Paul George MD, MHPE is the Associate Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Science at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (AMS). Dr. George leads the Office of Medical Education at AMS, with a particular focus on the clinical curriculum.
As a Brown undergraduate, Dr. George graduated magna cum laude with a degree in biology (honors) and was awarded the Thomas Carpenter Premium, as the graduating student who "unites in the highest degree the three most important elements of success in life—ability, character, and attainment."
He then graduated from AMS where he was awarded the Dean's Prize, as the top student in the graduating class. Dr. George trained in Family Medicine at AMS where he was elected Chief Resident. He later obtained a Master of Health Professions Education degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Dr. George joined the AMS faculty in 2008 and has been in the Office of Medical Education since then. Dr. George has been instrumental in the creation of a number of eduational initatives, including the design and implementation of the Primary Care-Population Medicine Program, a dual degree program in which students are awarded an MD and a Masters of Science in Population Medicine.
Dr. George has received numerous teaching awards, including the Medical Senior Citation, awarded to a single faculty member as the highest honor a graduating class can bestow, five times consecutively. He has published over 90 papers, mostly focusing on medical education and has been the principal investigator (or co-principal investigator) on grants from SAMSHA, HRSA, NIH and the AMA. Dr. George has also led a local and national effort to increase curriculum in medical schools on substance use disorder, with a particular focus on opioid use disorder, and has spoken nationally on the issue, including to Congress.
Dr. George continues to see patients at the Family Care Center in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he has cared for patients since beginning residency in 2005. Dr. George lives with his wife, two kids and two dogs (a Wheaton Terrier and a Portuguese Water Dog) in Southeastern Massachusetts. In his spare time, he spends as much time outdoors with his family and especially enjoys running, biking on Cape Cod and playing soccer/basketball.
| Santos, Maria Teresa, Oza, Sandra, Naqvi, Zoon, Grochowalski, Joseph H., George, Paul, Jordan, William, Joo, Pablo. "Assessing Student Competencies in Antibiotic Stewardship and Patient Counseling." Family Medicine, vol. 52, no. 5, 2020, pp. 357-360. |
| Amezquita, Lillian, George, Paul, Adashi, Eli Y. "Clogs in the Pipeline: How GME Funding Contributes to the Primary Care Shortage." The American Journal of Medicine, 2020. |
| Amèzquita L, George P. "Food insecurity: how to recognize and address it." The Journal of family practice, vol. 69, no. 2, 2020, pp. 74;78;80;81. |
| Bliss HE, George P, Adashi EY. "The Primary Cares Initiative: Value-Based Redesign of Primary Care." The American Journal of Medicine, vol. 133, no. 5, 2020, pp. 528-529. |
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Shapiro, Aaron, Villarroel, Lisa R, George, Paul.
" A call to maximize impact of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act through standard inclusion of opioid use disorder treatment curricula in medical schools ." Advances in Medical Education and Practice, vol. Volume 10, 2019, pp. 581-583. |
| Shapiro A, Villarroel LR, George P. "A call to maximize impact of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act through standard inclusion of opioid use disorder treatment curricula in medical schools." Advances in Medical Education and Practice, vol. 10, 2019, pp. 581-583. |
| Dumenco L, Monteiro K, Collins S, Stewart C, Berkowitz L, Flanigan T, Rich J, George P. "A qualitative analysis of interprofessional students' perceptions toward patients with opioid use disorder after a patient panel experience." Substance Abuse, 2019, pp. 1-7. |
| Adashi EY, Clodfelter RP, George P. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Direct Primary Care-Reply." JAMA, vol. 321, no. 2, 2019, pp. 208. |
| Adashi, Eli Y., Clodfelter, Ryan P., George, Paul. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Direct Primary Care—Reply." JAMA, vol. 321, no. 2, 2019, pp. 208. |
| Aurora P, Dumenco L, Mello MJ, George P. "An Interprofessional Model for Teaching Medical Students to Provide Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment for Substance Misuse." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 102, no. 3, 2019, pp. 18-21. |
| Liou, Kevin T., Jamorabo, Daniel S., Geha, Rabih M., Crawford, Constance M., George, Paul, Schiffman, Fred J. "Foreign bodies: Is it feasible to develop tolerance for ambiguity among medical students through Equine-Facilitated learning?." Medical Teacher, vol. 41, no. 8, 2019, pp. 960-962. |
| Borkan J, George P, Tunkel AR. "In Reply to Weissman." Academic Medicine, vol. 94, no. 6, 2019, pp. 746-747. |
| Dumenco L, Monteiro K, George P, Rougas S, Dollase R. "Outcomes of a Longitudinal Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Preclerkship Curriculum." Academic Medicine, 2019, pp. 1. |
| Mello M, George P. "The Maturation of the Primary Care-Population Medicine (PC-PM) Program at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 102, no. 2, 2019, pp. 13. |
| Tsai J, Brooks K, DeAndrade S, Ucik L, Bartlett S, Osobamiro O, Wynter J, Krishna G, Rougas S, George P. "Addressing racial bias in wards." Advances in Medical Education and Practice, vol. Volume 9, 2018, pp. 691-696. |
| Dumenco L, Monteiro K, George P, McNicoll L, Warrier S, Dollase R. "An Interactive Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Workshop for First-Year Medical Students." MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources, vol. 14, 2018, pp. 10734. |
| Monteiro KA, Dietrich K, Borkan J, Dumenco L, Tunkel AR, Dollase R, George P. "Contrasting Incoming Medical Students' Attitudes Dual Degree vs Traditional Tracks." Family Medicine, vol. 50, no. 5, 2018, pp. 372-375. |
| Monteiro, Kristina A., Dietrich, Karl, Borkan, Jeffrey, Dumenco, Luba, Tunkel, Allan R., Dollase, Richard, George, Paul. "Contrasting Incoming Medical Students’ Attitudes." Family Medicine, vol. 50, no. 5, 2018, pp. 372-375. |
| Borkan, Jeffrey M., George, Paul, Tunkel, Allan R. "Curricular Transformation." Academic Medicine, vol. 93, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1. |
| Borkan JM, George P, Tunkel AR. "Curricular Transformation: The Case Against Global Change." Academic Medicine, vol. 93, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1428-1430. |
| Adashi, Eli Y., Clodfelter, Ryan P., George, Paul. "Direct Primary Care." JAMA, 2018. |
| Adashi EY, Clodfelter RP, George P. "Direct Primary Care: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back." JAMA, vol. 320, no. 7, 2018, pp. 637-638. |
| Peters, Jillian L., Durand, Wesley M., Monteiro, Kristina A., Dumenco, Luba, George, Paul. "Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations among Medicare-Disability Beneficiaries." The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, vol. 31, no. 6, 2018, pp. 881-896. |
| Kim, Seungjun, George, Paul. "The Relationship Between Preclinical Grading and USMLE Scores in US Allopathic Medical Schools." Family Medicine, vol. 50, no. 2, 2018, pp. 128-131. |
| Kim S, George P. "The Relationship Between Preclinical Grading and USMLE Scores in US Allopathic Medical Schools." Family Medicine, vol. 50, no. 2, 2018, pp. 128-131. |
| Leep Hunderfund AN, Starr SR, Dyrbye LN, Gonzalo JD, George P, Miller BM, Morgan HK, Hoffman A, Baxley EG, Allen BL, Fancher TL, Mandrekar J, Skochelak SE, Reed DA. "Value-Added Activities in Medical Education: A Multisite Survey of First- and Second-Year Medical Students' Perceptions and Factors Influencing Their Potential Engagement." Academic Medicine, vol. 93, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1560-1568. |
| McCance-Katz, Elinore F., George, Paul, Scott, Nicole Alexander, Dollase, Richard, Tunkel, Allan R., McDonald, James. "Access to treatment for opioid use disorders: Medical student preparation." The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 26, no. 4, 2017, pp. 316-318. |
| McCance-Katz EF, George P, Scott NA, Dollase R, Tunkel AR, McDonald J. "Access to treatment for opioid use disorders: Medical student preparation." The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 26, no. 4, 2017, pp. 316-318. |
| Tsai J, Baldwin N, George P. "In Reply to Gowda et al." Academic Medicine, vol. 92, no. 3, 2017, pp. 275. |
| Durfey, Shayla N. M., George, Paul, Adashi, Eli Y. "Permanent GME Funding for Teaching Health Centers." JAMA, vol. 317, no. 22, 2017, pp. 2277. |
| Monteiro KA, George P, Dollase R, Dumenco L. "Predicting United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 2 clinical knowledge scores from previous academic indicators." Advances in Medical Education and Practice, vol. 8, 2017, pp. 385-391. |
| Monteiro, Kristina, George, Paul, Dollase, Richard, Dumenco, Luba. "Predicting United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 2 clinical knowledge scores from previous academic indicators." Advances in Medical Education and Practice, vol. Volume 8, 2017, pp. 385-391. |
| Dumenco L, Monteiro K, Mello M, Collins S, Operario D, Scanlan K, Dollase R, George P. "Proceedings from Bridging Health Disparities to Address the Opioid Epidemic: A Symposium at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 100, no. 4, 2017, pp. 16-18. |
| Leep Hunderfund AN, Dyrbye LN, Starr SR, Mandrekar J, Naessens JM, Tilburt JC, George P, Baxley EG, Gonzalo JD, Moriates C, Goold SD, Carney PA, Miller BM, Grethlein SJ, Fancher TL, Reed DA. "Role Modeling and Regional Health Care Intensity: U.S. Medical Student Attitudes Toward and Experiences With Cost-Conscious Care." Academic Medicine, vol. 92, no. 5, 2017, pp. 694-702. |
| Monteiro K, Dumenco L, Collins S, Bratberg J, MacDonnell C, Jacobson A, Dollase R, George P. "Substance Use Disorder Training Workshop for Future Interprofessional Health Care Providers." MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources, vol. 13, 2017, pp. 10576. |
| Tsai, Jennifer, Ucik, Laura, Baldwin, Nell, Hasslinger, Christopher, George, Paul. "Race Matters? Examining and Rethinking Race Portrayal in Preclinical Medical Education." Academic Medicine, vol. 91, no. 7, 2016, pp. 916-20. |
| George P, Park YS, Ip J, Gruppuso PA, Adashi EY. "The Association Between Premedical Curricular and Admission Requirements and Medical School Performance and Residency Placement: A Study of Two Admission Routes." Academic Medicine, vol. 91, no. 3, 2016, pp. 388-94. |
| Shen, Burton, Dumenco, Luba, Dollase, Richard, George, Paul. "The importance of quality improvement education for medical students." Med Educ, vol. 50, no. 5, 2016, pp. 567-568. |
| Brooks KC, Rougas S, George P. "When Race Matters on the Wards: Talking About Racial Health Disparities and Racism in the Clinical Setting." MedEdPORTAL Publications, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 10523. |
| George, Paul, Green, Emily P., Park, Yoon S., Gruppuso, Philip A. "A 5-year experience with an elective scholarly concentrations program." Medical Education Online, vol. 20, no. 0, 2015, pp. 29278. |
| Mello MJ, Feller E, George P, Borkan J. "Advancing the Integration of Population Medicine into Medical Curricula at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: A New Master's Degree Program." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 9, 2015, pp. 22-6. |
| Epstein-Lubow G, Cineas S, Yess J, Anthony D, Fagan M, George P. "Development of a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 9, 2015, pp. 27-31. |
| White J, Riese A, Clyne B, Vanvleet MW, George P. "Integrating Population and Clinical Medicine: A New Third-Year Curriculum to Prepare Medical Students for the Care of Individuals, Panels, and Populations." RI medical journal, vol. 98, no. 9, 2015, pp. 32-35. |
| Clyne B, Rapoza B, George P. "Leadership in Undergraduate Medical Education: Training Future Physician Leaders." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 9, 2015, pp. 36-40. |
| George P, Tunkel AR, Dollase R, Gruppuso P, Dumenco L, Rapoza B, Borkan J. "The Primary Care-Population Medicine Program at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 9, 2015, pp. 16-21. |
| Taylor JS, George PF, MacNamara MM, Zink D, Patel NK, Gainor J, Dollase RH. "A new clinical skills clerkship for medical students." Family Medicine, vol. 46, no. 6, 2014, pp. 433-9. |
| Gainor J, Patel NK, George PF, MacNamara MM, Dollase R, Taylor JS. "An intensive medical education elective for senior medical students." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 97, no. 7, 2014, pp. 40-4. |
| Anthony D, El Rayess F, Esquibel AY, George P, Taylor J. "Building a workforce of physicians to care for underserved patients." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 97, no. 9, 2014, pp. 31-5. |
| Anthony D, George P, Eaton CB. "Cardiac risk factors: biomarkers and genetic tests to determine cardiovascular risk." FP essentials, vol. 421, 2014, pp. 11-5. |
| Anthony D, George P, Eaton CB. "Cardiac risk factors: environmental, sociodemographic, and behavioral cardiovascular risk factors." FP essentials, vol. 421, 2014, pp. 16-20. |
| Anthony D, George P, Eaton CB. "Cardiac risk factors: new cholesterol and blood pressure management guidelines." FP essentials, vol. 421, 2014, pp. 28-43. |
| Anthony D, George P, Eaton CB. "Cardiac risk factors: noninvasive testing to detect coronary heart disease." FP essentials, vol. 421, 2014, pp. 21-7. |
| Wald HS, George P, Reis SP, Taylor JS. "Electronic health record training in undergraduate medical education: bridging theory to practice with curricula for empowering patient- and relationship-centered care in the computerized setting." Academic Medicine, vol. 89, no. 3, 2014, pp. 380-6. |
| Rappaport L, Coleman N, Dumenco L, Tobin-Tyler E, Dollase RH, George P. "Future health disparity initiatives at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 97, no. 9, 2014, pp. 36-9. |
| Erlich M, Blake R, Dumenco L, White J, Dollase RH, George P. "Health disparity curriculum at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 97, no. 9, 2014, pp. 22-5. |
| Young BK, Cai F, Tandon VJ, George P, Greenberg PB. "Promoting medical student research productivity: the student perspective." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 97, no. 6, 2014, pp. 50-2. |
| George P, MacNamara MM, Gainor J, Taylor JS. "An integrated virtual family curriculum to introduce specialty-specific clinical skills to rising third-year medical students." Teaching and Learning in Medicine, vol. 25, no. 4, 2013, pp. 342-7. |
| George P, Dumenco L, Doyle R, Dollase R. "Incorporating iPads into a preclinical curriculum: a pilot study." Medical Teacher, vol. 35, no. 3, 2013, pp. 226-30. |
| George P, Dumenco L, Dollase R, Taylor JS, Wald HS, Reis SP. "Introducing technology into medical education: two pilot studies." Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 93, no. 3, 2013, pp. 522-4. |
| George P, Taylor JS, Dollase R. "Assessing clinical competence of graduating medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 95, no. 10, 2012, pp. 328-30. |
| Dumenco L, George P, Taylor JS, Dollase R. "Curriculum innovation at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 95, no. 10, 2012, pp. 317-8, 324-7. |
| George P, Farrell TW, Griswold MF. "Hearing loss: help for the young and old." The Journal of family practice, vol. 61, no. 5, 2012, pp. 268-77. |
| George P, Reis S, Nothnagle M. "Using a learning coach to teach residents evidence-based medicine." Family Medicine, vol. 44, no. 5, 2012, pp. 351-5. |
| Taylor JS, Daniel M, George PF, Warrier S, Dodd K, Dollase RH. "Warren Alpert Medical School's Doctoring program: a comprehensive, integrated clinical curriculum." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 95, no. 10, 2012, pp. 313-6. |
| Anthony D, MacNamara M, George P, Taylor JS. "A focus on primary care: effective strategies for recruiting students." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 94, no. 8, 2011, pp. 230-3. |
| George P, Taylor JS, Holden PL, Dollase R. "The new clinical skills suite at the Warren Alpert Medical School: integrating technology, medical education and patient care." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 94, no. 8, 2011, pp. 234-5, 238. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MD | Brown University |
| 2001 | BS | Brown University |
American Association of Medical Colleges Curriculum Innovation 2018
Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians 2018
Graduation Hooder (elected by the graduating medical school class) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Administrative Award (given by the graduating medical school class) 2016, 2017
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Charles Hachadorian Jr Award (presented annually to a non- 2015
Pharmacist who has recognized the efforts that profession of pharmacy
has made
Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
Faculty Award (given by the graduating medical school 2015, 2018
Class)
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Alpha Omega Alpha (Elected as Faculty) 2015
Medical School Senior Citation, awarded by the graduating class 2013, 2014, 2015,
as their highest award to a single faculty member 2016, 2017
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rufus Lyman Award for best research paper 2013
American Association of College of Pharmacies
Chairman’s Award for Teaching Excellence 2013
Brown Family Medicine Residency
Faculty Marshall, elected by graduating medical school class 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
New Faculty Scholar Award, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2011
Family Medicine Interest Group National Program of Excellence 2011, 2013, 2014
Award Winner
Community Preceptor of the Year 2009
Brown Family Medicine Residency
Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award 2009, 2011, 2012,
Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2019
Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Science at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Rhode Island
| Medical License | State of Rhode Island | - | |
| Medical License | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | - |
| MED 2050 - Population and Clinical Medicine I |
| MED 2060 - Population and Clinical Medicine II |
