UConn AgingNet Faculty
Gail Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H.
Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Leadership Positions
Associate Director for Education & Program Director,
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Center on Aging, UConn Health
Center
Clinical Affiliations
UConn Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital
Education
Radcliffe College, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) – B.A.
cum laude Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT)
– M.D., M.P.H.
Residency
Yale University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson
Clinical Scholar
Areas of Research Interest
Evaluation instruments for geriatrics educational
experiences
Faculty development in geriatrics
Faculty development in teaching skills
Curriculum for medical students, residents and practicing
physicians in geriatrics
Geriatrics content of certifying examinations
Care management instruments for promoting health and
function in the home
Awards
Best Doctors in America, 1999 - 2007
Best Doctors for Women, Connecticut Magazine, 2002
Top Doctors in the Greater Hartford Area, Hartford Magazine, 2004 – 2007
Selected Publications
Cherlin E, Morris, V, Morris J, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Sullivan GM, Bradley EH. Common myths about caring for patients with terminal illness: opportunities to improve care in the hospital setting. J Hosp Med 2007;2:357-365.
Thomas DC, Johnston BC, Dunn K, Sullivan GM, Brett B, Matzko M, Levine S. Continuing medical education, continuing professional development, and knowledge translation: improving care of older patients by practicing physicians. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006;54:1610-18.
American Geriatrics Society & Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs. Fellowship Position Paper. May, 2006, posted on line July 2006. Authors: Granieri E, Bernard M, Arenson C, Fabiny A, Ferrell B, Fields, S, Fox A, Murphy J, Levine S, Mehr D, Novielli K, Sullivan GM, Tangarorang G. http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/fellowship_pos_paper061606.pdf
Concato J, Well CK, Horwitz RI, Penson D, Fincke G, Berlowitz DR, Froelich G, Blake D, Vickers MA, Gehr GA, Rabeb NH, Sullivan GM, Peduzzi P. The effectiveness of screening for prostate cancer: a nested case-control study. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:38-43.
Sullivan GM, Guerrera MP. The AAMC-Hartford Geriatrics Curriculum Program: University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Acad Med 2004;79:S30-36.
Thomas DC, Leipzig RM, Smith LG, Dunn K, Sullivan GM, Callahan E. Improving geriatrics training during internal medicine residency programs: best practices and sustainable solutions. Ann Intern Med 2003:139:628-634.
Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. The training of geriatrics fellows in rehabilitation. Authors: Suchak N, Sullivan GM, Pompei P, Szwabo S. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:389-390.
Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. Guidelines for promotion of clinician educators in geriatric medicine. Authors: Sullivan GM, Brooks SL, Reuben DB, Eleazer GP, Thompson B. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:963-965.
Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. Areas of basic competency for the care of older patients for medical and osteopathic schools. Authors: Eleazer GP, McRae T, Knebl J, Reuben, D, Sullivan GM, Thompson B, Dupee. Acad Med 2000;75:252-255.
Sullivan GM. Aspiration pneumonia: causes and consequences. Rev Generaliste Gerontologie 2000;7:33-37.
Sullivan GM, Boling P, Ritchie C. Levine S. Curriculum recommendations for resident training in home care. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:910-912.
Walker L, Sullivan GM, Lindberg M, Cushman R, Gruman C. Geriatrics in generalist residency training: knowledge, attitudes, and education needs reported by recent graduates. Gerontol Geriatr Educ 1998;19:79-88.
Lindberg M, Sullivan GM. Effects of an inpatient geriatrics rotation on internal medicine residents' knowledge and attitudes: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med 1996;11:397-400.
Education Committee of the American Geriatric Society. Curriculum guidelines on the care of the elderly for internal medicine residency training programs. Authors: Reuben D, Sullivan GM, Robbins L et al. Am J Med 1997;103:260-262.
Counsell SR, Sullivan GM. Curriculum recommendations for resident training in nursing home care. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994;42:1200-1201.
Books and Educational Products
CD-ROM. Case-based Geriatrics Review, 2nd edition(Editor-in-Chief). American Geriatrics Society: New York, 2008.
The Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine, 4th, 5th, and 6th editions. American Geriatrics Society: New York, 1999, 2002, 2006. Associate question editor.
Brennan M, Bellantonio S, Chun A, Fernandez H, Soriano R, Sullivan G. Geri-party: A Game to Review the Recent Geriatrics Literature. POGOe, 2007. http://www.pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=19044
Sullivan G. Communicating with older persons. POGOe 2006. http://www.pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=18732
Sullivan G. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging. POGOe 2006. http://www/pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=18642
Sullivan G. Geriatrics Seminar, Human Development and Health. POGOe 2006. http://www/pogoe.org/px/index.cfm?pgContent=item&product_id=18703
CD-ROM. Case-based Geriatrics Review: 500 Questions and Critiques from the Geriatrics Review Syllabus(Editor). American Geriatrics Society: New York, 2002.
Sullivan GM. Generalist Faculty Development Program in Geriatric Medicine. John A Hartford Foundation/Stanford University, 1997. ISBN 1-891509-02-0
Sullivan GM, Lindberg, M, Prestwood K, Taxel P, King M. Ambulatory Care Case Conference Curriculum. Stanford University Education Resource Center, 1997. ISBN 1-891509-01-2
Sullivan GM, Hansdottir H, Lindberg M. Annotated Syllabus of Geriatric References. John A Hartford Foundation/Stanford University, 1997. ISBN 1-891509-00-4
Languages Spoken
French
Educational Contribution
Students (MD)
Fellows (MD)
Residents (MD)
CME
Contact Information
Gail M. Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H.
Phone: 860-679-8400 (clinical), 860-679-3956 (academic)
Fax: 860-679-1867 (clinical), 860-679-1307 (academic)
E-mail:
gsullivan@nso1.uchc.edu |
