Family & Community Medicine Research

In pursuit of the Department of Family and Community Medicine’s vision to advance the health and well-being of Georgians and their communities, the research section collaborates with community and academic stakeholders to pursue community-driven scholarship to advance the health and well-being of those we serve.

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Family & Community Medicine Research

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Family & Community Medicine Publications

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Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Hospital at Home in Patients with COVID-19 Walsh, D. W., Daniels, A., Looney, S., Ledford, C.& Wilkins, T., Mar 1 2025, In:Southern medical journal. 118, 3, p. 177-180 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Impact of Financial Incentives and Department Size on Scholarly Activity Output Munroe, D. D., Villalon-Gomez, J., Seehusen, D. A.& Moore, M. A., Jan 27 2025, In:Annals of family medicine. 23, 1, p. 66-72 7 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Use of AI in Family Medicine Publications: A Joint Editorial From Journal Editors Schrager, S., Seehusen, D. A., Sexton, S., Richardson, C. R., Neher, J., Pimlott, N., Bowman, M. A., Rodríguez, J., Morley, C. P., Li, L. & Dera, J. D., Jan 1 2025, In:Annals of family medicine. 23, 1, p. 1-4 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Editorial›peer-review
Use of AI in family medicine publications: a joint editorial from journal editors Schrager, S., Seehusen, D. A., Sexton, S. M., Richardson, C., Neher, J., Pimlott, N., Bowman, M., Rodíguez, J., Morley, C. P., Li, L. & Dera, J. D., Jan 1 2025, In:Evidence-Based Practice. 28, 1, p. 1-4 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Editorial›peer-review
The Impact of COVID-19 on US Academic Medical Centers: Implications for General Medicine Service Lines Caylor, N., Walsh, D. W., Xie, D., Maghsoodpour, A.& Wilkins, T., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In:Journal of General Internal Medicine. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Use of artificial intelligence in family medicine publications: Joint statement from journal editors Schrager, S. B., Seehusen, D. A., Sexton, S. M., Richardson, C. R., Neher, J., Pimlott, N., Bowman, M. A., Rodriguez, J., Morley, C. P., Li, L. & Dera, J. D., Jan 1 2025, In:Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien. 71, 1, p. 10-12 3 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Cardiovascular risk factors for the diagnosis of insomnia in end-stage renal disease Kim, K., Smaha, K., Waller, J. L., Bollag, W. B., Baer, S. L., Taskar, V., Arora, V.& Healy, W. J., Jan 2025, In:American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 369, 1, p. 88-95 8 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Interpretating Normal Values and Reference Ranges for Laboratory Tests Doles, N., Mon, M. Y., Shaikh, A., Mitchell, S., Patel, D., Seehusen, D.& Singh, G., Jan 2025, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 38, 1, p. 174-179 6 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Review article›peer-review
An Exploratory Study of Published Case Reports Using a Systematic Typology Seehusen, D. A., Gaurav, A., Nguyen, L., Bujung, P., Burke, J., McIntyre, K., Vikram, S., Lee, T., Jiang, S., Jones, T., Alston, E., Lyons, T., Souter, W. H., Freshley, B. P. & Ledford, C. J. W., Jan 2025, In:Family medicine. 57, 1, p. 16-19 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
To be or not to be: Finerenone for management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Shaikh, A., Garigan, T. P. & Earwood, J. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In:Evidence-Based Practice. Research output:Contribution to journal›Comment/debate›peer-review
Use of AI in Family Medicine Publications: A Joint Editorial From Journal Editors Schrager, S., Seehusen, D. A., Sexton, S. M., Richardson, C. R., Neher, J., Pimlott, N., Bowman, M. A., Rodríguez, J., Morley, C. P., Li, L. & Dera, J. D., Jan 2025, In:Family medicine. 57, 1, p. 1-5 5 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Editorial›peer-review
Disparities in Preventive Care Utilization at the Intersection of Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics: A Survival Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in the United States Datta, B. K., Ghosh, S., Jaremski, J. E., Ansa, B. E., Islam, K. M. M. & Walters, C. P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In:Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Assessing Factors that Influence the Satisfaction of Community-Based Faculty with Precepting Health Professions Students in the State of Georgia Odo, N., Ruffa, A., Gillies, R. A., Ballance, D., Kornegay, D.& Heboyan, V., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In:Journal of Community Health. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Patient Comprehension via Explanatory Communication - Reply Anderson, L. K. N. & Ledford, C. J. W., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In:JAMA. Research output:Contribution to journal›Letter›peer-review
Research on the Social Context of Medicine and the Modern Family Physician Seehusen, D. A., Bowman, M. A., Britz, J. & Ledford, C. J. W., Jan 2025, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 38, 1, p. 1-3 3 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Editorial›peer-review
An interprofessional approach to code stroke: a pilot study on integrating paramedics in the pre-clerkship medical simulation curriculum Golden, B., Warren, A., Polcyn, J., Natal, A., Jirau-Rosaly, W., Brown, S. P., Rutkowski, E. K. & Rockich-Winston, N., 2025, In:Critical Public Health. 35, 1, 2491734. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
The prevalence of small airways disease and association with handgrip strength in young Hispanic farmworkers Dong, Y., Cromer, P., Layman, D., Altvater, M., Dong, Y. & Zhu, H., Dec 2024, In:BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 24, 1, 636. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
CERA: A Vehicle for Facilitating Research in Family Medicine Seehusen, D. A., Paladine, H. L. & Gossa, W. P., Nov 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, p. S77-S79 Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Current and Future Challenges to Publishing Family Medicine Research Seehusen, D. A., Schrager, S. B. & Sexton, S. M., Nov 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, p. S80-S84 Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Immediate fortification of human milk with a bovine milk-derived human milk fortifier in very low birth weight infants: a randomized clinical trial Wynter, Z., Gorham, J. A., Thompson, A. B., Mundy, C., Waller, J. L.& Stansfield, B. K., Nov 2024, In:Journal of Perinatology. 44, 11, p. 1591-1596 6 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Improving Health Through Family Medicine: New Opportunities, Missed Opportunities Britz, J., Bowman, M. A., Seehusen, D. A.& Ledford, C. J. W., Nov 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, 6, p. 987-990 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Review article›peer-review
Answering the “100 Most Important Family Medicine Research Questions” from the 1985 Hames Consortium Ledford, C. J. W., Britz, J. B., McKew, M. L., von Gal, M. V., Balachandran, N., Middleton, L. A. & Seehusen, D. A., Nov 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, p. S106-S121 Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Pathways to Physician Scientist Careers in Family Medicine Bennett, I. M., Mainous, A., Harper, D., Chang, T., Jimbo, M., Schneider, F. D., Seehusen, D. A.& Okuyeme, K., Nov 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, p. S49-S52 Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Live calls in addition to standard patient reminders to improve no-show rates Johnson, T., Kriegel, D. L.& Earwood, J. S., Oct 29 2024, In:Evidence-Based Practice. 28, 4, p. 4-5 2 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Comment/debate›peer-review
Association between prescription opioid use and heart failure: Cohort studies and Mendelian randomization analysis Hao, G., Chen, X., Fang, Z., He, Y., Liu, M., Arora, V., Dua, A., Sun, Z., Zhou, B., Zheng, G., Zuo, L., Chen, H., Zhu, H.& Dong, Y., Oct 15 2024, In:International Journal of Cardiology. 413, 132404. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Using E-cigarettes to stop smoking tobacco. Worth the trade-off? Berardi, A., Saucier, A.& Earwood, J. S., Sep 3 2024, In:Evidence-Based Practice. 28, 2, p. 6-7 2 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Comment/debate›peer-review
Family Medicine Clerkship Directors’ Perspectives on USMLE Pass/Fail Scoring: A CERA Study Saucier, A., Dubey, S., Blyden, K. & Schneider, F. D., Sep 2024, In:Family medicine. 56, 8, p. 505-508 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Clinically Relevant Family Medicine Research: Board Certification Updates Bowman, M. A., Seehusen, D. A., Britz, J. & Ledford, C. J. W., Sep 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, 5, p. 805-808 4 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Review article›peer-review
Sex, Gender, and Other Factors That Influence Infections for Men and Women Johnson, C., Baldwin, A., Bruner, L. P., Rohr-Kirchgraber, T. M., Lin-Greenberg, A. & Rosenthal, K. S., Sep 1 2024, In:Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 32, 5, p. 1405 1 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Review article›peer-review
Cancer health awareness through screening and education: A community approach to healthy equity Vernon, M., Coughlin, S. S., Tingen, M., Jones, S.& Heboyan, V., Jul 2024, In:Cancer Medicine. 13, 13, e7357. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
A Mixed-Method Pilot Project: The Evaluation of Telehealth Training in a College of Nursing Hamilton, W., Walters, C.& Howington, Z., Jul 1 2024, In:Nursing Education Perspectives. 45, 4, p. 254-255 2 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Artificial Intelligence and Family Medicine Seehusen, D. A., Bowman, M. A., Britz, J. & Ledford, C. J. W., Jul 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, 4, p. 517-519 3 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Review article›peer-review
Strong Maternal Health Curriculum Needed in Family Medicine Lanham, J. S., Jul 1 2024, In:American family physician. 110, 1, p. 10-11 2 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
A Moratorium on the Euphemism MAID Sams, R. W.& Jaggard, P., Jun 2024, In:Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25, 6, 105004. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
We're Not Keeping Him Alive. We're Keeping Him Comfortable Sams, R. W., Jun 2024, In:Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25, 6, 104866. Research output:Contribution to journal›Letter›peer-review
A taxing problem: The impacts of research payment practices on participants and inclusive research Wolf, L. E., Kench, S. & Ledford, C. J. W., Jun 2024, In:PloS one. 19, 6 June, e0303112. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Improving Medical Communication Anderson, L. N. & Ledford, C. J. W., May 14 2024, In:JAMA. 331, 18, p. 1592-1593 2 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Letter›peer-review
Social Connectedness and Diabetes Self-Management Across the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study Harrison, Z., Seehusen, D. A.& Ledford, C. J. W., May 2 2024, In:Families, Systems and Health. 42, 4, p. 594-607 14 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review
Clinical and Practice Innovation Improving the Practice of Family Medicine Bowman, M. A., Seehusen, D. A., Britz, J. & Ledford, C. J. W., May 2024, In:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 37, 3, p. 357-359 3 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Review article›peer-review
Influenza Vaccination Not Associated With Increased Miscarriage Risk Kriegel, D. L., Leurinda, A. & Earwood, J. S., Apr 24 2024, In:Evidence-Based Practice. 27, 8, p. 3-4 2 p. Research output:Contribution to journal›Article›peer-review

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Left: Community Research Meeting, August 2022, Middle: CHIP study team receiving EAC Teamwork Award, Right: Front of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History & Conference Center

Hailie Hayes, Christy Ledford, Traci Greene, Samantha Jones

$1.9 Million Awarded by PCORI to Expand Inclusion in Clinical Research

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The impact of identity stressors on breast cancer risk in Black women

Samantha Jones, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia, has dedicated her career to understanding health disparities. Her current research focuses on understanding the impact of identity-based stressors on the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer in Black women.

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