Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Hospice And Palliative Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2017 - 2018
  • Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Residency, Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine 2012 - 2017
  • M.D., West Virginia University 2012
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2018 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2018 - 2020
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • DEC 7, 2018

    New York Times

    Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana

  • SEP 12, 2018

    NPR

    More Older Americans Are Turning To Marijuana
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Riordan, Paul A., Joshua Briscoe, Tanya J. Uritsky, Christopher A. Jones, and Jason A. Webb. “Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Psychopharmacology.” J Palliat Med 22, no. 5 (May 2019): 572–79. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0106.
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    • Briscoe, Joshua, Arif H. Kamal, and David J. Casarett. “Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Medical Cannabis.” J Palliat Med 22, no. 3 (March 2019): 319–25. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0641.
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    • Riordan, Paul, Joshua Briscoe, Arif H. Kamal, Christopher A. Jones, and Jason A. Webb. “Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Mental Health and Serious Illness.” J Palliat Med 21, no. 8 (August 2018): 1171–76. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0207.
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    • Briscoe, Joshua, and David Casarett. “Medical Marijuana Use in Older Adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 66, no. 5 (May 2018): 859–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15346.
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    • Briscoe, Joshua, and Jason A. Webb. “Scratching the Surface of Suicide in Head and Neck Cancer.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142, no. 6 (June 1, 2016): 610. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2016.0255.
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  • Book Sections

    • Briscoe, J., and W. Kinghorn. “Spirituality, Religion, and Rational Suicide.” In Rational Suicide in the Elderly Clinical, Ethical, and Sociocultural Aspects, edited by R. McCue and M. Balasubramaniam, 187–202. Springer, 2016.
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    • Briscoe, Joshua, Scott Irwin, Jeremy Hirst, Manuel Trachsel, Chase Samsel, and Nicole Bates. “Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Care.” In Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants, edited by Nadya Dimitrov and Kathy Kemle, n.d.
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    • Briscoe, Joshua, Scott Irwin, Jeremy Hirst, Manuel Trachsel, Chase Samsel, and Nicole Bates. “Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Care.” In Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants, edited by Nadya Dimitrov and Kathy Kemle, n.d.
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  • Other Articles

    • Briscoe, Joshua. “Dying, But Not Alone.” New Atlantis (Washington, D.C.). Ethics and Public Policy Center, 2021.
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    • Briscoe, Joshua. “The Sacrament of Medication?” Fathom Magazine, 2018.
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