Erin Marcus

Erin N. Marcus is an American internal medicine doctor and professor of clinical medicine at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. He has written on public health and health disparity issues for The Washington Post , ^[1] The Atlantic , ^[2] The New York Times , ^[3] and other publications. ^{[4] [5]}

Marcus is a former American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellow and worked as a newspaper reporter before receiving her medical degree.^{[ citation needed ]} I ^[6]

Much of her non-academic writing focuses on how different public policies affect the diverse patients she sees as a primary care physician in Miami.

Selected academic publications

• Marcus EN, Yepes M, Dietz N (2020). "Perception of Breast Density Information Among Women in Miami, FL: a Qualitative Study". Journal of Cancer Education. doi:10.1007/s13187-020-01778-2.
• Allespach H, Marcus EN, Bosire KM (2018). "Sailing on the '7 Cs': teaching junior doctors how to redirect patients during difficult consultations in primary care". Educ Prim Care. 29: 46–48. doi:10.1080/14739879.2017.1312554. PMID   28395646.
• Allespach H, Marcus EN (2016). "'The Rule of Six 2s': teaching learners simple strategies for structuring an outpatient adult primary care follow-up visit in the 21st century". Postgrad Med J. 92 (1093): 629–630. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134175. PMID   27555607..
• Marcus EN, Yepes M (2013). "Not just a radiologic term: The conundrum of explaining breast density to patients". Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 80 (12): 761–765. doi:10.3949/ccjm.80a.13026. PMID   24307159.
• Marcus E. N. (2006). "The silent epidemic—the health effects of illiteracy". New England Journal of Medicine. 355 (4): 339–341.
• Tamariz Leonardo, Palacio Ana, Robert Mauricio, Marcus Erin N (2013). "Improving the informed consent process for research subjects with low literacy: a systematic review". Journal of General Internal Medicine. 28 (1): 121–126.
• Marcus E. N. (2016). "Muslim Women's Preferences in the Medical Setting: How Might They Contribute to Disparities in Health Outcomes?". Journal of Women's Health. 25 (6): 561–562.

Honors and awards

In 2009, she was awarded the American Cancer Society's Cancer Control Career Development Award for Primary Care Physicians ^[7] and a grant from the Ford Foundation. ^[8]

In 2013, she was named one of ten internists that physicians should follow on Twitter by Medical Economics magazine. ^[9]

References

1. Marcus, Erin N. (March 24, 2014). "A common problem few women want to talk about: Fibroids cause more than just pain". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
2. "Erin N. Marcus". The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
3. "Erin N. Marcus". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
4. "Faculty & Staff - Institute for Women's Health". Miller School of Medicine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
5. "Erin N. Marcus, M.D." The Huffington Post . Retrieved May 12, 2014.
6. Buchanan, Maggie Jo (Fall 2013). "Fighting Domestic Violence Through Insurance: What The Affordable Care Act Does And Can Do For Survivors". Texas Journal of Women and the Law. 23 (1). Austin, Texas: University of Texas at Austin School of Law Publications: 83. ISSN   1058-5427 . Retrieved 23 January 2017. – via  EBSCO 's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
7. "Communicating Results of Mammograms and Other Screening Tests (HLOL #97)". Health Literacy Out Loud. June 4, 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
8. "University of Miami / Grants / Ford Foundation". Ford Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
9. Ritchie, Alison (June 25, 2013). "10 internists that physicians should follow on Twitter". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

External links

• Erin Marcus on Twitter
• University of Miami profile