Randall Clinch, DO, MS

Associate Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine

“My greatest pleasure is spending time with my family. I also enjoy basketball, tennis, jazz music and medical informatics.”

Interests

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Family Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Prenatal Care and Obstetrics

Education 

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1981 – 1985	The College of New Jersey B.S. Degree, Biology Summa Cum Laude
1985 – 1989	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine D.O. Degree
2001 – 2004	Wake Forest School of Medicine & Graduate School of Arts and Sciences M.S. Degree, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research

Postdoctoral Training

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1989 – 1991	Resident, Family Practice Somerset Medical Center Somerville, NJ
1991 – 1992	Chief Resident, Family Practice Somerset Medical Center Somerville, NJ

Certifications

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1992	Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice

Academic Career

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1992 – 1995	Staff, Family Physician Walson US Air Force Hospital Fort Dix, NJ
1995 – 1997	Teaching Faculty, Family Practice Residency Program Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center Andrews Air Force Base, MD
1997 – 2000	Staff Family Physician, University Health Center Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
1997 – 2000	Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
1997 – 1998	Associate Clinic Director, University Health Center Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
1998 – 1999	Associate Director, Family Practice Clerkship Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
1999 – 2000	Director, Division of Predoctoral Programs Department of Family Medicine Uniformed Services University (USU) Bethesda, MD
2000 – 2002	Associate Director of Clinical Operations  Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2000 – 2006	Assistant Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2003 – 2011	Director, Community Practice Experience Course Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2006 – present	Associate Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2008 – present	Director, Medical Student Education Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2011 – present	Associate Dean for Academic Accreditation Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

Recent Projects

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Nonstandard Maternal Work Schedules & Child Health in Impoverished Families The major goal of this project is to understand the threat of nonstandard maternal work schedules to poor children's physical and emotional well-being.
Source :	NIH/NICHD
Funding Period :	4/01/2010 - 3/31/2015
Role :	Co-Investigator

Implementing a Culturally Sensitive Health Literacy Curriculum  The major goal of this project is to improve medical students' abilities to care for diverse and underserved patients with chronic diseases by focusing on effective use of health literacy skills.
Source :	DHHS/HRSA
Funding Period :	9/01/2010 - 6/30/2015
Role :	Co-Investigator

Weaving Work & Family: Implications for Mother and Child The goals of this project are to document the strategies mothers use to balance work and family, and determine which strategies for combining work and family are associated with maternal and child health.
Source :	NIH/NICHD
Funding Period :	5/01/2007 - 4/30/2009
Role :	Co-Investigator

  

 Selected Publications

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Clinch CR, Stephens MB. Case description of ascariasis. Arch Fam Med. 2000 Nov-Dec; 9(10):1193-4. PMID: 11115229.

Clinch CR.  Evaluation of acute headaches in adults.  Am Fam Physician, 2001 Feb 15; 63(4):685-92. PMID: 11237083.

Loomis GA, Connelly KP, Clinch CR, Djuric DA. Attitudes and practices of military family physicians regarding obesity. Mil Med. 2001 Feb; 166(2):121-5. PMID: 11272708.

Kirk JK, Huber KR, Clinch CR. Attainment of goals from national guidelines among persons with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study in an academic family medicine setting. NC Med J. 2005 Nov-Dec; 66(6):415-19. PMID: 16438097.

Clinch CR, Kesler E. What are effective medical treatments for adults with acute migraine? Journ Fam Pract. 2006 June; 55(6):530-32.

Cegala DJ, Street RL, Clinch CR. The impact of patient participation on physicians' information provision during a primary care medical interview. Health Commun. 2007; 21(2):177-85. PMID: 17523863.

Ellis SD, Bertoni AG, Bonds DE, Lischke M, Balasubramanyam A, Chen H, Clinch CR, Goff DC. Value of recruitment strategies used in a primary care practice-based trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2007 May; 28(3):258-67. Epub 2006 Sep 1. PMID: 17030154.

Placek E, Clinch CR. Should children be screened for diabetes?  Evidence-Based Practice 2007; 10(5):6.

Hirata T, Clinch CR. When should patients with Kawasaki disease be screened for coronary artery aneurysms?  Evidence-Based Practice 2007; 10(6):3.

Hyden J, Thornton H, Clinch CR. How should physicians indicate increased risk on sports physical forms? Evidence-Based Practice 2007; 10(11):5-6.

Silvis ML, Clinch CR, Tillett JS, Spogen D. What is the best way to evaluate an acute traumatic knee injury? J Fam Pract. 2008 Feb 1; 57(2):116-18. PMID: 18248732.

Bonds DE, Hogan PE, Bertoni AG, Chen H, Clinch CR, Hiott AE, Rosenberger EL, Goff DC. A multifaceted intervention to improve blood pressure control: The Guideline Adherence for Heart Health (GLAD) study. Am Heart J. 2009 Feb; 157(2):278-84. Epub 2008 Nov 20. PMID: 19185634.

Bertoni AG, Bonds DE, Chen H, Hogan P, Crago L, Rosenberger E, Barham AH, Clinch CR, Goff DC Jr. Impact of a multifaceted intervention on cholesterol management in primary care practices: guideline adherence for heart health randomized trial. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Apr 13; 169(7):678-86. PMID: 19364997.

Clinch CR, Grzywacz JG, Tucker J, Walls JK, Arcury TA. (2009). Characteristics of mother-provider interactions surrounding postpartum return to work. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Sep-Oct; 22(5):498-506. PMID: 19734395.

Grzywacz JG, Tucker J, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Individual and job-related variation in infant feeding practices among working mothers. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Mar-Apr; 34(2):186-96. PMID: 19814598.

Tucker JN, Grzywacz JG, Leng I, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Return to Work, Economic Hardship, and Women's Postpartum Health. Women Health. 2010; 50(7):618-38. PMID: 21104566.

Clinch CR, Kahill A, Klatt LA, Stewart D. Clinical inquiries. What is the best approach to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the elderly?. J Fam Pract. 2010; 59(5):295-7. PMID: 20544052.

Darcy JM, Grzywacz JG, Stephens RL, Leng I, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Maternal Depressive Symptomatology: 16-Month Follow-up of Infant and Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life.  J Am Board Fam Med. 2011; 24(3):249-257. PMID: 21551396.

Shokar N, Bergus G, Bazemore A, Clinch CR, Coco A, Jones B, Mainous AG, Seehusen D, Singh V. Calling All Scholars To The Council Of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA). Ann Fam Med. 2011; 9(4):372–373. PMID: 21747110.

Carlson DS, Grzywacz JG, Ferguson M, Hunter EM, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Health and turnover of working mothers after childbirth via the work-family interface: an analysis across time. J Appl Psychol. 2011; 96(5):1045–1054. PMID: 21604833.