Presented on September 11, 2019

During this webinar Drs. Painter and McNamara discussed the development of the Transforming Outpatient Care Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, an interprofessional training program at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.  They discussed how education surrounding social determinants of health was initially integrated, and how this focus evolved into a distinct educational domain.  Lastly, Drs. Painter and McNamara discussed a unique curricular innovation that, in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, has been implemented to address bias and the impact of social determinants of health in patient care.

Presented by:

Elizabeth Painter, PsyD, MSCP

Elizabeth Painter is a clinical health psychologist at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC.  She serves as a clinical Instructor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and as the Associate Director of Psychology for the Transforming Outpatient Care Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC.  She received her doctorate of psychology at Xavier University, and then completed her internship and fellowships at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC.  Dr. Painter has educational expertise in interprofessional education and shared decision making; she has clinical expertise in Cardiology and Transplant Psychology.

Megan McNamara, MD, MS

Megan McNamara is a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Director of the Transforming Outpatient Care Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC.  She received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, and then completed her residency, chief residency, and fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. McNamara has educational expertise in curricular development and evidence-based medicine; she has clinical expertise in Women’s Health and LGBTQI issues.

Hosted by the National Collaborative for Education to Address the Social Determinants of Health