Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Faculty

Richard A. Davidson, MD, MPH Richard A. Davidson, M.D., M.P.H., FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Internal Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine

PO Box 100277 Gainesville, FL 32610-0277

Educational Background:

Degree
Program
Institution Field/Specialty
BA Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) General Biology
MD Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)  
Internship and Residency Vanderbilt University ( Nashville, TN)  
  Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Fellowship, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)  
Master of Public Health University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)  

Administrative Appointments

  • Chair, Curriculum Committee, College of Medicine
  • Director, Programs for Interdisciplinary Education, Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
  • Associate Clerkship Director for Ambulatory Care (Internal Medicine)
  • Course Director, Evidence Based Medicine
  • Course Director, Interdisciplinary Family Health

Certifications and Licensures

  • American Board in Internal Medicine
  • Florida Medical License
  • Tennessee Medical License
  • North Carolina Medical License

Membership in Professional Societies

  • American College of Physicians
  •  Society of General Internal Medicine
  • Association of Health Services Research
  • American Association of Medical  Colleges
  • American Federation of Clinical Research
  • National Rural Health Association
  • Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
  • Southern Group of Educational Affairs
  • American Public Health Association
  • Association of Behavioral Sciences in Medical Education
  • Association for Clinicians for the Underserved
  • Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

Awards and Honors (selected)

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Society of Teaching Scholars
  • Community Partners in Public Health Education Award
  • Excellence in Generalist Medicine Education Award
  • Ambulatory Teaching Award
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Florida College of Medicine

Publications (selected)

  • A Historical Overview of Interdisciplinary Family Health: A Community-Based Interprofessional Health Professions Course. Acad Med 2005
  • Evaluation of evidence-based medicine skills within a performance-based examination. Acad Med 2004
  • Community-based education and problem-solving: The Community Health Scholars Program. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2002
  • Using standardized patients as teachers: A concurrent controlled trial. Academic Medicine. 2002
  • Newer tests for the diagnosis of renovascular disease.   JAMA 1992

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