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Stephen J. Lurie, M.D., Ph.D.

Stephen J. Lurie, M.D., Ph.D.

Family Medicine, Primary Care

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About Me

I'm never quite sure what to say about my philosophy of practice. After twenty five years as a primary-care physician, I am still surprised at humbled by the endless variety of ways that people experience life. So while I may not be up to a whole philosophy, I have at least developed some practical ...
I'm never quite sure what to say about my philosophy of practice. After twenty five years as a primary-care physician, I am still surprised at humbled by the endless variety of ways that people experience life. So while I may not be up to a whole philosophy, I have at least developed some practical standards that guide my daily practice.

- Everyone who comes to me is deserving of unconditional respect and decency, and of my best efforts.

- Anyone can benefit from having an advocate.

- Habits are hard to change, and health-related habits are even harder.
There are often more immediate things to worry about. Meaningful change happens slowly, and may not be apparent from one visit to the next.

- Superstition and wishful thinking can cause a lot of avoidable suffering. There is considerable research evidence for the benefits and harms of many medical interventions - my job is to help people make the best decision for themselves, informed by the best available scientific evidence.

Faculty Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor (Voluntary) - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center. 1989 - 1991

Internship, Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center. 1988 - 1989

Education

MD | Wake Forest University School of Medicine. 1988

PHD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1984

Publications

Journal Articles

Identifying emerging research collaborations and networks: method development.

Dozier AM, Martina CA, O'Dell NL, Fogg TT, Lurie SJ, Rubinstein EP, Pearson TA

Evaluation & the health professions.. 2014 March 37 (1):19-32. Epub 09/08/2013.

Engaging students and faculty: implications of self-determination theory for teachers and leaders in academic medicine.

Lyness JM, Lurie SJ, Ward DS, Mooney CJ, Lambert DR

BMC medical education.. 2013 November 1113 :151. Epub 11/11/2013.

History and practice of competency-based assessment.

Lurie SJ

Medical education.. 2012 January 46 (1):49-57. Epub 1900 01 01.

Medical student attitudes toward patients in diverse care settings: the impact of a patient evaluation course.

Medina-Walpole A, Mooney CJ, Lyness JM, Lambert DR, Lurie SJ

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2012 24 (2):117-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing a method to limit influence of standardized tests on clerkship grades.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2012 24 (4):287-91. Epub 1900 01 01.

Towards greater clarity in the role of ambiguity in clinical reasoning.

Lurie S

Medical education.. 2011 April 45 (4):326-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Commentary: pitfalls in assessment of competency-based educational objectives.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Lyness JM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2011 April 86 (4):412-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing teamwork: a reliable five-question survey.

Lurie SJ, Schultz SH, Lamanna G

Family medicine.. 2011 43 (10):731-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship between clinical assessment and examination scores in determining clerkship grade.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ

Medical education.. 2010 February 44 (2):177-83. Epub 01/05/2010.

Standardizing and personalizing science in medical education.

Lambert DR, Lurie SJ, Lyness JM, Ward DS

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2010 February 85 (2):356-62. Epub 1900 01 01.

Development of an Audit Method to Assess the Prevalence of the ACGME's General Competencies in an Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum

Mooney CJ, Lurie SJ, Lyness JM, Lambert DR, Guzick DS.

Teach Learn Med. 2010; .

Association between hand-off patients and subject exam performance in medicine clerkship students.

Lang VJ, Mooney CJ, O'Connor AB, Bordley DR, Lurie SJ

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2009 September 24 (9):1018-22. Epub 07/05/2009.

Measurement of the general competencies of the accreditation council for graduate medical education: a systematic review.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Lyness JM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2009 March 84 (3):301-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effect of nonteaching services on the distribution of inpatient cases for internal medicine residents.

O'Connor AB, Lang VJ, Lurie SJ, Lambert DR, Rudmann A, Robbins B, Bordley DR

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2009 February 84 (2):220-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patterns of Communication during the Preanesthesia Visit

Zollo RA, Lurie SJ, Epstein RM, Ward, DS.

Anesthesiology. 2009; .

Lurie SJ, Fogg TT, Dozier AM.

Social Network Analysis as a Method of

Further challenges in measuring communication skills: accounting for actor effects in standardised patient assessments.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum SC, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2008 July 42 (7):662-8. Epub 05/23/2008.

Changes in self-perceived abilities among male and female medical students after the first year of clinical training.

Lurie SJ, Meldrum S, Nofziger AC, Sillin LF, Mooney CJ, Epstein RM

Medical teacher.. 2007 November 29 (9):921-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship between peer assessment during medical school, dean's letter rankings, and ratings by internship directors.

Lurie SJ, Lambert DR, Nofziger AC, Epstein RM, Grady-Weliky TA

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2007 January 22 (1):13-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship between Dean's Letter Rankings and Later Evaluations by Residency Program Directors

Lurie,SJ; Lambert,D; Grady-Weliky,TA; Epstein,RM;.

Teaching & Learning in Medicine. 2007; 19(3): 251-256.

Reveries of a solitary walker: [excerpt] by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (Medicine and the Arts. )

Lurie SJ.

Academic Medicine. 2007; 82(4): 428-429.

Seasonal affective disorder.

Lurie SJ, Gawinski B, Pierce D, Rousseau SJ

American family physician.. 2006 November 174 (9):1521-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effects of rater selection on peer assessment among medical students.

Lurie SJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum S, Mooney C, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2006 November 40 (11):1088-97. Epub 1900 01 01.

Temporal and group-related trends in peer assessment amongst medical students.

Lurie SJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum S, Mooney C, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2006 September 40 (9):840-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Futility as applied to the biopsychosocial model.

Lurie,S. J.;.

Fam Systems Health. 2005; 23(4): 432-435.

Raising the passing grade for studies of medical education.

Lurie SJ

JAMA.. 2003 September 3290 (9):1210-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Jama 2001 medical education issue: a call for papers.

Lurie SJ

JAMA.. 2001 285 (4):465-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

A piece of my mind. Holding the bag.

Lurie SJ

JAMA.. 2000 April 26283 (16):2073-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

A piece of my mind. Master class.

Lurie S

JAMA.. 1999 July 7282 (1):9-10. Epub 1900 01 01.

A parametric model of utility for two-person distributions

Lurie,S. J.;.

Psychol Rev. 1987; 94(42): 60-72.

Development and Validation of the Child Improvement Locus of Control (CILC) Scales

DeVellis,R. F.; DeVellis,B. M.; Revicki,D. A.; Lurie,S. J.; Runyan,D. K.;.

Journal of Clinical Psychology. 1985; 3: 307-324.

Books

AMA Manual of Style (2007)

Authors: Iverson C, Christiansen S, Flanagin A, Fontanarosa PB, Glass RM, Lurie SJ, Meyer HS, Winker MA, Young RK

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York 2007

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