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Amy
Kennedy
MD
MS
AAHIVS

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Faculty
Ambulatory
Pinned
Academic
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Professional
Director of GMS Addiction Medicine Program, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
VA Site Director, UW Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Education & Training

  • MD, high honors, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2010–2014)
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA (2014–2017)
  • Chief Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2017–2018)
  • MS, Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2018–2020)
  • Clinician Researcher Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2018–2020)

Honors

  • Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine (2021)
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Plenary Award (2018)
  • First Place Research Poster, University of Pittsburgh Internal Medicine Research Day (2017)
  • Thomas O’Toole Senior Resident Award for “Outstanding Care for Vulnerable Populations” (2017)
  • Society for Pediatric Pathology Gilbert-Barness Award (2014)
  • Wyoming Medical Society Outstanding Graduate Scholarship Award (2014)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society, University of Washington (2013)
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Washington (2013)

Research & Clinical Interests 

  • Curricular development for addiction medicine within graduate medical education
  • Implementation of evidence-based treatment of substance use disorders within primary care
  • Low-barrier access to medications for addiction treatment
  • Primary care for people experiencing homelessness
  • Primary care for people living with HIV
  • Treatment of substance use disorders

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