Christine M Everett | Scholars@Duke

Christine M Everett
Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine

Dr. Everett joined the faculty of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University in August 2013. Prior to joining the faculty, she worked clinically in emergency departments in rural Wisconsin. Prior to becoming a physician assistant (PA), Dr. Everett worked in research at the National Institutes of Health and public health policy at the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Everett’s current research initiatives focus on healthcare team design and the impact on patient, provider, and organizational outcomes. Her recent work has focused on understanding the role of primary care PAs and nurse practitioners (NPs) and how they relate to outcomes for patients with diabetes. Her work has been published in a variety of journals including the Journal of Rural Health and Medical Care Research and Review. She completed the first comparative effectiveness study of primary care PAs and NPs that was published in the Health Affairs Workforce special issue in November 2013.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2017

Contact Information

christine.everett@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison 2012
- P.A.- C., University of Wisconsin at Madison 2007
- M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University 1998
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2013 - 2017
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Impact of Primary Care Clinician Interdependence and Coordination on Quality of Care Delivered to Complex Older Patients with Diabetes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Best Practices in On-boarding Physician Assistants awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2018 - 2019
- Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Roles in Patient-Centered Medical Homes awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2014 - 2016
- A national and state level analysis of job openings for physician assistants awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015 - 2016
- Accessing Patient Care in a Changing Environment: patient preferences and perceptions awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Journal Articles
  - Morgan, P, Leach, B, Himmerick, K, and Everett, C. "Job openings for PAs by specialty." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 31, no. 1 (January 2018): 45-47. Full Text
  - Leach, B, Morgan, P, Strand de Oliveira, J, Hull, S, Østbye, T, and Everett, C. "Primary care multidisciplinary teams in practice: a qualitative study." BMC family practice 18, no. 1 (December 29, 2017): 115-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Leach, B, Gradison, M, Morgan, P, Everett, C, Dill, MJ, and de Oliveira, JS. "Patient preference in primary care provider type." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (June 8, 2017). Full Text
  - Dehn, RW, Everett, CM, and Hooker, RS. "Research on the PA profession: The medical model shifts." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 30, no. 5 (May 2017): 33-42. (Review) Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Himmerick, KA, Leach, B, Dieter, P, and Everett, C. "Scarcity of Primary Care Positions May Divert Physician Assistants Into Specialty Practice." Medical care research and review : MCRR 74, no. 1 (February 2017): 109-122. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, and Quella, A. "Diffusion of PA innovation: Risk-taking vs. Safe Bet." Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 30, no. 6 (January 1, 2017): 43-45. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, CM, Smith, VA, Woolson, S, Edelman, D, Hendrix, CC, Berkowitz, TSZ, White, B, and Jackson, GL. "Factors Associated With Having a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant as Primary Care Provider for Veterans With Diabetes Mellitus." Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing 54 (January 2017): 46958017712762-. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Morgan, P, and Jackson, GL. "Primary care physician assistant and advance practice nurses roles: Patient healthcare utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 4, no. 4 (December 2016): 327-333. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Morgan, P, and Jackson, GL. "Patient characteristics associated with primary care PA and APRN roles." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 12 (December 2016): 1-6. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Martinez-Bianchi, V, Morgan, P, Gradison, M, Hills, K, Weigle, NJ, Dieter, PM, Hull, S, Strand de Oliveira, J, and Michener, L. "Dr Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs." Family medicine 48, no. 9 (October 2016): 742-743. (Letter)
  - Morgan, P, Everett, CM, Humeniuk, KM, and Valentin, VL. "Physician assistant specialty choice: Distribution, salaries, and comparison with physicians." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 7 (July 2016): 46-52. Full Text
  - Hooker, RS, Kuilman, L, and Everett, CM. "Physician Assistant Job Satisfaction: A Narrative Review of Empirical Research." The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association 26, no. 4 (December 2015): 176-186. (Review) Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Humeniuk, KM, and Everett, CM. "Facilitating Research in Physician Assistant Programs: Creating a Student-Level Longitudinal Database." The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association 26, no. 3 (September 2015): 130-135. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, C, and Hing, E. "Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians in community health centers, 2006-2010." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 3, no. 2 (June 2015): 102-107. Full Text
  - Thorpe, CT, Johnson, H, Dopp, AL, Thorpe, JM, Ronk, K, Everett, CM, Palta, M, Mott, DA, Chewning, B, Schleiden, L, and Smith, MA. "Medication oversupply in patients with diabetes." Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP 11, no. 3 (May 2015): 382-400. Full Text
  - Freund, T, Everett, C, Griffiths, P, Hudon, C, Naccarella, L, and Laurant, M. "Skill mix, roles and remuneration in the primary care workforce: who are the healthcare professionals in the primary care teams across the world?." International journal of nursing studies 52, no. 3 (March 2015): 727-743. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, C, and Hing, E. "Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians in community health centers, 2006-2010." Healthcare 3, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 102-107. Full Text
  - Thorpe, CT, Johnson, H, Dopp, AL, Thorpe, JM, Ronk, K, Everett, CM, Palta, M, Mott, DA, Chewning, B, Schleiden, L, and Smith, MA. "Medication oversupply in patients with diabetes." Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 11, no. 3 (2015): 382-400. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, CM, and Hing, E. "Time spent with patients by physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in community health centers, 2006-2010." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2, no. 4 (December 2014): 232-237. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Thorpe, CT, Palta, M, Carayon, P, Gilchrist, VJ, and Smith, MA. "The roles of primary care PAs and NPs caring for older adults with diabetes." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 27, no. 4 (April 2014): 45-49. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Hooker, RS, and Dehn, RW. "Commentaries on health services research." Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 27, no. 2 (February 2014): 54-55. Full Text
  - Everett, C, Thorpe, C, Palta, M, Carayon, P, Bartels, C, and Smith, MA. "Physician assistants and nurse practitioners perform effective roles on teams caring for Medicare patients with diabetes." Health Aff (Millwood) 32, no. 11 (November 2013): 1942-1948. Full Text Link to Item
  - Everett, CM, Thorpe, CT, Palta, M, Carayon, P, Gilchrist, VJ, and Smith, MA. "Division of primary care services between physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners for older patients with diabetes." Med Care Res Rev 70, no. 5 (October 2013): 531-541. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bartels, CM, Kind, AJH, Thorpe, CT, Everett, CM, Cook, RJ, McBride, PE, and Smith, MA. "Lipid Testing in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Key Cardiovascular-Related Comorbidities: A Medicare Analysis." Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 42, no. 1 (2012): 9-16. Full Text
  - Hooker, RS, and Everett, CM. "The contributions of physician assistants in primary care systems." Health and Social Care in the Community 20, no. 1 (2012): 20-31. Full Text
  - Thorpe, CT, Thorpe, JM, Kind, AJH, Bartels, CM, Everett, CM, and Smith, MA. "Receipt of monitoring of diabetes mellitus in older adults with comorbid dementia." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 60, no. 4 (2012): 644-651. Full Text
  - Bartels, CM, Everett, C, McBride, P, Smith, M, Kind, AJH, and Mell, M. "Reply." Arthritis and Rheumatism 63, no. 11 (2011): 3645-3646. Full Text
  - Bartels, CM, Kind, AJH, Everett, C, Mell, M, McBride, P, and Smith, M. "Low frequency of primary lipid screening among Medicare patients with rheumatoid arthritis." Arthritis and Rheumatism 63, no. 5 (2011): 1221-1230. Full Text
  - Hooker, RS, Cawley, JF, and Everett, CM. "Predictive modeling the physician assistant supply: 2010-2025." Public Health Reports 126, no. 5 (2011): 708-716.
  - Thorpe, CT, Flood, GE, Kraft, SA, Everett, CM, and Smith, MA. "Effect of patient selection method on provider group performance estimates." Medical Care 49, no. 8 (2011): 780-785. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Schumacher, JR, Wright, A, and Smith, MA. "Physician assistants and nurse practitioners as a usual source of care." Journal of Rural Health 25, no. 4 (2009): 407-414. Full Text
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- PHYASST 220: Clinical Medicine I 2018
- PHYASST 222: Clinical Medicine III 2018
- PHYASST 251: Practice and the Health System 2018
- PHYASST 221: CLINICAL MEDICINE II 2016

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Recent Courses