Gail Marion, PA-C, PhD

Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine

“My “leisure time” involves caring for the land and trails on the wooded river bluff where I live, running, and being in Chicago with my grandchildren.”

Interests

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Areas of Interest: Using Relationship-Centered, Culturally Competent Communication and Health Literacy Skills to Help Eliminate Health Disparities and Improve Patient Outcomes

Education 

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1973	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC B.A. Degree, Psychology
1980	Physician Assistant Program Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
1997	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Ph.D. Degree, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Dissertation Title: Healing Practice Advisor: Dr. David Purpel

 Certifications

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1980	National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants Recertified 1986, 1992, 1999, 2005, 2011

 

Academic Career

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1980 - 1987	Instructor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
1987 – 1999	Assistant Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
1999 – 2009	Associate Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2009– present	Affiliated Associate Professor The Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2009 – present	Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

 

Current Projects

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Implementing a Culturally Sensitive Health Literacy Curriculum
Source :	Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Funding:	$1,313,095
Funding Period :	2010 – 2015
Role :	Principal Investigator

 

 

Education for Mindful Practice and Attitudes Towards Healing
Source :	Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
Funding:	$200,000
Funding Period :	2010 – 2013
Role :	Co-Principal Investigator

 

 

Equipment for a Family Medicine and Underserved Community Clinic PCMH Model
Source :	Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Funding:	$300,000
Funding Period :	2010 – 2011
Role :	Principal Investigator