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Janelle Ruth Bludorn

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program
DUMC 104780, Durham, NC 27710
800 S. Duke Street, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Hot Topics, Cool Classrooms: Integrating Climate Health Into PA Curricula - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · October 2024 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, Washington, DC
The Tortured Faculty Department (& How to Avoid It at Your Program) - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · October 2024 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, Washington, DC
Future Educators Among Us: Learners and Early Career Educators - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · October 2024 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, Washington, DC
Bite Club: Managing Dental Emergencies - American Academy of PAs Conference · May 2024 National Scientific Meeting AAPA, Houston, TX
Temperature Rising on Heat Related Illness - American Academy of PAs Conference · May 2024 National Scientific Meeting AAPA, Houston, TX
Career Transitions Panel - Women's Medical Summit · February 2024 Invited Talk PA Moms, Destin, FL
Temperature Rising on Heat Related Illness - NC Academy of PAs Winter Conference · January 2024 Lecture NCAPA, Durham, NC
How to Run a Killer Meeting - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · October 2023 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, New Orleans, LA
Bias in Health Professions Education: Proactive Educational Material Design - Duke AHEAD Education Day · March 2023 Lecture Duke AHEAD,
EKG & Cardiology Case Sessions - Department of State MED Program · March 2023 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium US Department of State & Mass General Brigham ,
Contemporary Management of Hypertension - Department of State MED Program · March 2023 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium US Department of State & Mass General Brigham ,
Bite Club: Managing Dental Emergencies - NCAPA Winter Conference · February 2023 Lecture NCAPA,
The Road to Establishing a Clinical Year POCUS Curriculum - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · October 2022 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, San Diego, CA
Can You Hear Me Now? Podcasting for Modern Medical Education - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · October 2022 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, San Diego, CA
Inclusive Engagement With Backchannel - Institute for Educational Excellence · June 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University School of Nursing,
Three Little Words: The Power and Struggle of Saying I Don't Know - American Academy of PAs Conference · May 2022 National Scientific Meeting AAPA, Indianapolis, IN
Which Area of Practice is Right for You? - American Academy of PAs Conference · May 2022 National Scientific Meeting AAPA, Indianapolis, IN
Zooper Hero: Overview of Zoonotic Exposures for Emergency Medicine PAs - American Academy of PAs Conference · May 2022 National Scientific Meeting AAPA, Indianapolis, IN
That Bites! Common Zoonoses from Cats, Bats, and Snakes - NCAPA Winter Conference · February 2022 Invited Talk NCAPA, Durham, NC
Transitioning to Academia as a PA - NCAPA Member Series · October 2021 Invited Talk NCAPA, Durham, NC
When Good Intentions Go Bad: Stories in Medical Ethics - American Academy of Physician Assistants Conference · 2021 Invited Talk AAPA, Virtual
Medical Milestones & Millennials - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · 2020 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, Virtual
Zooper Hero: An Interactive Overview of Zoonoses for EM PAs - Advanced Practice Provider Grand Rounds · 2020 Invited Talk Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA
Gender #PArity: Rising Together - American Academy of Physician Assistants Conference · 2019 National Scientific Meeting AAPA, Denver, CO
Forget the Future: POCUS is Now - AAPA Conference Program Directors Event · 2019 Invited Talk AAPA, Denver, CO
Competency-Based Education: Reflections on a Framework for the Future - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · 2018 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, San Diego, CA
Probe the Future: Innovating with POCUS - Physician Assistant Education Association Forum · 2018 National Scientific Meeting PAEA, San Diego, CA
Trust Me. I'm Not a Doctor. - FemInEM Idea Exchange · 2018 International Meeting or Conference FemInEM, New York City, NY
Pilot Point-of-Care Ultrasound Physician Assistant Curriculum: An Educational Adjunct to the Traditional Anatomy Course - World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education · 2017 International Meeting or Conference WCUME, Montreal, Canada

Service to the Profession


Steering Committee Member (since 2022), Chair (since 2023) - PAEA Future Educators Fellowship · 2022 Committee Service Physician Assistant Education Association ,
Vice President · 2020 - 2021 Event/Organization Administration Society of Emergency Medicine PAs,
Director at Large · 2018 - 2020 Event/Organization Administration Society of Emergency Medicine PAs,
Committee Member - Membership and Marketing Committee · 2017 Committee Service North Carolina Academy of PAs,

Service to Duke


Faculty Development System Planning Group (Department) · 2022 Committee Service FMCH,
Planning Committee . Health Professions Education Day · 2021 Event/Organization Administration Duke AHEAD,