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photo Scott Herrle, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: herrles@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-360-3832

Contact
Office: 130-U
University Drive C
Pittsburgh, PA 15240
 
Phone: 412-360-3832
Fax: 412-360-6290
E-mail: herrles@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BS, Molecular Biology, Westminster College, 1999
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2003
MS, Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009
Training
Internship and Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2006
Chief Medical Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2007
Educational Interest
Dr. Herrle's academic interests include the teaching of physical examination and history taking skills in addition to clinical reasoning to residents and medical students. Dr. Herrle is a member of the Academy of Master Educators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, serves as the course director for the medical school’s Advanced Physical Examination course along with the Prologue course, and is a member of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Curriculum Committee. He has served on the writing committees for the general medicine component of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th editions of the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) which is published by the American College of Physicians and also currently is a member of the In-Training Exam Committee of the American College of Physicians.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Herrle S, Corbett EC Jr, Fagan MJ, Moore CG, Elnicki DM. Bayes' theorem and the physical examination: probability assessment and diagnostic decision making. Academic Medicine. 2011; 85: 618-627.
Notable Achievements
Member, Academy of Master Educators, 2015-present
Fellow, American College of Physicians, 2013-present
Outstanding Physician of the Year, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2012
Significant Contribution Award, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2015
Member, Academy of Master Educators, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015-present
William I. Cohen Excellence in Clinical Skills Instruction Award, 2016
Kenneth E. Schuit Award, Recognizing the Dean's Master Educators, 2018
Clinical Excellence Award, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2019