Carol A Mclaughlin - Faculty Biosketch

Carol A McLaughlin, MD, MPH, DTMH, MSCE

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Infectious Diseases Division

Core Faculty, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Co-Director Global Health Track, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Director, Global Health Equities Track , Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine

Senior Fellow , Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania

Senior Advisor, Global Public Health, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Division of Infectious Diseases
3 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email:
carolmc@upenn.edu

Links
Division of Infectious Disease
Center for High Impact Philanthropy

Education:
BA (Public and International Policy, Environmental Studies)
Princeton University - School of Public and International Affairs, 1995.
MPH (Public Health - International Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2000.
DTM&H (Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Peru , 2004.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2010.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Combined IM and Pediatrics Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital , 2000-2001.
Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Combined IM and Pediatrics Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital , 2001-2004.
Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2004-2006.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2006-2007 .

Certifications
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2004.
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004.
Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health (CTropMed), American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004.
Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006.

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Description of Research Expertise

global health, infectious disease epidemiology, community based interventions, impact measurement

Description of Clinical Expertise

HIV, tropical and travel medicine, immigrant health

Selected Publications

Romelus J, McLaughlin C, Ruggieri D, Morgan S.: A Narrative Review of Cervical Cancer Screening Utilization Among Haitian Immigrant Women in the U.S.: Health Beliefs, Perceptions, and Societal Barriers and Facilitators. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 26(3): 596-603, Feb 2024.

Carol McLaughlin : Opportunities in Global Health for Residents NEJM Resident 360 On-line: https://resident360.nejm.org/expert-consult/opportunities-in-global-health-for-residents-3 April 2022 Notes: Invited author and discussant for Medical Footprints - Opportunities in Global Health for residents 2017 - updated and re-published as expert consult 2022.

Frasca K, Nassau T, McLaughlin C, Brady KA: Factors Associated with Recent HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Philadelphia: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Behavioral Surveillance System Survey. AIDS Care 31(2): 230-237, Feb 2019.

Hobble R, Rosqueta K, McLaughlin C: Community Based Approaches to Health: How Engaging Local Community Members can Transform the Health of Hard to Reach Populations. Center for High Impact Philanthropy Report, University of Pennsylvania 2019 Notes: https://www.impact.upenn.edu/our-analysis/opportunities-to-achieve-impact/community-based-approaches-to-health/

Bal S, Marjane S, McLaughlin CA: Prevalence of Cataracts and Barriers to Cataract-Related Care in Ecuador. 9th Conference Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) March 2018 Notes: Poster presentation.

McLaughlin C, Peck K: A Child Survival Toolkit for Donors, Bringing best practice evidence to philanthropic donors in global child health. 2014 CUGH Global Health Conference, Washington, DC May 2014 Notes: Poster presentation.

McLaughlin C, Peck K: A Child Survival Toolkit for Donors, Bringing best practice evidence to philanthropic donors in global child health. Annals of Global Health 80(3): 189-190, May-June 2014.

McLaughlin C : Global Child Health, Toolkit for Donors Center for High Impact Philanthropy, University of Pennsylvania 2013 Notes: (web and print) On-going series of case studies assessing the impact and cost of promising delivery strategies to address unmet needs in global child health http://www.impact.upenn.edu/international-issues/toolkit-childsurvival-home/

McLaughlin C and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy : High Impact Year End Giving 2013. Center for High Impact Philanthropy, University of Pennsylvania December 2013.

Wallman-Stokes C, Hovde K, McLaughlin, C & Rosqueta K: What are we talking about when we talk about impact. Women Moving Millions Conference September 2013 Notes: http://www.impact.upenn.edu/aboutimpact/