Auguste Fortin VI
MD, MPH, MACP
Professor Emeritus of General Medicine
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Biography
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Research Summary
Medical education research, particularly the teaching of the Biopsychosocial Model, medical interview skills and office procedures. Current projects for student/resident research collaboration:
- Qualitative study of intern support group.
- Assessing an intern curriculum on doctor-patient communication skills.
- Description and assessment of student and resident retreats on spirituality and medicine.
- Assessing a curriculum on communicating bad news.
- Assessing medical residents' experience in a psychiatry clinic.
- Assessing medical residents' experience in behavior change clinic.
- Study assessing how patients prefer to be addressed.
Specialized Terms: Medical education; Psychosocial aspects of primary care; Humanism in medicine
Extensive Research Description
Current projects for student/resident research collaboration:
- Qualitative study of intern support group.
- Assessing an intern curriculum on patient-centered interviewing skills.
- Description and assessment of student and resident retreats on spirituality and medicine.
- Assessing a medical student curriculum on communicating bad news.
- Assessing medical residents' experience in a psychiatry clinic.
- Assessing medical residents' experience in behavior change clinic.
- Study assessing how patients prefer to be addressed.
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Research Interests
Curriculum; Education, Medical; Humanism; Humanities; Internal Medicine; Internship and Residency; Psychiatry and Psychology; Health Care
Selected Publications
- Turning Down the Flame on Medical GaslightingDurbhakula S, Fortin A. Turning Down the Flame on Medical Gaslighting. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 3426-3427. PMID: 37407765, PMCID: PMC10682300, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08302-4.
- “For Me, This Has Been Transforming”: A Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Relationship-Centered Communication Skills TrainingHirschmann K, Rosler G, Fortin A. “For Me, This Has Been Transforming”: A Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Relationship-Centered Communication Skills Training. Journal Of Patient Experience 2020, 7: 1007-1014. PMID: 33457539, PMCID: PMC7786664, DOI: 10.1177/2374373520962921.
- Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient AssessorsTalwalkar JS, Murtha TD, Prozora S, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2020, 32: 294-307. PMID: 32141335, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2019.1704763.
- Connecting With Patients—The Missing LinksSanders L, Fortin AH, Schiff GD. Connecting With Patients—The Missing Links. JAMA 2020, 323: 33-34. PMID: 31910264, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.20153.
- Twelve tips for running an effective session with standardized patientsTalwalkar JS, Cyrus KD, Fortin AH. Twelve tips for running an effective session with standardized patients. Medical Teacher 2019, 42: 622-627. PMID: 31033363, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1607969.
- Patient-centric medical notes: Identifying areas for improvement in the age of open medical recordsLee EH, Patel JP, Fortin AH. Patient-centric medical notes: Identifying areas for improvement in the age of open medical records. Patient Education And Counseling 2017, 100: 1608-1611. PMID: 28242141, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.02.018.
- House Staff Communication Training and Patient Experience ScoresOladeru OA, Hamadu M, Cleary PD, Hittelman AB, Bulsara KR, Laurans M, DiCapua DB, Marcolini EG, Moeller JJ, Khokhar B, Hodge JW, Fortin AH, Hafler JP, Bennick MC, Hwang DY. House Staff Communication Training and Patient Experience Scores. Journal Of Patient Experience 2017, 0: 237437351769453. PMID: 28393108, PMCID: PMC5381927, DOI: 10.1177/2374373517694533.
- Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical StudentsEllman MS, Fortin AH, Putnam A, Bia M. Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2016, 28: 229-239. PMID: 27064725, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2016.1146601.
- Training primary care physicians in cognitive behavioral therapy: A review of the literatureDorflinger LM, Fortin AH, Foran-Tuller KA. Training primary care physicians in cognitive behavioral therapy: A review of the literature. Patient Education And Counseling 2016, 99: 1285-1292. PMID: 26979474, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.02.014.
- The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on Professional and Personal DevelopmentChou CL, Hirschmann K, Fortin AH, Lichstein PR. The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on Professional and Personal Development. Academic Medicine 2014, 89: 1051-1056. PMID: 24979175, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000268.
- Addressing mental health issues in primary care: An initial curriculum for medical residentsSmith RC, Laird-Fick H, D’Mello D, Dwamena FC, Romain A, Olson J, Kent K, Blackman K, Solomon D, Spoolstra M, Fortin AH, Frey J, Ferenchick G, Freilich L, Meerschaert C, Frankel R. Addressing mental health issues in primary care: An initial curriculum for medical residents. Patient Education And Counseling 2013, 94: 33-42. PMID: 24139540, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.010.
- Passing the torch: A proposed amendment to “A Physician Charter”Angoff NR, Fortin AH. Passing the torch: A proposed amendment to “A Physician Charter”. Medical Teacher 2013, 35: 328-329. PMID: 23427830, DOI: 10.3109/0142159x.2013.759648.
- An evidence-based patient-centered method makes the biopsychosocial model scientificSmith RC, Fortin AH, Dwamena F, Frankel RM. An evidence-based patient-centered method makes the biopsychosocial model scientific. Patient Education And Counseling 2013, 91: 265-270. PMID: 23352913, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.12.010.
- Teaching brief motivational interviewing to Year three medical studentsMartino S, Haeseler F, Belitsky R, Pantalon M, Fortin AH. Teaching brief motivational interviewing to Year three medical students. Medical Education 2007, 41: 160-167. PMID: 17269949, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02673.x.
- Not the Same EverywhereHaidet P, Kelly PA, Bentley S, Blatt B, Chou CL, Fortin AH, Gordon G, Gracey C, Harrell H, Hatem DS, Helmer D, Paterniti DA, Wagner D, Inui TS, for the Communication C. Not the Same Everywhere. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 405-409. PMID: 16704378, PMCID: PMC1484792, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00417.x.
- Spirituality and MedicineBarnett KG, Fortin AH. Spirituality and Medicine. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 481-485. PMID: 16704392, PMCID: PMC1484787, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00431.x.
- Characterizing the “patient-centeredness” of hidden curricula in medical schools: development and validation of a new measureHaidet P, Kelly A, Chou C, Fortin AH 6th, et al. Characterizing the “patient-centeredness” of hidden curricula in medical schools: development and validation of a new measure. Acad Med. 2005;80:44-50.
- Case Study: Worsening Tourette's Disorder or Withdrawal Dystonia?MENNESSON M, KLINK B, FORTIN A. Case Study: Worsening Tourette's Disorder or Withdrawal Dystonia? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1998, 37: 785-788. PMID: 9666635, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199807000-00019.
- National Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine on the Competencies That Should Be Addressed in the Medicine Core ClerkshipMD M, Fortin A, Morrison G, MPH S, Mumford L, Goroll A. National Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine on the Competencies That Should Be Addressed in the Medicine Core Clerkship. The American Journal Of Medicine 1997, 102: 564-571. PMID: 9217672, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(97)00054-5.