Nathan Houchens, MD

Nathan Houchens
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Assistant Residency Program Director of Patient Safety Learning Program
Medical School
Available to mentor
Nathan Houchens, MD
Nathan Houchens
Clinical Professor
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    • Journal Article
      Research Mentoring During Times of Crisis
      Ameling J, Houchens N, Quinn M, Ehrlinger R, Saint S. JAMA Network Open, 2026 Apr 1; 9 (4): e269229 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.9229
      PMID: 42043818
    • Journal Article
      Patient Journeys: A Qualitative Assessment Exploring Patient Availability and Interest in Whole Health Services
      Quinn M, Engle JM, Fowler KE, Harrod M, Clive D, Ehrlinger R, Houchens N, Green P, Saint S. Journal of Patient Safety, 2026 Jan 1; 22 (1): e10 - e14. DOI:10.1097/PTS.0000000000001416
      PMID: 40956026
    • Journal Article
      Well-Being Activities Among Internal Medicine Physicians: Results of a National Survey
      Hobson N, Greene MT, Saint S, Braker A, Fowler KE, Kuhn L, Engle JM, Houchens N. Mayo Clinic Proceedings Innovations Quality and Outcomes, 2025 Dec 1; 9 (6): DOI:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100662
    • Journal Article
      Factors associated with well-being and burnout among US internal medicine physicians: a cross-sectional survey.
      Houchens N, Greene MT, Sen S, Harry E, Ratz D, Fowler KE, Saint S. BMJ Qual Saf, 2025 Sep 27; DOI:10.1136/bmjqs-2025-018813
      PMID: 41015526
    • Journal Article
      The Journal of Hospital Medicine turns 20
      Shah SS, Auger KA, Baird J, Breu AC, Brooks MN, Brotman DJ, Calcaterra SL, Chatterjee P, Chinn AJ, Coetzee D, Doupnik SK, Feldman L, Glatz C, Gupta R, Hall M, Hofmann HN, Holmes-Maybank K, Horstman M, Houchens N, Jagannath AD, Jerardi KE, Jones LN, Kaiksow FA, Kanjee Z, Kelly MM, Kinnear B, Lu EP, Mahant S, Malik M, Manning KD, Markham JL, Mueller SK, Nguyen OK, Olson APJ, Osnard M, Peterson RJ, Prasad P, Qayyum R, Readlynn J, Ruhnke G, Santos M, Selvakumar S, Sata SS, Schnipper JL, Shaughnessy EE, Sucharew HJ, Sulieman M, Taylor SP, Tchou M, Thomas JS, Tran P, Ullman AJ, Wang ME, White A, Wray CM, Yazdanyar AR. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2025 Jan 1; 20 (1): 5 - 7. DOI:10.1002/jhm.13548
      PMID: 39523916
    • Journal Article
      Effect of Clinician Posture on Patient Perceptions of Communication in the Inpatient Setting: A Systematic Review: Clinician Posture and Patient Outcomes: Houchens et al.
      Houchens N, Engle JM, Palanjian R, Saint S, Townsend WA, Nasrallah M, Gupta A. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2024 Dec 1; 39 (16): 3290 - 3298. DOI:10.1007/s11606-024-08906-4
      PMID: 39020229
    • Journal Article
      Empowering Medical Students to Address Patient-Initiated Mistreatment at the Transition to Residency: An Education Quality Improvement Study
      Fraley L, Sheffield G, Morgan H, Fitzgerald J, Houchens N. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2024 Oct 15;
    • Journal Article
      Enhancing an Experience-Based Patient-Initiated Mistreatment Training
      Fraley L, Sheffield G, Houchens N. Academic Medicine, 2024 Sep 16; DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000005870

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