Peter Cronholm, MD, MSCE, CAQHPM, FAAFP, is an Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Director of Community Programs, and Associate Program Director, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) at the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn. He has additional training in biostatistics, mixed methods, and epidemiology with content expertise in program evaluation, implementation science, and the science of community engagement. Dr. Cronholm's research interests have focused on mitigating health disparities through community-engaged health services with attention to: 1) the integration of trauma-informed care and primary prevention strategies into systems of care; and 2) expanding the role of mixed methodologies and patient-centered outcomes into research paradigms. He has developed and currently serve as the Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) – A university Service Center housed within DFMCH.
Primary Care, Men's Health, Preventive Care, Intimate Partner Violence, Childhood Adversity
Trauma Informed Care, Intimate Partner Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Patients with Medical and Social Complexity, Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, Men's Health, Preventive Care, Community-Based Participatory Research, Mixed Methods Research, Medical Education
Selected Publications
Pierson Bruner L, Place N, Forke CM, Cronholm PF, Mount H, Burge S: Characteristics of Clerkship Directors and the Benefits and Challenges of the Role: A CERA Study. Fam Med 58(1): 3-11, January, 2026.
Matus AM, Matura LA, Cronholm PF, Rickels MR, Riegel B: Understanding Self-Care Patterns in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Insights from a Mixed Methods Study. J Adv Nurs 81(12): 8914-8928, December, 2025.
Klusaritz HA, Johnson K, Igarabuza K, Nguyen GT, Harmon E, Bozzi M, Cronholm PF: Training Toward Health Justice: A Review of Community-Engaged Training in Primary Care Residency Programs in the United States. Acad Med 100(10): 1226-1234, October 1, 2025.
Forke CM, Barr LG, Sinko L, Dichter ME, Cronholm PF: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adolescent Reproductive Health: Differentiating Household and Community Adversity. Ann Epidemiol 110: 7-15, October, 2025.
Hickson MR, Matula ST, Tshiamo WB, Cronholm PF, Kearney MD, Goel S, Gammu K, Woods-Hill CZ: Implementing and Evaluating a Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) at a National Referral Hospital in Botswana. BMJ Paediatr Open 9(1): e003627, October 31, 2025.
Gmuca S, Chatterjee A, McGill M, Butler N, Kellom KS, Young JF, Palermo TM, Weiss PF, Rosenberg AR, Cronholm PF: Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Resilience Coaching for Youth with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Pediatric Rheumatologists’ Perspectives. Arthritis Care Res 77(8): 975-981, August 2025.
Gmuca S, McGill M, Butler N, Xiao R, Cronholm PF, Young JF, Palerma TM, Weiss PF, Rosenberg AR: Resilience Coaching for Adolescent Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM). JMIR Res Protoc 14: e73385, July 22, 2025.
Coutinho AJ, Weidner AKH, Cronholm PF: A National, Longitudinal Study of Wellness Curricula During US Family Medicine Residencies and Association with Early Career Physicians Burnout. J Grad Med Educ 17(3): 320-329, June 16, 2025 Notes: Called out as one of the "Articles of the Week" - ACGME e-Communication - June 23, 2025.
Goetz Goldberg D, Soylu T, Hoffman C, Kishton RE, Cronholm PF: Clinicians’ Perspectives on the Adoption and Implementation of EMR-Integrated Clinical Decision Support Tools in Primary Care. Digit Health 11: 1-12, April 24, 2025.
Costa Macedo de Arruda T, Sinko L, Regier P, Tufanoglu A, Curtin A, Teitelman AM, Ayaz H, Cronholm PF, Childress AR: Exploring Social Impairment in Those with Opioid Use Disorder: Linking Impulsivity, Childhood Trauma, and the Prefrontal Cortex. BMC Psychiatry 25(1): 197, March, 2025.
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