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Jacob P. Prunuske MD

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Assistant Dean, Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medical School Regional Campuses
Division: Central Wisconsin
Program: Central Wisconsin


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to mentor a junior faculty member.

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Research Experience

  • Curriculum
  • Education, Medical
  • Family Practice
  • Primary Health Care
  • Public Health
  • Schools, Medical
  • Students, Medical

    • Clinical Expertise

  • Family Practice
  • Primary Health Care
  • Public Health
  • United States

    • Leadership Positions

  • Assistant Dean for Clinical Learning

    • Publications (43)

  • Response to "Are Student Attitudes Toward Family Medicine Research Associated With Family Medicine Career Choice at the Individual Level?". (Phillips JP, Prunuske J, Wendling A) Fam Med 2023 Jun;55(6):419 PMID: 37307195 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85162027152 06/12/2023    
  • Response to “Are Student Attitudes Toward Family Medicine Research Associated With Family Medicine Career Choice at the Individual Level?” (Phillips JP, Prunuske J, Wendling A) Family Medicine June 2023;55(6):419 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85162027152 06/01/2023    
  • Does point of care ultrasonography help determine the cause of acute dyspnea in adults? (Schoenfuss A, Tong MH, Wheat J, Findling C, Prunuske J) Evidence-Based Practice 29 May 2023;26(5):12-13 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160336579 05/29/2023    
  • Associations of the Informal Curriculum and Student Perceptions of Research With Family Medicine Career Choice. (Beinhoff P, Prunuske J, Phillips JP, Edwards-Johnson J, Holihan S, Gomez M, Wendling AL) Fam Med 2023 Apr;55(4):233-237 PMID: 37043183 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152484509 04/13/2023       2 Citations
  • Climate Change as a Threat to Health: Family Medicine Call to Action and Response. (Haq C, Iroku-Malize T, Edgoose J, Prunuske J, Perkins A, Altman W, Elwood S) Ann Fam Med 2023;21(2):195-197 PMID: 36973061 PMCID: PMC10042561 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150947464 03/28/2023    
  • Public and Population Health in U.S. Medical Education: A Review of Guidance in Extraordinary Times. (Maeshiro R, Jarris YS, Prunuske J, Carney JK, Strelnick AH, Townsend JM, Krane NK, Johnson SB, Howley LD, Cashman SB, Deyton LR, Ortega LA, Lebwohl B, Fair M) Acad Med 2023 Mar 09 PMID: 36917116 03/15/2023    
  • In patients with atrial fibrillation, are rhythm control medications superior to rate control medications in decreasing mortality? (Weeks N, Hughes M, Tong MH, Prunuske J) Evidence-Based Practice 17 October 2022;25(10):23-24 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140206786 10/17/2022    
  • Impact of Curricula and Electives on Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Narrative Synthesis. (Nguyen BM, Liaw W, Polverento ME, Phillips JP, Wendling AL, Morley CP, Young V, Kovar-Gough I, Prunuske J) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):572-577 PMID: 35833938 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134427672 07/15/2022       3 Citations
  • The Relationship Between Medical School Clerkships and Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Narrative Review. (Lee AL, Erlich DR, Wendling AL, Morley CP, Prunuske J, Polverento ME, Kovar-Gough I, Phillips JP) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):564-571 PMID: 35833937 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134428455 07/15/2022       3 Citations
  • The Influence of Role Modeling and Mentorship on Primary Care Career Choice: What Can Be Gleaned From 30 Years of Research? (Kost A, Phillips JP, Polverento ME, Kovar-Gough I, Morley CP, Prunuske J, Wendling AL, Sairenji T) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):555-563 PMID: 35833936 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134004828 07/15/2022       4 Citations
  • Medical School Characteristics, Policies, and Practices That Support Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Scoping Review of 5 Decades of Research. (Phillips JP, Wendling AL, Prunuske J, Polverento ME, Ledford CJW, Erlich DR, Guard EL, Kost A, Kovar-Gough I, Lee AL, Liaw W, Nguyen BM, Pratte MA, Raleigh MF, Sairenji T, Seehusen DA, Walker S, Young V, Morley CP) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):542-554 PMID: 35833935 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134054390 07/15/2022       11 Citations
  • Influences of Medical School Admissions Practices on Primary Care Career Choice. (Raleigh MF, Seehusen DA, Phillips JP, Prunuske J, Morley CP, Polverento ME, Kovar-Gough I, Wendling AL) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):536-541 PMID: 35833934 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134050475 07/15/2022       4 Citations
  • The Impact of Family Medicine Interest Groups and Student-Run Free Clinics on Primary Care Career Choice: A Narrative Synthesis. (Sairenji T, Kost A, Prunuske J, Wendling AL, Morley CP, Polverento ME, Young V, Phillips JP) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):531-535 PMID: 35833933 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134013684 07/15/2022       4 Citations
  • Institutional Characteristics Influencing Medical Student Selection of Primary Care Careers: A Narrative Review and Synthesis. (Seehusen DA, Raleigh MF, Phillips JP, Prunuske J, Morley CP, Polverento ME, Kovar-Gough I, Wendling AL) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):522-530 PMID: 35833932 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134034446 07/15/2022       5 Citations
  • How Medical Education Pathways Influence Primary Care Specialty Choice. (Ledford CJW, Guard EL, Phillips JP, Morley CP, Prunuske J, Wendling AL) Fam Med 2022 Jul;54(7):512-521 PMID: 35833931 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134012393 07/15/2022       3 Citations
  • Is melatonin safe to use long term? (Oestreich M, Polonio C, Prunuske J) Evidence-Based Practice 10 June 2022;25(6):15-16 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138184429 06/10/2022    
  • The DoCTRINE Guidelines: Defined Criteria To Report INnovations in Education. (Blanco M, Prunuske J, DiCorcia M, Learman LA, Mutcheson B, Huang GC) Acad Med 2022 May 01;97(5):689-695 PMID: 35171122 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129343520 02/17/2022       3 Citations
  • FMAQ-S: Development of a Short Form of the Family Medicine Attitudes Questionnaire. (Kang H, Prunuske J, Wendling AL, Edwards-Johnson J, Phillips JP) PRiMER 2021;5:21 PMID: 34286224 PMCID: PMC8284498 07/22/2021    
  • Teaching Public and Population Health in Medical Education: An Evaluation Framework. (Johnson SB, Fair MA, Howley LD, Prunuske J, Cashman SB, Carney JK, Jarris YS, Deyton LR, Blumenthal D, Krane NK, Fiebach NH, Strelnick AH, Morton-Eggleston E, Nickens C, Ortega L) Acad Med 2020 Dec;95(12):1853-1863 PMID: 32910003 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096887925 09/11/2020       8 Citations
  • Attitudes Toward Family Medicine Among Students Choosing Other Primary Care Specialties. (Prunuske J, Kang H, Wendling AL, Edwards-Johnson J, Phillips JP) Fam Med 2020 Jun;52(7):491-496 PMID: 32640471 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087676102 07/09/2020       1 Citation
  • America Needs More Family Doctors: The 25x2030 Collaborative Aims to Get More Medical Students into Family Medicine. (Prunuske J) Am Fam Physician 2020 Jan 15;101(2):82-83 PMID: 31939635 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85077906834 01/16/2020       9 Citations
  • Authors' Reply to Goertzen and Zelek regarding "The CoPPRR Study: Community Preceptor Perspectives About Recruitment and Retention". (Minor S, Huffman M, Lewis PR, Kost A, Prunuske J) Fam Med 2019 Nov;51(10):869 PMID: 31722111 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075053102 11/14/2019    
  • A Novel Curriculum to Facilitate Career Choice in an Accelerated Medical Education Program. (Chandratre S, Prunuske J, Dodson L) WMJ 2019 Jul;118(2):88-90 PMID: 31532935 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072395884 09/19/2019    
  • The Family Medicine Attitudes Questionnaire: A Valid Instrument to Assess Student Attitudes Toward Family Medicine. (Phillips JP, Prunuske J, Fitzpatrick L, Mavis B) Fam Med 2019 Jun;51(6):493-501 PMID: 31184763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067795465 06/12/2019       4 Citations
  • Community Preceptor Perspectives on Recruitment and Retention: The CoPPRR Study. (Minor S, Huffman M, Lewis PR, Kost A, Prunuske J) Fam Med 2019 May;51(5):389-398 PMID: 31081910 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066060845 05/14/2019       10 Citations
  • Graduating Medical Student Perspectives on Factors Influencing Specialty Choice An AAFP National Survey. (Kost A, Bentley A, Phillips J, Kelly C, Prunuske J, Morley CP) Fam Med 2019 Feb;51(2):129-136 PMID: 30742280 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061294600 02/12/2019       18 Citations
  • Engaging With the STFM Conference on Medical Student Education: Proceedings and PRiMER. (Morley CP, Prunuske J) PRiMER 2019;3:6 PMID: 32537577 PMCID: PMC7205093 02/05/2019    
  • Initial Development and Validation of a Family Medicine Attitudes Questionnaire. (Phillips J, Prunuske J, Fitzpatrick L, Mavis B) Fam Med 2018 Jan;50(1):47-51 PMID: 29346689 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040452945 01/19/2018       8 Citations
  • Essential Public Health Competencies for Medical Students: Establishing a Consensus in Family Medicine. (Morley CP, Rosas SR, Mishori R, Jordan W, Jarris YS, Competencies Work Group FMH, Prunuske J) Teach Learn Med 2017;29(3):255-267 PMID: 28632011 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85014560805 06/21/2017       8 Citations
  • Rural Family Medicine Outcomes at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth. (Fuglestad A, Prunuske J, Regal R, Hunter C, Boulger J, Prunuske A) Fam Med 2017 May;49(5):388-393 PMID: 28535321 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019453206 05/24/2017       13 Citations
  • A Community Health Assessment Curriculum to Develop Population Health Competencies. (Prunuske J, Remington PL) PRiMER 2017 Sep;1:1 PMID: 32944687 PMCID: PMC7490183 02/08/2017    
  • A Randomized Crossover Design to Assess Learning Impact and Student Preference for Active and Passive Online Learning Modules. (Prunuske AJ, Henn L, Brearley AM, Prunuske J) Med Sci Educ 2016;26:135-141 PMID: 27076992 PMCID: PMC4819804 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019685121 04/15/2016       18 Citations
  • Medical Student Decision Making Regarding Pursuit of a Public Health Degree. (McFarland SL, Meyers P, Sautter R, Honsvall A, Prunuske J) Fam Med 2016 Mar;48(3):203-11 PMID: 26950909 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84960396906 03/08/2016       1 Citation
  • Development of an interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaborative research practice for clinical faculty. (Hager K, St Hill C, Prunuske J, Swanoski M, Anderson G, Lutfiyya MN) J Interprof Care 2016;30(2):265-7 PMID: 26934068 PMCID: PMC4819843 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961206524 03/05/2016       11 Citations
  • Opioid prescribing patterns for non-malignant chronic pain for rural versus non-rural US adults: a population-based study using 2010 NAMCS data. (Prunuske JP, St Hill CA, Hager KD, Lemieux AM, Swanoski MT, Anderson GW, Lutfiyya MN) BMC Health Serv Res 2014 Nov 19;14:563 PMID: 25407745 PMCID: PMC4241226 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84988660873 11/20/2014       83 Citations
  • The extent and methods of public health instruction in family medicine clerkships. (Prunuske J, Chang L, Mishori R, Dobbie A, Morley CP) Fam Med 2014;46(7):544-8 PMID: 25058549 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84904333906 07/25/2014       5 Citations
  • Learning environment: the impact of clerkship location on instructional quality. (Prunuske JP, Deci DM) Fam Med 2013 Mar;45(3):193-6 PMID: 23463433 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84875307573 03/07/2013       6 Citations
  • Seasonal influenza in primary care settings: review for primary care physicians. (Temte JL, Prunuske JP) WMJ 2010 Aug;109(4):193-200 PMID: 20945720 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77957004052 10/16/2010       6 Citations
  • Factors associated with refusal of colonoscopy. (Prunuske JP, Crookston BT, Alder SC, Magill MK, Mervis AS, Burt RW) Fam Med 2010 Mar;42(3):161 PMID: 20204886 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77950451999 03/06/2010       2 Citations
  • Live and Web-based orientations are comparable for a required rotation. (Prunuske J) Fam Med 2010 Mar;42(3):180-4 PMID: 20204893 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77950439306 03/06/2010       8 Citations
  • Improving colonoscopy referral rates through computer-supported, primary care practice redesign. (Magill MK, Day J, Mervis A, Donnelly SM, Parsons M, Baker AN, Johnson L, Egger MJ, Nunu J, Prunuske J, James BC, Burt R) J Healthc Qual 2009;31(4):43-52; quiz 52-3 PMID: 19753808 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77957727504 09/17/2009       11 Citations
  • On teamwork. (Prunuske JP) Fam Med 2007 Feb;39(2):138 PMID: 17273957 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34247168720 02/03/2007    
  • Is single-dose levonorgestrel as effective as other emergency contraception regimens? (Prunuske J, Cochella S, Gunning K) J Fam Pract 2003 Apr;52(4):268, 271-2 PMID: 12681080 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037386843 04/12/2003    
    • Last update: 08/14/2023