Ep 006 - Being an IM Program Director with Dr. Keith Armitage

Dr. Armitage is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of
Infectious Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine, as well as Program Director of the Department of
Internal Medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in
Cleveland, OH.


Dr. Armitage completed his undergraduate degree at the University
of Kansas in 1981; his medical degree at the University of
Colorado School of Medicine in 1986; his internship, residency,
chief resident year in Internal Medicine and then an infectious
Diseases fellowship all at University Hospitals of Cleveland all
by 1991, eventually joining the faculty at Case Western in 1992.


Dr. Armitage’s primary professional focus has been on
postgraduate medical education.  Dr. Armitage currently
serves as the Past President of the Council of the Association of
Program Directors in Internal Medicine, and in 2002, received the
Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award bestowed by the ACGME in
recognition of the fact that that program directors face many
challenges in administering a residency program and that those
directors who find innovative ways to teach residents alongside
the demands of caring for their own patients should be
celebrated.


Please enjoy with Dr. Keith Armitage.