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Hal Huntley Atkinson, MD

Hal Huntley Atkinson, MD

  • Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Research Interests

  • Models, Educational
  • Geriatrics
  • Polypharmacy
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Education
MD, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 1998
Residency
Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2001
Fellowship
Geriatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2002
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Memberships
Gerontological Society of America
American College of Physicians
American Geriatrics Society
Positions
Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Departments and Affiliations
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention

Research

  • Publications
  • A 360-degree assessment of teaching effectiveness using a structured-videorecorded observed teaching exercise for faculty development. Jones CA, Watkins FS, Williams J, Lambros A, Callahan KE, Lawlor J, Williamson JD, High KP, Atkinson HH. Med Educ Online. 2019 Dec; 24(1):1596708.
  • Holiday Discharges Are Associated with Higher 30-Day General Internal Medicine Hospital Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center. Dharod A, Wells BJ, Lenoir K, Willeford WG, Milks MW, Atkinson HH. South. Med. J. 2019 06; 112(6):338-343.
  • Patient-Centered Bedside Rounds and the Clinical Examination. Lichstein PR, Atkinson HH. Med. Clin. North Am. 2018 May; 102(3):509-519.
  • Nutritional markers may identify patients with greater risk of re-admission after geriatric hip fractures. Stone AV, Jinnah A, Wells BJ, Atkinson H, Miller AN, Futrell WM, Lenoir K, Emory CL. Int Orthop. 2018 02; 42(2):231-238.
  • Internal Medicine Residents' Ambulatory Management of Core Geriatric Conditions. Callahan KE, Wilson LA, Pavon JM, Lovato JF, Atkinson HH, Busby-Whitehead J, Dalton T, Heflin MT, Iverson P, Lawlor JS, Marsden J, Moran WP, Roberts E, Williamson JD. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Jun; 9(3):338-344.
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Research Interests

  • Geriatrics
  • Models, Educational
  • Polypharmacy
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