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photo Julie W. Childers, MD, FAAHPM, FASAM

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

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Email: childersjw2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834
Contact
Office: UPMC Montefiore- 933 West
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4834
Fax: 412-692-4315
E-mail: childersjw2@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BA, Oberlin College, 1991
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2005
MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
Training
Internal Medicine Internship, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, 2006
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, 2008
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
Medical Education Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
Research Interest
Dr. Childers’ research interests are in teaching communication, including discussions about prescribing high-risk medications such as opioids, medical ethics, and managing addiction in patients with serious illness.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Childers has two clinical foci: Addiction Medicine and Palliative Medicine. She attends on both the inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service and the Palliative Medicine Consult Service at Presbyterian Hospital. She also practices outpatient Addiction Medicine and Palliative Medicine at the Internal Medicine Recovery Engagement Program, located at Mercy.
Educational Interest
Dr. Childers teaches at the medical student, resident, fellow, and faculty level and has developed and directed courses in end of life communication, motivational interviewing, and communicating about opioid prescribing. She is a Distinguished Faculty member for VitalTalk and trains new communication teachers locally and nationally. Dr. Childers developed the Addiction Medicine Fellowship within DGIM, which received ACGME accreditation in 2019, and serves as its program director. In 2021, Dr. Childers was elected to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Childers, J. W., Back, A. L., Tulsky, J. A., Arnold, R. M. REMAP: a framework for goals of care conversations. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2017; 13(10): e844-50.
Sager, Z., Childers, J. Navigating Challenging Conversations About Nonmedical Opioid Use in the Context of Oncology. Oncologist. 2019; 24(10): 1299-1304.
Childers, J. W., Arnold, R. M. “She's Not Ready to Give Up Yet!”: When a Family Member Overrides the Patient's Medical Decisions. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021; 62(3): 657-61.
Chua, I. S., Fratt, E., Ho, J. J., Roldan, C. S., Gundersen, D. A., Childers, J. Primary addiction medicine skills for hospice and palliative medicine physicians: A Modified Delphi Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021; 62(4): 720-9.
Notable Achievements
AAHPM Young Investigator Award, 2011
Emerging Leader in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2019
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, 2004
Hastings Cuniff-Dixon Mid-Career Physician Award, The Hastings Center, 2020

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