Sherilyn Smith MD

Sherilyn Smith MD
Associate Professor
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Phone: (206) 987-2073

Dr. Smith is an active member of the clinical infectious disease service, consult service and general pediatric service. She is co-director of the Infectious Disease clinic. Her research interests within infectious disease arise from clinical problems seen in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. As associate pediatric clerkship director and head of the Big Sky College at the University of Washington Medical School, her primary academic focus is medical student education. Dr. Smith is on the editorial board for CLIPP (Computerized Learning in Pediatrics Project), a national computerized curriculum of pediatric cases for medical students.

Undergraduate
Duke University, A.B., Spanish, 1984

Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine, 1989

Residency
University of California, San Diego, 1990-92

University of California, San Diego, Chief Residency, 1992-93

Fellowship
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center/University of Washington, 1994-97

Smith, S, Fryer-Edwards, K, Diekema, DS and KE Braddock. Finding Effective Strategies of Teaching Ethics: A Comparison Trial of Two interventions. Acad Med 2004, 79: 265-271.

Goldstein, E, MacLaren C, Smith, S, Mengert, T ,Maestas, R., Foy H, Wenrich, M and PG Ramsey. Promoting Fundamental Clinical Skills in Medical Education Using a Compentency-based Small College Approach. Acad Med 2005;80: 423-433.

Fall LH, Berman NB, Smith S, White CB, Woodhead JC and Olson AL. Computer-assisted Learning In Pediatrics Project (CLIPP): Multi-institutional Development and Utilization of a Computer-assisted Learning Program for the Core Pediatric Clerkship. Acad Med 2005; 80; 847-55.

Smith, S and FC Bennett. Abstracts from the 2005 COMSEP Meeting: Implementation of a Curriculum to Teach the Pediatric Physical Examination. Teach Learn Med 2006; 18: 77-81.

Fall L, Berman NB, Levine D, Maloney C, Siegel B, Smith S, Wilke V. Abstracts from the 2005 COMSEP Meeting Student Perceptions of the Learning Effectiveness of CLIPP (Computer-Assisted Learning in Pediatrics Project) Cases During the Pediatric Clerkship. Teach Learn Med 2006; 18: 77-81.

Whipple, ME, Barlow, DB, Smith, S and Goldstein, EA. Early Introduction of Clinical Skills Improves Medical Student Comfort at the Start of Third year Clerkships. Acad Med 2006;81(10 Suppl):S40-43.

Smith, S, Hanson, J, Tewksbury, L, Talib, N, Harris, M, Christy, C, Beck, G, Wolf, F. Teaching Patient Communication Skills to Medical Students A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Eval Health Profes (in press).

Smith. S (2003). Mandy: A 16-year-old with Abdominal Pain. In CLIPP: Computer –assisted Learning in Pediatrics Project eds. Fall and Berman (HSRA 1-D16-HP-00059-01). http:// www.clippcases.org

Doherty, D and Smith, S. (2004). Anton: A 1-year-old who isn’t walking. In CLIPP: Computer –assisted Learning in Pediatrics Project eds. Fall and Berman (HSRA 1-D16-HP-00059-01). http://www.clippcases.org