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photo Sarah Merriam, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Assistant Director for Degree Granting Programs in Medical Education, ICRE

Follow on Twitter @SarahbMerri

Email: sarah.merriam@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-7823
Contact
Office: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
University Drive C
Pittsburgh, PA 15240
 
Phone: 412-360-7823
Fax: 412-360-6290
E-mail: sarah.merriam@va.gov
Education and Training
Education
BS, Biochemistry, Marshall University, 2007
MD, University of Pittsburgh, 2011
MS, Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
Chief Medical Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2015
General Internal Medicine Academic Clinician Educator Scholars Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
Women's Health Fellowship, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2017
Research Interest
Dr. Merriam’s primary research interests center around the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula within the domain of physician leadership and women’s health. Dr. Merriam has disseminated scholarly work which represents a variety of medical education research methods, curricular and program evaluations, curricular publication, review articles, and policy statements among others. Dr. Merriam has been nationally recognized for her scholarship, which was competitively selected as a Hamolsky Finalist during the 2020 SGIM annual conference.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Merriam has worked as a WH attending physician since 2017. In this capacity, she provides both inpatient and outpatient care for Veterans within the mid-Atlantic region. Within her outpatient practice, Dr. Merriam provides direct primary care to predominately, but not exclusively, women Veterans and also precepts the outpatient resident clinic. She also provides inpatient care to hospitalized Veterans in conjunction with housestaff teams. More recently, she was invited to sit as the co-chair of the VAPHS Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, which serves a mission of providing uniform, consistent, and equitable drug therapy across the region VAPHS serves.
Educational Interest
Dr. Merriam has presented nationally and published work in a variety of different research content areas, including women's health, physician leadership, and medical education research such as curriculum development and evaluation. In addition, she continues to actively mentor residents and fellows in their own research and education projects.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Ufomata E, Merriam S, Puri A, Lupton K, LeFrancois D, Jones D, Nemeth A, Snydman L, Stark R, Spagnoletti C. A Policy Statement of the Society of General Internal Medicine on Tackling Racism in Medical Education: Reflections on the Past and a Call to Action for the Future. J Gen Intern Med. 2021.
Merriam S, DeKosky A, Klein A, Rodriguez J, McNeil MA, Donovan A. Avoiding Death by Meeting: An Interactive Workshop for Academic Faculty Highlighting Strategies to Facilitate Effective Team Meetings. MedEdPORTAL. 2021; 17: 11121.
McNeil, M. A., Merriam, S. B. Menopause (an “In the Clinic” feature). Ann Intern Med. 2021; 174(7): ITC97-ITC112.
Lyons, M., Oyler, J., Iossi, K., Merriam, S. Leadership Experiences of Internal Medicine Residents: A Needs Assessment for Leadership Curricula. J Healthc Leadersh. 2022; 14: 155-161.
Notable Achievements
Member, Women in Medicine Commission, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2014-Present
Senior Educational Consultant to Women's Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2019-Present
Member, Education Committee, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2019-Present
Outstanding Thesis in Medical Education Award, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
Hamolsky Award Finalist, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2020
STAR Award, Outstanding Patient Care, VA Pittsburgh Medical System, 2020
Nominee, David M. Worthen Rising Star Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2020-2023

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