Daniel West, MD
Professor Emeritus
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• M.D. School of Medicine University of Florida 1986
• Residency Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco

Grants and Projects

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• Amplified Dna in Childhood Solid Tumors, NIH, 1992-1997

Publications (58)

Top publication keywords:
Clinical CompetenceEducation, Medical, UndergraduateWorkplacePatient HandoffEducation, MedicalEducational MeasurementLanguagePediatricsCompetency-Based EducationLearningEducation, Medical, GraduateHospitals, PediatricOrganizational CultureMedical ErrorsInternship and Residency

• Implementing a Family-Centered Rounds Intervention Using Novel Mentor-Trios.
  Pediatrics 2024 Khan A, Patel SJ, Anderson M, Baird JD, Johnson TM, Liss I, Graham DA, Calaman S, Fegley AE, Goldstein J, O'Toole JK, Rosenbluth G, Alminde C, Bass EJ, Bismilla Z, Caruth M, Coghlan-McDonald S, Cray S…
• Utilizing co-production to improve patient-centeredness and engagement in healthcare delivery: Lessons from the Patient and Family-Centered I-PASS studies.
  Journal of hospital medicine 2023 O'Toole JK, Calaman S, Anderson M, Baird J, Fegley A, Goldstein J, Johnson T, Khan A, Patel SJ, Rosenbluth G, Sectish TC, West DC, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, Patient and Family-Centered I-PASS …
• Program Evaluation in Health Professions Education: An Innovative Approach Guided by Principles.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2023 Balmer DF, Anderson H, West DC
• Implementation of the I-PASS handoff program in diverse clinical environments: A multicenter prospective effectiveness implementation study.
  Journal of hospital medicine 2022 Starmer AJ, Spector ND, O'Toole JK, Bismilla Z, Calaman S, Campos ML, Coffey M, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Goldstein J, Graham DA, Hepps JH, Howell EE, Kuzma N, Maynard G, Melvin P, Patel SJ, Popa A, …
• Association of Patient and Family Reports of Hospital Safety Climate With Language Proficiency in the US.
  JAMA pediatrics 2022 Khan A, Parente V, Baird JD, Patel SJ, Cray S, Graham DA, Halley M, Johnson T, Knoebel E, Lewis KD, Liss I, Romano EM, Trivedi S, Spector ND, Landrigan CP, Patient and Family Centered I-PASS SCORE …

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• Measuring Training Disruptions Using an Informatics Based Tool.
  Academic pediatrics 2022 Mai MV, Muthu N, Carroll B, Costello A, West DC, Dziorny AC
• Replace, amplify, transform: a qualitative study of how postgraduate trainees and supervisors experience and use telehealth for instruction in ambulatory patient care.
  BMC medical education 2022 Anderson HL, Kurtz J, West DC, Balmer DF
• Implementation and Use of Workplace-Based Assessment in Clinical Learning Environments: A Scoping Review.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021 Anderson HL, Kurtz J, West DC
• Entrustable Professional Activities and Entrustment Decision Making: A Development and Research Agenda for the Next Decade.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021 Ten Cate O, Balmer DF, Caretta-Weyer H, Hatala R, Hennus MP, West DC
• Learner Levels of Supervision Across the Continuum of Pediatrics Training.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021 Schwartz A, Borman-Shoap E, Carraccio C, Herman B, Hobday PM, Kaul P, Long M, O'Connor M, Mink R, Schumacher DJ, Turner DA, West DC
• Shared Mental Models Among Clinical Competency Committees in the Context of Time-Variable, Competency-Based Advancement to Residency.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020 Schwartz A, Balmer DF, Borman-Shoap E, Chin A, Henry D, Herman BE, Hobday P, Lee JH, Multerer S, Myers RE, Ponitz K, Rosenberg A, Soep JB, West DC, Englander R
• I-PASS Mentored Implementation Handoff Curriculum: Frontline Provider Training Materials.
  MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2020 O'Toole JK, Hepps J, Starmer AJ, Patel SJ, Rosenbluth G, Calaman S, Campos ML, Lopreiato JO, Schnipper JL, Sectish TC, Srivastava R, West DC, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, Yu CE, I-PASS Study Education …
• Implementing receiver-driven handoffs to the emergency department to reduce miscommunication.
  BMJ quality & safety 2020 Huth K, Stack AM, Hatoun J, Chi G, Blake R, Shields R, Melvin P, West DC, Spector ND, Starmer AJ
• Longitudinal Assessment of Resident Performance Using Entrustable Professional Activities.
  JAMA network open 2020 Schumacher DJ, West DC, Schwartz A, Li ST, Millstein L, Griego EC, Turner T, Herman BE, Englander R, Hemond J, Hudson V, Newhall L, McNeal Trice K, Baughn J, Giudice E, Famiglietti H, Tolentino J, …
• Association of Pediatric Resident Physician Depression and Burnout With Harmful Medical Errors on Inpatient Services.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019 Brunsberg KA, Landrigan CP, Garcia BM, Petty CR, Sectish TC, Simpkin AL, Spector ND, Starmer AJ, West DC, Calaman S
• The Clinical Learning Environment and Workplace-Based Assessment: Frameworks, Strategies, and Implementation.
  Pediatric clinics of North America 2019 Henry D, West DC
• Crossing the Gap: Using Competency-Based Assessment to Determine Whether Learners Are Ready for the Undergraduate-to-Graduate Transition.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019 Murray KE, Lane JL, Carraccio C, Glasgow T, Long M, West DC, O'Connor M, Hobday P, Schwartz A, Englander R, Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) Study Group
• I-PASS Mentored Implementation Handoff Curriculum: Champion Training Materials.
  MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2019 O'Toole JK, Starmer AJ, Calaman S, Campos ML, Hepps J, Lopreiato JO, Patel SJ, Rosenbluth G, Schnipper JL, Sectish TC, Srivastava R, West DC, Yu CE, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, I-PASS Study Education …
• "All the ward's a stage": a qualitative study of the experience of direct observation of handoffs.
  Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice 2018 Huth K, Schwartz S, Li SA, Weiser N, Mahant S, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, Starmer AJ, West DC, Coffey M, Bismilla Z
• Patient safety after implementation of a coproduced family centered communication programme: multicenter before and after intervention study
  BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2018 Khan A, Spector ND, Baird JD, Ashland M, Starmer AJ, Rosenbluth G, Garcia BM, Litterer KP, Rogers JE, Dalal AK, Lipsitz S, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Guiot A, O'Toole JK, Patel A, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, …
• Developing Standardized "Receiver-Driven" Handoffs Between Referring Providers and the Emergency Department: Results of a Multidisciplinary Needs Assessment.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2018 Huth K, Stack AM, Chi G, Shields R, Jorina M, West DC, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, Starmer AJ
• I-PASS Mentored Implementation Handoff Curriculum: Implementation Guide and Resources.
  MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2018 O'Toole JK, Starmer AJ, Calaman S, Campos ML, Goldstein J, Hepps J, Maynard GA, Owolabi M, Patel SJ, Rosenbluth G, Schnipper JL, Sectish TC, Srivastava R, West DC, Yu CE, Landrigan CP, Spector ND
• Stress From Uncertainty and Resilience Among Depressed and Burned Out Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study.
  Academic pediatrics 2018 Simpkin AL, Khan A, West DC, Garcia BM, Sectish TC, Spector ND, Landrigan CP
• Foreword: Sticks and Stones: Moving Toward a More Productive Peer-Review Process for Authors and Reviewers.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 Miller KH, West DC, Karani R
• Integrating Research, Quality Improvement, and Medical Education for Better Handoffs and Safer Care: Disseminating, Adapting, and Implementing the I-PASS Program.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2017 Starmer AJ, Spector ND, West DC, Srivastava R, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group
• Families as Partners in Hospital Error and Adverse Event Surveillance.
  JAMA pediatrics 2017 Khan A, Coffey M, Litterer KP, Baird JD, Furtak SL, Garcia BM, Ashland MA, Calaman S, Kuzma NC, O'Toole JK, Patel A, Rosenbluth G, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Good BP, Hepps JH, Dalal AK, Lipsitz SR, …
• Foreword: Characteristics of RIME Papers That Make the Cut.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2016 West DC, Miller KH, Artino AR
• Reliability of Verbal Handoff Assessment and Handoff Quality Before and After Implementation of a Resident Handoff Bundle.
  Academic pediatrics 2016 Feraco AM, Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Spector ND, West DC, Landrigan CP
• Conditional Survival and Predictors of Late Death in Patients With Ewing Sarcoma.
  Pediatric blood & cancer 2016 Davenport JR, Vo KT, Goldsby R, West DC, DuBois SG
• The Creation of Standard-Setting Videos to Support Faculty Observations of Learner Performance and Entrustment Decisions.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2016 Calaman S, Hepps JH, Bismilla Z, Carraccio C, Englander R, Feraco A, Landrigan CP, Lopreiato JO, Sectish TC, Starmer AJ, Yu CE, Spector ND, West DC, I-PASS Study Education Executive Committee
• Foreword: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2015 Artino AR, West DC, Gusic ME
• Variation in printed handoff documents: Results and recommendations from a multicenter needs assessment.
  Journal of hospital medicine 2015 Rosenbluth G, Bale JF, Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, West DC, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Education Executive Committee
• Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program.
  The New England journal of medicine 2014 Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, West DC, Rosenbluth G, Allen AD, Noble EL, Tse LL, Dalal AK, Keohane CA, Lipsitz SR, Rothschild JM, Wien MF, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Wilson KM, O'Toole JK, Solan LG,…
• Workforce, learners, competencies, and the learning environment: Research in Medical Education 2014 and the way forward.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2014 West DC, Robins L, Gruppen LD
• Development, implementation, and dissemination of the I-PASS handoff curriculum: A multisite educational intervention to improve patient handoffs.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2014 Starmer AJ, O'Toole JK, Rosenbluth G, Calaman S, Balmer D, West DC, Bale JF, Yu CE, Noble EL, Tse LL, Srivastava R, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, Spector ND, I-PASS Study Education Executive Committee
• Placing faculty development front and center in a multisite educational initiative: lessons from the I-PASS Handoff study.
  Academic pediatrics 2014 O'Toole JK, West DC, Starmer AJ, Yu CE, Calaman S, Rosenbluth G, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, Spector ND, I-PASS Study Education Executive Committee
• Putting the pediatrics milestones into practice: a consensus roadmap and resource analysis.
  Pediatrics 2014 Schumacher DJ, Spector ND, Calaman S, West DC, Cruz M, Frohna JG, Gonzalez Del Rey J, Gustafson KK, Poynter SE, Rosenbluth G, Southgate WM, Vinci RJ, Sectish TC
• Randomized controlled trial of interval-compressed chemotherapy for the treatment of localized Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2012 Womer RB, West DC, Krailo MD, Dickman PS, Pawel BR, Grier HE, Marcus K, Sailer S, Healey JH, Dormans JP, Weiss AR
• "Teaching as a Competency": competencies for medical educators.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2011 Srinivasan M, Li ST, Meyers FJ, Pratt DD, Collins JB, Braddock C, Skeff KM, West DC, Henderson M, Hales RE, Hilty DM
• Is residents' progress on individualized learning plans related to the type of learning goal set?
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2011 Li ST, Paterniti DA, Tancredi DJ, Co JP, West DC
• Investigation of the insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling pathway in localized Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
  Cancer 2011 Borinstein SC, Barkauskas DA, Krailo M, Scher D, Scher L, Schlottmann S, Kallakury B, Dickman PS, Pawel BR, West DC, Womer RB, Toretsky JA
• Clinical features and outcomes in patients with extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma.
  Cancer 2011 Applebaum MA, Worch J, Matthay KK, Goldsby R, Neuhaus J, West DC, Dubois SG
• An innovative residency program designed to develop leaders to improve the health of children.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2010 Kuo AK, Thyne SM, Chen HC, West DC, Kamei RK
• Successful self-directed lifelong learning in medicine: a conceptual model derived from qualitative analysis of a national survey of pediatric residents.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2010 Li ST, Paterniti DA, Co JP, West DC
• Factors associated with successful self-directed learning using individualized learning plans during pediatric residency.
  Academic pediatrics 2010 Li ST, Tancredi DJ, Co JP, West DC
• Community-based advocacy training: applying asset-based community development in resident education.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2009 Hufford L, West DC, Paterniti DA, Pan RJ
• Measuring knowledge structure: reliability of concept mapping assessment in medical education.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2008 Srinivasan M, McElvany M, Shay JM, Shavelson RJ, West DC
• Pediatric residents' perceptions of community involvement prior to residency.
  Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association 2006 Solomon BS, Blaschke GS, West DC, Pan RJ, Sanders L, Swigonski N, Willis E, Schwarz D
• From physician-centered to community-oriented perspectives on health care: assessing the efficacy of community-based training.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2006 Paterniti DA, Pan RJ, Smith LF, Horan NM, West DC
• Rhabdomyoblastic pulmonary lesions in a patient with Wilms tumor: choristomas or metastases?
  Pediatric blood & cancer 2006 Zwerdling T, Ducore J, Taylor D, West DC, Konia T
• Factors affecting resident performance: development of a theoretical model and a focused literature review.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2005 Mitchell M, Srinivasan M, West DC, Franks P, Keenan C, Henderson M, Wilkes M
• Children with cancer, fever, and treatment-induced neutropenia: risk factors associated with illness requiring the administration of critical care therapies.
  Pediatric emergency care 2004 West DC, Marcin JP, Mawis R, He J, Nagle A, Dimand R
• Impact of environmental tobacco smoke on children with sickle cell disease.
  Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2003 West DC, Romano PS, Azari R, Rudominer A, Holman M, Sandhu S
• End-stage renal disease after high-dose carboplatinum in preparation of autologous stem cell transplantation.
  Pediatric transplantation 2003 Butani L, West DC, Taylor DS
• Renal cell carcinoma in long-term survivors of advanced stage neuroblastoma in early childhood.
  Pediatric radiology 2003 Fleitz JM, Wootton-Gorges SL, Wyatt-Ashmead J, McGavran L, Koyle M, West DC, Kurzrock EA, Martin KW, Odom LF
• Orbital granulocytic sarcoma: an unusual presentation of acute myelocytic leukemia.
  Pediatric radiology 2002 Stein-Wexler R, Wootton-Gorges SL, West DC
• Crohn's disease and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a two-year-old child.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2002 Limon J, Taylor DS, Haight M, West DC
• Predictors of bacteremia in febrile children with sickle cell disease.
  Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 2002 West DC, Andrada E, Azari R, Rangaswami AA, Kuppermann N