Amy V. Blue, Ph.D.

Office address: College of Medicine Dean’s Office, 96 Jonathan Lucas St., Suite 601, PO Box 250671, Charleston, SC 29425 Telephone/Fax: (843) 572-3409 / (843) 792-4262 (Fax) Email address: blueav@musc.edu Departmental and administrative position(s): Associate Dean for Curriculum and Evaluation; Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Education / Training:

BA: University of San Diego, CA – Anthropology 1984
MD/PhD: Case Western Reserve University, PhD Anthropology 1991
Fellowship: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, 1991-1993 NIMH

Courses Taught:

Doctoring Curriculum I and II

Positions in academic / professional groups:

Chair, Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA)
Editorial Board Member, Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Selected honors / awards:

2005 MUSC American Medical Student Association Special Appreciation Award
2003 MUSC American Medical Student Association Special Appreciation Award
2003 Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society as Faculty Member

Research / academic / clinical interests:

Medical Education
Professionalism
Cultural Competency
Curriculum Development
Program Evaluation
Physician-Patient communication

Selected or recent publications:

Chessman AW, Blue AV, Gilbert GE, Carey M, Mainous III AG. Assessing Students’ Communication and Interpersonal Skills Across Evaluation Settings. Family Medicine. 2003;35(9):643-648.

Thiedke C, Blue AV, Chessman AW, Keller AH, Mallin R. Student Observations and Ratings of Preceptors’ Interactions with Patients: The Hidden Curriculum. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2004;16:312-316.

Blue AV, Chessman AW, Geesey ME, Garr DR, Kern DH, White AW. Medical Students’ Perceptions of Rural Practice Following a Rural Clerkship. Family Medicine. 2004;36(5):336-340.

Taylor ML, Blue AV, Mainous III AG, Geesey ME, Basco WT. The Relationship Between the National Board of Medical Examiners Prototype of Step 2 Clincial Skills Exam and Residency Performance. Academic Medicine. 2005;80(5):496-501.

Blue AV, Basco WT, Geesey, ME, Thiedke CC, Sheridan, MEB, Elam CL. How Does Pre-Admission Community Service Compare with Community Service During Medical School? Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2005;17(4):316-321.

Blue AV, Chessman AW, Thiedke, CC, Kern D. Cultural Competency Interviewing Case Using the ETHNIC Mnemonic. MedEdPORTAL; 2005. Available from: http://www.aamc.org/mededportal, ID = 9814.