Eve A. Kerr

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Eve A. Kerr
Academic background
EducationBA, 1985, Washington University in St. Louis
MPH, University of California, Los Angeles
MD, 1989, University of California, San Francisco
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Eve Askanas Kerr is an American physician-researcher. Kerr is a Full Professor of internal medicine and the inaugural Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Well-being at the University of Michigan.

Early life and education[edit]

Kerr completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, her Master's degree in Epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).[1] She also completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at UCLA.[2]

Career[edit]

Kerr joined the faculty of the University of Michigan's Department of Internal Medicine and the Ann Arbor VA Center for Clinical Management Research in 1996.[3] In this role, she was the lead author on a study titled "Primary care physicians' satisfaction with quality of care in California capitated medical groups."[4] She also helped lead two major studies that compared the quality of care given by VA against community care, largely focusing on organizational changes and performance profiling.[5][6] In 2009, Kerr was elected a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.[3]

In 2015, Kerr was the lead author of the landmark study "Stress testing before low-risk surgery: so many recommendations, so little overuse," which documented large deficits in United States quality of care.[7] The following year, she earned the 2016 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research.[8] Kerr was also elected to the National Academy of Medicine for "developing innovative, clinically meaningful methods to assess and improve quality of care, evaluating the influence of care processes on quality, and understanding the challenges of providing care to patients with multiple chronic conditions."[9]

At the University of Michigan, Kerr was appointed the inaugural Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Well-being in 2019.[10] She was also recognized by the American College of Physicians for her impact on the practice of internal medicine.[11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kerr was the recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research as a "senior member whose innovative research has changed the way in which research is conducted, patients are cared for, or students are educated."[12]

Personal life[edit]

Kerr is married and has two daughters.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eve Kerr, M.D., M.P.H." ihpi.umich.edu. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH". acru.med.umich.edu. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH". the-asci.org. American Society for Clinical Investigation. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Kerr, Eve A. (July 1997). "Primary care physicians' satisfaction with quality of care in California capitated medical groups". JAMA. 278 (4): 308–312. doi:10.1001/jama.1997.03550040064039. PMID 9228437. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Kerr, Eve A. (August 17, 2004). "Diabetes care quality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System and commercial managed care: the TRIAD study". Annals of Internal Medicine. 141 (4): 272–281. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-4-200408170-00007. PMID 15313743. S2CID 21756356. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Asch, S. M.; McGlynn, E. A.; Hogan, M. M.; Hayward, R. A.; Shekelle, P.; Rubenstein, L.; Keesey, J.; Adams, J.; Kerr, E. A. (December 21, 2004). "Comparison of quality of care for patients in the Veterans Health Administration and patients in a national sample". Annals of Internal Medicine. 141 (12): 938–45. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-12-200412210-00010. PMID 15611491. S2CID 35973709. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Kerr, Eve A.; Chen, Jersey; Sussman, Jeremy B.; Klamerus, Mandi L.; Nallamothu, Brahmajee K. (April 2015). "Stress testing before low-risk surgery: so many recommendations, so little overuse". JAMA Internal Medicine. 175 (4): 645–647. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7877. PMC 4782183. PMID 25664617.
  8. ^ "Health Services Research & Development". hsrd.research.va.gov. 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dr. Eve Kerr Elected to National Academy of Medicine". hsrd.research.va.gov. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Kerr appointed inaugural internal medicine vice-chair of diversity, equity, and well-being". ihpi.umich.edu. August 8, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Kerr and Saint elected to American College of Physicians Mastership". ihpi.umich.edu. November 8, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "HSR&D Investigator Eve Kerr, MD, MPH to Receive John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research". hsrd.research.va.gov. February 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

External links[edit]

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