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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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NAME: Wall, Terry Craft
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login): TCWALL1
POSITION TITLE: Professor of Pediatrics, Division Director Academic General Pediatrics
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION | DEGREE (if applicable) | Completion Date MM/YYYY | FIELD OF STUDY |
Emory University, Atlanta, GA | B.S. | 05/1985 | Biology |
Emory University, Atlanta, GA | M.D. | 05/1989 | Medicine |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Intern | 06/1990 | |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Resident | 06/1992 | Pediatrics Residency |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Fellow | 06/1996 | |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham | M.P.H. | 05/1996 | Epidemiology |
A. Personal Statement
My current position is largely administrative, functioning as division director of Academic General Pediatrics and as a clinical informaticist. I am a clinical preceptor in the UAB Pediatric Primary Care Clinic and function as a supervising physician for Pediatric and Newborn Hospital Medicine services. My scholarly interests are in effective screening strategies, quality improvement, and improving documentation and physician efficiency in the EHR.
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
1992-1993 Chief Resident, Instructor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
1993 Pediatrician, Pediatric Associates, Gainesville, GA
1994-1996 Fellow, Instructor of Pediatrics, UAB
1996-2004 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, UAB
2004-2010 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, UAB
2010-2017 Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, UAB
2013- Medical Director of Clinical Informatics, Children’s of Alabama
2017- Professor of Pediatrics & Division Director, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, UAB
Professional Memberships
1990- Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
2016-Present Section of Hospital Medicine
1995- Member, American Pediatric Association
2005-2008 Region VIII Co-chair
2011-2013 Newborn Nursery Special Interest Group Co-chair
2018- Present Membership Engagement Committee
2019- Present Division Director’s Special Interest Group Co-chair
1997- Member, Academy Health
1997- Member, Southern Society for Pediatric Research
2015- Member, American Medical Informatics Association
Honors
1997 Center Scholar, Center for Health Services Research and Policy Development, UAB Department of Pediatrics
2010-2020 Named Best Doctors in America
2018 UAB Department of Pediatrics Service Achievement Award
2018- John W. Benton Endowed Chair in General Pediatrics
Councils and Committees
2017- Clinical IT Oversight Committee, Children’s of Alabama
2020- Pediatrics HSF Committee, UAB Department of Pediatrics
2020- Pediatric HSF Quality & Safety Subcommittee, UAB Department of Pediatrics
C. Contributions to Science
The focus of my most recent scholarly activities have primarily on quality improvement.
Magruder TG, Narayanan S, Walley S, Powers T, Whitlock H, Harrington K, Wall TC. Improving Inpatient Asthma Management: The Implementation and Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma Clinical Pathway. Pediatr Qual Saf 2017;2:e041
D. Additional Information: Research Support and/or Scholastic Performance
Ongoing Research Support
No active grants or other research support