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Amy L . McGaha, MD

Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine

Professor

Amy McGaha

Contact

AmyMcGaha@creighton.edu
School of Medicine
Family and Community Medicine
CIPER Leadership Team
Public Health MPH Secondary (Master's)

Amy L . McGaha, MD

Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine

Professor

Amy L. McGaha, MD, FAAFP, Roland L. Kleeberger, M.D. Professor and Chair Creighton University School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine Omaha, Nebraska is a family physician.  Dr. McGaha joined the Creighton Department of Family Medicine in 2011.  Prior to joining Creighton faculty, Dr. McGaha served for five years as the assistant director of the Division of Medical Education at the American Academy of Family Physicians.  Her work focused on medical student interest, workforce development, and leadership development of residents and students.  She completed medical school at the University of Missouri—Columbia and residency training in Tallahassee, Florida.  Dr. McGaha served two years in rural practice in her hometown in Southwest Missouri.  In addition to diligently working to ensure that the Creighton program is a great place to learn the science and art of family medicine, provide great care for patients, and prepare for future rewarding medical practice, Dr. McGaha is involved with many regional and national projects to improve family medicine education.  She served on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Family Medicine Milestones Committee, she is on the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Commission on Education, and she is on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.  In 2010, Dr. McGaha founded a college scholarship for students from her hometown who are pursuing careers in public service.

Teaching Interests

  • Fellowship, National Institute of Program Director Development, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, October 2011-June 2012

Department

Family and Community Medicine

Position

Professor

Books

  • Not Applicable
    McGaha AL. Vitamin D deficiency. In Paulman P, (Ed.). Taylor’s Differential Diagnosis Manual 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2014: 333-4. 2014

Articles

  • Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Leadership: Voices from the Crowd in Today's Complex and Interprofessional Healthcare Enviornment
    Leading the Innovation and Implementation of an Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environment, Todd DeFreece, Joy Doll, Thomas Guck, Amy McGaha, and Michael White. Published in Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Leadership: Voices from the Crowd in Todays Complex and Interprofessional Healthcare Environment; Edited by Angela M. Lampe, Creighton University Cindy Costanzo, Creighton University William J. Leggio, Office of the Medical Director and Timothy C. Guetterman, University of Michigan; Publication Date 2022; A volume in Contemporary Perspective in Business Leadership 2022
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
    “Sustainable and Replicable Clinical and Financial Outcomes in an Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Nexus”; Thomas P. Guck, Ryan W. Walters, Christie Abdul-Greene, Joy Doll, Michael A. Greene & Amy L. McGaha; Journal of Interprofessional Care; https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.1932776 2021
  • The Value Initiative
    “Building A Culture of Team-based Care Improves Value” Guck, T., McGaha, A., Keefner, K. December 2020, The Value Initiative American Hospital Association pp 1-2 , p. 1-2 2020
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
    McGaha, Amy, MD; “The Impact of COVID-19 on Primary Care in the UK” Reviewer for the Journal of Interprofessional Care; June, 2020. 2020
  • Journal of Viral Hepatology
    Gaps in knowledge and screening for hepatitis C by primary care residents- a survey of 7 programs from the United States. Teply, Robyn; Goins, Krista; McGaha, Amy; Goodman, Mark; Guck, Thomas; Mukherjee, Sandeep; submitted to Journal of Viral Hepatitis; June, 2020 2020
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Creation of a Primary Care Academic Collaborative Nexus:  Enabling and Interfering Factors; Kristina Brandon, Thomas Guck, Joy Doll, Amy McGaha, Meghan Potthoff, Todd DeFreece & Michael White; Journal of Interprofessional Care ISSN:  1356-1820 (Print) 1469-9567 (Online) Journal homepage https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ijic20; March 2020 , p. 1356-1820 2020
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
     Brandon, K., Guck, T., Doll, J.D., McGaha, A., Potthoff, M., DeFreece, T. & White, M. (Submitted February 2018). Formation of a Primary Care Academic Collaborative Nexus: Enabling and Interfering Factors. Invited article for special issue for Journal of Interprofessional Care.  2018
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Brandon, K., Guck, T., Doll, J.D., McGaha, A., Potthoff, M., DeFreece, T. & White, M. (Submitted October 2017). Formation of a primary care academic collaborative affiliation: Enabling and interfering factors. Invited article for special issue for Journal of Interprofessional Care 2017
  • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
    “Timed Up and GO (TUG) Test”, Breelan M. Kear, Thomas P. Guck, Amy L. McGaha, Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
    Vol 8 Issue 1, p. 9-13 2016
  • Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education
    Kear, B., Guck, T., McGaha, A. (2015). The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG): The Sixth Vital Sign Assessed in Primary Care. [abstract] Annals of Behavioral Medicine 47, Supplement
    47 Supplement 2015

Publications

  • Audio Digest
    Insomnia and Sleep Apnea Audio-Digest Family Medicine Board Review 2017

Presentations

  • Classroom to Clinic: Preparing Medical Students for the Ambulatory Clinical Experience Amy McGaha, M.D., Ronn Johnson, PhD, Sara Bharwani, EdD, Tina Younger, M.D, Deyanna Boston, M.D. AnnaRose Rojas; Innovations Summit for Health Professions Education; June 23, 2023; Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2023
  • Creighton University SOM Innovation Summit for Health Professions Education 2023 June 22-23, 2023 Virtual Conference - Amy McGaha - Classroom to Clinic: Preparing Medical Students for the Ambulatory Clinical Experience 2023
  • "Program Directors Retreat - Reflections from a Former PD", Amy L McGaha, M.D. May 26, 2023, Creighton University Graduate Medical Education Retreat, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 2023
  • Overview of Pandemic and Role of Primary Care Amy McGaha, MD, presented at the 2023 Primary Care Update Conference Session, May 20, 2023, Creighton University Harper Center, Omaha, NE 2023
  • Authentic Leadership: Effective Problem Solvers for Challenging Times; Interprofessional Conversations on Provider Fatigue and Wellness Conference; Amy L. McGaha, M.D., February 10, 2023 at Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 2023
  • Ignatian Values;Creighton University Dept. of Urology; Amy L. McGaha, M.D., February 1, 2023 at CUMC Bergan Mercy, Omaha, NE 2023
  • Advancing Inclusion and Belonging in Health Science Education: Words MatterInclusivity and the Power of Language in building a Healing Environment; Leslie Kuhnel, DBe, MPHA, HEC-C, Amy L. McGaha, MD, FAAFP, Creighton University Health Sciences Faculty Development Session, Virtual; August 24, 2022 2022
  • Interprofessional Panel Discussion webinar; Amy McGaha, M.D.,Anne Schoening, Andrea Thinnes, Colleen Spellman, Patricia Timmons, Courtney Duggan, Joanna Stratton, Elissa Ver Hey, Tina Younger, Cary Moore, Bill Howard, Kristy Keefner; February 17, 2022. 2022
  • Presented for the American Hospital Association Webinars on Advancing Health in America. More than 800 registrants across the country. Discussed how a culture of interdisciplinary care teams enables us to improve value for our patients. Participants Tom Guck, Kristy Keefner, Todd Defreece, Amy McGaha, 2021
  • Guck, T., McGaha, A., Keefner, K. (September,2020). Not yet published. American Hospital Association Podcast Interview on Leadership. 2020
  • Andrea Pfeifle, Freyda Velazquez Perez, Kelsey Binion,Thomas Guck, PhD, Deanna Willis, Amy McGaha, M.D., Michael Greene, M.D., Daniel Desjardins, M.D. " Family Medicine Resident Engagement in Team Care Clinics: Emerging Best Practices and Lessons Learned" Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference, Phoenix, AZ, December 5-8, 2019 2019
  • Amy McGaha, M.D., FAACP, Moderator for the Interprofessional Panel Discussion "The Interprofessional Elephant in the Room: What aren't we talking about?" Collaborating Across Boarders VII Conference Crossroads of Collaboration, October 20-23, 2019, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 2019
  • Kristy Brandon, PT, DPT, EdD student, Thomas Guck, PhD, Thomas Strawmier, APRN, DNP student, Amy McGaha, MD, Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L, FNAP. Innovating Interprofessional Collaboration in a Primary Care Setting. The Nexus Summit. August 18-20, 2019. Minneapolis, MN 2019
  • Kristy Brandon, Joy Doll, Thomas Guck, and Amy McGaha. Innovating Interprofessional Collaboration in a Primary Care Setting. Heartland Interprofessional Education Conference (HIPE) Come Together to Work Together. August 1-2, 2019. University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 2019
  • "Review of the Previous 29th National Conference" Coastal Research Conference. Kauai 2019
  • Working with Immigrants and Refugees Panel Discussion, Co-Presentation with Representatives from Public School, Immigration Law, Mental Health and Social Work on Issue Related to Immigrants and Refugees; University of Nebraska, Omaha, College of Public Affairs and Community Service. 2018
  • Leadership and Wellness Panel; Shannon Boerner, MD, FACP, Allison Harlow, PhD, Jennifer Harsh, PhD, LIMFT,Amy L. McGaha, MD, FAAFP, Sarah Richards, MD, FACP; Nebraska Chapter Scientific Meeting, American College of Physicians, Nebraska Chapter, Methodist Healthcare System Ballroom, Omaha, NE, October 26-27, 2018 2018
  • Moderator, Morning Session 2018 Primary Care Update, Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine; April 27-28, Omaha Marriottt Regency Hotel, Omaha NE 2018
  • Summary of 29th National Conference and Conference Themes; Amy L. McGaha, M.D., Coastal Research Group National Conference, April 18, 2018, Monterey, CA 2018
  • "Geriatric Pain and Associated Conditions (Depression)", Amy L. McGaha, MD, FAAFP & Shannon M. Kinnan, MD; Annual Pain Management Conference, March 9, 2018, Mike & Josie Harper Center Creighton University Campus, Omaha, NE 2018
  • Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds - "Diabetic Neuropathy"; Amy McGaha, M.D. & Samrawit Tekle, M.D. 2017
  • Submission ID: 55073; Presentation Title: "Primary Care Resident Knowledge of Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Management" STFM 2017 Conference on Practice Improvement; Category you submitted for: Poster - Completed Research Project Category we accepted your submission for: Poster - Completed Research Project Presenters: Robyn Teply, PharmD, Thomas Guck, PhD, Mark Goodman, M.D., Amy McGaha, M.D.,Krista Goins, M.D., Sandeep Mukherjee, M.D. 2017
  • "Protecting Family Medicine Education in the Heartland: A Glimpse of Things to Come?" Coastal Research Conference. Kauai 2016
  • "Obesity & Medical Management of Obesity: Practical-Based Recommendations" Session Moderator, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: Primary Care Update, Omaha, NE 2016
  • McGaha A. (30 July 2015). Global health begins at home: Caring for refugees in the family medicine home. [National conference presentation]. American Academy of Family Physicians National Conference. Kansas City, MO. 2015
  • Kear, B., Guck, T., & McGaha, A. (2015). The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG): The Sixth Vital Sign Assessed in Primary Care. [National conference presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2015
  • Vimalachandran P & McGaha A. (20 March 2015). Get vaccinated, get healthy. [Poster presentation]. Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians. 67th Annual Meeting & Scientific Assembly. LaVista, NE. 2015
  • Mullick S, Saxena S, & McGaha A. (20 March 2015). Significance of recognition and management of obstructive sleep apnea in primary care. [Poster presentation]. Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians. 67th Annual Meeting & Scientific Assembly. LaVista, NE. 2015
  • McGaha AL. (March 2014). Getting into Residency Training: What IMGs need to know. [International conference presentation]. Residency Educators Symposium. Weill-Cornell Medical College in Qatar. Doha, Qatar. 2014
  • Al Shaikh Nasser H, Saxena S, McGaha A, & Chaudry R. (May 2013). Evaluation of case-based teaching to residents using picture format. [National poster presentation]. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine annual meeting. Baltimore, MD. 2013
  • McGaha AL. (May 2013). Milestones are coming. [National presentation]. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 2013
  • McGaha AL. (April 2013). Implementing milestones into your competency assessment. [National presentation]. American Academy of Family Physicians program directors workshop. Kansas City, MO. 2013

Other

  • Participated as a consultant in Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Grant at Grand Valley State University for the Following “A Clinical Toolkit for Placing Interprofessional Student Teams in the Clinical Learning Environment; Amy McGaha, MD

Awards

  • AIHC Interprofessional Practice Award 2021
    Award given annually at the Nexus Summit to recognize an individual who demonstrates excellence in interprofessional practice
    Nexus Summit 2021
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society
    Creighton University Chapter
  • Roland L. Kleeberger, M.D. Professorship
    Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Service Excellence Recognition
    Alegent Creighton Health