Dorene F. Balmer, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Inaugural Director, Research on Pediatric Education, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Fellow, The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Public Health Initiatives
Distinguished Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-896-4646
Email:
balmerd@email.chop.edu
balmerd@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Nutrition)
Immaculata University , 1988.
M.A. (Nutrition Education)
Immaculata University , 1994.
Ph.D. (Health Studies/Public Health )
Temple University , 2006.
Permanent linkB.S. (Nutrition)
Immaculata University , 1988.
M.A. (Nutrition Education)
Immaculata University , 1994.
Ph.D. (Health Studies/Public Health )
Temple University , 2006.
Description of Other Expertise
Medical educationDescription of Research Expertise
Qualitative researchSelected Publications
Balmer DF: The Long Arc of Training: Six Stories of Aspiring Doctors. University of Toronto Press 2026.Anderson HA, Balmer DF, Weiss A, Govaerts M, Busari JO. : Power moves: an ethnographic investigation of how space, place, and pace influence equity in pediatric workplace-based assessment. Academic Medicine(Suppl.), Nov 2025.
Mayeda MR, Rosenblatt S, Balmer DF, Morrison W, Magee P, Kirchner V, Yehya N. : Presence of families at the bedside in the PICU: prospective, mixed-methods study of race and insurance disparities. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 26, July 2025.
Anderson HA, Cabral P, Liverpool C, Gonzales M, Weiss A, Cullen D, Balmer D, Govaerts M, West DC, Busari J. : Co-designing a justice-oriented assessment system in a pediatric residency program: Report from the Designing for Equity in Medical Education Project Perspectives on Medical Education Apr 2025.
Rattanalter N, Tengtrisorn S, Wongwai P, Wiwatwongwana A, Singha P, Suwannaraj S, Jiwanarom T, Phanphruk W, Damthongsuk P, Balmer DF.: Deliberate practice for retinopathy of prematurity: retinal laser training using schematic eyes in ophthalmology education. Plos One 20(5): e0323365, 2025.
Fernandez A, Asoodar M. Laynor G, Peedin A, Ratliff J, Vaid U, Swati A, Karmarkar S, Sur M, Kranen-Mastenbroek V, Papanagnou D, Majoie M, Balmer DF, Thammasitboon S.: Electroencephalography (EEG) instruction: findings from a scoping review. Neurology Education 2025.
Jurgens V, Librizzi J, Shah N, Bhansali P, Balmer DF, Beck J. : Perspectives on autonomy: the transition from fellowship to attending in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. (Oral abstract, presented at PHM 2025, Anaheim CA) 2025.
O'Brien BC, Stalmeijer RE, Hoffman M, Thammasitboon S, Balmer DF, Brown ME. : The transferability triad: Exploring possibilities for applicability, resonance and theoretical engagement in health professions education scholarship. Clinical Teacher 21(6): e13800, Dec 2024.
Trisukhon K, Thammasitboon S, Vaewpanich J, Petrescu M, Punyoo J, Jongaramraung J, Pakakasama S, Balmer DF.: Workplace affordances and learning engagement in a Thai paediatric intensive care unit. Clinical Teacher Dec 2024.
O'Sullivan P, Irby D, West D, Balmer D. : Twelve tips for creating a works in progress conference that builds capacity for educational scholarship and creates a scholarly community. Medical Teacher Nov 2024.