Betty Boyd Staples | Scholars@Duke

Betty Boyd Staples
Professor of Pediatrics

Betty Staples, MD graduated from medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed residency training in Pediatrics at Duke University Hospital, in Durham, NC. Subsequently, she completed one additional year as a General Pediatrics Fellow focusing on the care of adolescents and the treatment of eating disorders. She continues to work clinically with the Duke Center for Eating Disorders. She also teaches residents in the outpatient clinic and on the inpatient service as a general pediatrician.
Dr. Staples has focused much of her career and scholarship on graduate medical education. She was Associate Director for the Duke pediatric residency program for 5 years before serving as Program Director for 12 additional years. During that time, she completed the Academic Pediatric Association's Educational Scholars Program which is a three-year mentorship-based program focused on clinician scholars. Shortly thereafter she helped to establish the Pediatric Resident Burnout-Resilience Study Consortium (PRB-RSC) a network of up to 65 pediatric residency programs and over 3500 pediatric residents which has studied the epidemiology and risk factors contributing to burnout and protecting resilience since 2016. This work intersects closely with the Civility Champions project as burnout and resilience are major factors that affect the learning environment and the wellbeing of faculty and trainees. Under the supervision of the steering committee, the PRB-RSC has had 12 publications with several more projects currently underway.
In November 2021, Dr. Staples became Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for Duke Health System. She continues to work on issues to improve the learning environment for trainees at Duke and nationally.

Current Research Interests

well-being in graduate medical education
improving the learning environment
striving for equity in the clinical workplace

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2021

Contact Information

1086 Yellow Zone, Duke South, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC Box 3951, Durham, NC 27710
betty.staples@duke.edu (919) 681-2984
Betty Staples, MD

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, General Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Duke University 2001 - 2002
- Resident, Pediatrics, Duke University 1998 - 2001
- M.D., University of Maryland, College Park 1998
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2021
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2013 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2007 - 2013
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2007
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2002 - 2007
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program, 2003-2008
  Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program, 2008-2021
  Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education, 2021-present
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Denny, Katz, Simon, Tinglestad Academic Service Award. NC Pediatric Society. August 2022
- APPD Research Award. Association of Pediatric Program Directors. March 2019
- APPD Research Award. Association of Pediatric Program Directors. March 2017
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke Civility Champions awarded by Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation 2023 - 2024
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Moorthy, Ganga S., Michael J. Smith, and Betty B. Staples. “Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine in Children.” Pediatr Rev 42, no. 10 (October 2021): 576–78. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2021-004979.
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  - Staples, Betty B., Ann E. Burke, Maneesh Batra, Kathi J. Kemper, Alan Schwartz, Paria M. Wilson, Charles J. Schubert, John D. Mahan, Janet R. Serwint, and Janet R. Pediatric Resident Burnout-Resilience Study Consortium. “Burnout and Association With Resident Performance as Assessed by Pediatric Milestones: An Exploratory Study.” Acad Pediatr 21, no. 2 (March 2021): 358–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2020.08.006.
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  - Kemper, Kathi J., Alan Schwartz, Paria M. Wilson, John D. Mahan, Charles J. Schubert, Betty B. Staples, Hilary McClafferty, Janet R. Serwint, Maneesh Batra, and Maneesh PEDIATRIC RESIDENT BURNOUT-RESILIENCE STUDY CONSORTIUM. “Burnout in Pediatric Residents: Three Years of National Survey Data.” Pediatrics 145, no. 1 (January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-1030.
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  - Wilson, Paria M., Maneesh Batra, Kathi J. Kemper, John D. Mahan, Betty B. Staples, and Janet R. Serwint. “Physician Well-being.” Pediatr Rev 40, no. Suppl 1 (October 2019): 12–20. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2018-0329.
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  - Hurst, Jillian H., Katherine J. Barrett, Matthew S. Kelly, Betty B. Staples, Kathleen A. McGann, Coleen K. Cunningham, Ann M. Reed, Rasheed A. Gbadegesin, and Sallie R. Permar. “Cultivating Research Skills During Clinical Training to Promote Pediatric-Scientist Development.” Pediatrics 144, no. 2 (August 2019). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0745.
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  - Kemper, Kathi J., Hilary McClafferty, Paria M. Wilson, Janet R. Serwint, Maneesh Batra, John D. Mahan, Charles J. Schubert, Betty B. Staples, Alan Schwartz, and Alan Pediatric Resident Burnout-Resilience Study Consortium. “Do Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Predict Burnout in Pediatric Residents?” Acad Med 94, no. 6 (June 2019): 876–84. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000002546.
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  - Kemper, Kathi J., Paria M. Wilson, Alan Schwartz, John D. Mahan, Maneesh Batra, Betty B. Staples, Hilary McClafferty, Charles J. Schubert, and Janet R. Serwint. “Burnout in Pediatric Residents: Comparing Brief Screening Questions to the Maslach Burnout Inventory.” Acad Pediatr 19, no. 3 (April 2019): 251–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2018.11.003.
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  - Reed, Suzanne, Kathi J. Kemper, Alan Schwartz, Maneesh Batra, Betty B. Staples, Janet R. Serwint, Hilary McClafferty, et al. “Variability of Burnout and Stress Measures in Pediatric Residents: An Exploratory Single-Center Study From the Pediatric Resident Burnout-Resilience Study Consortium.” J Evid Based Integr Med 23 (2018): 2515690X18804779. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X18804779.
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  - Pelletier, Jonathan, Rasheed Gbadegesin, and Betty Staples. “Renal Tubular Acidosis.” Pediatr Rev 38, no. 11 (November 2017): 537–39. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2016-0231.
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  - Wilson, Paria M., Kathi J. Kemper, Charles J. Schubert, Maneesh Batra, Betty B. Staples, Janet R. Serwint, Hilary McClafferty, John D. Mahan, and John D. Pediatric Resident Burnout and Resilience Study Consortium (PRBRSC). “National Landscape of Interventions to Improve Pediatric Resident Wellness and Reduce Burnout.” Acad Pediatr 17, no. 8 (2017): 801–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2017.09.012.
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  - Johnson, David P., Kanecia Zimmerman, Betty Staples, Kathleen A. McGann, Karen Frush, and David A. Turner. “Multicenter development, implementation, and patient safety impacts of a simulation-based module to teach handovers to pediatric residents.” Hosp Pediatr 5, no. 3 (March 2015): 154–59. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2014-0050.
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  - Bartlett, Kathleen W., Shari A. Whicker, Jack Bookman, Aditee P. Narayan, Betty B. Staples, Holly Hering, and Kathleen A. McGann. “Milestone-Based Assessments Are Superior to Likert-Type Assessments in Illustrating Trainee Progression.” J Grad Med Educ 7, no. 1 (March 2015): 75–80. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-14-00389.1.
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  - Narayan, Aditee P., Shari A. Whicker, Betty B. Staples, Jack Bookman, Kathleen W. Bartlett, and Kathleen A. McGann. “Using an innovative curriculum evaluation tool to inform program improvement: the clinical skills fair.” J Grad Med Educ 6, no. 1 (March 2014): 133–38. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-13-00190.1.
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  - Strachan, Ellie, and Betty Staples. “Masturbation.” Pediatr Rev 33, no. 4 (April 2012): 190–91. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.33-4-190.
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  - Desai, Melissa N., William C. Miller, Betty Staples, and Terrill Bravender. “Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in college students.” J Am Coll Health 57, no. 1 (2008): 109–14. https://doi.org/10.3200/JACH.57.1.109-114.
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  - Staples, Betty, and Terrill Bravender. “Drug compliance in adolescents: assessing and managing modifiable risk factors.” Paediatr Drugs 4, no. 8 (2002): 503–13. https://doi.org/10.2165/00128072-200204080-00003.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Awards & Honors

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Presentations & Appearances