Julie Phillips

Julie Phillips

Julie Phillips , MD, MPH

Professor
Chair of Department of Family Medicine

Biography

Julie Phillips, MD, MPH is Professor & Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, where she cares for patients and teaches medical students and residents. She serves as a founding Associate Editor for Peer Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research (PRiMER) and as an Associate Editor for Family Medicine. She studies medical education and ways it shapes the physician workforce, and is a national leader in research about the consequences of medical student debt.   Publications: Search Julie Phillips, MD, at PubMed at the National Library of Medicine.

Publications

Curricula that promote primary care: Time for action Medical Education (2021)

Apple pie dreams. Families, Systems, & Health (2020)

Specialty income and career decision making: a qualitative study of medical student perceptions Medical Education (2019)

Before the Resurrection. (2016)

Keep on Driving. (2016)

Summation. (2016)

Hearts in rhythm. (2016)

Rural Women Family Physicians: Strategies for Successful Work-Life Balance. (2016)

RU4PC? Texting to Quantify Feedback About Primary Care and Its Relationship With Student Career Interest. (2016)

Third- and Fourth-Year Medical Students' Changing Views of Family Medicine. (2016)

Thirty Years Training Rural Physicians: Outcomes From the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Rural Physician Program. (2016)

Educational Debt in the Context of Career Planning: A Qualitative Exploration of Medical Student Perceptions. (2016)

The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications. (2016)

Autumn chores. (2015)

Preparing family physicians for the care of patients with severe and persistent mental illness: Examples from two U.S. residency programs. (2015)

A retrospective analysis of the relationship between medical student debt and primary care practice in the United States. (2014)

Washing dishes. (2014)

We must make the cost of medical education reasonable for everyone. (2013)

Educational debt and career choice: every student matters. (2013)

How do medical students view the work life of primary care and specialty physicians? (2012)

An OSCE remediation experience focused on diagnostic reasoning. (2011)

Education-for-service is not enough to meet our workforce needs. (2010)

Finding, recruiting, and sustaining the future primary care physician workforce: a new theoretical model of specialty choice process. (2010)

Medical student debt and primary care specialty intentions. (2010)

Closing the gap: finding and encouraging physicians who will care for the underserved. (2009)

In the News

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Qualitative Methods for Medical Education Research

Qualitative methodologies in medical education research has grown in recent years. This article, written in collaboration with others in the Department of Family Medicine and other primary care…

Women in Medicine Month

Women in Medicine Month

September is recognized as Women in Medicine Month. During September members of our department will be sharing their thoughts and stories on Women in Medicine.

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David Weismantel, MD, MS, Katryna Peacock, DO, Randy Pearson, MD, FACSM, FAAFP, Katrina Weirauch-Engle, DO, and Julie Phillips, MD, MPH

MSU Family Medicine Specialty Seminar 2022

Faculty from our Department participated with CHM Students in a Conversation with the Physicians during the Family Medicine Specialty Seminar. The seminar focused on career options within Family…

Henry Barry, MD, former interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.

Celebrating our Department Chair

The Department of Family Medicine came together to celebrate our newest Department Chair, Dr. Julie Phillips. In attendance were four former Chairs, Dr. William…

Joan Ilardo

2022 Family Medicine Week

James Olson, MD, "Family Medicine has proven to be a challenging and accommodating discipline for me as a physician. It has given me a wonderful place to grow and help others grow. Family Medicine…

Julie Phillips

Dr. Phillips Announced as Chair of the Department of Family Medicine

The Department of Family Medicine of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is delighted to announce our new Chair, Dr. Julie Phillips. Dr. Phillips is a professor of Family Medicine,…

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Congrats to our two recent promoted faculty – Drs. Julie Phillips and Masako Morishita

It is with great joy that I announce that Dr. Julie Phillips has been promoted to Professor in the Health…