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Kathryn Marijoan Andolsek

Kathryn Marijoan Andolsek

Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine
Duke Box 3648, 201 Trent Dr. 0159 Duke South Orange ZN, Durham, NC 27710
201 Trent Drive, 0159 Duke South Orange Zone, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Chasing Perfection and Catching Excellence in Graduate Medical Education.

Journal article Acad Med · September 2015 Featured Publication The author reflects on the chapter titled "Preserving Excellence in Residency Training and Medical Care" in Dr. Kenneth Ludmerer's book Let Me Heal: The Opportunity to Preserve Excellence in American Medicine. Rather than assuming that the status quo repre ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ambiguity tolerance of students matriculating to U.S. medical schools.

Journal article Acad Med · November 2014 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To examine the psychometric adequacy of a tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) scale for use with medical students. Also, to examine the relationship of TFA to a variety of demographic and personal variables in a national sample of entering U.S. medical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fostering creativity: how the Duke Graduate Medical Education Quasi-Endowment encourages innovation in GME.

Journal article Acad Med · February 2013 Featured Publication The Duke Medicine Graduate Medical Education Quasi-Endowment, established in 2006, provides infrastructure support and encourages educational innovation. The authors describe Duke's experience with the "grassroots innovation" part of the fund, the Duke Inn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Handoffs in the era of duty hours reform: a focused review and strategy to address changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements.

Journal article Acad Med · April 2012 Featured Publication With changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Common Program Requirements related to transitions in care effective July 1, 2011, sponsoring institutions and training programs must develop a common structure for transition ... Full text Link to item Cite

The unintended consequences of portfolios in graduate medical education.

Journal article Acad Med · November 2009 Featured Publication Portfolios have emerged in graduate medical education despite lack of consensus on their definition, purpose, or usefulness. Portfolios can be used as a tool for residents to record their accomplishments, reflect on their experiences, and gain formative fe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Current teaching and evaluation methods in critical care medicine: has the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education affected how we practice and teach in the intensive care unit?

Journal article Crit Care Med · January 2009 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education mandates for duty hours and competencies on instruction, evaluation, and patient care in intensive care units in the United States. DESIGN: A Web-based survey wa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a web-based, specialty specific portfolio.

Journal article Med Teach · May 2007 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: This article illustrates the creation of a specialty specific portfolio that can be used by several different residency programs to document resident competence during a given rotation. METHODS: Three different disciplines (anesthesiology, surg ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of an online bioterrorism continuing medical education course.

Journal article J Contin Educ Health Prof · 2006 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: Much of the international community has an increased awareness of potential biologic, chemical, and nuclear threats and the need for physicians to rapidly acquire new knowledge and skills in order to protect the public's health. The present s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Problem-based learning of research skills.

Journal article J Electrocardiol · January 2006 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To determine whether a short-term, problem-based educational intervention leads to increased research activity among health care practitioners. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Participant's success was evaluated as a composite of 2 outcomes. These were (1) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Teaching occupational and environmental medicine in primary care residency training programs: experience using three approaches during 1984-1991.

Journal article Am J Med Sci · July 1991 Featured Publication There is a critical shortage of physicians trained to recognize and treat occupational and environmental health problems. We implemented several required teaching programs for internal medicine and family medicine residents that focus on providing primary ... Full text Link to item Cite

Maximizing the functional status of geriatric patients in an acute community hospital setting.

Journal article Gerontologist · August 1989 Featured Publication Patients (n = 103) admitted to an inpatient geriatric care unit focusing on restoration of functional status were compared to similar patients (n = 75) admitted to a control-unit. Study unit patients showed significantly greater improvement in basic functi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caregivers and elderly relatives. The prevalence of caregiving in a family practice.

Journal article Arch Intern Med · October 1988 Featured Publication Persons 65 years and older are the most rapidly growing age group in the United States. As age increases, functional ability deteriorates and the need for help from another person escalates. Caring for elderly persons experiencing functional deterioration ... Full text Link to item Cite

What residents know about child abuse. Implications of a survey of knowledge and attitudes.

Journal article Am J Dis Child · June 1988 Featured Publication Residency training programs are the appropriate milieu in which physicians should receive specialized training in the diagnosis and management of child abuse. The purposes of the present study were to assess and compare residents' knowledge of child abuse ... Full text Link to item Cite

Drug therapy team review in a long-term care facility.

Journal article Drug Intell Clin Pharm · 1987 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Tetracycline toxicity presenting as generalized vasculitis.

Journal article South Med J · August 1978 Featured Publication We believe, then, that our patient represents an infrequently reported form of tetracycline toxicity. She developed a picture consistent with multisystem involvement, with a positive ANA test. All of the toxic manifestations were reversed upon withdrawal o ... Full text Link to item Cite