Donna Windish, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Yale University School of Medicine Waterbury Hospital 64 Robbins Street Waterbury, CT 06721 Office: 203-573-6751 Fax: 203-573-6707 e-mail: donna.windish@yale.edu

Education

B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca , NY , 1994

M.D., The University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1999

M.P.H., The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2004

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, 1999-2002

Fellowship: General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2002-05

Academic Interests

Interests include teaching learners effective communication and clinical reasoning skills, teaching trainees and educators the important use and interpretation of biostatistics in reading and interpreting the medical literature, preparedness of learners for clinical activities, and personal and professional development.

Selected Publications

Windish DM, Gozu A, Bass EB, Thomas PA, Sisson SD, Howard DM, Kern DE. A Ten-Month Program in Curriculum Development for Medical Educators: 16 Years of Experience. J Gen Intern Med 2007;22(5):655-61.

Levine RB, Kravet SJ, Reed DA, Windish DM, Wolfe L, Wright SM. Facing the malpractice crisis: academic physicians’ willingness to accept quick fix solutions. South Med J 2006 Dec;99(12):1334-7.

Windish DM, Kravet SJ, Reed D, Levine RB, Wolfe L, Wright SM. What is an acceptable annual increase in malpractice premiums? The physician perspective. J Clin Outcomes Manag 2006 Dec; 13(12):694-8.

Windish DM, Diener-West M. A clinician-educator’s roadmap to choosing and interpreting statistical tests. J Gen Intern Med 2006;21:656-60.

Windish DM, Price EG, Clever SL, Magaziner JL, Thomas PA. Teaching medical students the important connection between communication and clinical reasoning. J Gen Intern Med 2005;20:1108-13.

Reed D, Price EG, Windish DM, Wright SM, Gozu A, Hsu EB, Beach MC, Kern DE, Bass EB. Challenges in systematic reviews of educational intervention studies. Ann Intern Med 2005 Jun 21;142(12Part2):1080-9.

Windish DM, Knight AM, Wright SM. Clinician-teachers’ self assessments versus learners’ perceptions. J Gen Intern Med 2004;19:553-6.

Windish DM, Paulman PM, Goroll AH, Bass EB. Do clerkship directors think medical students are prepared for the clerkship years? Acad Med 2004;79:56-61.

Windish DM. Teaching medical students clinical reasoning skills. Acad Med 2000;75(1):90.