Program on GIM Research & Educational Scholarship (PROGRESS)
We are committed to fostering research, educational, and other scholarly initiatives in the Division of General Internal Medicine. One way we do so is through the Program on GIM Research and Educational Scholarship (PROGRESS).
Supporting Scholarly Growth
While the Program is meant for all members of our Division, one key motivation is to support faculty on the Clinician-Educator and Clinician Tracks as well as trainees and Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) interested in scholarly work.
Our Mission
The mission of PROGRESS is to promote research and educational scholarship across the Division. The Program seeks to achieve that mission in several ways:
- Project Coordination Support
- Many things go into good scholarship, including project coordination encompassing regulatory, workflow, and implementation activities. The Division provides faculty and APPs with dedicated project coordinator support to advance scholarly projects.
- Data Management & Analysis Support
- Good scholarship involves strong data management and analysis. The Division provides faculty and APPs with dedicated statistical analyst and biostatistician support to promote scholarly evaluation.
- Mentored and Collaborative Project Opportunities
- Mentors and collaborators can identify projects and/or guide faculty, trainees, and APPs in order to provide experiential learning and scholarly exposure.
- Dissemination Support
- The Division encourages faculty, trainees, and APPs to consider ways to disseminate findings from their research or educational scholarship in order to share generalizable and/or actionable insights. PROGRESS offers faculty and APPs case-by-case dissemination guidance and support. Examples of prior dissemination products (with names of GIM faculty, APPs, and staff, as well as local collaborators, bolded):
- Anshasi A, Mulanovich E, Liao JM. The Role of Framing in Managing EHR Portal Messages. Healthc (Amst). 2024;12(3):100747.
- Jiang C, Nipp RD, Hong AS, Shih YT, Xing J, Mullins MA, Yabroff R, Liao JM. Prior Authorization, Quantity Limits, and Costs for Varenicline in Medicare. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(3):e250008.
- Jiang C, Yabroff KR, Nipp RD, Han X, Hu X, Liao JM, Shih YT. Costs and Access Barriers to Ondansetron in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(11):e2443978.
- Lee CI, Agusala B, Lee JU, Heilbrun ME, Bledsoe JR, Liao JM. JACR Health Policy Expert Panel: The End of CMS’ Appropriate Use Criteria Program. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024;S1546-1440(24)00530-1.
- Browne DS, Chu L, Burton M, Liao JM. AI-Enabled Decision Support: The Convergence of Technology and Decision Science. Healthcare (Amst). 2025 (in press).
- Goswami R, Dalton H, Khalaf McStay C, Hutchinson S, Kumar S, Chang Z, Barina A, Liao JM. Promoting Health Equity in Palliative Care: Strategies for Hospital and Health System Leaders. J Hosp Manag Health Policy. 2025; DOI: 10.21037/jhmhp-24-125
- Lin JYL, Joo JH, Zhou L, Goswami R, Liao JM. The Impact of Payment Reform on Medicaid Access and Quality: A National Survey of Physicians. Perm J. 2025 Apr 7:1-7.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/24.121
- Xie L, Tang Y, Felix-George RI, Joo JH, Chen Y, Rivera-Sanchez Y, Liao JM. Factors Associated With Cost Barriers to Asthma Management by Insurance Coverage Status Among US Adults. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025;S2213-2198(25)00271-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2025.03.021.
- Billig JI, Wu M, Zhang E, Jiang C, Liao JM. Medicare Advantage Benefits Design and Access to Surgeons. Health Aff Schol. 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxaf112
- Joo JH, Au DH, Wu M, Agusala B, Liao JM. Care Coordination Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2020-2023. Per J. 2025. (in press)
- Joo JH, Lin JYYL, Zhou L, Browne DS, Wong ES, Liao JM. Performance Among Practices Participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Implications for Health Disparities. Perm J. 2025. (in press).
- Joo JH, Staloff JA, Zhou L, Donovan LM, Au D, Liao JM. Trends in Utilization of Telehealth Transitional Care Management. J Gen Intern Med. 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09564-w
- Staloff JA, Joo JH, Morenz AM, Zhou L, Frogner B, Liao JM. National Trends of Telehealth Use in Medicare Annual Wellness Visits. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025. (in press)
- Hughes ML, Hu W, Soo J, Joo JH, Parashuram S, Moiduddin A, Sheingold S, Liao JM. The Effect of Population-Based Alternative Payment Model Participation on the Association Between Transitional Care Management and Patient Outcomes. Health Aff. 2025. (in press)
- Joo JH, Hughes ML, Hu W, Parashuram S, Moiduddin A, Sheingold S, Liao JM. Overlap Between Transitional Care Management After Hospital Discharge and Alternative Payment Models. J Hosp Med. 2025. (in press)
- Stimpson JP, Liao JM, Morenz AM, Joo JH, Wilson FA. A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Medicaid Expansion and State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Colorectal Cancer Screening. Cancer. 2025;131(10):e35904.
- Joo JH, Lieu N, Tang Y, Browne DS, Agusala B, Liao JM. Trends in Utilization of Remote Monitoring in the United States. Health Aff Schol. 2025. (in press).