Valerie J. Lang, M.D., M.H.P.E.

(Pronouns: she/her/hers)

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 275-4912

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box MED/HMD
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Medicine , Hospital Medicine (SMD)
Associate Chair, Medical Education, Research Scholarship - Department of Medicine (SMD)
Professor of Clinical Nursing - Department of SON Adjuncts (SON) - Joint

Patient Care Setting

Hospital Medicine

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Lang has been an internal medicine hospitalist at the University of Rochester since 2000. She is the Senior Associate Division Chief for Hospital Medicine and Director of the Hospital Medicine Faculty Development program. She is the inaugural Director of Meliora in Medicine, a 2-year course and 4-year thread throughout the medical school curriculum. She directed the Medicine Clerkship for 13 years and is a past president of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine. Dr. Lang co-led the development of the Aquifer Internal Medicine and Aquifer High Value Care national on-line virtual patient courses and currently serves as Academic Director of Assessment of Clinical Decision Making at Aquifer. Her research interests focus on medical education, including the teaching and assessment of clinical reasoning, virtual patients, and faculty development.

Credentials

Education

1997
MD | Suny Health Science Center At Syracuse

2010
MED | University of Illinois at Chicago

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1998 - 06/30/2000
Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1997 - 06/30/1998
Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

Awards

2021
Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
Sponsor: Association of American Medical Colleges

2019
Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD Service Award
Sponsor: Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine

2019
Faculty Academic Mentoring Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

2015
Harry L. Segal Prize for Excellence in Third Year Teaching
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine
Location: Rochester, NY

2009
Louis N. Pangaro Educational Program Development Award; Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine

2009
Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine

2005
Fellow, American College of Physicians

2004 - 2006
Jules Cohen Dean's Teaching Fellowship

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Publications

Journal Articles

8/12/2023
Lang VJ, Readlynn J. "'Key findings', 'key features' and 'key clinical decisions' in clinical reasoning assessment." Medical teacher.. 2023 Aug 12; :1. Epub 2023 Aug 12.

11/1/2022
Mooney CJ, Blatt A, Pascoe J, Lang V, Kelly M, Braun M, Burch J, Stone RT. "Predictors of Narrative Evaluation Quality in Undergraduate Medical Education Clerkships." Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2022 Nov 1; 97(11S):S168. Epub 2022 Oct 18.

Books & Chapters

2015
Chapter Title: Assessment of Clinical Reasoning
Book Title: Teaching Clinical Reasoning
Author List: Lang V, Schuwirth L, Durning SJ, Rencic JJ
Edited By: Trowbridge RL, Rencic JJ, and Durning SJ
Published By: American College of Physicians 2015

2011
Chapter Title: Approach to the Altered Mental State
Book Title: Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students
Author List: Lang VJ.
Published By: American College of Physicians 2011

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