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Erica Brownfield MD

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  • ebrownf@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Brownfield graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles with a BS in Biology. She attended the Chicago Medical School in 1996 and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1999. She joined the Division of General Internal Medicine at Emory in 1999 as a clinician educator. Since 1999, Dr. Brownfield has been actively involved in the medical school and house staff programs. She served as the co-director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship from 2000-2006, before she became the director in 2006. Dr. Brownfield was an inaugural class member of the Woodruff Leadership Academy of Emory University in 2003.

Dr. Brownfield's research interests include health communication, particularly the role of the media, in health outcomes and health behaviors, and medical student education. She has received several grants- institutional, regional and national for her research. Her interest in medical student education research has grown to include evaluation of students, curriculum development, and faculty development. She has presented her work at multiple regional, national, and international conferences and has published several articles in leading medical education journals.

Dr. Brownfield spends 3 months a year as an attending on the General Medicine Wards at Grady Memorial Hospital and is also a supervising attending in the Primary Care Center at Grady. She also has her own faculty practice at Grady, where she takes care of private patients. Dr. Brownfield enjoys teaching the medical students and housestaff. While at Emory, she has received numerous teaching awards including the Dean's Teaching Award, the Annette Bernard Outpatient Teaching Award, and the Primary Care Clinician Teacher Award. She was recognized in 2004 regionally by winning the Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Award for Clinician Educator of the Year.

Dr. Brownfield is an assistant dean of Medical Education for the Emory University School of Medicine. She has served on numerous committees for the medical school, including the Admissions Committee, the Clerkship Directors Committee, the Progress and Promotions Committee, the Executive Curriculum committee, and the Curriculum Planning Committee. In the Department of Medicine, she founded the Executive Curriculum Committee and has served on the Department of Medicine Education Committee, the Faculty Development Advisory Committee, the Administration Restructuring Committee, the Strategic Implementation Planning Committee, and on the Search Committee for the division chief of General Internal Medicine. She furthermore served as the President of the University Senate and Chair of the Faculty Council at Emory and is a member of the Provost Advisory Committee, the Faculty Advisory Committee for Finance and Administration, and the Southern Association of College and Schools Steering Committee.

Academic Appointment

  • Distinguished Physician, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MBA from Emory University Goizueta Business School
  • MD from Chicago Medical School
  • BS from University of California

Research

Focus

  • My prior research focused on a) communication of health information to those with low health literacy, and b) the impact of media on medicine. My current research focuses on a) defining the roles and responsibilities of vice chairs for education, and b) medical education, particularly the evaluation of students and the learning environment.

Publications

  • Culture transformation by stealth: Leveraging incremental change to revamp the curriculum.
    Med Teach Volume: 42 Page(s): 1350 - 1353
    12/01/2020 Authors: Stoddard HA; Brownfield ED
  • Emory University School of Medicine.
    Acad Med Volume: 95 Page(s): S132 - S135
    09/01/2020 Authors: Eley JW; Brownfield E; Stoddard HA
  • A Review of Continuous Quality Improvement Processes at Ten Medical Schools.
    Med Sci Educ Volume: 29 Page(s): 285 - 290
    03/01/2019 Authors: Hedrick JS; Cottrell S; Stark D; Brownfield E; Stoddard HA; Angle SM; Buckley LA; Clinch CR; Esposito K; Krane NK
  • Outcomes, accreditation, interprofessional education, and the Tower of Babel.
    J Interprof Care Volume: 33 Page(s): 805 - 808
    01/01/2019 Authors: Stoddard HA; Johnson TM; Brownfield ED
  • Using the CLER Pathways to Excellence to Evaluate the Learning Environments at a Multi-Site Institution.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 10 Page(s): 683 - 687
    12/01/2018 Authors: Aaron M; Shayne P; Brownfield E; Spell NO; Khan J; Luhanga U
  • Creation and Implementation of a Taxonomy for Educational Activities: A Common Vocabulary to Guide Curriculum Mapping.
    Acad Med Volume: 93 Page(s): 1486 - 1490
    10/01/2018 Authors: Stoddard HA; Brownfield ED
  • Clinician-Educators as Dual Professionals: A Contemporary Reappraisal.
    Acad Med Volume: 91 Page(s): 921 - 924
    07/01/2016 Authors: Stoddard HA; Brownfield ED
  • Interweaving Curriculum Committees: A New Structure to Facilitate Oversight and Sustain Innovation.
    Acad Med Volume: 91 Page(s): 48 - 53
    01/01/2016 Authors: Stoddard HA; Brownfield ED; Churchward G; Eley JW
  • Milestones for Internal Medicine Sub-interns.
    Am J Med Volume: 128 Page(s): 790 - 8.e2
    07/01/2015 Authors: Santen SA; Seidelman JL; Miller CS; Brownfield ED; Houchens N; Sisson TH; Lypson ML
  • Patient communication during handovers between emergency medicine and internal medicine residents.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 4 Page(s): 533 - 537
    12/01/2012 Authors: Fischer M; Hemphill RR; Rimler E; Marshall S; Brownfield E; Shayne P; Di Francesco L; Santen SA
  • The activities and responsibilities of the vice chair for education in U.S. and Canadian departments of medicine.
    Acad Med Volume: 87 Page(s): 1041 - 1045
    08/01/2012 Authors: Brownfield E; Clyburn B; Santen S; Heudebert G; Hemmer PA
  • Through the looking glass: how reflective learning influences the development of young faculty members.
    Teach Learn Med Volume: 23 Page(s): 238 - 243
    01/01/2011 Authors: Higgins S; Bernstein L; Manning K; Schneider J; Kho A; Brownfield E; Branch WT
  • Assessment of medical students: Can one global question be meaningful?
    Med Teach Volume: 32 Page(s): 938
    01/01/2010 Authors: Brownfield E; Abramson J; Santen S
  • A short palliative care experience: beginning to learn.
    Med Educ Volume: 43 Page(s): 1111 - 1112
    11/01/2009 Authors: Brownfield E; Santen S
  • Panel advising: an alternative to consider.
    Med Educ Volume: 43 Page(s): 1087
    11/01/2009 Authors: Chakkalakal R; Brownfield E; Brownfield E
  • ASSESSMENT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS: CAN ONE QUESTION TELL ALL?
    Volume: 24 Page(s): 26 - 26
    04/01/2009 Authors: Brownfield ED; Santen S
  • Reconstructing mentorship: Qualitative analysis of themes from panel mentoring sessions
    Volume: 23 Page(s): 391 - 391
    03/01/2008 Authors: Brownfield ED; Brownfield EL
  • Assessment of medical students: Can one question tell all?
    Volume: 23 Page(s): 252 - 252
    03/01/2008 Authors: Pepper KD; Brownfield ED
  • Reconstructing mentorship: Quantitative analysis of attitudes toward panel mentoring
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 484 - 484
    01/01/2008 Authors: Brownfield E; Chakkalakal R; Brownfield E
  • Reconstructing mentorship: Qualitative analysis of themes from panel mentoring sessions
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 485 - 486
    01/01/2008 Authors: Chakkalakal R; Brownfield E; Brownfield E
  • Assessment of medical students: Can one question tell all?
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 483 - 483
    01/01/2008 Authors: Pepper K; Brownfield E; Bao G; Easley K
  • Panel mentoring: A pilot project of feasibility and success compared to traditional one-on-one mentoring
    Volume: 22 Page(s): 88 - 88
    04/01/2007 Authors: Brownfield ED; Brownfield EL
  • Panel mentoring: A pilot project of feasibility and success compared with traditional one-on-one mentoring.
    Volume: 55 Page(s): S313 - S313
    01/01/2007 Authors: Brownfield ED; Brownfield EL
  • Title: Strengthening physician training in geriatrics.
    Volume: 54 Page(s): S171 - S171
    04/01/2006 Authors: Stevens MB; Brownfield E; Flacker N
  • Multimedia intervention to increase breast cancer screening among women with low health literacy
    JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 21 Page(s): 90 - 90
    04/01/2006 Authors: Brownfield ED; Williams MV; Burnett A; Bernhardt J
  • Strengthening physician training in geriatricts
    JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 21 Page(s): 133 - 133
    04/01/2006 Authors: Stevens MB; Brownfield ED; Flacker JM
  • Strengthening physician training in geriatrics.
    Volume: 54 Page(s): S293 - S293
    01/01/2006 Authors: Stevens M; Brownfield E; Flacker N
  • Multimedia intervention to increase breast cancer screening among women with low health literacy.
    Volume: 54 Page(s): S316 - S317
    01/01/2006 Authors: Brownfield ED; Williams MV; Burnett AJ; Bernhardt JM
  • The reporter-interpreter-manager-educator (RIME) method for evaluation of medical students: experience and lessons learned from one institution.
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 165 - 166
    04/01/2005 Authors: Brownfield ED; Cruz D; Pettitt B; Goedken J; Mcdonald W
  • Direct-to-consumer drug advertisements on network television: an exploration of quantity, frequency, and placement.
    J Health Commun Volume: 9 Page(s): 491 - 497
    01/01/2004 Authors: Brownfield ED; Bernhardt JM; Phan JL; Williams MV; Parker RM
  • Reducing disparities in breast cancer survival: a Columbia University and Avon Breast Cancer Research and Care Network Symposium.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat Volume: 75 Page(s): 269 - 280
    10/01/2002 Authors: Antman K; Abraido-Lanza AF; Blum D; Brownfield E; Cicatelli B; Debor MD; Emmons K; Fitzgibbon M; Gapstur SM; Gradishar W
  • The hyper hypothyroid patient.
    JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 17 Page(s): 32 - 32
    04/01/2002 Authors: Brownfield ED
  • Direct to consumer advertising: How much is enough?
    JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 17 Page(s): 121 - 121
    04/01/2002 Authors: Brownfield ED; Phan J; Parker RM; Williams MV
  • PE or not PE: That is the question.
    JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 15 Page(s): 171 - 172
    04/01/2000 Authors: Brownfield ED
  • Corticosteroid weaning late after heart transplantation: relation to HLA-DR mismatching and long-term metabolic benefits.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 14 Page(s): 963 - 967
    01/01/1995 Authors: Kobashigawa JA; Stevenson LW; Brownfield ED; Gleeson MP; Moriguchi JD; Kawata N; Minkley R; Drinkwater DC; Laks H
  • Myocardial blood flow at rest and during pharmacological vasodilation in cardiac transplants during and after successful treatment of rejection.
    Circulation Volume: 90 Page(s): 204 - 212
    07/01/1994 Authors: Chan SY; Kobashigawa J; Stevenson LW; Brownfield E; Brunken RC; Schelbert HR
  • Is intravenous glucocorticoid therapy better than an oral regimen for asymptomatic cardiac rejection? A randomized trial.
    J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 21 Page(s): 1142 - 1144
    04/01/1993 Authors: Kobashigawa JA; Stevenson LW; Moriguchi JD; Kawata N; Brownfield E; Drinkwater DC; Laks H
  • Does short-course induction with OKT3 improve outcome after heart transplantation? A randomized trial.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 12 Page(s): 205 - 208
    01/01/1993 Authors: Kobashigawa JA; Stevenson LW; Brownfield E; Moriguchi JD; Kawata N; Hamilton M; Minkely R; Drinkwater D; Laks H
  • Amiodarone therapy does not compromise subsequent heart transplantation.
    J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 20 Page(s): 1556 - 1561
    12/01/1992 Authors: Chelimsky-Fallick C; Middlekauff HR; Stevenson WG; Kobashigawa J; Saxon LA; Moriguchi J; Brownfield ED; Hamilton MA; Drinkwater D; Laks H
  • RH INCOMPATIBLE CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED EARLY REJECTION AND TRANSPLANT ATHEROSCLEROSIS
    Volume: 86 Page(s): 628 - 628
    10/01/1992 Authors: FYFE AI; BROWNFIELD ED; KOBASHIGAWA JA; DRINKWATER DC; LAKS H
  • BLOOD GROUP-B ENDOTHELIA AND SERUM INDUCE HIGH-AFFINITY BINDING OF CARDIAC TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT MONOCYTES
    Volume: 86 Page(s): 36 - 36
    10/01/1992 Authors: FYFE AI; BROWNFIELD ED; KOBASHIGAWA JA; STEVENSON LW
  • Initial success of steroid weaning late after heart transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 11 Page(s): 428 - 430
    01/01/1992 Authors: Kobashigawa JA; Stevenson LW; Brownfield ED; Moriguchi JD; Kawata N; Fandrich R; Drinkwater DC; Laks H
  • Low-dose lovastatin safely lowers cholesterol after cardiac transplantation.
    Circulation Volume: 82 Page(s): IV281 - IV283
    11/01/1990 Authors: Kobashigawa JA; Murphy FL; Stevenson LW; Moriguchi JD; Kawata N; Kamjoo P; Brownfield E; Wilmarth J; Leonard L; Chuck C
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