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Kate DuChene Hanrahan, MD, MME, FAAFP

Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
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Kate DuChene Hanrahan, MD, MME, FAAFP - University of Iowa
Clinic
Iowa River Landing East
920 E 2nd Avenue, Suite 201B
Coralville, IA 52241

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
  • Director, Medical Education Fellowship, Family Medicine

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Biology, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • MD in Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Master's of Medical Education, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Resident, Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Chief Resident, Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellow, Department of Family Medicine in Medical Education, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Feedback and Assessment of Resident Performance using ACGME Milestones
  • Patient Empanelment
  • Physician Well-Being and Burnout Prevention
  • Clinic Transformation and Coordinated Patient Care

Licenses & Certifications

  • Nexplanon Clinical Training Program, Merck and Co., Iowa
  • Family Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine, Iowa
  • Controlled Substances License, U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, Iowa
  • Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
  • Iowa State Controlled Substance Act Registration, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Iowa
  • Implanon Insertion and Removal

Selected Publications

  • Ludden-­Schlatter A, Bunt S, Hanrahan K. Development and Validation of a Shave Biopsy Training Checklist. Fam Med. 2025;57(4):268-275. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2025.615731.
  • Traxler, M., Pomeranz, K., Xu, Y., Murra, A., & DuChene Hanrahan, K. (2024). 3-D Printed Models for Pediatric Lumbar Puncture: A Useful Tool. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 25(3.1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.20438 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1r16z4j2
  • Suneja M, Hanrahan KD, Kreiter C, Rowat J. Psychometric Properties of Entrustable Professional Activity-Based Objective Structured Clinical Examinations During Transition From Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education: A Generalizability Study. Acad Med. 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005719. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38534117.
  • Hanrahan, Kate DuChene, et al., ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Post-Therapy Assessment of Head and Neck Cancer, Journal of the American College of Radiology, Volume 20, Issue 11, Supplement, S521-S564, November 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2023.08.008
  • Suneja M, Thoma KD, Franklin E, Rowat, J. Pivoting during a Pandemic: Reimagining Intern Orientation EPA-Based OSCE. South Med J, March 2023, 116(3);312-316. Doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001525. PMID: 36863054.
  • Hanrahan KD. Ready (or Not) - Here They Come. JABFM. Nov/Dec 2022, Vol 35 (6) 1187-110-: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220365R0. https://www.jabfm.org/content/35/6/1187
  • Jorgensen S, DuChene Thoma K, Butler N. Dual Therapy Superior to Aspirin Alone in Vascular Patients. [FPIN's GEMs of the Week]. In Family Physicians Inquiries Network. Columbia (MO): FPIN; 2021. https://www.fpin.org/assets/GEMs/GEMArchives/GOTW%20-%20v1i52.pdf#nameddest=aspirin. Accessed December 28, 2021.
  • Daly, JM, Schmidt ME, Thoma KD, Levy BT. Training Clinician’s Documentation of Serious Illness Conversations and Use of Billing CPT 99497. Journal of Palliative Care, 2021 Dec 12, 8258597211049136.
  • Shen, W., Hemesath, K., Veit, L., Thoma, K. & Skelly, K. Corrigendum to Implementation of TeamSTEPPS concept at an academic primary care clinic. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice 22. 2021.
  • Syed, MD, H., Slayman, MD, T. & DuChene Thoma, MD, MME, K. (2021). ACOG Committee Opinion No. 804: Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period, ONG-20-2960. Obstetrics & Gynecology 137 (2) 375-376. DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004266.