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Geriatrics Education

Specialty Clinics

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Ralston Center


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Jerry C. Johnson, M.D.

Professor CE of Medicine
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Ralston Penn Center
3615 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2676
Office: 215-573-5563
Fax: 215-573-8684
Education:
B.S. (Chemistry)
Denver University , 1970.
M.D. (Medicine)
Case Western Reserve University, 1974.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern (PG-1) in Medicine,, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1974-1975.
First-Year Resident (PG-2) in Medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1975-1976.
Second-Year Resident (PG-3) in Medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1976-1977.
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1977-1979.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine (Indefinite), 1977.
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (Certified since 1988) , 2010.
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Description of Research Expertise

Minority health and health equity
Palliative Care
Faculty development

Description of Clinical Expertise

Geriatrics

Description of Other Expertise

Minority health education
Community Engagement

Selected Publications

Miller RK, Michener J, Yang P, Goldstein K, Groce-Martin J, True G, Johnson J: Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants. J Am Geriatr Soc Jul 22 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1111/jgs.14968. [Epub ahead of print]

Halbert CH, Bellamy S, Briggs V, Delmoor E, Purnell J, Rogers R, Weathers B, Johnson JC: A comparative effectiveness education trial for lifestyle health behavior change in African Americans. Health Educ Res 32(3): 207-218, Jun 1 2017.

Rice LJ, Jefferson M, Briggs V, Delmoor E, Johnson JC, Gattoni-Celli S, Savage SJ, Lilly M, Prasad SM, Kittles R, Halbert CH : Discordance in perceived risk and epidemiological outcomes of prostate cancer among African American men. Prev Med Rep 7: 1-6, Apr 26 2017.

Halbert CH, Bellamy S, Briggs V, Delmoor E, Purnell J, Rogers R, Weathers B, Johnson JC.: A comparative effectiveness education trial for lifestyle health behavior change in African Americans. Health Educ Res. https://academic.oup.com/her/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/her/cyx039, Mar 18 2017.

Johnson J, Hayden T, True J, Simkin D, Colbert L, Thompson B, Stewart D, Martin L.: The Impact of Faith Beliefs on Perceptions of End-of-Life Care and Decision Making among African American Church Members. J Palliat Med 19(2): 143-8, Feb 2016.

Halbert CH, Melvin C, Briggs V, Delmoor E, Rice LJ, Lynch C, Jefferson M, Johnson JC.: Neighborhood Satisfaction and Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Community Sample of African Americans. J Community Health 41(1): 38-45, Feb 2016.

Rice LJ, Hughes B, Briggs V, Delmoor E, Jefferson M, Johnson JC, Halbert CH.: Perceived Efficacy and Control for Neighborhood Change: the Cross-Cutting Role of Collective Efficacy. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. Epub ahead of print, 22, Dec 10 2015.

Halbert CH, Gattoni-Celli S, Savage S, Prasad SM, Kittles R, Briggs V, Delmoor E, Rice LJ, Jefferson M, Johnson JC: Ever and Annual Use of Prostate Cancer Screening in African American Men. Am J Mens Health Page: Epub ahead of print, Aug 3 2015.

Halbert CH, Bellamy S, Briggs V, Bowman M, Delmoor E, Johnson JC, Kumanyika S, Melvin C, Purnell J, Rogers R, Weathers B: Intervention completion rates among African Americans in a randomized effectiveness trial for diet and physical activity changes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 23(7): 1306-13, Jul 2014.

Halbert CH, Briggs V, Bowman M, Bryant B, Bryant DC, Delmoor E, Ferguson M, Ford ME, Johnson JC, Purnell J, Rogers R, Weathers B: Acceptance of a community-based navigator program for cancer control among urban African Americans. Health Educ Res 29(1): 97-108, Feb 2014.

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