John Folk, M.D., Ed.D.
I am honored and excited to serve as the Associate Dean for Medical Education, Chair, Department of Medical Education at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University. I have been actively involved in medical education my entire career. I am an obstetrician/gynecologist and an obstetrical critical care specialist. I have been teaching medical students since I was an intern and have participated in GME for residents and fellows in OB GYN, internal medicine/specialties, surgery/trauma/critical care. I have also contributed to CME for obstetrical providers in a regional perinatal program.
My career in undergraduate medical education leadership began when I was appointed director for the OB GYN clerkship at a large medical school. I served as an assistant dean for clinical sciences, working with other clerkship directors. My interest in medical education deepened and I enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education in the Doctor of Education program. I chose a program where I would study with educators serving learners from grade school to graduate educational programs within and outside of medicine. My course concentration focused on understanding and employing data-driven and evidence-based neurocognitive processes in learning and teaching. My dissertation was a mixed method project that evolved into a qualitative study. I wanted to understand how factors contributed to an unexpected outcome for a program designed for clinical faculty teaching medical students. From this dissertation experience I have developed skills in needs assessment, programmatic design, implementation, and evaluation. During my EdD journey I became interested in understanding learning differences, evidence-informed neurocognitive learning/teaching approaches, curricular design/implementation/evaluation, educational leadership, and professional identity formation.
My hope is that my experience as an educator and a clinician will add value to the curriculum at BSOM and that I will serve each and every medical student on their journey toward becoming self-directed learners and outstanding physicians who take their place in the legacy of excellence we have at BSOM.
Education History
08/2015 – 12/2021 Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Baltimore, Maryland, Doctor of Education
07/1997 – 06/1998 Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
07/1990 – 06/1994 Obstetrics & Gynecology Internship and Residency, Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, SUNY Upstate Medical University (formerly SUNY Health Sciences Center at Syracuse), Syracuse, New York
08/1986 – 05/1990 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York, Doctor of Medicine
08/1982 – 05/1986 Siena College, Loudonville, New York, Bachelor of Science Biology
08/1981 – 05/1982 Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, New York, Science & Mathematics, no degree
Publications
Dissertation
Folk, JJ (October 2021) Factors influencing clinical faculty participation in a teacher professional development program during a pandemic: A root cause analysis. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland ©2021 http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/66833
Abstracts and Presentations in Education
Folk, JJ, Wallis JB. Roundtable Discussion: Point of Care Ultrasound as part of longitudinal medical education in OB and GYN. Council for Resident Education in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2014 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 26, 2014
Folk JJ. A needs assessment survey of the clinical faculty at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University College of Medicine: Can we provide a faculty development program for clinical faculty with limited time? Second Annual Celebration of Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Education Doctor of Education Residency and Orientation, Baltimore, Maryland, July 30, 2017
Folk JJ. Medical students experiencing discrimination from patients and families in clinical practice settings. Third Annual Celebration of Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Education Doctor of Education Residency and Orientation, Baltimore, Maryland, July 23, 2018.
Publications
Folk JJ, Musa AG. Case report: Management of persistent lymphocele by sclerotherapy with doxycycline. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 1995; 60: 191-193.
Folk JJ, Mazur MT, Eddy GL, Musa AG. Secretory endometrial adenocarcinoma in a patient on tamoxifen for breast cancer: A report of a case. Gynecologic Oncology 1995; 58: 133-135.
Folk JJ, Botsford M, Musa AG. Monitoring cancer antigen 125 levels in induction chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian carcinoma and predicting outcome of second-look procedure. Gynecologic Oncology 1995; 57: 178-182.
Folk JJ. Chapter 1 – Eclampsia: Case studies. Hospital Physician Obstetrics and Gynecology Board Review Manual 2000; 6(2): 1-17.
Folk JJ, Nune U*, Kanuri K*, Bander JJ. Cervical cytology and other screening methods among women admitted to the medical intensive care unit. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2001; 5(1): 21-23.
Allen L, Nosovitch J, Folk JJ, Silverman RK. Prenatal diagnosis of an inguinosacral hernia in a case of cystic fibrosis. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2004; 23(10): 1391-1394.
Folk JJ, Leslie HFM, Nosovitch JT, Silverman RK, Aubry RH. Hyperemesis gravidarum: Pregnancy outcomes and complications among women nutritionally supported with and without parenteral therapy. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2004; 49(7): 497-502.
Folk JJ, Curioca J*, Nosovitch JT, Silverman RK, Aubry RH. Poorly differentiated large cell carcinoma of the lung metastatic to the placenta. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2005; 49(5): 395-397.
Folk JJ, Lipari CW*, Nosovitch JT, Silverman RK, Carlson RJ, Navone AJ. Ventricular function evaluation using B-type natriuretic peptide in obstetrical patients. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2005; 50: 147-154.
Nguyen LM*, Lopes C*, Folk JJ. Vertebral osteomyelitis in pregnancy from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus vulvar abscess. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2014; 60(7-8): 362-364.
Folk JJ, Landsberg, DM, Robinson KA*, Spector LA*. Airway pressure release ventilation and respiratory failure during pregnancy. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2015; 60(1-2): 65-70.
(*Indicates medical student or resident physician mentees)
Book Chapter
Folk JJ. (2017). Chapter 24: Hypertensive disorders. In Silverman RK, Ed. Obesity Medicine: Management of Obesity in Women’s Health Care. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 403-422.
Abstracts and Presentations
Folk JJ. Monitoring CA 125 levels in induction chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian carcinoma and predicting outcome of second look procedure. Poster Presentation, 42nd Annual Meeting American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Orlando, Florida, May 1994 (Poster).
Folk JJ. Cervical cytology and other screening methods among women admitted to the medical intensive care unit. Poster Presentation, 1998 Biennial Meeting of the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Scottsdale, Arizona, March 1998 (Poster).
Leslie HFM*, Folk JJ. Hyperemesis gravidarum: Pregnancy outcomes and complications among women nutritionally supported with and without parenteral therapy. Poster Presentation, 2001 50th Anniversary Meeting American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Chicago, Illinois, May 2001 (Poster).
Folk JJ, Leslie HFM*. Hyperemesis gravidarum: Pregnancy outcomes and complications among women nutritionally supported with and without parenteral therapy. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001; 97(4): 42S. (Abstract).
Folk JJ, Lipari CW*, Nosovitch JT, Silverman RK, Aubry RH. Evaluation of ventricular function with B-type natriuretic peptide in obstetrical patients with acute respiratory insufficiency: Preliminary experience. Charles R. Ross Poster Session, SUNY Upstate Medical University, December 2003 (Poster).
Silverman RK, Wojtowycz M, Nosovitch JT, Folk JJ, Aubry RH. Increasing body mass index related to fetal and maternal complications. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2004 (Poster).
Folk JJ, Lipari CW*, Nosovitch JT, Silverman RK, Aubry RH. Evaluation of ventricular function with B-type natriuretic peptide in obstetrical patients with acute respiratory insufficiency: Preliminary experience. Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2004 (Poster).
(*Indicates medical student or resident physician mentees)
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
11/2021 – Present Taskforce Chair, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) The Clinical Skills Assessment and Standardization (CLASS) Constituent Collaborative Project “Who?” Taskforce Group (who will be assessed, faculty development, equitable assessment strategies)
5/2021 – Present Member, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Online Learning in OB-GYN Advisory Committee
Awards/Recognition
6/2013 APGO Excellence in Teaching Award, Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse New York
6/2002 Excellence in Resident Teaching by a Faculty OB GYN, Department Obstetrics Gynecology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
