HelenMShieldsMDFACP, AGAF

Gastroenterology • Boston, MA

Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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Office
330 Brookline Avenue
Beth Israel Deaconess Med CNTR
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-2109

Fax+1 617-525-8740

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1976 - 1977
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1974 - 1975
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1983 - 2023
PA State Medical License 1975 - 1978
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2007

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

28 citations
A faculty development program to train tutors to be discussion leaders rather than facilitators.
Helen M. Shields, Daniel Guss, Samuel C. Somers, B. Price Kerfoot, Brian S. Mandell
Academic Medicine. 2007-05-01
17 citations
An active learning curriculum improves fellows' knowledge and faculty teaching skills.
Jennifer A. Inra, Stephen R. Pelletier, Navin L. Kumar, Edward L. Barnes, Helen M. Shields
Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 2017-05-26
11 citations
Innovative curriculum for second-year Harvard-MIT medical students: practicing communication skills with volunteer patients giving immediate feedback
Nadaa B. Ali, Stephen R. Pelletier, Helen M. Shields
Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 2017-05-19

Lectures

Principles of Prevention in Primary Care: Pearls and Pitfalls
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/16/2013
Principals of Prevention in Primary Care Practice: Pearls & Pitfalls
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/16/2013
Principles of Prevention in Primary Care: Pearls and Pitfalls
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/17/2012

Professional Memberships

American Gastroenterological Association - AGA
Fellow