Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Nephrology,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Examining Quality-of-Life Priorities of Older Adults Receiving Hemodialysis: A Q-Methodology Study.
Journal article Kidney Med · June 2026 RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Older adults represent the fastest-growing demographic group initiating hemodialysis (HD) in the United States. Compared with older adults who do not receive HD, they commonly report a lower quality of life (QOL). However, their pers ... Full text Link to item CiteValidity Evidence for Using Virtual, Interactive Patient Encounters to Teach and Assess Clinical Reasoning for First-Year Medical Students.
Journal article Acad Med · April 1, 2025 PURPOSE: Despite universal agreement on the importance of clinical reasoning skills, inadequate curricular attention to these skills remains a problem. To facilitate integration of clinical reasoning instruction and assessment into the preclerkship phase, ... Full text Link to item CiteUse of Virtual Interactive Patient Encounters to Prepare First-Year Medical Students for Clinical Practice.
Journal article Acad Med · October 1, 2023 PROBLEM: With the dissolution of the Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, medical programs have a greater responsibility to teach and assess clinical skills in the preclerkship years. Clinical teaching this early has traditionally been avoided because of insuffici ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Pencast Videos to Boost Learning and Interest in Nephrology Among Internal Medicine Residents
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Society of Nephrology · 2017 - 2020View All Grants
Education
University of New England ·
2015
M.Ed.
University of Alabama, Birmingham ·
2009
M.D.