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
Areas of Interest: Using Relationship-Centered, Culturally Competent Communication and Health Literacy Skills to Help Eliminate Health Disparities and Improve Patient Outcomes
Education
| 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
| 1980 | National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants
Recertified 1986, 1992, 1999, 2005, 2011 |
Academic Career
| 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
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 |