Updated: January 23, 2013


  • Education is of the highest priority in the Department of Family Medicine, from our predoctoral and residency programs, to faculty development and continuing medical education.

  • Our residency program is among the top programs in the nation today.

  • As the Department has grown the number of fellowships has increased to include Academic, Geriatrics, Integrative Medicine, MD-MPH, Sports Medicine, and Women's Health.

  • Our predoctoral program provides academic and clinical experiences across the four years of medical school, mentoring, elective courses, clinical preceptorships, and involvement in research.

  • Faculty development and continuing medical education, are supported and promoted for all faculty members.

Fellowships


Our fellowship programs are among the top programs in the nation. Our evidence-based approach to teaching creates an environment for learning the foundations of family medicine while developing the intellectual skills to critically evaluate and incorporate new information.

The resources of the University allow the Department to continually develop innovative fellowship programs to meet to changing needs of new family physicians and the healthcare system.

2012-2013 Fellows in Family Medicine

Academic Fellows

Nell Burger Kirst, MD, academic fellowNell Burger Kirst, M.D.
Residency: University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.

 

 

Michael E. Johansen, MD, academic fellowMichael E. Johansen, M.D.
Residency: University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health

 

 

Geriatric Medicine Fellow

Lara R. Clary-Lantis, DO, geriatric care fellowLara R. Clary-Lantis, D.O.
Residency: Florida Hospital East Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Medical School: Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, Ky.

 


Integrative Medicine Fellow

Alexys R. Daut, MD, MPH, integrative medicine fellowAlexys R. Daut, M.D., M.P.H.
Residency: St. Vincent Family Medicine Program, Erie, Pa.
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

 

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars

Megha K. Shah, MD, Robert Woood Johnson Clinical ScholarMegha K. Shah, M.D.
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Medical School: University of South Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

 

 

Katherine D. Vickery, MD, Robert Woood Johnson Clinical ScholarKatherine D. Vickery, M.D.
Residency: Duke United Family Medicine Residency, St. Paul, Minn.
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicinen and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y.


 

Sports Medicine Fellows

Jason A. Lee, DO, sports medicine fellowJason A. Lee, D.O.
Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton, Bradenton, Fla.

 

 

Jamie Pedraza, MD, sports medicine fellowJamie Pedraza, M.D.
Residency: Pennsylvania State University Good Samaritan Hospital, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Medical School: Facultad de Medicina "Dr. Ignacio Chavez," Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

 


Women's Health Fellow

Casandra Cashman, MD, women's health fellowCasandra Cashman, M.D.
Residency:Halifax Medical Center-Family Medicine, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky.