Deb Clements, MD

Professor and KUFM Residency Program Director

Dr. Clements is the Residency Director for the Family Medicine Residency Program and a Professor of Family Medicine at KU. Prior to her position at KU, she was the Assistant Director of Medical Education for the American Academy of Family Physicians while maintaining a clinical practice in family medicine. Additionally, she served as a core faculty member of the AAFP Chief Resident Leadership Development Program. She has published numerous articles in medical education research and has contributed to several family medicine textbooks and lectures internationally on a variety of clinical topics. In addition to her activities with the AAFP, Dr. Clements completed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary's Primary Health Care Policy Fellowship with an emphasis on the effects of bioterrorism on mental health. She has served as a liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and the Robert Wood Johnson America's Health Together initiative developed to help clinicians understand the psychiatric needs of their patients in today's environment.

Dr. Clements completed her family medicine residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, where she also received her medical degree. She is board certified in family medicine and was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians in 2002. As a resident, she served as a delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates and was the Resident Member of the AAFP Board of Directors. She is currently co-chair of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians Education Committee and serves as a member of the KAFP Board of Directors. Dr. Clements is extensively involved in physician leadership development and frequently conducts workshops and presentations, both in the US and internationally, for medical schools and professional medical organizations across the country.

• Strolling Through the Match: A Guide to Residency Selection, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, January 2005.
• Getting Involved in Your Academy, KUMC Family Medicine Interest Group, Kansas City, KS, Jan 2005.
• Resident and Medical Student Leadership Forum, American Academy of Family Physicians, San Antonio, TX, Jan 2005.
• Effective Networking, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Predoctoral Education Meeting, Albuquerque NM, Feb 2005.
• Top 10 Ways to Get the Best Residency, Keynote Speaker, American Medical Association, Regional Student Symposium, University of Nebraska Medical Center, March 2005.
• Care of Hospitalized Children, AAFP Board Review Course, Seattle WA, Feb 2005.
• Impact of Direct to Consumer Advertising on Physician Prescribing, Fox 4 News, Kansas City, KS, April 2005.
• Hemachromatosis, AAFP Video CME series, Kansas City, MO, May 2005.
• Running Effective Meetings, KUMC Sunflower Fellowship Program, Kansas City, KS, September 2005.
• Professionalism: Medicine's Contract with Society, KUMC Masters in Healthcare Administration Program, Kansas City, KS, September 2005.
• Strategic Planning for Organizational Effectiveness, University of Missouri Kansas City Masters in Healthcare Administration, Kansas City, MO, Oct 2005.

• Rakel, RE, ed. Family Medicine, 7th ed, Chapter 44: Dermatology, Clements, DS, Hurwitz, D, Kaplan, DL. Saunders. (In Press).