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Alice K Pomidor M.D., M.P.H.
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Associate Professor
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alice.pomidor@med.fsu.edu
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850-644-0352
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Associate Professor, Department of Geriatrics |
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Job Description
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Develop, teach and integrate geriatrics with emphasis on the first- and third-year experiences.
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Biosketch
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Dr. Pomidor is a family practice geriatrician who has been actively involved for over 20 years in clinical teaching of medical students at all levels, residents training in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Surgery and OB/GYN, and as Geriatrics Fellowship Director at MetroHealth Medical Center. Dr. Pomidor previously served as Director of Geriatrics at Akron General Medical Center and Associate Clinical Professor of both Family Medicine and Internal Medicine at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Her community activities include serving on the Board of the Alzheimer's Project and on the Advisory Council of the Tallahassee Senior Center. She teaches frequently on a variety of topics in geriatrics, and has a special interest in functional testing as related to driving skills of older adults. She is on the Florida training team for the American Medical Association's program based on the Physician’s Guide on Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers. She is actively involved in geriatrics training as Associate Director for the Live Oak Geriatrics Education Center, reaching out to southeast Alabama, south Georgia, and northwest Florida health care professionals. |
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Northwestern University Honors Program in Medical Education, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago,IL
West Side Family Practice Residency, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH
MetroHealth Medical Center, Geriatrics Fellowship, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship in Academic Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH
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Service
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Florida Geriatrics Society, Secretary-Treasurer, 2007-08
Review Committee for Physician’s Guide on Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers, Older Drivers Project, American Medical Association. STFM representative 2002
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Honors/Awards
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Outstanding Public Education Committee Member Award, American Geriatrics Society, 2006-07.
Clinician of the Year Award, Ohio Geriatrics Society, 2000.
Commendation, Ohio State House of Representatives, 123rd General Assembly, for service to the community, 2001.
Top 50 Hospitals ranking in US News & World Report, 2002 and 2003, Akron General Medical Center, Section Chief, Geriatrics.
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Memberships
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American Academy of Family Physicians
American Geriatrics Society
Gerontological Society of America
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Florida Academy of Family Physicians
Florida Geriatrics Society
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Research Focus
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Driving
Geriatric Education
Health Care Services Delivery
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Publications
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Pomidor AK, Schwartzberg J. Driving in the older adult. In: Arenson C, Brummel-Smith K, Busby-Whitehead J et al, editors. Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 6th edition. Cambridge University Press, Americas, 2007.(in press)
Pomidor WJ, Pomidor AK. Essay: “With great power…” The relevance of science fiction to the practice and progress of medicine. Lancet 2006; 368 Suppl 1:S13-S14.
Kobylarz FA, Pomidor AK, Heath JM. SPEAK: a mnemonic tool for addressing health literacy concerns in geriatric clinical encounters. Geriatrics 2006;61:20-6.
Physician’s Guide on Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers, Older Drivers Project, American Medical Association, 2003.
Pomidor A. Ch. 48: Lower Respiratory Infections. In: Ham, R.J., Sloane, P.D., editors. Primary Care Geriatrics. 4th edition. Chicago: Mosby Year Book, Inc., 2001:615-630.
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