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Office
1700 Tuttle St
Baraboo, WI 53913Phone+1 608-355-3800
Education & Training
- University of MichiganResidency, Family Medicine, 2001 - 2003
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1984 - 1987
- USAF School of Aerospace MedicinePrimary Course, Aerospace Medicine, Distinguished Graduate, 1982 - 1982
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
- Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1979
- Clark UniversityA.B., Major in Biology, Minor in German, Magna Cum Laude, 1971 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1981 - 2026
- MI State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2004 - 2025
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Wisconsin Innovation Award (Finalist) WEDC, 2022
- Wisconsin Small Business Innovation Award for Outstanding Achievement 2010, 2013
- Distinguished Service Award 1984
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsVirtual education strategies in the context of sustainable health care and medical education: A topic modelling analysis of four decades of research.Jihyun Lee, Hyeongjo Kim, Frederick Kron
Medical Education. 2024-01-01 - 80 citationsA call for grounding implicit bias training in clinical and translational frameworksNao Hagiwara, Frederick W. Kron, Mark W. Scerbo, Ginger S. Watson
Lancet. 2020-05-02 - 62 citationsUsing a computer simulation for teaching communication skills: A blinded multisite mixed methods randomized controlled trialFrederick W. Kron, Michael D. Fetters, Mark W. Scerbo, Casey B. White, Monica L. Lypson
Patient Education and Counseling. 2017-04-01
Journal Articles
- Virtual care is growing, but who will train upcoming learners to practice it?Lee Jihyun, Kron Frederick, Med Educ.2022;56(12):1155‐1157, 9/9/2022
- A call for grounding implicit bias training in clinical and translational frameworksHagiwara N, Kron FW, Scerbo MW, Watson GS, The Lancet, 5/2/2020
- Using a computer simulation for teaching communication skills: A blinded multisite mixed methods randomized controlled trialFrederick W. Kron, Michael D. Fetters, Mark W. Scerbo, Casey B. White, Monica L. Lypson, Miguel A. Padilla, Gayle A. Gliva-McConvey, Lee A. Belfore II, Temple West, Am..., Patient Education and Counseling, 10/26/2016
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Abstracts/Posters
- Teaching advanced communication skills with a computer simulation: A blinded, multisite, mixed methods, randomized controlled trialKron, FW, Fetters, MD, Scerbo, MW, AMSUS, 1/1/2016
- A multisite randomized comparison of interactive virtual human simulation (MPathic-VR) and standard multimedia for teaching advanced communication skills among second-...Kron, FW, Fetters, MD, Scerbo, MW, et.al, ICCH, 1/1/2015
- Interactive virtual human patient software utility for competency assessment in breaking bad news to a cancer patientKron,FW, Scerbo, M,Marsella, SC, Fetters,MD,White, C, Campbell T, IMSH, 1/1/2012
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Lectures
- Kron, FW. MPathic-IBCH. Invited presentation.University of Illinois-Chicago School of Medicine - 10/2022
- Kron, FW. Novel Perspectives on Training Complex Communication. Invited presentation, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), The 13th AACR Conference on The ...10/2020
- Kron, FW, Watson, G. Using Virtual Human Simulation Technologies to Build Skills in Empathic Communication. Invited Presentation.Yale University Institute for Excellence - 8/2019
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Press Mentions
- Virtual Human Patients Effective for Practicing for Difficult to Present DiagnosesMay 12th, 2017
- Virtual Humans Help Aspiring Doctors Learn EmpathyMay 8th, 2017
- Doctors Use Virtual Humans to Teach Medical Students EmpathyApril 27th, 2017
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Grant Support
- SBIR Advance AwardState of Wisconsin2015–2016
- Modeling Professional Attitudes and Teaching Humanistic Communication in Virtual RealityNIH-NCATS2012–2016
- MPathic-VR Development GrantWisconsin Entrepreneurs Network2010
- Modeling Professional Attitudes and Teaching Humanistic Communication in VRNIH-NCI2009–2010
- MPathic-VR Development GrantPhysicians Plus Insurance Company2007
Committees
- Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), Behavioral Informatics and Technology Special Interest Group (BITSIG) 2016 - 2019
- Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), Digital Healthcare Committee (DHC) 2016 - 2019
- Chairman, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (Primary Care), Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center 1987 - 1989
- Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Norton Air Force Base 1980 - 1982
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