelial cells from obese and nonobese women at high risk for breast cancer: feasibility data.” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20, no. 3 (March 2011): 476–82. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0847.
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    • Wilke, Lee G., Gloria Broadwater, Sarah Rabiner, Elizabeth Owens, Sora Yoon, Sujata Ghate, Victoria Scott, et al. “Breast self-examination: defining a cohort still in need.” Am J Surg 198, no. 4 (October 2009): 575–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.06.012.
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    • Ibarra-Drendall, Catherine, Lee G. Wilke, Carola Zalles, Victoria Scott, Laura E. Archer, Siya Lem, Lisa D. Yee, et al. “Reproducibility of random periareolar fine needle aspiration in a multi-institutional Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) cross-sectional study.” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18, no. 5 (May 2009): 1379–85. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-1210.
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  • Other Articles

    • Melcher, B. Q., P. Morgan, L. Lin, J. Stem, P. Moorman, and A. Stouder. “Satisfaction guaranteed? An analysis of lecturer characteristics associated with physician assistant student satisfaction.” The Journal of Physician Assistant Education : The Official Journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association, 2012.

  • Digital Publications

    • Stouder, April. “Advocacy in Action.” NCAPA, March 15, 2018.
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    • Stouder, A. “Clinical Coordinators Connect for Success.” PAEA, August 17, 2016.
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  Artistic Works & Non-Print Media

  • Digital Media

    • Evidence, Equity, and Mythbusting in Admissions”, Episode 33. Creator. 2022
    • Admissions Straight Talk Podcast Interview with April Stouder, “All about Duke’s Top-Ranked PA Program”, Episode 416. Creator. 2021
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • Advisor, 14-18 PA students annually (2009-Present)
    Mentor, Duke Clinical Education Faculty Development Fellows (2012-2016)
    Faculty Advisor, Eugene Stead PA Student Society (2018- Present)
    New Faculty Mentor to Jacquetta Melvin, PA-C (2021-2022)
    Bull City Resilience Project, Faculty Advisor (2020-2021)
    
    
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  Teaching Activities

  • Unit Coordinator, Hematology and Oncology Units of Clinical Medicine Courses (2010 - present)
    Course Coordinator, Senior Seminar (2011 - 2018)
    Practice & the Health System I and II, small group instructor (2021 - present)
    
    
    Lecturer and small group instructor across many courses and units in preclinical and clinical year curricula (Clinical Medicine I, II, III; Patient Assessment & Counseling I, III; Diagnostic Methods I)
    
    
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Ready to Educate? Demystifying the Transition to Academia. AAPA Impact, National Conference. AAPA. May 2022  2022
  • Physician Assistant Admissions. Winter 2022 Case Studies Presenter. National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. 2022  2022
  • Strategies for Managing Student Attrition and Dismissal. PAEA Forum, National Conference. PAEA. 2021  2021
  • LGBTQ Health Elective . Poster Presentation. PAEA. November 2020  2020
  • LGBTQ Health Elective . Poster Presentation. AAPA. May 2020  2020
  • LGBTQ Health Elective . Poster Presentation. NCAPA. February 2020  2020
  • Opportunities for Engagement in PA Education. Breakout session. Duke PA Summit. 2019  2019
  • We Will Survive & Thrive! Avoiding Burnout of Clinical Educators. panel discussion. PAEA. 2019  2019
  • Are You Ready? What You Need to Know about Making the Transition to Academia. panel discussion. AAPA. 2018  2018
  • The Long Haul: Longitudinal Rotations in Rural Underserved Areas. panel discussion. PAEA. 2018  2018
  • It's a Team Sport: Teaching Non-Physician Learners. 5th Annual Duke Health Preceptor Workshop. Duke School of Nursing. 2016  2016
  • Preceptor Remediation - Deploy Your LifeRAFT!. PAEA National Conference. 2016  2016
  • Underserved Community Scholars - A New Model for Rotations. Poster Presentation. PAEA. 2016  2016
  • Data Speaks! Documenting Teaching Excellence for Clinical Educators. PAEA National Conference. 2015  2015
  • Time to Make Up or Break Up? Preceptor Remediation. PAEA National Conference. 2015  2015
  • Electronic Health Records: The New Nemesis of Clinical Coordinators?. Annual Forum. Physician Assistant Education Association. 2014  2014
  • Friends With Benefits: Collaboration Opportunities in Physician Assistant Education. Annual Forum. Physician Assistant Education Association. 2014  2014
  • Highs & Lows in Hematology. Annual Conference, IMPACT 2014. American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2014  2014
  • Satisfaction Guaranteed? An Analysis of Lecturer Characteristics Associated with Physician Assistant Student Satisfaction. Annual Conference, IMPACT 2013. American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2013  2013
  • Hematology Review. Winter PANCE Recertification Annual Conference. North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants. 2012 - 2020  2012 - 2020
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Panelist. DPAP & the PAC: Talk with Duke Faculty and Students. The Physician Assistants of Color. 2021  2021
  • PA Advocate. Capitol Hill Legislative Visit. AAPA. 2018  2018
  • PA Advocate. PA Day at the NC General Assembly. NCAPA. 2016 - 2019  2016 - 2019
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  Service to the Profession

  • Peer Reviewer. Journal of PA Education. March 2022  2022
  • Vice President. NCAPA Board of Directors. January 2019 - December 2020  2019 - 2020
  • Chair. Education Programming Steering Committee. PAEA. May 2018 - December 2022  2018 - 2022
  • Chair. Education Development Panel Subcommittee. NCAPA. January 2016 - December 2020  2016 - 2020
  • Member. Conference Council. PAEA. January 2016 - December 2017  2016 - 2017
  • Director-at-Large. Board of Directors. North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants. January 2015 - December 2018  2015 - 2018
  • Facilitator. PANDO Workshop - Basic Clinical Coordinator & Advanced Clinical Coordinator. Physician Assistant Education Association. 2014 - 2018  2014 - 2018
  • Member / Proposal Reviewer / Moderator at Annual Forum. Conference Council, Subcommittee. Physician Assistant Education Association. 2013 - 2015  2013 - 2015
  • Committee Member, Item Writer. Rotation Exam Review Committee - Internal Medicine/Family Medicine. Physician Assistant Education Association. January 2012 - September 2014  2012 - 2014
  • Member. Professional Development Review Panel / Conference Planning Committee. North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants. 2011 - 2015  2011 - 2015
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  Service to Duke

  • PA Program. Academic Progress Committee (Founding Chair). July 2022  2022
  • 5 Year Neurology Departmental Review Committee. 2019  2019
  • FMCH DEI Committee. 2019 - 2021  2019 - 2021
  • Duke PA Program. General Faculty Search Committee. 2018  2018
  • Duke PA Program. Director of Assessment & Evaluation Faculty Search Committee (Chair) . 2014 - 2015  2014 - 2015
  • CFM - Clinical Education Committee, Chair starting 2016. 2010 - 2016  2010 - 2016
  • Duke PA Program. Admissions Committee, Chair as of June 2018. 2009 - 2021  2009 - 2021
  • Duke PA Program. Curriculum Committee. 2009 - 2021  2009 - 2021
  • Duke PA Program. Progress & Promotions Committee (Chair 2015-16). 2009 - 2021  2009 - 2021
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  Academic & Administrative Activities

  • Disability Student Liaison with SDAO for PA Program (2018 - Present) 
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  Clinical Activities

  • Volunteer at TROSA Medical Clinic (2018 - Present)

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