Julienne K. Kirk, PharmD
Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
“My personal interests are scuba diving, water skiing, gardening and aerobics. I also enjoy calligraphy and exploring the outdoors.”
Interests
Diabetes, Education Interventions, Outcomes for Minority Populations
Education
| 1986 | University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
B.S. Degree, Pharmacy |
| 1991 | University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Pharm.D. Degree |
Postdoctoral Training
1991 – 1992
| ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
Certifications
| 1993 | Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Recertified 2000, 2007 |
| 1993 | Certified Diabetes Educator
Recertified 2000, 2005 |
| 2008 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
American Heart Association |
Academic Career
| 1992 – 1995 | Instructor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
1992 – 1995
| Assistant Director, Pharmacy Education
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1993 – present | Certified Diabetes Educator
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
1995 – 1999
| Associate Director, Pharmacy Education
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1995 – 2001 | Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2001 – 2009 | Associate Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
2009 – present
| Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2011 - present | Director and Coordinator, Pharmacy Education
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Winston-Salem, NC |
Current Projects
Implementing a Culturally Sensitive Health Literacy Curriculum
The purpose of this study is to design, implement and evaluate a comprehensive health literacy curriculum in the pre-doc program at WFUSM. |
| Source : | PHS, DHHS, Division of Medicine, Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Funding: | $1,300,000 |
| Funding Period : | 2010 – present |
| Role : | Co-Investigator |
Rural Elder's Diabetes Self Management: Development of a Common Sense Model Inventory
The purpose of this research is to delineate the common sense of diabetes held by older rural adults, determine the source of variability in these common sense models, including gender and ethnicity, develop the Common Sense Model Inventory (CSMI), and establish the validity and reliability of this instrument. |
| Source : | NIH / NIA |
| Funding: | $299,489 |
| Funding Period : | 2006 – present |
| Role : | Co-Investigator |
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