Monica Peek, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
USA
Biographical Sketch: Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago where she provides clinical care, teaches and does health services research in the area of diabetes disparities. Dr. Peek is the Associate Director of the Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, and is an inaugural faculty fellow of the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence at the University of Chicago. Dr. Peek has authored over 50 peer-reviewed research papers and publications, and has served as the principal investigator of grants from NIH/NIDDK, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Merck Foundation to improve patient/provider communication and shared decision-making, diabetes care and health outcomes among racial/ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations. Dr. Peek was awarded the 2013 Junior Investigator of the Year Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Papers:
SYMPOSIUM: SO A MODELER, AN ECONOMIST, A SHARED DECISION MAKING EXPERT AND A PAIR OF PATIENT EXPERTS WALK INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM...