Brian E. Volck, MD
Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics
Appointment
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
brian.volck@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4506
Fax
513-636-7247
Bio
Brian E. Volck, MD, was born in Cincinnati. He worked as a general pediatrician for the Indian Health Service from 1989-1994, at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center from 1994-1996, and with a university-based medicine/pediatrics residency program from 1996-2009. Heregularly travels to rural Honduras on medical mission.
His medical education innovations include: founding and teaching a medical student elective on literature and medicine; planning and serving as co-founding faculty in the Initiative in Poverty, Justice and Health, which introduces medical students and primary-care residents to the care of persons in poverty; and assisting in the devleopment of a global child health track within the pediatric residency program.
He is currently researching and writing a book on inherited diseases and the intersection of culture, health, and history in the Navajo.
Credentials
MD: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1985
Residency: Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Certification: Pedatrics, 1988
Publications, Most Recent
Diers, C; Volck, B; Kiesler, J; Klein, M. Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal, 2, pp. 26-35, 2009.
Schubert, C; Volck, B; Kiesler, J; Klein, M. Teaching Advocacy to Physicians in Multicultural Settings. Open Medical Education Journal 2, pp. 1-, 2009.
Presentations, Most Recent
Medical Education, Wendell Berry, and Paradox, and Stories. DePaul University. Chicago, IL. April, 2009.
Bodies and Stories,and Reading the Body. Santa Fe, NM. July, 2007.
Medical Treatment for Immigrant Families. Baylor University. Waco, TX. June, 2007.
It's the Economy Stupid: Ethics Across Cultures. Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO). Columbus, OH. May, 2007.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Global child health; native american child health; medical education; cross-cultural medicine; medical ethics; poverty, justice and health
Dr. Volck also works in General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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