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Cynthia Ledford
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395 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: (614) 293-8589
Fax: (614) 293-9789

Email: ledford.5@osu.edu

 

Current OSU Appointments

Associate Professor-Clinical, General Internal Medicine

Physician, University Hospitals

Associate Professor-Clinical, Pediatrics

 

Books and Monographs

CDIM/SGIM Curriculum Guide Task Force. 2006. Core Medicine Curriculum Guide: A Resource for Teachers and Students. Version 3.0 ed. Washington, DC: AAIM Publications.

Ledford CH, Cronau HR, Bahn T. 2006. Teaching Medical Students in the Ambulatory Setting. Columbus: OSU Press.

 

Certifications

1994Board Certified: National Board of Medical Examiners

1997 - 2009Board Certified, Diplomat: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

1998 - presentFellow: American Academy of Pediatrics

1998 - 2005Board Certified: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

2009 - presentFellow: American College of Physicians

 

Chapters In Books

Ledford, CH. 2003. Obesity, Adolescence. In Encyclpedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Edited by TP Gullotta and M Bloom. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 750-755.

Ledford CH. 2006. General Outpatient Skills. In First Exposure, Outpatient Internal Medicine Edition I. Edited by Griffith C, and Hollein A. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Ledford, CH. 2006. "Skin Cancer" and "Lung Cancer". In ACP-CDIM Medicine Essentials. Edited by P. Alguire. Philadelphia: ACP Press. 231-241.

Ledford, CH. 2006. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Decision Making. In First Exposure, Inpatient Internal Medicine Edition. Edited by Griffith, C and Hollein, A. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Ledford CH, Goddard L. 2007. Formulating a Differential Diagnosis. In Primer to the Internal Medicine Clerkship. Columbus: CDIM.

Ledford, CH. 2007. "Basic Education Theory" and "Teaching in the Ambulatory Setting". In The Clinical Teaching Handbook. Columbus: OSUCOM.

Ledford, CH. 2008. Essential Organization and Time Management Skills. In Primer to the Subinternship Rotation. Columbus: CDIM.

 

Degrees

1986B.S., University Of Cincinnati, Chemistry, focus in Biochemistry

1992M.D., The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Medicine

 

Fellowship, Internship or Residency

06/92 - 05/93Fellowship, Medical Education, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.

06/93 - 06/97Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States.

 

Honors

1988 Rusoff Award for Academic Excellence in Basic Medical Sciences and Medical Humanities and Behavioral Sciences. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.

1992 Dean's Award for Outstanding Contributions to College of Medicine. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.

1992 Medical Staff Achievement Award. Class of 1992. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.
Subject: Outstanding Achievement in All Aspects of Medical Training

2004 Excellence in Teaching Award. Department of Internal Medicine. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.

 

Licensure

1996 - presentOhio Medical License: State Medical Board of Ohio

 

Memberships

1991 Member. Alpha Omega Alpha. Honorary Medical Society

1991 - 1992 Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Dean's Task Force on Curricular Reform

1992 - 1993 Member. Association of American Medical Colleges

1993 - 1997 Member. American Academy of Pediatrics

1993 - 2009 Member. American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine

1997 - present Member. Association of American Medical Colleges

1997 - present Fellow. American Academy of Pediatrics

1997 - present Member. Society of General Internal Medicine

1998 - present Member. Ohio Medicine-Pediatric Association

2000 - 2003 President. Ohio Medicine-Pediatric Association

2000 - 2003 Member. Ohio Chapter ACP/ASIM. Medical Student Committee

2000 - present Representative. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine

2000 - 2001 Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Pre-clinical Curriculum Reform (invited).
Notes:2006 Initiative

2000 - 2001 Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Teaching and Evaluation Workgroup

2000 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Med 3-4 Committee (appointed)

2000 - present Chair. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Med 3-4 Committee (appointed)

2000 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Clerkship Directors Committee (appointed)

2000 - present Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. House Staff Education Committee

2000 - present Chair. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. Student Education Committee

2000 - present Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. Student Evaluation Committee (appointed)

2001 - 2002 Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. Awards and Incentives Committee (invited)

2001 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. IP Academic Program Committee (appointed)

2001 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Faculty Development Committee (invited)

2001 Chair. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Med 3-4 Task Force (appointed).
Notes:Review of 2006 Curriculum reform

2001 - 2004 Member. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Committee on Research and Evaluation (invited)

2001 Member. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Annual Planning Committee (appointed)

2002 Member. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Annual Planning Committee (appointed)

2002 Reviewer. Society of General Internal Medicine. Committee for Innovations in Medical Education

2002 Reviewer. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Annual Meeting Planning Committee (invited)

2002 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Clinical Academic Standing Committee (appointed)

2002 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Student Review Committee, IP (appointed)

2002 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Introduction to Clinical Medicine Committee (appointed)

2002 Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Center for Scholarship in Medical Education Task Force

2002 - 2004 Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Executive Curriculum Committee (appointed)

2002 - 2006 Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. House Staff Evaluation Committee (invited)

2003 - 2009 Member. Ohio State University Health Plans. Access and Communications Committee (appointed)

2003 Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Professionalism Task Force (invited)

2003 Reviewer. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Annual Meeting Planning Committee (invited)

2004 - 2007 Chair. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Publications Committee (appointed)

2004 - 2008 Member. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Subinternship Task Force (invited)

2004 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Professionalism Council (appointed)

2004 - present Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. Intern Selection Committee

2005 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Faculty Development Steering Committee (appointed)

2006 - 2008 Member. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Curriculum Task Force (invited)

2006 - 2008 Member. Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Curriculum Task Force (invited)

2006 Reviewer. Society of General Internal Medicine. Clinical Educator Awards, Midwest Group

2006 - 2008 Member. Ohio State University Health Plans. Primary Care Network Practice Management Committee

2006 - 2009 Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. Clinical Steering Committee (invited)

2007 - 2008 Co-Chair. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Professionalism Education and Evaluation

2008 - present Member. Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine. House Staff Evaluation Committee (invited)

2008 - present Member. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Curriculum Design Team

2008 - 2009 Chair. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Educators Working Group of the Professionalism Council

2008 - present Reviewer. Association of American Medical Colleges. Academic Medicine

2008 - present Chair. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Faculty Advisory Board, EXCEL to Teach

2009 Reviewer. Association of American Medical Colleges. Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA)

2009 Member. Ohio Chapter ACP/ASIM. Medical Student Committee

2009 - present Co-Chair. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. Curriculum Implementation Team

2009 Fellow. American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine

 

Multimedia, Databases, and Websites

Mechager A, Jennings M, Fagan M, Ledford C, Cleary L, Elnicki M. 2005. Medical Student Abuse..or not?. Video (peer-reviewed, digital teaching tool). Shadyside Hospital Foundation and Scott & White Hospital.

Ledford CH, Cronau HR, Bahn T. 2006. Teaching Medical Students in the Ambulatory Setting. Website. http://www.medicine.osu.edu/physiciandevelopment

Ledford, CH. 2008. 28-year old male with rash - Mr. Moeller, Simulated Internal Medicine Problem Learning Exercises. website. ilnTime. http://www.i-intime.org/index.html

 

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Ogden PE, Wu EH, Elnicki MD, Battistone MJ, Cleary LC, Fagan MJ, Friedman E, Gliatto PM, Harrell HE, Jennings MS, Ledford CH, Mechaber AJ, Mintz M, O'Brien K, Thomas MR, Wong RJ. 2005. Do Attending Physicians, Nurses, Residents, and Medical Students Agree on What Constitutes Medical Student Abuse?. Academic Medicine. Vol. 80: S80-S83.

Ledford CH, Headley A, Hollein A, Houghton B, Picchioni M, Pokala S, Speer A, Whelton S. 2006. Journal Watch from the Alliance of Clinical Education: Annual Review of Medical Education Articles: 2004-2005. Teaching and Learning. Vol. 18, no. 3: 273-277.

Ledford CH, Lucey CR. 2006. Growing Insights into Medical Professionalism. Academic Internal Medicine Insight. Vol. 4, no. 4: 10-11.

Ledford CH. 2007. No More Sloppy "SOP" Notes?. Academic Internal Medicine Insight. Vol. 5, no. 1: 7.

Aiyer, Meenakshy, K; Vu, T Robert; Ledford, Cynthia; Fischer, Melissa; Durning, Steven J. 2008. The Subinternship Curriculum in Internal Medicine: A National Survey of Clerkship Directors. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. Vol. 20, no. 2: 151-6. (IF: 0.825)

Aiyer, Meenakshy; Appel, Joel; Fischer, Melissa; Fitz, Matthew; Vu, T Robert; Gliatto, Peter; Sweet, Michelle; Harrell, Heather; Ledford, Cynthia; Alvarez, Hugo; Kuzma, Mary Ann. 2008. The Role of the Internal Medicine Subinternship Director in the 21st Century. The American Journal of Medicine. Vol. 121, no. 8: 733-7. (IF: 4.907)

 

Positions

1997 - 2000Instructor, then Assistant Professor of Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Internal Medicine. Dayton, OH, United States.

2000 - 2008Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine/Division of General Internal Medicine. Columbus, OH, United States.

2001 - presentAssistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Columbus, OH, United States.

2008 - presentAssociate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Clerkship Director, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine. Columbus, OH, United States.

 

Presentations

Invited Presentations

Local

    K Skeff, D Litzelman, CH Ledford. 2000. Clinical Teaching. Presented at Internal Medicine Residency Retreat. Indiana University. (July)

    R Hawkins, R Wong, CH Ledford. 2001. Faculty Development for Community-Based Faculty. Kettering Medical Center. Dayton, OH. (February)

    K Skeff, D Litzelman, CH Ledford. 2001. Clinical Teaching. Presented at Internal Medicine Residency Retreat. Indiana University. (July)

    CH Ledford. 2001. Faculty Development for Internal Medicine Faculty: Evaluation and Feedback. Mt. Carmel Medical Center. Columbus, OH. (November)

    CH Ledford, L Pangaro, FH Williams. 2002. Developing Residents as Teachers. Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine. Washington DC.

    CH Ledford. 2002 - 2003. Faculty Development Series on Clinical Teaching: Stanford Faculty Development Program. OSU Pathology Department. Columbus, OH. (September - May)

    CH Ledford. 2006. Teaching Clinical Reasoning Skills. Presented at Faculty Retreat, OSU College of Optometry. Marietta, OH. (March)

    CH Ledford, Presenter. 2007. Bridging the Gap between Didactic and Clinical Learning. Presented at Optometry Externship Faculty Development Seminar. (April)

Regional

    CH Ledford. 2009. Understanding and Preventing Professionalism Lapses in Faculty and Students. University of Colorado. Denver, CO. (March 25)

National

    K Papp, M Battisone, CH Ledford. 2004. Medical Education Research. Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine National Meeting. Nashville, TN. (October)

    CH Ledford. 2005. How to give efficient feedback and promote self-directed learning. Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine National Meeting. Portland, OR. (October) [Peer Reviewed]

    R Fincher, M Battisone, C Ledford. 2006. Evaluating and Grading Medical Students, New Clerkship Directors Pre-Course. Presented at Alliance for Academic Medicine National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. (October)

    R Fincher, M Battisone C Ledford. 2007. Evaluating and Grading Medical Students, New Clerkship Directors Pre-Course. Presented at Alliance for Academic Medicine National Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA. (October)

    R Fincher, M Battisone C Ledford. 2008. Evaluating and Grading Medical Students, New Clerkship Directors Pre-Course. Presented at Alliance for Academic Medicine National Meeting. Orlando, FL. (October)

    CH Ledford. 2009. Evaluating and Grading Medical Students. Presented at Alliance for Academic Medicine National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. (October)

    CH Ledford, EA Baker, B Liston. 2009. Teaching, Assessing, and Remediating Clinical Reasoning Skills. Presented at Alliance for Academic internal Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. (October)

    CH Ledford, Presenter. 2009. Positive Educational Environments. Hurley Medical Center. Flint, MI. (October 1 - 2)

Other Presentations

Local

    CH Ledford. 1992. Organization on the Wards. Ohio State University College of Medicine. Columbus, OH. (August)

    CH Ledford. 1998. Adolescent Medicine. to Department of Internal Medicine. Miami Valley Hospital. Dayton, OH. (March)

    CH Ledford, B Schuster. 1998. Teaching Workshop for Senior Residents. to Department of Internal Medicine. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (May)

    CH Ledford, M Clasen. 1998. How to be a Good Clerk and Make the Most of your Educational Experience. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (July)

    CH Ledford, G Crites. 1998. Setting the Agenda. Presented at Ambulatory Time Management Skills Workshop, Part I, to Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (December)

    CH Ledford. 1999. The Difficult Patient. Presented at Ambulatory Time Management Skills Workshop, Part II, to Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (January)

    CH Ledford. 1999. Legal Issues in the Medical Office. Presented at Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (May)

    CH Ledford, B Schuster. 1999. Teaching Workshop for Senior Residents. to Department of Internal Medicine. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (May)

    CH Ledford, M Clasen. 1999. How to be a Good Clerk and Make the Most of your Educational Experience. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (July)

    CH Ledford. 2000. Adolescent Medicine. to Department of Internal Medicine. Miami Valley Hospital. Dayton, OH. (February)

    CH Ledford. 2000. Stanford Faculty Development Series on Clinical Teaching. to Pediatric Department. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (March - May)

    CH Ledford. 2000. Pharmacology for USMLE Step I. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (May)

    CH Ledford. 2000. Stanford Faculty Development Series on Clinical Teaching. to Chief Residents, across teaching programs in Dayton. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. (May - June)

    CH Ledford. 2000. Adolescent Medicine: Societal, Practice, and Legal Perspectives. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (November)

    CH Ledford. 2001. Stanford Faculty Development Series on Clinical Teaching. to OSU Core Educator Group. Columbus, OH. (April - May)

    CH Ledford. 2001. Adolescent Consent and Confidentiality. Presented at Internal Medicine Residency Ethics Conference Series. OSU. Columbus, OH. (August)

    CH Ledford, CK Brands, C Lehmann. 2001. Update in Medicine Pediatrics: A Concise Review of Key Developments in the Fields by the Primary Care Reading Group. to Ohio Medicine-Pediatrics Association. Cleveland, OH. (October)

    CH Ledford, D Pope, Editor. 2002. Update on Management of Upper Respiratory Infections in Children and Adults. OMEN TV, broadcast. (January)

    CH Ledford. 2002. Student Evaluation and Feedback for Incoming Interns. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (July)

    CH Ledford. 2002. Developing a Conducive Learning Environment. Presented at ACGME Practice Management Series. OSUMC. Columbus, OH. (August)

    CH Ledford. 2003. Student Evaluation and Feedback for Incoming Interns. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (July)

    CH Ledford, D DeWitt, P Hemmer, MD. 2003. Strategies and Tools for Improving Feedback Given to Medical Students. Presented at Association of American Medical Colleges. Washington DC. (November) [Peer Reviewed]

    CH Ledford. 2004. Dermatology Review. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (May)

    CH Ledford. 2004. Legal Issues in Medicine. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (July)

    CH Ledford. 2004. Teaching and Evaluating Medical Students for Upcoming Seniors. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (July)

    CH Ledford. 2004. The CAPSTONE Course: Putting the Final "Capstone" on an Integrated Program of Preclinical Studies through an Immersion in Problem-Based Learning. Presented at Association for the American Medical Colleges National Meeting. Washington DC. (November)

    CH Ledford. 2005. Teaching and Evaluating Medical Students. to New Faculty Orientation. OSU Department of Internal Medicine. Columbus, OH.

    CH Ledford, CR Lucey. 2005. Educating Professionals. Presented at Grand Rounds. OSU Psychiatry. Columbus, OH. (September)

    CH Ledford, CR Lucey. 2005. Educating Professionals. Presented at Grand Rounds. OSU Obstetrics and Gynecology. Columbus, OH. (September)

    Ogden PE, Wu EH, Elnicki MD, Battistone MJ, Clearly LC, Fagan MJ, Friedman E, Gliatto PM, Harrell HE, Jennings MS, Ledford CH, Mechaber AJ, Mintz M, O'Brien K, Thomas MR, Wong RY. 2005. Do Attending Physicians, Nurses, Residents, and Medical Students Agree on What Constitutes Medical Student Abuse? Presented at Association for the American Medical Colleges National Meeting (Research in Medical Education Presentation). Washington DC. (November)

    CH Ledford. 2006. Teaching and Evaluating Medical Students. to New Faculty Orientation. OSU Department of Internal Medicine. Columbus, OH.

    CR Lucey, CH Ledford. 2006. Treating Professionalism Lapses as a Form of Medical Error. Presented at Association for the American Medical Colleges Regional Meeting, to Central Group on educational Affairs. Kansas City, MO. (March) [Peer Reviewed]

    CH Ledford. 2006. Educating Professionals. Presented at Grand Rounds. Columbus Children's Hospital. Columbus, OH. (April)

    CH Ledford. 2006. Legal Issues in Medicine. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (June)

    CH Ledford. 2006. Teaching and Evaluating Medical Students for Upcoming Seniors. Presented at OSU Internal Medicine Residency Program. Columbus, OH. (June)

    CH Ledford, E Baker. 2007. Effective Approaches to Teaching and Evaluating Clinical Reasoning Skills. Presented at Group on Educational Affairs, Central Region Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. (March)

    CH Ledford, HR Cronau. 2007. Virtual Classroom and Online Role Plays as Tools for Developing Clinical Teaching in Faculty. Presented at Group on Educational Affairs, Central Region Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. (March)

    CH Ledford. 2007. Advanced Professionalism Life Support. OSU College of Medicine. Columbus, OH. (June)

    HR Cronau, CH Ledford. 2007. The One Minute Preceptor and other Time Efficient Teaching Skills. Presented at Regional Faculty Development Series Workshop, to Society for Teachers of Family Medicine. (December)

    CH Ledford. 2008. Adult Learning: Personal Teaching and Learning Styles. Center for Education and Scholarship, College of Medicine. Columbus, OH. (September)

National

    CH Ledford, BL Blitzer. 1988. Critical Role of Sulfhydryl Groups in Hepatic Na+ Dependent Bile Acid Transport. Presented at American Gastroenterological Association National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. (May) [Peer Reviewed]

    CH Ledford, BL Blitzer. 1988. Identification of the Hepatic Na+ Dependent Transporter through Substrate Protection and Sulfhydryl Labeling. Presented at American Gastroenterological Association National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. (May) [Peer Reviewed]

    CK Brands, CH Ledford, MB Wright, C Lehmann, A Freidland, Editor. 1999. Adolescent Medicine and the Young Adult: New Directions for Internal Medicine. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine. San Francisco, CA. [Peer Reviewed]

    CK Brands, CH Ledford, MB Wright, C Lehmann, A Freidland, Editor. 2000. Adolescent Medicine and the Young Adult: New Directions for Internal Medicine. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine. Boston, MA. (May) [Peer Reviewed]

    CK Brands, CH Ledford, MB Wright, C Lehmann, A Freidland, Editor. 2001. Adolescent Medicine and the Young Adult: New Directions for Internal Medicine. Presented at Society for General Internal Medicine. San Diego, CA. (May) [Peer Reviewed]

    CH Ledford and CR Lucey. 2003. Student Morning Report: Teaching and Learning Clinical Reasoning Skills During the Third Year Medicine Clerkship. Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine National Meeting. Savannah, GA. (October) [Peer Reviewed]

    CH Ledford, DA Way, WA Hudson. 2003. Analysis of Feedback Given to Third-Year Medical Students. Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine National Meeting. Savannah, GA. (October) [Peer Reviewed]

    CH Ledford, HR Cronau. 2006. Community Based Teaching of Medical Students. Presented at Association for the American Medical Colleges National Meeting. Seattle, WA. (October)

    CH Ledford, S Khandelwal. 2006. Educating Resilient Professionals: Professionalism as a Skill based Competency. Presented at Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine National Meeting (Academic Internal Medicine Week). New Orleans, LA. (October) [Peer Reviewed]

    M Aiyer, TR Vu, C Ledford, S Reddy, S Durning. 2006. Subinternship Curriculum in Internal Medicine - Where do We Stand? Presented at Association of American Medical Colleges National Meeting. Washington DC. (October)

    CH Ledford. 2007. Educating Resilient Professionals: Professionalism as a Skill based Competency. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting. Toronta, Canada. (April) [Peer Reviewed]

    J Mahan, CH Ledford, L Mihalov, R Donthi, S Holliday. 2007. Integrating Professionalism into the Curriculum: Professionalism as a Measurable and Teachable Skill. Presented at Pediatric Academic Soceity National Meeting. Toronto, Canada. (May 5 - 8) [Peer Reviewed]

    KB Le, PA Masters, CH Ledford, WY Hershman. 2007. Increased Medical School Class Size: How Do We Adapt? Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine National Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA. (October)

    KB Le, PA Masters, CH Ledford, WY Hershman. 2007. Increased Medical School Class Size: How Do We Adapt? Presented at Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine Meeting. Pittsburg, PA. (October)

    CH Ledford, K Johnson, FS Massie, HB Fromme. 2008. Faculty Development on the Fly: Enhancing Teaching at your Institution. Presented at Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine National Meeting. (October)

    PA Masters, KB Le, CH Ledford. 2008. Increased Medical School Class Size: Implications for Clinical Clerkships. Presented at Association of American Medical Colleges National Meeting, to GEA Discussion Group. (November)

    PA Masters, KB Le, CH Ledford, moderators. 2008. Increased Medical School Class Size: Implications for Clinical Clerkships. Presented at Association of American Medical Colleges National Meeting, to GEA Discussion Group. Orlando, FL. (November)

 

Professional Activities

Other

10/1999Stanford Faculty Development Program (SFDP). Faculty Development. Palo Alto, CA.
Key achievements: Clinical Teaching Intensive month-long facilitator training course Train the trainer model
2003 - presentMedical Education Research Certificate. Faculty Development. Associate of American Medical Colleges.
 

Research Interests

My interest in clinical reasoning began during my fellowship in medical education when I selected this as an area for focused study. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to develop two very progressive curricula in the Integrated Program, called the Capstone Course and the Clinical Analysis and Problem Solving (CAPS) course. The CAPS course became a venue to apply evidence based medicine approach as life-long learning and an understanding of research methodologies in order to develop analysis and problem solving from very early in the medical student curriculum. The Capstone course, implemented in April 2004 and Student Morning Report offered opportunities to explicitly teach reasoning within a clinical context through pattern recognition, problem identification, processing, prioritization, and synthesis to illness scripts. The latter works draw on Dr. Catherine Lucey's previous work in resident education Problem List to Illness Scripts. The Capstone course, despite initial student skepticism, has received extremely positive reviews from both faculty and students, resulting in its adaptation to the Independent Study Program and the College of Optometry. These local innovations have been presented nationally and provide further opportunity for research into how medical students and residents acquire clinical reasoning skills.

 


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