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Education:
| 1976 |
M.D., Cum Laude
University of Pittsburgh |
| 1971 |
A.B.,Physics
Princeton University |
Post Graduate and Fellowship Training:
| 1976-1979 |
Intern and Resident, Internal Medicine,
University Health Center Hospitals,
University of Pittsburgh |
| 1974-1975 |
Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Computer Medicine
under Dr. Jack D. Myers,
INTERNIST-I Project
University of Pittsburgh |
License:
| 1994-Present |
State of Tennessee: MD-0000026116 |
Certification:
| 1979 |
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine |
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Academic Appointments and Positions:
| 1994-Present |
Associate Director, Informatics Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 1994-Present |
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
| 1994-Present |
Professor and Chairman, Division of Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
| 1994-1999 |
Professor of Medicine, Ambulatory Care
Nashville Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1/8 FTE |
| 1993-1994 |
Professor (Adjunct), Intelligent Systems Program,
Graduate Faculty,
University of Pittsburgh Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| 1992-1994 |
Professor of Medicine (with tenure)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| 1986-1994 |
Chief, Section of Medical Informatics,
Division of General Internal Medicine,
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh |
| 1989-1992 |
Associate Professor (Adjunct) Intelligent Systems Program
University of Pittsburgh, Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| 1987-1991 |
Associate Professor of Medicine (with tenure)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| 1984-1987 |
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| 1979-1984 |
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
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Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies
| 1990-Present |
American Medical Informatics Association
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| 1985-Present |
American College of Medical Informatics, Fellow
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| 1984-1994 |
Society for Medical Decision-Making
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| 1983-1994 |
Society for General Internal Medicine (formerly SREPCIM)
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| 1982-Present |
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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| 1982-1994 |
American Federation for Clinical Research
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| 1981-1994 |
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
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| 1979-Present |
American College of Physicians: Member 1979-1988; Fellow 1988-present
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| 1976-Present |
Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society
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| 1971-Present |
Sigma Xi Honorary Scientific Society, Princeton Chapter |
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Honors and Awards
| 1997 |
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner's Special Citation |
| 1996 |
Recognition Award from AMIA Family Practice and Primary Care Working Group |
| 1994-1995 |
President, American Medical Informatics Association |
| 1993 |
President-Elect, American Medical Informatics Association |
| 1992 |
Gold Medal for Outstanding Paper/Presentation, World Conference on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 92, Geneva, Switzerland. |
| 1990 |
Elected to Board of Directors, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Term 1/1/91-12/31/93 |
| 1990 |
Program Chair, Fourteenth Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, American Medical Informatics Association 1990 National Meeting. |
| 1988 |
Fellow, American College of Physicians |
| 1987 |
Recipient of first Priscilla M. Mayden Award for Medical Informatics, University of Utah |
| 1987 |
Elected to Board of Directors, Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care (SCAMC) |
| 1985 |
Elected to Fellowship in American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) |
| 1985 |
National Library of Medicine Research Career Development Award |
| 1980 |
National Library of Medicine New Investigator Award |
| 1976 |
M.D. Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh |
| 1975 |
Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society |
| 1971 |
Elected to Sigma Xi honorary scientific society, Princeton Chapter |
Clinical responsibilities:
| 1995-Present |
Care of outpatients, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center Ambulatory Care |
| 1988-1994 |
Preceptor, Interns Outpatient Clinic and Residents Outpatient Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| 1979-1994 |
Care of outpatients, Falk Medical Clinic / Benedum Geriatric Center, University of Pittsburgh one-half day per week |
| 1979-1994 |
Care of inpatients admitted to my service (as attending physician) as a member of Division of General Internal Medicine at Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh. Average inpatient load 2 to 4 patients at all times (12 months per year) |
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Teaching
Courses Taught:
| 1997-Present |
Course segment director, Biomedical Informatics 3-hour introductory seminar. Part of Introduction to Biomedical Research Course for first year medical students,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. |
| 1996 |
Lecturer. Introduction to Biomedical Research, first year medical students,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. |
| 1995-Present |
Course Instructor. Special Topics in Medical Informatics (BME 395B), Medical Expert Systems Seminar,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center. |
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Overview lecture to all 130 students, and sixteen students in laboratory section taught by Dr. Miller. |
| 1990-1992 |
Course Instructor, Graduate School, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Intelligent Systems Program. "Medical Informatics Journal Club". Offered January-April in 1990-92. Course director, Nunzia B. Giuse, M.D.,
University of Pittsburgh |
| 1989-1993 |
Course Director, American College of Physicians Annual Sessions, 1989-1993. Quick Medical Reference (QMR) Workshop. Thirty to fifty ACP members receive hands-on instruction on the use of computer-based medical diagnostic decision support software, with QMR as the example. |
| 1989-1993 |
Instructor, Quick Medical Reference Learning Laboratory, Second-year medical school required course (part of Clinical Skills). Innovative introduction of computer-based teaching of internal medicine to students using the Quick Medical Reference Program. September to March 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993. |
| 1988-1993 |
Course Instructor, Graduate School, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Intelligent Systems Program. "Medical Expert Systems Seminar". Offered January-April in 1988, 1989, and 1990-93. Average of 5 students/year,
University of Pittsburgh |
| 1986-1987 |
Invited Lecturer, National Institutes of Health Elective Course on Computer Applications in Medicine, April, 1986 and April 1987. David Rodbard, Course Director.
Also in April 1989; April 1990; March 1991, April 1997. Lawrence C. Kingsland III, Course Director. |
| 1980-1982 |
Instructor, 'The Logic of Problem-Solving in Clinical Diagnosis', Elective seminar course for second-year medical students |
| 1980-1982 |
Instructor, Physical Diagnosis Course for Second Year Medical Students |
| 1979-1994 |
Ward Attending Physician, Six days per week, for 1 to 2 months per year; one month at each of the two hospitals, or six weeks at one hospital,
Presbyterian-University Hospital and Oakland Veteran's Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, P.A. |
| 1979-1994 |
Course Director, Fourth-Year Medical Student Elective, "Computer Applications in Medicine". (Course previously offered by Jack D. Myers, M.D., who participated as professor emeritus). Average of 5 students/year,
University of Pittsburgh |
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Boards/Committees |
Publications |
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