Joseph C Kolars, MD

Bibliography

1. Kolars JC, Levitt MD, Aouji M, Savaiano DO:  Yogurt - an autodigesting source of lactose.  N Engl J Med 310(1): 1-3, 01/1984.
2. Kolars JC, Allen MO, Ansel H, Silvis SE, Vennes JA:  Pancreatic pseudocysts: clinical and endoscopic experience.  Am J Gastroenterol 84(3):259-64, 03/1989.
3. Lucey MR, Kolars JC, Merion RM, Campbell DA, Aldrich M, Watkins PB:  Cyclosporin toxicity at therapeutic blood levels and cytochrome P-450 IIIA.  Lancet 335(8680):11-5, 01/1990.
4. Kolars JC, Awni WM, Merion RM, Watkins PB:  First-pass metabolism of cyclosporin by the gut.  Lancet 338(8781):1488-90, 12/1991.
5. Kolars JC, Schmiedlin-Ren P, Schuetz JD, Fang C, Watkins PB:  Identification of rifampin-inducible P450IIIA4 (CYP3A4) in human small bowel enterocytes.  J Clin Invest 90(5):1871-8, 11/1992.
6. Kolars JC:  Should U.S. academic health centers play a leadership role in global health initiatives?  Observations from three years in China.  Acad Med  75(4):337-45, 04/2000.
7. Kolars JC, Fischer PR:  Evaluation of diarrhea in the returned traveler.  Prim Care 29(4):931-45, 12/2002.
8. Sedlack RE.  Kolars JC:  Computer simulator training enhances the competency of gastroenterology fellows at colonoscopy:  results of a pilot study. Am J Gastroenterol 99(1):33-7, 01/2004.
9. West CP, Popkave C, Schultz HJ, Weinberger SE, Kolars JC:  Changes in career decisions of internal medicine residents during training.  Ann Intern Med 145(10):774-9, 11/2006.
10. McDonald FS, Zeger SL, Kolars JC:  Factors associated with medical knowledge acquisition during internal medicine residency.  J Gen Intern Med 22(7):962–8, 07/2007.
11. McDonald FS, West CP, Popkave C, Kolars JC:  Educational debt and reported career plans among internal medicine residents. Ann Intern Med 149(6):416-20, 09/2008.
12. Oxentenko AS, West CP, Popkave C, Weinberger SE, Kolars JC:  Time spent on clinical documentation:  a survey of internal medicine residents and program directors.  Arch Intern Med 170(4):377-80, 02/2010.
13. Mullan F, Frehywot S, Omaswa F, Buch E, Chen C, Greysen SR, Wassermann T, Abubakr DEE, Awases M, Boelen C, Diomande MJMI, Dovlo D, Ferro J, Haileamlak A, Iputo J, Jacobs M, Koumaré AK, Mipando M, Monekosso GL, Olapade-Olaopa EO, Rugarabamu P, Sewankambo NK, Ross H, Ayas H, Chale SB, Cyprien S, Cohen J, Haile-Mariam T, Hamburger E, Jolley L, Kolars JC,  Kombe G, Neusy AJ:  Medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Lancet 377(9771): 1113-21, 03/2011.
14. Gruppen LD, Mangrulkar RS, Kolars JC:  The promise of competency-based education in the health professions for improving global health.  Hum Resour Health 10:43, 11/2012.
15. Ton TG, Gladding SP, Zunt JR, John C, Nerurkar VR, Moyer CA, Hobbs N, McCoy M, Kolars JC.  The Development and Implementation of a Competency-Based Curriculum for Training in Global Health Research.  Am J Trop Med Hyg 92:163-171, 11/2014.
16. Kolars JC, Fang W, Zheng K, Huang AY, Sun Q, Wang Y, Woolliscroft JO, Ke Y.  Collaboration platforms in China for Translational and Clinical Research:  A case study between Peking University Health Science Center and the University of Michigan Medical School.  Acad Med 92(3); 370-373, 03/2017.  doi: : 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001202

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