Suzanne L Harrison M.D., FAAFP, FAMWA
Professor Emeritus
Job Description
Dr. Harrison serves as the Director of Clinical Programs, coordinating the curriculum during the M3 and M4 clerkship years. She also teaches in the pre-clerkship curriculum, as an instructor in the Clinical Learning Center, and as a small group facilitator for both first and second-year medical students. Dr. Harrison leads large group lectures for medical students and physician assistant students. She teaches several electives, including Literature and Medicine elective, Public Health Epidemiology, and Trauma & Abuse, and frequently works with interested students through Special Topics and Research electives in the fourth year of medical school. In addition to medical education, Dr. Harrison frequently participates in undergraduate courses at the College of Medicine through lecture/discussion sessions in the Honors Medical Seminar and Careers in Medicine. Dr. Harrison provides continuing medical education for physicians and other healthcare professionals on topics such as domestic violence, human trafficking, and trauma-informed care.
Biosketch
Prior to joining the FSU College of Medicine in April 2005, Dr. Harrison was a faculty member at the Tallahassee Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, where she participated in the medical training of resident physicians and medical students from FSU College of Medicine and other institutions.
Dr. Harrison graduated from the University of Washington School Of Medicine in Seattle and completed her Family Medicine Residency at Valley Medical Center, part of the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network. Following her training, Dr. Harrison spent a decade in Walla Walla, Washington practicing the full spectrum of family medicine including obstetrics. During that time she served as Department Chair of Pediatrics & Obstetrics at St. Mary Medical Center. Dr. Harrison was involved in clinical teaching while in private practice through the University of Washington MEDEX program and Whitworth College.
During her tenure in Tallahassee, Dr. Harrison has provided medical care for patients at the TMH Family Medicine Residency Program, Neighborhood Health Center, University Health Services, Leon County Health Department, Jefferson County Health Department, Wakulla County Health Department, and Taylor County Health Department. She also founded a free clinic and provided care for victims of violence and abuse at Refuge House from 2003-2013. Dr. Harrison has also provided medical care to clients through the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.
Education
Predoctoral Director's Development Institute, Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, 2008
Faculty Development Fellowship, University of California San Diego: Addressing the Healthcare Needs of the Underserved, 2006
Family Medicine Residency of Valley Medical Center, University of Washington Residency Network, 1990-1993
M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, 1990
B.S., Zoology, University of Idaho, 1983
Service
Dr. Harrison is active in several service-related activities at the College of Medicine, and also volunteers her time locally, nationally, and internationally. At the local level, she serves on the Access to Care Committee, the Big Bend Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, and the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. At the national level, Dr. Harrison is a past president of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) and has served as co-chair for the anti-trafficking committee, Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans; she also serves on the National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse as an organizational representative for AMWA, as part of the planning committee for the Academy on Violence and Abuse Global Health Summit. Through FSU College of Medicine, Dr. Harrison serves on both the admissions committee and the curriculum committee. She is an academic advisor for medical students and serves as the faculty advisor for the medical student branch of AMWA and for the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Harrison is the clinician editor for HEAL, a student publication at FSU College of Medicine. She also reviews articles for several medical journals, serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Women's Health and Gynecology.
Honors/Awards
Exemplary Full-Time Educator, Florida Academy of Family Physicians, 2017
Outstanding Senior Faculty Educator, FSU College of Medicine Faculty Council, 2017
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2015
American Medical Women's Association Exceptional Mentor Award, 2015
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2015
Fellow, American Medical Women's Association
Commitment to Excellence Award, American Medical Women's Association, 2014
FSU College of Medicine Nominee for AAMC Humanism Award, 2014 and 2017
Prudential-Davis Productivity Award, Florida Tax Watch, 2013, 2014
Volunteer of the Year, Refuge House, 2013
Certificate of Appreciation, FSU College of Medicine Classes of 2015 and 2016, "Class Mom", 2013
Hippocratic Award, FSU College of Medicine Class of 2010
Guardian of the Mission Award, FSU Faculty Council, 2009
American's Top Family Doctors, Consumers Research Council of America, 2009 and 2010
Faculty Member of the Year, FSU Medical Student Council, 2008
AMWA awarded FSU College of Medicine Organization of the Year, 2008
AMWA awarded FSU Graduate Organization of the Year, 2008
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2005
Chief Administrative Resident, Valley Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, 1992-93
Medical Scientist Research Training Program, 1987
Memberships
Academy on Violence and Abuse
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Medical Women's Association
Capital Medical Society
Florida Academy of Family Physicians
Florida Medical Association
Medical Women's International Association
National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Courses
M1 and M2 Clinical Skills (Small Group and Clinical Skills Teaching)
Reproductive System
Pre-Clerkship Bootcamp
Residency Preparation Bootcamp
Literature and Medicine Elective
Public Health Epidemiology Elective
Trauma and Abuse Elective
Research Focus
Violence prevention, care of abused patients, trauma-informed care, sex and gender-specific differences, gender equity
Publications
Florida State University College of Medicine. Academic Medicine, 2020.
Technology Use to Deliver Faculty Development: A CERA Study. PRiMER, 2019
Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Intervention: The American College of Preventive Medicine Position Statement. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019.
Faculty Development for Medical School Community-Based Faculty: A CERA Study Exploring Institutional Requirements and Challenges. Academic Medicine, 2017.
Domestic Violence Screening: A National Hotline Survey. Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, 2017.
Workplace Bullying Among Family Physicians. Journal of Women's Health, 2016.
Fourth-Year Medical Student Charting of Older Persons' Cognitive and Functional Status. Family Medicine, 2016.
Teaching Medicine Through Literature: Experiences Implementing a Fourth Year Distance Learning Elective. Academic Medicine, 2016.
The Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors: A Novel Educational Video and Online Tutorial to Educate Medical Providers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2015.
AMWA Position Paper on the Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in the United States. AMWA, 2014.
Dysmenorrhea. Family Medicine: Ambulatory Care and Prevention, 6th Edition. 2014.
Intimate Partner Violence. American Family Physician. 2011.
Dr. Harrison serves as the Director of Clinical Programs, coordinating the curriculum during the M3 and M4 clerkship years. She also teaches in the pre-clerkship curriculum, as an instructor in the Clinical Learning Center, and as a small group facilitator for both first and second-year medical students. Dr. Harrison leads large group lectures for medical students and physician assistant students. She teaches several electives, including Literature and Medicine elective, Public Health Epidemiology, and Trauma & Abuse, and frequently works with interested students through Special Topics and Research electives in the fourth year of medical school. In addition to medical education, Dr. Harrison frequently participates in undergraduate courses at the College of Medicine through lecture/discussion sessions in the Honors Medical Seminar and Careers in Medicine. Dr. Harrison provides continuing medical education for physicians and other healthcare professionals on topics such as domestic violence, human trafficking, and trauma-informed care.
Prior to joining the FSU College of Medicine in April 2005, Dr. Harrison was a faculty member at the Tallahassee Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, where she participated in the medical training of resident physicians and medical students from FSU College of Medicine and other institutions.
Dr. Harrison graduated from the University of Washington School Of Medicine in Seattle and completed her Family Medicine Residency at Valley Medical Center, part of the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network. Following her training, Dr. Harrison spent a decade in Walla Walla, Washington practicing the full spectrum of family medicine including obstetrics. During that time she served as Department Chair of Pediatrics & Obstetrics at St. Mary Medical Center. Dr. Harrison was involved in clinical teaching while in private practice through the University of Washington MEDEX program and Whitworth College.
During her tenure in Tallahassee, Dr. Harrison has provided medical care for patients at the TMH Family Medicine Residency Program, Neighborhood Health Center, University Health Services, Leon County Health Department, Jefferson County Health Department, Wakulla County Health Department, and Taylor County Health Department. She also founded a free clinic and provided care for victims of violence and abuse at Refuge House from 2003-2013. Dr. Harrison has also provided medical care to clients through the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.
Predoctoral Director's Development Institute, Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, 2008
Faculty Development Fellowship, University of California San Diego: Addressing the Healthcare Needs of the Underserved, 2006
Family Medicine Residency of Valley Medical Center, University of Washington Residency Network, 1990-1993
M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, 1990
B.S., Zoology, University of Idaho, 1983
Dr. Harrison is active in several service-related activities at the College of Medicine, and also volunteers her time locally, nationally, and internationally. At the local level, she serves on the Access to Care Committee, the Big Bend Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, and the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. At the national level, Dr. Harrison is a past president of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) and has served as co-chair for the anti-trafficking committee, Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans; she also serves on the National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse as an organizational representative for AMWA, as part of the planning committee for the Academy on Violence and Abuse Global Health Summit. Through FSU College of Medicine, Dr. Harrison serves on both the admissions committee and the curriculum committee. She is an academic advisor for medical students and serves as the faculty advisor for the medical student branch of AMWA and for the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Harrison is the clinician editor for HEAL, a student publication at FSU College of Medicine. She also reviews articles for several medical journals, serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Women's Health and Gynecology.
Exemplary Full-Time Educator, Florida Academy of Family Physicians, 2017
Outstanding Senior Faculty Educator, FSU College of Medicine Faculty Council, 2017
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2015
American Medical Women's Association Exceptional Mentor Award, 2015
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2015
Fellow, American Medical Women's Association
Commitment to Excellence Award, American Medical Women's Association, 2014
FSU College of Medicine Nominee for AAMC Humanism Award, 2014 and 2017
Prudential-Davis Productivity Award, Florida Tax Watch, 2013, 2014
Volunteer of the Year, Refuge House, 2013
Certificate of Appreciation, FSU College of Medicine Classes of 2015 and 2016, "Class Mom", 2013
Hippocratic Award, FSU College of Medicine Class of 2010
Guardian of the Mission Award, FSU Faculty Council, 2009
American's Top Family Doctors, Consumers Research Council of America, 2009 and 2010
Faculty Member of the Year, FSU Medical Student Council, 2008
AMWA awarded FSU College of Medicine Organization of the Year, 2008
AMWA awarded FSU Graduate Organization of the Year, 2008
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2005
Chief Administrative Resident, Valley Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, 1992-93
Medical Scientist Research Training Program, 1987
Academy on Violence and Abuse
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Medical Women's Association
Capital Medical Society
Florida Academy of Family Physicians
Florida Medical Association
Medical Women's International Association
National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
M1 and M2 Clinical Skills (Small Group and Clinical Skills Teaching)
Reproductive System
Pre-Clerkship Bootcamp
Residency Preparation Bootcamp
Literature and Medicine Elective
Public Health Epidemiology Elective
Trauma and Abuse Elective
Violence prevention, care of abused patients, trauma-informed care, sex and gender-specific differences, gender equity
Florida State University College of Medicine. Academic Medicine, 2020.
Technology Use to Deliver Faculty Development: A CERA Study. PRiMER, 2019
Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Intervention: The American College of Preventive Medicine Position Statement. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019.
Faculty Development for Medical School Community-Based Faculty: A CERA Study Exploring Institutional Requirements and Challenges. Academic Medicine, 2017.
Domestic Violence Screening: A National Hotline Survey. Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, 2017.
Workplace Bullying Among Family Physicians. Journal of Women's Health, 2016.
Fourth-Year Medical Student Charting of Older Persons' Cognitive and Functional Status. Family Medicine, 2016.
Teaching Medicine Through Literature: Experiences Implementing a Fourth Year Distance Learning Elective. Academic Medicine, 2016.
The Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors: A Novel Educational Video and Online Tutorial to Educate Medical Providers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2015.
AMWA Position Paper on the Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in the United States. AMWA, 2014.
Dysmenorrhea. Family Medicine: Ambulatory Care and Prevention, 6th Edition. 2014.
Intimate Partner Violence. American Family Physician. 2011.