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CURRICULUM VITAE

Whitney Lynch MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/2007 - 05/2011 Bachelor of Arts in English, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
01/2013 - 06/2017 Doctor of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2017 - 06/2020 Internal Medicine Internship and Residency Primary Care Track and Clinician-Educator Track, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/01/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 Primary Care Chief Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
05/01/2023 - Present MCW Fusion Curriculum Learning Community Faculty Navigator, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/01/2023 - Present Co-Course Director, M4 Ambulatory Internal Medicine Clerkship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/01/2023 - Present Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/01/2020 - Present Assistant Professor Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
10/2020
10/2030
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Certificate in Medical Education, Clinician-Educator Track
2020
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Kentucky State Medical License
R4556
06/2018
06/2020
Wisconsin State Medical License
73000
03/2020
10/2025
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
07/2017 - 06/2018 Internal Medicine Intern Team Player, University of Kentucky
07/2018 - 06/2019 Internal Medicine Resident of the Year , University of Kentucky
07/2019 - 06/2020 Eileen Scherl Ambulatory Care Award, University of Kentucky
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 M4 Ambulatory Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
11/2015 - Present American College of Physicians (Member)
02/2019 - Present Society of General Internal Medicine (Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
10/2020 Peer Reviewer, 2021 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
08/2018 - 06/2020 Development Subcommittee Member, Graduate Medical Education, University of Kentucky
07/2019 - 06/2020 House Staff Council Representative, Graduate Medical Education, University of Kentucky
09/20/2019 Team Member, Doctor's Dilemma, American College of Physicians KY Chapter
02/11/2022 - Present Faculty Advisor, Medical Student Physical Exam Interest Group, Medical College of Wisconsin
04/07/2022 - Present Faculty Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Interest Group, American College of Physicians
07/01/2023 Faculty Member, Internal Medicine Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Lynch W, Schuetz S, No Pain, No Gain., University of Kentucky Primary Care Grand Rounds, Lexington, KY, 11/09/2018
Lynch W, Craig L, Blossom J, A Skin Lesion Review for the Internist., University of Kentucky Primary Care Grand Rounds, Lexington, KY, 02/14/2020
Currier A, Lynch W, Gibson J, Sarcopenia: An Emerging Challenge, University of Kentucky Primary Care Grand Rounds, Lexington, KY, 03/13/2020
Lynch, W, Tailoring Preventive Care, GIM Seminar Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/16/2022
Lynch, W, Tailoring Preventive Care, Internal Medicine Residency Noon Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/02/2024
 
Regional
Lynch W, Skin Lesions in Fitzpatrick Skin Types IV - VI, 34th Annual Update in Primary Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/07/2021
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Lynch W, Schuetz S, Do You Need A Hint?, American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Shakertown Conference, Harrodsburg, KY, 03/20/2019
 
National
Oller D, Lynch W, Wolak M, Gamification Made Easy: Tools and Tips for Clinician-Educators, SGIM Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 04/07/2022
Oller D, Lynch W, Wolak M, Time to Level-Up: Advanced Gamification Strategies for Clinician-Educators, SGIM Annual Meeting, Aurora, Colorado, 05/12/2023
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2020 - 01/2022 Committee Member, Post-COVID-19 Clinic, Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
08/2020 - Present M1/M2 Clinical Apprenticeship 24 sessions/year
08/2020 - Present M4 Ambulatory Elective 7 sessions/month
09/16/2020 M2 Bench-to-Bedside Clinical Skills Workshop, Musculoskeletal Session - Co-facilitated a musculoskeletal physical exam session for a group of M2 students
11/10/2021 M2 Bench-to-Bedside Combined Clinical Skills Workshop and Clinical Reasoning Exercise, Pulmonary Session - facilitated a pulmonary physical exam and clinical reasoning session for M2 students
08/08/2022 M4 Ambulatory Course Pre-visit Planning and Agenda Setting
11/14/2022 M4 Ambulatory Course Pre-visit Planning and Agenda Setting
03/29/2023 M4 Master Clinician Heart Murmurs and JVD
04/11/2023 M4 Master Clinician COPD
04/18/2023 M2 Foundational Capstone History and Physical Presentations
 
Resident and Fellow Education
06/24/2021 Outpatient Billing - Presented a billing lecture during the outpatient intern orientation with content based on the revised 2021 AMA billing guidelines
01/12/2022 Osteoporosis and Low Bone Density - Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic Conference
05/25/2022 Board Review General Internal Medicine Part 1 Academic Half Day
06/08/2022 Board review General Internal Medicine Part 2 - Academic Half Day
06/23/2022 Outpatient Billing - Presented a billing lecture during the outpatient intern orientation with content based on the revised 2021 AMA billing guidelines
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
10/2019 - 01/2020 University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MD821: Advanced Clinical Medicine - Clinical Instructor - Bridge the gap between basic and clinical sciences by teaching M2 students the skills necessary to become a competent diagnostician
 
Resident and Fellow Education
03/07/2018 University of Kentucky, Meniere's - Internal Medicine Primary Care Case Conference
06/06/2018 University of Kentucky, Vertigo - Internal Medicine Primary Care Case Conference
12/12/2018 University of Kentucky, Menopause - Internal Medicine Primary Care Case Conference
03/06/2019 University of Kentucky, Conjunctivitis - Internal Medicine Primary Care Case Conference
12/02/2019 University of Kentucky, Monocyte Distribution Width in Diagnosing Early Sepsis. - Internal Medicine Residency Evidenced Based Medicine Series
02/04/2020 University of Kentucky, Contraception Counseling - Internal Medicine Residency Noon Conference on Women’s Health
03/03/2020 University of Kentucky, Headache Disorders for the Primary Care Physician - Internal Medicine Residency Noon Conference
03/04/2020 University of Kentucky, Lyme Disease - Internal Medicine Primary Care Case Conference
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
St. George's, Grenada, 08/2014 - 11/2015 Mentor, Academic Enhancement Program, Helped incoming students acclimate to the rigors of medical academia
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Resident
08/2018 - 11/2018 Resident Milestone Focus Group - Worked with program leadership to synthesize resident milestones
 
 
Clinical Programs
08/2019 - 06/2020 University of Kentucky Outpatient Billing Curriculum
01/07/2022 - Present Internal Medicine Outpatient Curriculum development with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion
 
 

ROBERT D. AND PATRICIA E. KERN INSTITUTE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK ACTIVITIES:
03/02/2022 Attended a KERN GME resident event as a mentor with a focus on parenting in medicine
 

INITIATIVES:
09/28/2018 UK Simulation Center VIP Grand Opening - Performed simulated resuscitation w/ hospital executives and department chiefs
08/2019 - 10/2019 Residency Interview Day Task Force - Helped design the program’s residency interview day schedule in order to facilitate recruitment of top internal medicine candidates
03/2020 - 06/2020 University of Kentucky COVID-19 Outpatient Triage Initiative - Developed a resident-run outpatient triage initiative in collaboration with the Lexington Fayette County Health Department that helped manage patients calling in with respiratory symptoms and fever during the COVID-19 pandemic
10/2020 - Present Clinically-Integrated Network Practice Guidelines for CRC Screening - Serving as the General Internal Medicine content expert during the development of Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin institution-wide guidelines for colorectal cancer screening
01/10/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin Student Health Sciences Conference Open House faculty advisor that discussed internal medicine with MCW students whom gaged interest in this specialty

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
01/2016 - 04/2017 Quality Improvement Study: Replacing Nebulizers with MDIs Plus Spacers - Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY Study aimed to educate patients on the use of an MDI plus spacer
09/2017 - 06/2018 Quality Improvement Study: Blood Pressure Control - University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY Study aimed to improve blood pressure control in adult patients aged 18 – 60
09/2018 - 06/2019 Quality Improvement Study: Weight Loss Counseling - University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY Study aimed to increase weight loss counseling in adult patients aged 18 – 80
07/2021 - Present Quality Improvement Study: M4 Colon Cancer Outreach - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Study aimed to increase patient education on CRC screening in those age 45-49. In progress.


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Ayala K, Redding J, Lynch W, MacKinney T. Brachial plexus injury and facial breakdown as a consequence of proning during COVID-19 treatment. JAANP 2021.
2. Lynch W, Oller D. Billing bonanza: improving resident knowledge of the 2021 revised AMA outpatient billing guidelines through gamification. MedEdPORTAL 2023.
3. Wettstein J, Lynch W, Graham MB. Prostatic abscess presenting as penile discharge: a case report. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2024. Under review.
4. Mehta A, Lynch W, Jha P. Vitamin b12 deficiency in a patient with concomitant degenerative disc disease: a diagnostic challenge. BMJ 2024. Accepted.
 
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other
1. Lynch W, Rezai S, Henderson CE. Human amniotic fluid: A source of stem cells for possible therapeutic use [Letter to the editor] AJOG 2016; 215 (3):401.
2. Lyons A, Lynch W. Transition to motherhood in academic medicine: the new and seasoned mother. Journal of Women's Health and Gynecology 2022.
 
Abstracts
1. Lynch W, Schuetz S. Bilateral Cellulitis: How to Approach the Unlikely Diagnosis. American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter, Lexington, KY. September 20, 2019.
2. Oller D, Lynch W, Wolak M. Gamification Made Easy: Tools and Tips for Clinician-Educators. Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. September 22, 2021.
3. Oller D, Lynch W, Wolak M. Time to Level-Up: Advanced Gamification Strategies for Clinician-Educators. Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Aurora, Colorado. May 2023.