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Wendy Shen, MD, PhD, FAAFP

Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
  • Medical Director-Pomerantz Family Medicine Clinic, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Education

  • MD in Medicine, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China
  • PhD in Molecular Biology, University of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Minneapolis, MN
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (Immunology) - University of Virginia Department of Internal Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
  • Fellow in Immunology Infectious Disease Training Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Resident (Family Medicine), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Teaching clinic efficiency to learners and clinicians
  • Implementation of TeamSTEPPS in Ambulatory Care Clinic
  • Care management in an academic primary care clinic
  • Providing maternal care to underserved populations
  • Chronic Disease Management Group

Licenses & Certifications

  • Family Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine, Iowa
  • Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
  • Fetal Heart Tracing, The Perinatal Quality Foundation, affiliate of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Nexplanon Clinical Training Program, Merck and Co., Iowa
  • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Instructor, American Academy of Family Physicians, Iowa
  • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, Iowa
  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Shen W, Skelly K. Post-Partum Care, Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Resource. April 3, 2022. RCR-2021-0049.R1.
  • Rockafellow J, Edelen R, Shen W., Building a Financially Sustainable Transitional Care Management Workflow. Fam Pract Manag. 2023 Jan;30(1):18-21. PMID: 36626215.
  • Welder E, Walter A, Shen W. A Residency Program Providing Prenatal Care for Patients with Limited Medical Insurance Coverage. STFM Education Columns. https://www.stfm.org/publicationsresearch/publications/educationcolumns/2021/december/, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Shen W, Skelly S. Postpartum Care Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Resource,
  • Rockafellow J, Edelen R, Shen W. Effective Implementation for Transitional Care Management in an Academic Primary Care Clinic, Family Practice Management, Accepted, 2022
  • Welder E, Powers J, Walter AC, Bedell D, Shen W. Providing Prenatal Care for Patients with Limited Medical Insurance Coverage. J Community Health. 2022 Dec;47(6):974-980. doi: 10.1007/s10900-022-01133-0. Epub 2022 Aug 20. PMID: 35986826.
  • Appenheimer S, Shen W, Ray B. Feed Me and Send Me Home: Early Oral Refeeding in Acute Pancreatitis. [FPIN’s GEMs of the Week]. In Family Physicians Inquiries Network. Columbia (MO): FPIN; 2022. https://www.fpin.org/. Accessed January 18, 2022
  • Skelly, K., Shen, W., Wilbur, J., Thoma, K., Endres, J., Lynch, A., Gaglioti, A. & Rosenbaum, M. (2020). A Curriculum for Teaching Clinical Efficiency Focusing on Specific Communication Skills While Maximizing the Electronic Health Record. The Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources/MedEdPORTAL/Association of American Medical Colleges. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10989. PMID: 33150199. PMCID: PMC7597939.
  • Shen, W., Hemesath, K., Veit, L., Thoma, K. & Skelly, K. (2020). Implementation of TeamSTEPPS Concept at an Academic Primary Care Clinic. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.
  • Shen, W. (2020). Chapter 4: Allergy and Immunology. In Wilbur, J. K., Ray, B. R. & Graber, M. A. (Eds.) Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review. (5th Edition), pp. 141-149. New York, New York: McGraw Hill Education.