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Tara Kennedy MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Division of Residency

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Town Hall Health Center
W180 N8000 Town Hall Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
Residency, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
02/01/2019 - 03/31/2021 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
04/01/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2022 - Present Medical Director, Family and Community Medicine, Froedtert & MCW Menomonee Falls Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
04/22/2021 - Present Family Medicine, Inpatient Service, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
04/22/2021 - 05/06/2024 Family Medicine, Newborn Nursery, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
08/01/2024 - Present Family Medicine, Newborn Nursery, Froedtert West Bend Hospital

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine
06/30/2018
None
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Basic Life Support
American Heart Association
12/18/2020
12/31/2024
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association
05/10/2021
08/31/2025
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
American Heart Association
06/17/2021
07/06/2025
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
American Heart Association
12/28/2022
12/28/2024
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP)
American Academy of Family Physicians
09/27/2024
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin Medical License
69210-20
04/20/2018
10/31/2025
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
04/10/2014 Chancellor's Student Service Award , University of Illinois at Chicago
04/21/2014 Three Year Comprehensive Leadership Certification , University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
03/2017 Dean’s List Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction Award, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
06/22/2018 2018 Resident Teacher Award, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
06/22/2018 Resident Research and Scholarly Activity Award, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine Family and Community Medicine
06/22/2018 Resident Award for Scholarship, The Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and the North American Primary Care Research Group
11/02/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
10/2007 - 06/2015 American Medical Student Association
05/01/2010 - Present Alpha Epsilon Delta, Massachusetts Gamma Chapter
09/2011 - Present American Medical Association
01/2014 - Present Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
07/01/2015 - Present American Academy of Family Physicians
08/2018 - Present Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians
06/15/2022 - Present American Association of Physician Leaders
09/27/2024 - Present American Academy of Family Physicians (Fellow (FAAFP))

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
05/2022 - 06/16/2022 The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine "Motivational Interviewing and Self-Determination for suicide assessment: A practical application to aid residents’ management of suicide"
05/2022 - 06/15/2022 The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, "When worlds collide: Socio-political conflict in patient care" Reviewed 6/2022, Published 9/2022
01/05/2023 - 01/29/2023 The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, "Chronic use of Benzodiazepines: The Problem that Persists" Reviewed 1/2023, Published 9/2023
05/10/2023 - 06/04/2023 The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, "Setting up residents for success: what patient safety initiatives teach us about changing physician behavior" Reviewed June 2023
05/15/2023 - 07/31/2023 The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, "SBIRT Implementation in Urban Underserved Family Medicine" Reviewed 5/2023, 6/2023, 7/2023, Published Online 11/17/2023
08/30/2024 - 09/09/2024 The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, "Analysis of drug use trends of benzodiazepines and Class Z drugs in regional specialised medical institutions..."

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
10/01/2021 - Present MCW Representative to Advisory Council, WREN - Wisconsin Research and Education Network
09/29/2023 - Present Member, Scholarly Activity Collaborative, Family Medicine Midwest
04/03/2024 - 10/21/2024 Member, Conference Planning Committee, Family Medicine Midwest
06/01/2024 - 07/20/2024 Peer reviewer, Education Planning Committee, Family Medicine Midwest

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Characteristics of Patients Attending Church-Based Health Outreach Programs in Chicago/Efficacy of Church Based Health Outreach Program
Role & Effort:
Medical Student Researcher
PI:
Evelyn Figueroa, MD
Dates:
10/2013 - 05/2016
  
Title:
The Feasibility of Wearable Fitness Monitors in Diabetic Group Visits: A Pilot Study
Source:
Penn State Graduate Medical Education Innovation in Training Grant
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Tara Kennedy MD
Dates:
10/2015 - 05/2018
Direct Funds:
$2,500
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
What is Practical Evidence-Based Primary Care Continuing Medical Education (CME) – A perspective of participating primary care CME attendees
Role & Effort:
Resident Researcher
PI:
Abdul Waheed, MD, Julie Radico PsyD
Dates:
11/2016 - 11/2017
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Tara Kennedy MD, Mystery Case Presentation - Castleman Disease, Penn State College of Medicine Continuing Education Fourth Annual Practical, Evidence-Based Medicine for the Primary Care Clinician, Hershey, PA, 08/22/2016
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Kennedy T, Franco A, Figueroa E, Jaimes S, Corona P, Efficacy of a Church-Based Health Outreach Program on Health Outcomes in Chicago’s Pilsen Latino Community, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, San Antonio, TX, 05/04/2014
Kennedy T, Abid A, Ahmad S, Riley T, Partin M, The Impact of Wearable Fitness Monitors on Physical Activity in Diabetic Group Visits: A Pilot Study, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, San Diego, CA, 05/06/2017
Kennedy T, Waheed A, Malone M, Kamboj S, Radico J, Abid, A, What is Practical Evidence-Based Primary Care Continuing Medical Education (CME)? – A perspective of participating primary care CME attendees, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, San Diego, CA, 05/08/2017
Kennedy T, Cole D, Ahmad S, Tsai G, Magallanes A, Roychowdhury C, Malone M, Resident Lead Quality Improvement Initiative for A1c Monitoring and Improvement in Glycemic Control, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice Improvement, Louisville, KY, 12/01/2017
Kennedy T, Cole D, Ahmad S, Tsai G, Malone M, Resident Lead Quality Improvement Initiative for Diabetic Blood Pressure Control: What Happens when the Project Ends, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice Improvement, Louisville, KY, 12/01/2017
Kennedy T, Fleetman J, Partin M, Clebak K, Riley, T, Roundtable Discussion: The feasibility of wearable fitness trackers in Diabetic Group Visits, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, Washington, DC, 05/06/2018
Kennedy, T, Resident Led Practice Management Committee for Change in Residency Clinic (Poster), Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Annual Spring Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 05/05/2024
Kennedy, T, Triage Nurse Guided Same Day and Next Day Appointment Access in a Family Residency Clinic (Breakfast Roundtable), Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Annual Spring Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 05/07/2024
Kennedy, Tara, Adding Age Ranges to Vaccine Order Sets to Reduce Errors, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement, Denver, CO, 09/15/2024
 
Regional
Kennedy T, Franco A, Efficacy of a Church-Based Health Outreach Program on Health Outcomes, Latino Medical Student Association Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago, IL, 01/2014
Kennedy T, Fleetman J, Partin M, Cappelli J, Riley T, Clebak K, The Feasibility of Wearable Fitness Monitors in Diabetic Group Visits: A Pilot Study, Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Research Day, Philadelphia, PA, 03/03/2018
 
Local
Kennedy T, Franco A, Figueroa E, Jaimes S, Corona P, Efficacy of a Church-Based Health Outreach Program on Health Outcomes in Chicago’s Pilsen Latino Community, University of Illinois – Chicago Minority Health Conference, Chicago, IL, 04/2015
Waheed A, Kamboj S, Malone M, Abid A, Baker J, Kennedy T, Pujalte G, Regional Continuing Medical Education (CME) Conference as Junior Faculty Development Tool: Reflections of Participating Junior Faculty, Penn State College of Medicine, The Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education EdVenture Evening Awards, Hershey, PA, 04/2017
Kennedy T, Fleetman J, Partin M, Cappelli J, Riley T, Clebak K, The Feasibility of Wearable Fitness Monitors in Diabetic Group Visits: A Pilot Study, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Resident Research Day, Hershey, PA, 04/2018
Hyde N, Kennedy T, Pediatric No Show Pilot Project, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/06/2022
Kennedy T, It's Time to QI the QI, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/05/2023
Marino T, Kennedy T, Lead Screening - Education Interventions to Increase Screening in Kids < 5 Years Old, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/05/2023
Allen S, You M, Kennedy T, Effects of Increased Understanding of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Resident Comfort and Utilization, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/05/2023
Marino T, Kennedy T, Lead Screening - Education Interventions to Increase Screening in Kids < 5 Years Old, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/05/2023
Meurer L, Freund J, Kobayashi Y, Lambert R, Kennedy T, Gray C, Hooyer K, Brusky L, Robertson K, Kohl D,  Johnson B, Passolt B, Andreoli M, Waldhart J, Lalonde C, MCW Department of Family & Community Medicine Family Practice Inquiries Network (FPIN) – Help Desk Answers 2023 DFCM HDA Workshop Authors, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, 06/05/2023
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
05/01/2021 - Present Member, Research Forum Awards Committee, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
05/01/2022 - Present Member, Clinical Division (Medical Directors), Residency, Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
08/29/2022 - Present Member, Department Quality Improvement Committee, Residency, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
06/2019 - 06/30/2021 Committee Physician Member, Quality Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
01/01/2019 - Present Clinical Apprenticeship Preceptor
02/01/2019 - Present Third Year Family Medicine Clerkship Preceptor
 
Resident and Fellow Education
01/13/2020 - 03/31/2021 Froedtert Menomonee Falls Family Medicine Residency - Family Medicine Clinic Preceptor
04/01/2021 - Present Froedtert Menomonee Falls Family Medicine Residency Core Faculty
 
Community/Lay Public
06/2019 - 08/2019 Apprenticeship in Medicine (AiM) Program Mentor
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
10/2016 - 06/2018 Penn State College of Medicine, Family Medicine Interest Group Mystery Diagnosis Lectures
 
Community/Lay Public
10/2008 - 08/2010 Boston University Emergency Medical Services, CPR and First Aid Instructor
10/2008 - 08/2018 Boston University Emergency Medical Services, EMT instructor - clinical skills lab and class lectures
10/2015 - 10/2018 Penn State College of Medicine, Primary Care Suturing Workshop (Pre-med students)
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Resident
08/2016 - 09/2017 Continuing Medical Education Planning Committee, Fifth Annual Practical, Evidence-Based Medicine for the Primary Care Clinician CME Conference
 
 
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
06/2016 - 05/2018 Penn State College of Medicine LionCare – Student Run Clinic Volunteer Resident Physician
10/2018 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured Volunteer Physician
 

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS :
07/16/2021 - 06/08/2022 Kern Kinetic Excellence in Teaching Academy Yearlong medical educator enrichment program, integrating the 3C's of character, caring, and competence with a deep knowledge of teaching to support medical educators. The program also aims to equip a teaching community
02/08/2022 - 09/19/2022 Kern Mobilizing Character Program Combining Educators from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health with the goal of teaching and using character in everyday activities
07/01/2022 - 05/17/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Junior Faculty Development - Yearlong Curriculum for new Department faculty
04/29/2023 - 05/08/2024 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Emerging Leaders Fellowship - Yearlong leadership development training for a selected group of new leaders in family medicine
01/10/2024 - 07/15/2024 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) New Faculty Scholars - program providing one year of coaching, learning, and networking opportunities both with senior leadership and other new faculty to help develop future leaders and scholars

PEER REVIEW :
03/2023 - 04/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum Peer Reviewer - "Uveitis; Rare Ocular reaction to TMP-SMX"
03/2023 - 04/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum Peer Reviewer - "Perspectives and Wisdom from parents of children impacted by lead poisoning"
03/2023 - 04/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum Peer Reviewer - "Improving Colon Cancer Screening Rates at the Family Health Center"
04/2024 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum Peer Reviewer - Career Outcomes of the Urban and Community Health Pathway
04/2024 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum Peer Reviewer - Creating a Novel Geriatrics Curriculum for a New Family Medicine Residency Program
04/2024 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum Peer Reviewer - Sweating the diagnosis: Night sweats an Overlooked Early Indicator of Atrial Fibrillation – A Case Report


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Kennedy, T, Clebak, K, Mendez-Miller, M. 5 Minute Clinical Consult. 28th Ed. Philadelphia:: Wolters Kluwer; c 2020. Published May 2019. Online Chapter Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary;
2. Kennedy, T, Clebak, K, Mendez-Miller, M. 5 Minute Clinical Consult. 27th Ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; c 2019. Published May 2018. Online Chapter Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary;
 
Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Malone, M,. Kennedy, T. Side Effects of Some Commonly Used Allergy Medications (Decongestants, Anti-Leukotriene Agents, Antihistamines, Steroids, and Zinc) and Their Safety in Pregnancy International Journal of Allergy Medications. .
2. Kamboj, S, Waheed, A, Malone, M, Kennedy, T and Abid, A. . Residents as Partners in the Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Regional CME Course: An Innovative Way to Foster Residents’ Academic Development STFM Messenger August 2018 Education Column Online. .
3. Demetriou T, Roychowdhury C, Kennedy T. Lower Extremity Erythema. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Jul 15;98(2):107-108.
4. Lambert, Rebecca; Gray, Camdin; Kennedy, Tara; Hooyer, Katinka . Does food insecurity increase the risk of metabolic syndrome or obesity? Evidence-Based Practice. Lambert, Rebecca MD; Gray, Camdin MD; Kennedy, Tara MD; Hooyer, Katinka PhD1; Does food insecurity increase the risk of metabolic syndrome or obesity?. Evidence-Based Practice ():1.