About me
Research Interests & Projects
- Stress Management in Medical School and Residency
- Medical Education - Curriculum Design
- Medical Education - Evaluation and Assessment
- Medical Education – Outcomes
- Medical Education – Longitudinal Performance Assessment
- Medical Education – Evaluation and Remediation of Failing Students
- Medical Education – Diagnostic reasoning acquisition
Teaching Interests & Activities
1. Faculty development in the following areas:
- Adult learning
- Preparation for Promotion and Tenure
- Stress Management
- Improving clinical performance appraisals
- Diagnosing and Treating the failing student
- Curricular development and implementation
2. Student teaching in the following areas:
- Clinical psychiatry
- Problem based learning
- Clinical reasoning
- Patient safety
Gender
Female
Education & training
Medical School
1981-1985 M.D., University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Degree
1977-1981 B.S., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
1996-1998 M.H.P.E., University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
1995 Harvard Macy Institute: Program for Physician Educators, Boston, MA
2001-2002 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Harvard Macy Institute: Program for Leaders in Healthcare Education, Boston, MA
2014 Harvard Macy Institute: Leading Innovations in Healthcare & Education, Boston, MA
Residency
1985-1988 Resident in Psychiatry, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, IL
1988-1989 Chief Resident in Psychiatry, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, IL
Featured In
Journal Publications
- Williams RG, Dunnington GL, Mellinger JD, Klamen DL. Unintended Consequences of ACGME Milestones: A Commentary on the Meaning and Measurement Characteristics of Global Performance Ratings. Acad Med. 2015; 90:437-441.
- Klamen DL. Third Year Clerkships – Let’s Get Real. Acad Med 2015. Published online ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000733
- Rosenkrans D, Klamen D and Roberts N. The learning culture in third year clerkships: medical students’ perceptions through a coaching lens. MedEdPublish 2015, 4:16.http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2015.004.0016
- Williams RG, Dunnington GL, Mellinger JD, Klamen DL. Placing Constraints on the Use of the ACGME Milestones: A Commentary on the Limitations of Global Performance Ratings. 2014. Academic Medicine, epub ahead of print. doi:10.1097/ACM0000000000000507
- Williams RG, Klamen DL, Markwell SJ, Cianciolo AT, Colliver JA, Verhulst S. Variations in Senior Medical Student Diagnostic Justification Ability. Acad Med 2014; 89(5): 790-798
- Cianciolo AT, Williams RG, Klamen DL, Roberts NK. Biomedical knowledge, clinical cognition, and diagnostic justification: A structural equation model. Med Educ 2013; 47(3): 309-16.
- Klamen DL, Sanserino K, Skolnik P. Patient Safety Education: What Was, What Is, and What Will Be? Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2013: 2(S1); S44-S49.
- Williams RG, Klamen DL. Examining the Diagnostic Justification Abilities of Fourth Year Medical Students. Academic Medicine, 2012; 87:1008-1014
- Hilary Sanfey, MB, BCh, MHPE; Debra A. DaRosa, PhD; Gerald B. Hickson, MD; Betsy Williams, PhD, MPH; Ranjan Sudan, MD; Margaret L. Boehler, RN, MS; Mary E. Klingensmith, MD; Debra Klamen, MD, MHPE; John D. Mellinger, MD; James C. Hebert, MD; Kerry M. Richard, Esq; Nicole K. Roberts, PhD; Cathy J. Schwind, RN, MS; Reed G. Williams, PhD; Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD; Gary L. Dunnington, MD. Pursing Professional Accountability: An Evidenced Based Approach To Addressing Residents With Behavioral Problems. Archives of Surgery 2012; 147(7):642-647.
- Roberts N, Williams R, Klingensmith M, Sullivan, Boehler M, Hickson G, Kim M, Klamen D, LeBlang T, Schwind C, Titchenal K, Dunnington G. The Case of the Entitled Resident: A Composite Case Study of a Resident Performance Problem Syndrome with Interdisciplinary Commentary. Medical Teacher 2012, Sept 10. (Epub ahead of print).
- Reed G. Williams, Debra L Klamen, Christopher B White, Emil Petrusa, Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, Carol F. Whitfield, John H. Shatzer, Teresita McCarty, and Bonnie M. Miller. Tracking Development of Clinical Reasoning Ability Across Five Medical Schools Using a Progress Test. Academic Medicine. 2011;86(9):1148-1154.
- Klamen DL, Borgia PT. Predicting Failing Performance on a Senior Clinical Performance Examination: The Utility of Pre-Clerkship Clinical Performance Examinations. Academic Medicine. 2011;86(40):516-520.
- Klamen DL, Williams RG. The Efficacy of a Targeted Remediation Process for Students Who Fail Standardized Patient Examinations. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2011;23(1):3-11.
- Roberts NK, Klamen DL. The case for teaching explicit reading strategies to medical students. Medical Education. 2010;44(4):328-329.
Books
- Klamen DL, Lower T, Lack J, Kink L. Resident Readiness; Pediatrics. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, in press.
- Klamen DL, Pan PD. Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (14th ed.). Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2015.
- Toy EC, Klamen DL. Case Files; Psychiatry. 5th Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2015.
- Klamen DL, McDowell C, Clark T. Resident Readiness; Emergency Medicine. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2014.
- Klamen DL, Rull G. Resident Readiness; Internal Medicine. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2014.
- Klamen DL, Meier, A. Resident Readiness; Surgery. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York ,2014.
- Klamen DL, Yeomans E. Resident Readiness; Obstetrics/Gynecology. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2014.
- Klamen DL, George, B. Resident Readiness; Surgery. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2013.
- Klamen DL, Hingle S. Resident Readiness; Internal Medicine. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2013.
- Klamen DL, Williams RG. The Diagnosis and Treatment of the Failing Student: Standardized Patient Examinations. SIU Press, Springfield, Illinois, 2010.
- Klamen DL, Pan PD. Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (12th ed.). Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2009.
- Toy EC, Klamen DL. Case Files; Psychiatry. 3rd Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2009.
- Klamen DL, Pan PD. Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (11th ed.). Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2006.
- Toy EC, Klamen DL. Case Files; Psychiatry. 2nd Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2006.
- Toy EC, Klamen DL. Case Files: Psychiatry. Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 2004.
Presentations
2015
- August, Third Year Clerkships – Let’s Get Real. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
- September, Third Year Clerkships – Let’s Get Real. AMEE Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland.
- September, Assessing Assessment. AMEE Annual Meeting. Glasgow, Scotland
- September, Student Engagement, AMEE Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland.
- September, Social Accountability. AMEE Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland.
- September. Consulting on a new curriculum. WMU medical school. Kalamazoo, Michigan
2013
- October, Diagnostic Justification Exercise for Medical Students, Aichi Medical School, Nagoya, Japan
- October, Preparing yourself for Promotion and Tenure, SIUSOM "Hit the Ground Running" Series, Springfield, Illinois
- November, Stress Management, SIUSOM "Hit the Ground Running" Series, Springfield, Illinois
2012
- March, CGEA Annual Meeting, "Perceptions of Medical Student-Nurse Interaction", Cincinatti, OH
- April, SGEA Annual Meeting, "Perceptions of Medical Student-Nurse Interaction", Savannah, GA
2011
- March, CGEA Annual Meeting, "Use of a Diagnostic Justification Exercise to Assess Clinical Reasoning", Omaha, Nebraska
- March, CGEA Annual Meeting, "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Students with Clinical Performance Deficits", Omaha, Nebraska
2010
- January, Achieving Balance, SIUSOM "Hit the Ground Running" Series, Springfield, Illinois
- February, First Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning, "SIU Innovations", Springfield, Illinois
- March, Stress Management, SIUSOM "Hit the Ground Running" Series, Springfield, Illinois
- November, AAMC Annual Meeting, "Predicting Failing Performance on a SCCX Examination", Washington, DC
- November, AAMC Annual Meeting, "Practical Guide for Improving Resident Clinical Performance Appraisals", Washington, DC
- November, AAMC Annual Meeting, "Nurse Educators in Medical Education", Washington, DC
- November, AAMC Annual Meeting, "The Use of an Electronic Medical Record in a Standardized Patient Laboratory", Washington, DC
- November, AAMC Annual Meeting, "Teaching Basic Clinical Skills when Clinical Faculty are Scarce", Washington, DC
2009
- January, Achieving Balance, SIUSOM "Hit the Ground Running" Series, Springfield, Illinois
- March, Stress Management, SIUSOM "Hit the Ground Running" Series, Springfield, Illinois
- June and September, Stress Management, ISMIE Core Series, Chicago, Illinois
2008
- February, and August, Stress Management Workshops for Physicians. Presented for ISMIE in Chicago, Illinois and Orland Park, Illinois, and for Springfield Clinic, Springfield, Illinois.
- February, Problem Based Learning, Prathima Medical School, Karimnagar, India
- March, Take This Job and Love It – Preparing for an LCME Site Visit, Central Group on Education Affairs Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio
- December, Problem Based Learning, Aichi Medical School, Nagoya, Japan
2007
- January, The Longitudinal Performance Examination at Southern Illinois School of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2006
- November, SIUSOM Curriculum, Aichi Medical School, Nagoya, Japan
2005
- April, Core Teaching Beliefs of Medical School Teachers, CGEA Annual Meeting, Madison, WI. (with Reed Williams)
- September, Negotiation Skills – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, AAP Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (with Susan Lieff and Michele Pato)
- September, Core Teaching Beliefs of Medical School Teachers, AAP Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (with Reed Williams)
- September, Program Evaluation, AAP Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (with Rachel Yudkowsky)
Grants
- 2014 P1 of Josiah Macy Foundation Grant, Resdesign of the Clinical Curriculum ($577,000)
Awards
- 1992 Teacher of the Year, Psychiatry Department
- 1993 Teacher of the Year, Psychiatry Department
- 1997 Teaching Recognition Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 1998 Teacher of the Year, Region VI, Association of Academic Psychiatry
- 1999 C. Thomas Bombeck Award, Chicago Medical Student Council
- 1999 Lamp of Learning Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 2000 Professor of the Semester, Medical College of Georgia Class of 2003
- 2001 Education Award, Association of Academic Psychiatry. Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
- 2002 UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching (University-Wide Award)
- 2002 UIC Nomination by College of Medicine to represent the College at the National Alpha Omega Alpha Teacher of the Year awards competition
- 2002 UIC Award for Excellence in Medical School Teaching in a Single Course (Essentials of Clinical Medicine)
- 2005 Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, 2005-2006 Edition
- 2008 Association of Academic Psychiatry Distinguished Life Fellow Award
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