John R. Freedy, M.D., Ph.D.

Office address: Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency 9228 Medical Plaza Dr., Charleston, SC 29406 Telephone/Fax: (843) 876-7047 / (843) 876-7111 (Fax) Email address: freedyjr@musc.edu Departmental and administrative position(s): Program Director, Trident/MUSC Transitional Year Residency Director, Behavioral Science Curriculum Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency Medical Director, Skilled Nursing Facility Trident Regional Medical Center

Education / Training:

College: BA with honors in Psychology, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1984
MA in Clinical Psychology, Kent State University, 1988
PhD in Clinical Psychology, Kent State University, 1990
MD: Medical University of South Carolina, 2002
Residency: Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency, 2002-2005
Fellowship: NIMH Traumatic Stress Research Fellowship, 1990-91
Fellowship: MUSC Trustees Leadership Academy, 2007-2008
Fellowship: National Institute for Program Director Development Fundamentals, Association of Family Practice Residency Directors, 2008-2009
MUSC Faculty Development Fellowship, 2005-06

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Evidence-Based Medicine (medical students)
Behavioral Science Curriculum, Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency (resident physicians)

Positions in academic / professional groups:

American Balint Society (board member)
American Academy of Family Physicians (member)
American Medical Association (member)
Best Doctors in America (2007-present)
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (associate editor)
MUSC Faculty Senator (2008-present)
North American Primary Care Research group (member; review committee member)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (member)
Trident Health Center, Charleston, SC, Institutional Review Board (chairperson)

Selected honors / awards:

Family Medicine Resident Scholarship Day 1st Place Research Award, 2004
Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency
Project title: Lifetime trauma exposure and mental health status among veteran administration primary care patients
First Place Essay for the Balint Society, 2004
Essay title: Reflections on vulnerability within the doctor-patient relationship

Research / academic / clinical interests:

Violence & traumatic stress
PTSD
Relationship between mental health & chronic illnesses
Behavioral science curriculum development
Balint group work.

Selected or recent publications:

Freedy, J. R., & Hobfoll, S.E. Traumatic stress: From theory to practice. New York: Plenum Press, 1995.
Freedy, J.R., Monnier, J. & Shaw, D.L. Putting a comprehensive violence curriculum on the fast track. Academic Medicine, 76, 348-50, 2001.
Freedy, J. R., Monnier, J., & Shaw, D.L. Trauma screening in students attending a medical university. Journal of American College Health, 50, 160-7, 2002.
Freedy, J.R. Reflections on vulnerability within the doctor-patient relationship. Journal of the Balint Society, 32, 41-44, 2004.
Freedy, J.R. Professional identity development and the psychotherapeutic function of a residency Balint Group. International Journal of the Balint Society, 34, 16-20, 2006.
Freedy, J.R., & Simpson, W.J. Disaster-related physical and mental health: A role for family physicians. American Family Physician, 75, 841-846, 2007.
Freedy, J.R. Teaching points-A 2-minute mini-lecture: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in primary care patients. The Teaching Physician (for those who teach students and residents in family medicine), 7(4), 1,3-4, October, 2008.
Freedy, J.R., Brock, C.D., Blue, A.B., & Detar, D.T. The art of professionalism: Being in role as the fundamental skill. Journal of the Balint Society, 37, 51-54, 2009.
Freedy, J.R. Improving the management of patients with mental illness. Letter to editor. American Family Physician, 80(11), 1205, 2009.
Freedy, J.R. Primary care management of adult depression and anxiety. Audiodigest Family Practice, 57(11), March 21, 2009.
Freedy, J.R. Primary care management of pediatric depression and anxiety. Audiodigest Family Practice, 57(11), March 21, 2009.
Freedy, J.R. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. In: Ebell, M., Ferenchick, G., Smith, M., Barry, H., Slawson, D., Shaughnessy, A., Forsch, R., Li, S., Wilkes, M., Usatine, R., eds. Essential Evidence. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ, 2009.
Freedy, J.R., Magruder, K.M., Mainous, A.G., Geesey, M.E., & Frueh, B.C. Gender differences traumatic event exposure among veteran administration primary care patients. Military Medicine. Manuscript accepted for publication. July, 2010.
Freedy, J.R., Magruder, K.M., Yeager, D.E., Zoller, J.S., Hueston, W.J., & Carek, P.J. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder screening test performance in civilian primary care. Family Practice 2010 July 9 [epub ahead of print].
Freedy, J.R., & Ryan, K. Screening and case finding: Screening tools, clinical clues, and presenting the diagnosis. For Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice (Substance abuse in Office-Based Practice). Manuscript accepted for publication. April, 2010.
Freedy, J.R., Magruder, K.M., Zoller, J.S., Hueston, W.J., Carek, P.J., & Brock, C.D. Traumatic events and mental health in civilian primary care: Implications for training and practice. Family Medicine, 42(3), 180-187, 2010.
Freedy, J.R., & Brock, C.D. Spotting-and treating-PTSD in primary care. The Journal of Family Practice, 59(2), 75-80, 2010.