Andrew Orr, MD, MSEd
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
Andrew is an academic hospitalist educator at the San Francisco VA Medical Center where he works on the general medicine wards and surgical co-management services.
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His academic interests include arts and humanities-based instruction, professional identity formation, clinical coaching, and medical education-based faculty development. His teaching philosophy centers on wholeness, creativity, and personal relatedness to empower learners for the challenges along the road to the privilege of independent medical practice.
Prior to moving to UCSF he was co-director of the internal medicine subinternship at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of museum-based visual art instruction for the Penn internal medicine residency program. He received his master's degree in medical education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
Awards
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- Maurice Attie Faculty Teaching Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Internal Medicine, 2023
- Dean's Award for Clinical Excellence at an Affiliated Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2023
- Donald B. Martin Teaching Service Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Internal Medicine, 2022
- Penn Pearl, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2022
- Hospital Medicine Most Collaborative Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021
- Hospitalist Housestaff Teaching Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021
- Hospital Medicine Most Collaborative Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019
- Maurice Attie Senior Resident Teaching Service Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine, 2018
- Robert Wood Johnson Alumni Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2015
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Academic Excellence Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2015
- The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2015
- The Dr. Joseph Stanton Memorial Award, Boston College, 2011
Education & Training
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- MSEd University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education 2022
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Residency Program 2018
- MD Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 2015
Interests
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- Medical humanities
- Faculty development
- Competency-based medical education
- Clinical reasoning
Publications (13)
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LearningMedicineLeadershipHumansPeer GroupPersonalityInternship and ResidencyHospitalistsHospitalsContinuity of Patient CareFacultyAmbulatory Care FacilitiesPersonal SatisfactionClinical CompetenceStudents
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Patients, Peers, and Personal Identity: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study Exploring the Transformative Potential of the Arts and Humanities in Intern Training.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2024 Orr AR, Hussain F, Silver M, Tomescu O, Balmer DF -
Internal Medicine Acting Internship Trends in Rotation Structure and Student Responsibilities: Results from a 2023 National Survey.
Journal of general internal medicine 2024 Garber AM, Vu TR, Orr A, Adams W, Anderson I, Fitz M, Ferris A -
A novel hospitalist peer observation program to improve educational and operational rounding practices.
Journal of hospital medicine 2024 Cohen ME, Linganna A, Kim J, Orr AR -
TaskMaster: The Subintern Adventure Game- Game-Based Learning for Medical Subintern Task Prioritization
MedEdPORTAL 2023 Orr A, Lee J, Bhatt V, Kosak Z, Wilson S, Linganna A. -
Extending Arts-Based Interventions in Graduate Medical Education through the Positive Humanities: Results from the re-FRAME Workshop for Internal Medicine Interns
Journal of General Internal Medicine 2023 Orr A, Hussain F, Delisser H, Tomescu O, Rizzo A, Niepold S, Balmer D
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Twelve tips for excelling as an introvert in academic medicine (at all levels).
Medical teacher 2023 Cohen ME, Kalotra A, Orr AR -
Insights into Interprofessional Care During a "Transition to Attending Hospitalist" Elective
Society of General Internal Medicine Forum 2021 Orr A, Hogan K, Bennett N, Nandiwada R -
Work Hours: A Resident's Reflection on Time
Ars Medica 2020 Orr A -
The Fostering Resilience through Art in Medical Education (FRAME) workshop: a partnership with the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Advances in medical education and practice 2019 Orr AR, Moghbeli N, Swain A, Bassett B, Niepold S, Rizzo A, DeLisser HM -
Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease Presenting as a Mediastinal Mass with Pulmonary Artery Invasion.
Case reports in hematology 2018 Orr AR, Lefler D, Deshpande C, Kumar P -
What Factors Lead to the Success of a Continuity Clinic Immersion Experience for Residents?
Journal of graduate medical education 2018 Kearns MD, Orr AR, Wang FY -
Bacterial Melioidosis in Pregnancy
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2017 Orr A, Martens M -
Defining Specific Lipid-Binding Sites for a Peripheral Membrane Protein in Situ Using Subtesla Field-cycling NMR
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2010 Pu M, Orr A, Redfield AG, Roberts MF