Sonia J. Crandall, PhD, MS
Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Director, Women’s Health Center of Excellence Leadership and Mentoring Program
“I like to read and travel, but my favorite activity is ballroom dancing.”
Interests
Patient-Physician Relationships and Communication, Medical Student Professional Development, How Physicians Change and Learn
Education
| 1974 |
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
B.S. Degree, Zoologoy
Minors in Chemistry, Psychology, Dance
Member Beta Beta Beta (Biology), Psi Chi (Psychology) |
1974
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Michael Reece Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Diploma, Medical Technology |
| 1980 |
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
M.Ed. Degree, Vocational and Technical Education
Supporting Areas: Health Occupations, Teacher Education
Member Phi Delta Kappa (Education), Phi Kappa Phi (Honor) |
| 1989 |
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
Ph.D. Degree, Adult and Community Education
Supporting Area: Continuing Professional Education
Dissertation: A Case Study of Physician Performance in Relation to Participation in a Continuing Medical Education Program |
| 2003 |
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
M.S. Degree, Epidemiology
Thesis: Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Indigent Patients: A Longitudinal Comparison of Problem-Based and Traditional Curriculum Student |
Academic Career
| 1989 – 1994 |
Director, Faculty Development and Education Resources
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Education
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Department of Family Medicine
Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1994 – 1998 |
Director, Faculty Development
Assistant Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
1998 – 2005
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Director, Faculty Development
Associate Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2005 – present |
Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
Current Projects
| PAs Impacting Care in the Appalachian Region of North Carolina |
| Source : |
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration, Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care (D57HP03190) |
| Funding Period : |
2011-2016 |
| Role : |
Co-Author, Co-Principal Investigator and Director for Program Evaluation |
| Education for Mindful Practice and Attitudes Toward Healing (EMPATH) in Geriatric Care |
| Source : |
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Caring Attitudes Program |
| Funding Period : |
2011-2013 |
| Role : |
Co-Author, Co-Investigator and Program Evaluator |
| Implementing a Culturally Sensitive Health Literacy Curriculum |
| Source : |
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Medical Student Education (D57HP20779) |
| Funding Period : |
2010-2015 |
| Role : |
Co-Author, Co-Principal Investigator and Director for Program Evaluation |
| Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Management Lifestyle Intervention (NEW Lifestyle) |
| Source : |
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Cancer Education Grant (IR25CA117887-01A2) |
| Funding Period : |
2007-2012 |
| Role : |
Contributing Author, Co-Investigator |
Selected Publications
Crandall SJ, Marion GS. Commentary: Identifying attitudes towards empathy: an essential feature of professionalism. Acad Med 2009; 84(9):1174-6.
Blue AV, Crandall S, Nowacek G, Luecht R, Chauvin S, Swick H. Assessment of matriculating medical students’ knowledge and attitudes towards professionalism. Med Teach 2009; 31:928-32.
Spangler J, Foley KL, Crandall S, Lane C, Walker K, MacRae M, Vaden K, Marion G.
Implementing smokeless tobacco instruction into medical student education: addressing the gap. Teach Learn Med 2009; 21(1):33-7.
Crandall SJ, Davis SW, Broeseker AE, Hildebrandt C. A longitudinal comparison of pharmacy and medical students’ attitudes toward the medically underserved. Am J Pharm Educ 2009; 72 (6) Article 148.
Archambault ME, Van Rhee JA, Marion GS, Crandall SJ. Utilizing implicit association testing to promote awareness of biases regarding age and disability. Journal of Physician Assistant Education 2008; 19 (4):20-6.
Marion GS, Hildebrandt CA, Davis SW, Marín AJ, Crandall SJ. Working effectively with interpreters: a model curriculum for physician assistant students. Med Teach 2008; 30:612-17.
Lie DA, Boker J, Crandall S, DeGannes CN, Elliott D, Henderson P, Kodjo C, Seng L. Revising the tool for assessing cultural competence training (TACCT) for curriculum evaluation: findings derived from seven us schools and expert consensus. Med Educ Online 2008; 13:11
Formicola A, Valachovic RW, Chmar JE, Mouradian W, Bertolami CN, Tedesco L, Aschenbrener C, Crandall SJ, Epstein RM, da Fonseca M, Haden NK, Ruffin A, Sciubba, JJ, Silverton S, Strauss R. Curriculum and clinical training in oral health for physicians and dentists: report of panel 2 of the Macy Study. J Dent Educ 2008; 72(2 Suppl): 73-85.
Marion GS, Crandall SJ, Celestino F, McCann W, Kirk J. Cultivating patient-centered communication skills training across the medical education continuum: a model for practice. NC Med J 2007; 68:356-8.
Crandall SJ, Reboussin BA, Michielutte R, Anthony JK, Naughton MJ. Medical students' attitudes toward underserved patients: a longitudinal comparison of problem-based and traditional medical curricula. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 2007; 12:71-86.
Foley KL, George G, Crandall SJ, Walker KH, Marion GS, Spangler JG. Training and evaluating tobacco-specific standardized patient instructors. Fam Med 2006; 38:28-37.
Foley KL, Crandall SJ, George G, Roman M, Spangler JG. Reliability of a smoking cessation risk factor interview scale (SCRFIS) for use with standardized patient instructors. J Cancer Educ 2003; 18:134-41.
Crandall SJ, George G, Marion GS, Davis S. Applying theory to design cultural competency training for medical students: a case study. Acad Med 2003; 78(6):588-94.
Morell VM, Sharp PC, Crandall SJ. Creating student awareness to improve cultural competence: creating the critical incident. Med Teach 2002; 24(5):532-4.
Spangler JG, George G, Foley KL, Crandall SJ. Tobacco intervention training: current efforts and gaps in US medical schools. JAMA 2002; 288:1102-09.