Debra L Klamen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1246400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra L Klamen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra L |
| FAMILY NAME | Klamen |
| SIGNATURE | KLAMEN D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5471-6635 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Aspire to excellence
This article explores the evolving landscape of social accountability in medical education through the lens of the AMEE ASPIRE-to-Excellence initiative. Social accountability has become increasingly recognized as a fundamental principle in health professional education, requiring health professional education and training programs to align their teaching, research, and service activities with the priority health concerns, namely those of the comm…
Building on Strengths
Although U.S. medical education has continued to place increased emphasis on defining competency standards and ensuring accountability to the public, health care inequities have persisted, several basic health outcomes have worsened, public trust in the health care system has eroded, and moral distress, burnout, and attrition among practicing physicians have escalated. These opposing trends beg the question of how the “good doctor” concept may be…
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Medical Education Program Highlights Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIUSOM) was founded in 1970 and is a small, public, and community-based institution. Campuses are located in Springfield, Illinois, and in Carbondale, Illinois, 180 miles to the south. Since its inception, the school has been known for educational innovation and medical education research. It holds the record in the United States and Canada for the most Internat…
Medical Student Homophobia
Medical student homophobia, if left unchallenged, will hinder care provided to homosexual patients. Physician homophobia may disallow a healthy doctor-patient relationship and may cause a decrease in patients' ability to disclose sensitive issues
Integration in Education for Addiction Medicine
Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a serious public health problem that is one of the most common disorders seen in medical practice. Although it is an extremely common disorder, it is poorly diagnosed and treated by physicians. In order to begin to develop an integrated approach to education and addiction, one must define the many roles of the physician working with addicted patients. Training about addictions must begin early in the medica…
Integration of Treatment and Posttreatment Variables in Predicting Results of Abstinence-Based Outpatient Treatment After One Year
A multi-site, longitudinal study of patients undergoing outpatient alcohol and drug dependence treatment was conducted in private outpatient facilities, consisting of 2,029 subjects from 33 independent programs enrolled in a national addiction treatment outcomes registry. Pretreatment demographic and substance variables, treatment utilization variables, and post-treatment continuum of care variables were examined simultaneously in a multivariate …
Prevalence of Depression and Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence in Addictions Treatment Populations
The diagnosis of depression has been viewed as an important factor in the treatment response for those who have alcohol and other drug dependence. The objective of the study was to examine the prevalence of a lifetime history of major depression in inpatients with a substance use disorder in addictions treatment. An evaluation study of 6,355 patients was conducted in inpatient and outpatient addictions treatment programs from 41 sites. Subjects w…
Medical Student Homophobia
Medical student homophobia, if left unchallenged, will hinder care provided to homosexual patients. Physician homophobia may disallow a healthy doctor-patient relationship and may cause a decrease in patients' ability to disclose sensitive issues
Prevalence of Depression and Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence in Addictions Treatment Populations
The diagnosis of depression has been viewed as an important factor in the treatment response for those who have alcohol and other drug dependence. The objective of the study was to examine the prevalence of a lifetime history of major depression in inpatients with a substance use disorder in addictions treatment. An evaluation study of 6,355 patients was conducted in inpatient and outpatient addictions treatment programs from 41 sites. Subjects w…
Integration in Education for Addiction Medicine
Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a serious public health problem that is one of the most common disorders seen in medical practice. Although it is an extremely common disorder, it is poorly diagnosed and treated by physicians. In order to begin to develop an integrated approach to education and addiction, one must define the many roles of the physician working with addicted patients. Training about addictions must begin early in the medica…
Integration of Treatment and Posttreatment Variables in Predicting Results of Abstinence-Based Outpatient Treatment After One Year
A multi-site, longitudinal study of patients undergoing outpatient alcohol and drug dependence treatment was conducted in private outpatient facilities, consisting of 2,029 subjects from 33 independent programs enrolled in a national addiction treatment outcomes registry. Pretreatment demographic and substance variables, treatment utilization variables, and post-treatment continuum of care variables were examined simultaneously in a multivariate …
Medical Student Homophobia
Medical student homophobia, if left unchallenged, will hinder care provided to homosexual patients. Physician homophobia may disallow a healthy doctor-patient relationship and may cause a decrease in patients' ability to disclose sensitive issues
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Medical Education Program Highlights Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIUSOM) was founded in 1970 and is a small, public, and community-based institution. Campuses are located in Springfield, Illinois, and in Carbondale, Illinois, 180 miles to the south. Since its inception, the school has been known for educational innovation and medical education research. It holds the record in the United States and Canada for the most Internat…
Building on Strengths
Although U.S. medical education has continued to place increased emphasis on defining competency standards and ensuring accountability to the public, health care inequities have persisted, several basic health outcomes have worsened, public trust in the health care system has eroded, and moral distress, burnout, and attrition among practicing physicians have escalated. These opposing trends beg the question of how the “good doctor” concept may be…
Aspire to excellence
This article explores the evolving landscape of social accountability in medical education through the lens of the AMEE ASPIRE-to-Excellence initiative. Social accountability has become increasingly recognized as a fundamental principle in health professional education, requiring health professional education and training programs to align their teaching, research, and service activities with the priority health concerns, namely those of the comm…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Addiction (3 works) · Innovations in Medical Education (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Abstinence (2 works) · Accountability (2 works)