Department of Internal Medicine

Nephrology Faculty


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Medical School:
University of Colorado

Residency:
University of Colorado

Fellowship:
University of Colorado

Joel A. Gordon, M.D.
Sahai Family Professor of Medical Education
Professor of Medicine
Director of Continuing Medical Education
Faculty Director, Lois Boulware Medical Student Learning Community
Chairman, Carver College of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Committee

On July 1st, 2006, Dr. Gordon was named the Sahai Family Professor of Medical Education, an endowed Professorship at the Carver College of Medicine given to an individual who has shown exemplary service and dedication to medical student education here at the College.  Dr. Gordon continues as the Sahai Professor and has several duties associated with this appointment.  Dr. Gordon serves as the Chair of the Clinical Experiences Committee, the Committee that oversees medical student clinical experiences in years 3 and 4 of medical school.  Dr. Gordon also is the course director for the Clinical Beginnings course.  In this one week transition course, held between years 2 and 3 of medical school, medical students learn about issues pertaining to teamwork and professionalism that help in their transition from traditional classroom learning to learning in the context of clinical experiences.  In addition to this position in the College of Medicine, Dr. Gordon remains an active member of the Nephrology Division and devotes considerable time to the clinical and educational missions of this division.

In the M-2 year, Dr. Gordon participates in the Foundations of Clinical Practice III course and the Foundations of Clinical Practice IV Course.  In FCP III, he serves as a preceptor for Patient Centered Learning part of the FCP III course.  In this role, he serves as a preceptor/facilitator for 2nd year students as they learn the skill of examining patients and the skill of verbal presentations and writing up their work ups.    In the FCP IV course he participates as a facilitator in the small group sessions for the students that focus on solving problems in renal pathophysiology of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Bas Disorders.

In years 3 and 4, Dr. Gordon participates in the clinical education of medical students and Internal Medicine residents through his involvement as a staff physician on the General Internal Medicine services at University Hospital.  In addition, Dr. Gordon is both a preceptor and an instructor for third year students in the 4-week Ambulatory Internal Medicine clerkship.  In this 4-week rotation he is one of 8 Internal Medicine “Teaching Faculty” who intensely precept students in their ambulatory care experience, focusing on History taking, Physical Exam skills, and learning how to orally present a case and how to construct a thoughtful and compelling patient write up.


Dr. Gordon actively participates in the teaching of nephrology fellows by serving as the staff physician for the fellows who are assigned to the University Hospital inpatient nephrology consultation service.

Dr. Gordon is also one of the faculty directors for one of the four Medical Student Learning Communities that the College of Medicine has in its Medical Education Building.  As faculty director for the Lois Boulware Learning Community, Dr. Gordon has frequent contact with students in all four years of medical school and serves as a mentor for many of the students whom he interacts with. 

Dr. Gordon also is the Carver College of Medicine’s chair of the Continuing Medical Education Committee.  In this role, Dr. Gordon is making certain the College is carrying out its mission for Continuing Education and is in compliance with the rules and regulations for CME at academic medical centers.

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