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William Edwards Bynum IV

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Feedback and the self-conscious emotions: Giving difficult feedback while enhancing resilience - Chief Resident Retreat · May 2018 Invited Talk Duke University School of Medicine,
Second victims and sentinel emotional events: How to help health Professionals constructively engage with feelings of shame - Duke AHEAD noon conference series · March 28, 2018 Invited Talk
Shame and the medical learner: What it is, why it matters, and what to do about it - Grand Rounds · July 2017 Invited Talk Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Interrupting Cycles of Negativity in the Clinical Learning Environment - 2016 Annual Meeting · November 2016 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Association of American Medical Colleges, Seattle, WA

Co-presenters: Hashimoto DA, Lindeman BL
Peer-reviewed acceptance

To DXA or not to DXA: Simple answers to complex questions about the management of osteoporosis in the elderly - Annual Meeting and Exposition · March 2016 Lecture Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, Denver, CO

Peer-reviewed acceptance

Navigating the waters: Avoiding hidden cycles of negativity in the learning environment - CFAS/GDI/ORR Professional Development Conference · March 2016 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Association of American Medical Colleges, Salt Lake City, UT

Peer-reviewed acceptance

Peeling back the mask: the unrecognized influence of self-conscious emotions in the medical learning experience - Annual Meeting and Exposition · March 2016 Lecture Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, Denver, CO

Peer-reviewed acceptance

Quality over quantity: Using quality improvement projects as a platform for ethical global health engagement - Global Health Workshop · October 2015 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians, Denver, CO

Co-presenter: Baldwin, AJ
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Flying without instruments: Treating hypertension in the elderly - Annual Meeting and Exposition · March 2015 Lecture Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, Arlington, VA

Peer-reviewed acceptance

Building resilience: Helping learners adopt a shame-free approach to making an error - Annual Meeting and Exposition · March 2015 Lecture Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, Arlington, VA

Peer-reviewed acceptance

Moving beyond learner mistreatment in medical education: Examining influences on the learning climate and guidance for potential solutions - Annual Meeting · November 2014 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Association of American Medical Colleges, Chicago, IL

Co-presenters: Lindeman BL, Brady D
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Pre-medical students seeking hands-on patient care in LMICs: Advocacy efforts to curb unethical global health experiences - Global Health Workshop · September 2014 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians,

Co-presenters: Evert J, Prassad S
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Positive Deviance: A strategy for cultivating solutions from within communities - Global Health Workshop · September 2014 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians, San Diego, CA

Co-presenter: Kinderknecht, K
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Joint plenary on learner mistreatment: Acculturation of professional values and the culture of medicine - Annual Meeting · November 2013 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Association of American Medical Colleges, Philadelphia, PA

Co-presenters: Steiger J, Samenow C
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Advancing family medicine through global health: mentoring of medical students and beyond - Global Health Workshop · October 2013 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians, Baltimore, MD

Co-presenters: Evert J
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Global health through the lens: the ethics of using photography to capture and publicize human suffering - Global Health Workshop · October 2013 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians, Baltimore, MD

Co-presenters: Kinard J, Evert J
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Sustaining a globally oriented, medical student-founded non-profit organization in the residency years: simple solutions to common challenges and the role of curriculum development in navigating this transition period - Global Health Workshop · September 2012 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians, Minneapolis, MN

Peer-reviewed acceptance

Construction of a non-profit 101: simple steps to establish and manage a successful medical student-run non-profit organization without sacrificing academic or personal well-being - Global Health Workshop · October 2011 Lecture American Academy of Family Physicians, San Diego, CA

Peer-reviewed acceptance

A model for a medical student run non-profit organization that supports international burn care - Southern Region Burn Conference · November 2009 Lecture Shreveport, LA

Co-presenters: Loper PL, Rogers JP, Eggart DM, Jackon C, Bell RM, Molnar JA
Peer-reviewed acceptance

Service to the Profession


Chair - Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) · 2012 - 2016 Committee Service Association of American Medical Colleges,

Three year position: one year each of chair-elect, chair, immediate past-chair

Board Member - National Board of Directors · 2009 - 2012 Committee Service Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society,

Service to Duke


School of Medicine Curriculum Reform Committee (School) · January 2018 Committee Service

Academic & Administrative Activities


Regular peer reviewer for Academic Medicine, Medical Education, Perspectives on Medical Education.  Past peer reviews done for PLOS One, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Military medicine

Clinical Activities


As a board-certified family medicine physician practicing at Duke Family Medicine, I provide outpatient chronic, acute, preventive, and procedural care  to patients of all ages.  I have six years of experience as a clinical provider post-residency.  Prior to my current role, I provide full-spectrum care, including inpatient, outpatient, and obstetrical care, to US military members, retirees, and their families.