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Tiffiny L. Diers, MD

Adjunct Associate Professor

Internal Medicine | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Chief Resident : University Hospital (Internal Medicine )
  • Resident: University Hospital/Children's Hospital Medical Center (Internal Medicine/Pediatric )
  • Medical Degree: Duke University School of Medicine
  • Bachelor's Degree: Duke University (Public Policy Studies and Biology)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Pediatrics (Certification Date: 2001-10-16) - (Recertification Date: 2021-01-01)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 2002-08-20) - (Recertification Date: 2024-04-02)

Specialties

Internal Medicine
Pediatrics

Contact Information
Research Interests

Women's Health, Evidence-based Medicine and Care of Underserved Populations, Ambulatory Education, Curricular Development and Resident Evaluation, Graduate Medical Education and Health Care Disparities.

Clinical Interests

Internal Medicine

Pediatrics

Sickle Cell Anemia

Peer Reviewed Publications

Zafar, Muhammad A; Diers, Tiffiny; Schauer, Daniel P; Warm, Eric J 2014. Connecting resident education to patient outcomes: the evolution of a quality improvement curriculum in an internal medicine residency. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 89 10, 1341-7

LVaughn, CIreton, SGeraght, TDiers, VNino, GFalciglia, JValenzuela, CMosbaugh. 2010. Sociocultural Influences on the Determinants of Breastfeeding by Latina Mothers in the Cincinnati Area. Journal of Family and Community Health., 33 4, 318-28

Warm, Eric J; Schauer, Daniel P; Diers, Tiffiny; Mathis, Bradley R; Neirouz, Yvette; Boex, James R; Rouan, Gregory W 2008. The ambulatory long-block: an accreditation council for graduate medical education (ACGME) educational innovations project (EIP). Journal of general internal medicine, 23 7, 921-6

Byrnes, Abigail B; McCormack, Francis X; Diers, Tiffiny; Jazieh, Abdul-Rahman 2007. The resident scholar program: a research training opportunity for internal medicine house staff. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 22 1, 47-9

Mathis, Bradley R; Diers, Tiffiny; Hornung, Richard; Ho, Mona; Rouan, Gregory W 2006. Implementing duty-hour restrictions without diminishing patient care or education: can it be done? Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 81 1, 68-75

E Warm, D Schauer, T Diers, B Mathis, Y Neirouz, J Boex, G Rouan. 07-2008. The Ambulatory Long Block: An Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Innovations Project. Journal of Internal Medicine , 23 7, 921-926

Elder, Nancy; Penm, Michelle; Pallerla, Harini; Vonder Meulen, Mary Beth; Short, Amy Diane; Diers, Tiffiny; Imhoff, Ryan Joseph; Wilson, Brendan; Boone, Jill Martin . Provision of Recommended Chronic Pain Assessment and Management in Primary Care: Does Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Make a Difference? Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 29 4, 474-81

T Diers, SL Montauk, LM Vaughn, C Lehmann, J Kiesler, CJ Schubert, D Smucker, B Volck. . Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal., 2 , 26-35

Vaughn, Lisa M; Ireton, Candace; Geraghty, Sheela R; Diers, Tiffiny; Niño, Vanessa; Falciglia, Grace A; Valenzuela, Jessica; Mosbaugh, Christine . Sociocultural influences on the determinants of breast-feeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Family & community health, 33 4, 318-28