Associate ProfessorMedicine Section Head, Boise VA Medical CenterCo-Director, Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, Boise VAMCEducation Section Chief, Medicine Service, Boise VAMCFaculty Information Biography Education & Training: MPHUniversity of Washington, School of Public HealthSeattle, WA2007–2009 MDUniversity of Washington, School of MedicineSeattle, WA1997–2002 Residency in Internal MedicineUniversity of Washington Affiliated HospitalsSeattle, WA2002–2005 Chief Residency in Internal MedicineUniversity of Washington – Boise TrackBoise, ID2005–2006 Honors: Outstanding Senior Award1992 Graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Idaho1992 School of Medicine Scholarship1998 Stanley Research Fellowship1998 Resident Teaching Award2004–2005 Alpha Omega Alpha2005 SGIM Geriatric Abstract Award2009 Fellow, American College of Physicians2011 Richard M. Tucker Excellence in Teaching Award, UW Department of Medicine2011–2012 Tina Juul-Dam Teacher of the Year, Boise VA Medical Center2012–2013 Contact Email: wweppner@uw.edu Research & Clinical Interests Clinical Interests: Primary care educationPatient informaticsShared decision making Publications Publications: Weppner WG, Hollon MF, Chew LD, Larson EB. 2009. Direct-to-consumer offers for free and discounted medications on the internet: a content analysis of "e-samples". Archives of internal medicine. 169(21):2024–30. Weppner WG, Ralston JD, Koepsell TD, Grothaus LC, Reid RJ, Jordan L, Larson EB. 2010. Use of a shared medical record with secure messaging by older patients with diabetes. Diabetes care. 33(11):2314–9. Wilper AP, Weppner WG, Smith SC. 2010. Changes in Idaho primary care physician clinical work hours, 1996–2009. JAMA: The journal of the American Medical Association. 304(13):1443–5. Arterburn DE, Westbrook EO, Bogart AT, Sepucha KR, Bock SN, Weppner WG. 2011. Randomized trial of a video-based patient decision aid for bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, MD). 19(8):1669–75.
