BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 

Name:                         Phillips, Debra M.

 

Rank & Title: Professor of Family and Community Medicine

                                    Associate Director Quincy Family Practice Residency Program

                                    Medical Director East Adams County Rural Health Clinic

                                    Director of Rural Health, Quincy Family Practice Residency

                                    Director, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Rural

Education and Research Center

 

Education:

 

Institution and Location

 

 

Degree

 

Year

Conferred

 

Field of

Study

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

BS

1976

General Science

University of Iowa College of Medicine

MD

1980

Medical

SIU School of Medicine/Carbondale

FP Residency, Carbondale, IL

Residency

1983

Family Practice

 

Academic/Administrative Appointments:

 

            SIU School of Medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine:

            Professor, Quincy Family Practice Residency Program, 1999-Present

            Associate Professor, Quincy Family Practice Residency Program, 1994-1999

            Assistant Professor, Quincy Family Practice Residency Program, 1984-1994

            Instructor, Quincy Family Practice Residency Program

 

Publications:

 

Longlett SK, Phillips DM, Wesley RM.  Prevalence of Community-oriented primary care knowledge, training and practice. Fam Med 2002;34(3):183-9.

 

Phillips, DM, Wesley RM, Kruse JE, Gail D. Health Status, Staffing, and Medicaid Reimbursement in Nursing Homes: 1985 to 1995. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2000;48:253-257.

 

Longlett SK, Phillips DM, Wesley RM. COPC Competencies in Family Medicine Curricula and Practice. Rural Research Report 2000;11(9);1-8.

 

            Phillips DM, Wesley R, Gail D. Comparison of OBRA surveys of long term Care facilities in two states. Annals of Long Term Care, July 1999.

 

            Phillips DM, Longlett SK, Mulrine CF, Kruse JE, Kewney R. School problems and the family physician. American Family Physician, May 1999.

 

            Nesselroad JM, Flacco VA, Phillips DM, Kruse J. Accuracy of automated finger blood pressure devices. Family Medicine 1995; 28(3):189-192.

 

            Phillips DM, Kruse J. Economic viability of a model rural family practice. Family Medicine 1995; 27(3):194-199.

 

            Kruse J, Phillips DM. Medicare’s minimal wage.  Family Practice Management 1994; 1:61-63.

 

            Kruse J, Phillips DM, E’Elia G. Strategies for successful rural practice. Family Practice Management 1994; 1:66-74.

 

            Kruse J, Phillips DM, Wesley R.  Withdrawal from maternity care: a comparison of family physicians in Ontario, Canada and the United States. J Fam Pract 1990; 30:336-341.

 

            Kruse J, Phillips DM, Wesley R. A comparison of attitudes of obstetricians and family physicians toward obstetric practice, training and hospital privileges of family physicians.  Fam Med 1990; 22:219-225.

 

            Kruse J, Phillips DM, Wesley R. Factors influencing changes in obstetric care provided by family physicians: a national study. J. Fam Pract. 1989; 28:597-602.

 

            Kruse J, Phillips DM.  Factors influencing women’s decision to undergo mammography.  Obstet Gynecol 1987; 70:744-748.

 

Other Qualifications:

·        Board Certified in Family Practice

·        Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics

·        Certified Medical Director/Long Term and Sub-Acute Care Facilities   American Medical Directors Association

 

Professional Service and Recognition:

·        Research and Education Representative National Rural Health Association Policy Board

·        Award Recipient, Illinois Rural Health Practitioner of the Year

·        Tribute, Congressional House of Representatives 1996

·        Primary Author and Director, Rural Family Medicine Web Page, Official Site, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Rural Interest Group (http://www.ruralfamilymedicine.org)

·        Award Recipient, National Rural Health Association’s Distinguished Rural Health Educator of the Year