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Donna M. D'Alessandro, MD

Professor of Pediatrics-General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Introduction

Medical Informatics: the use of computers in aiding medical practice, research, and education, or the science that addresses how to best use information to improve health care.

Current Positions

  • Professor of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Doctor of Medicine in Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Pediatric Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Fellow in General Academic Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Bston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Multiple responsibilities in the supervision, advisory and educational realms of resident and medical student education in 36 Pediatric Residents and Numerous Medical Students, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Graduate Program Affiliations

Research Interests

  • Creation of functional examples of electronic learning tools
  • Evaluation of the educational effectiveness and efficiency of electronic learning tools including the determination of the role of electronic learning tools in medical education and the integration of computers into the physician's daily work flow
  • Research and development of electronic learning tools, incorporating the latest advances in hardware and software technology
  • Specific electronic learning tools being developed
  • The creation, organization, distribution and evaluation of digital health sciences libraries
  • Medical Education

Licenses & Certifications

  • Iowa Permanent Medical License

Selected Publications

  • Fu, L. Y., Zook, K., Gingold, J., Gillespie, C. W., Briccetti, C., Cora-Bramble, D., Joseph, J. G. & Moon, R. Y. (2015). Frequent vaccination missed opportunities at primary care encounters contribute to underimmunization. The Journal of Pediatrics 166 (2) 412–417. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.10.066. PMID: 25465848.
  • D’Alessandro, D. M. (2015). Review of Kind T., et al. Twelve tips for using social media as a medical educator. The Year book of pediatrics.
  • (In Press). Year Book of Pediatrics 2014. In Medical Teacher. (36), pp. 284-290. Cabana M. eds.
  • Klein, M., Niebuhr, V. & D’Alessandro, D. (2013). Innovative online faculty development utilizing the power of social media. Academic Pediatrics 13 (6) 564–569. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.07.005. PMID: 24238683.
  • Anderson, M. G., D’Alessandro, D., Quelle, D., Axelson, R., Geist, L. J. & Black, D. W. (2013). Recognizing diverse forms of scholarship in the modern medical college. International Journal of Medical Education 4 120.
  • Ely, J. W., Kaldjian, L. C. & D'Alessandro, D. (2012). Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care: Lessons Learned. J Am Board Fam Med 25 87-97.
  • Balmer, D., D'Alessandro, D., Risko, W. & Gusic, M. (2011). How Mentoring Relationships Evolve: A Longitudinal Study of Academic Pediatricians in a Physician Educator Faculty Development Program. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 31 (2) 81-86.
  • McKenna, M. P. & D'Alessandro, D. (2011). Social Networks and the Practice of Medicine: Harnessing Powerful Opportunities. J Peds 158 1-2.
  • Link, E. A., Kreiter, C. & D'Alessandro, D. (2010). An Evaluation of Pediatric Residency Education in Conveying Immunization Knowledge. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 22 (3) 176-179.
  • D'Alessandro, D. (2010). Challenges and Options for Patient Education in the Office Setting. (Vols. 39). (2), pp. 79-83. Pediatric Annals.