Andrea Wendling , MD, FAAFP
Biography
Dr. Wendling is a rural family physician in Northern Michigan and a professor of family medicine. She is the senior associate dean for academic affairs and director of the rural health curriculum for Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. She has received many awards including MSU-CHM's Outstanding Faculty Award in 2022, Outstanding Curriculum Contribution Award in 2019, The Arnold P. Gold Humanism Award for MSU-CHM in 2015, MSU-CHM's Outstanding Community Volunteer Faculty award in 2012, the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2004, and the American Academy of Family Physician's Pfizer Teacher Development Award in 2000.
She was inducted into the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Society in 2017 and Alpha Omega Alpha in 2022. Dr. Wendling served as an assistant editor for the Family Medicine journal for over a decade and is a founding associate editor for Peer Reviewed Innovations in Medical Education Research (PRIMER), a journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Dr. Wendling lectures on rural medicine and regularly precepts students in her rural practice. She has presented and published widely on supporting the rural and primary care health workforce. In 2018, Dr. Wendling was named the Michigan Rural Health Professional of the Year by the Michigan Center for Rural Health, and in 2020 was the National Rural Health Association's Outstanding Educator of the Year.
Education
Doctorate of Medicine, Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 1994
Bachelor of Science, Literature Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, 1990
Employment
Publications
Preparing Medical Students for Virtual Care: Perceptions of Adoption Telemedicine and e-Health (2026)
Do U.S. medical schools nurture rural interest? A national study of school-specific trends in student interest in rural practice from matriculation to graduation Academic Medicine (2026)
An Emerging Issue in Journal Publishing: The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Generate Letters to the Editor PRiMER (2025)
Reviewer Engagement Trends at a Journal: Cause for Concern PRiMER (2025)
Qualitative Methods for Medical Education Research PRiMER (2025)
Reviewer Recruitment Trends at a Journal: Cause for Concern ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE (2025)
Helping Educators Learn Pediatric Pain Assessment and Intervention Needs Program (HELP PAIN): Program Development with Community Partners CHILDREN-BASEL (2024)
Understanding the burden of colorectal cancer in a three-county rural region of Michigan: an ecological analysis of incidence, mortality, and risk factors CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL (2024)
Associations of the Informal Curriculum and Student Perceptions of Research With Family Medicine Career Choice FAMILY MEDICINE (2023)
Response to "Are Student Attitudes Toward Family Medicine Research Associated With Family Medicine Career Choice at the Individual Level?" FAMILY MEDICINE (2023)
Family Medicine's Gender Pay Gap JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
How Medical Education Pathways Influence Primary Care Specialty Choice FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
Impact of Curricula and Electives on Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Narrative Synthesis FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
Influences of Medical School Admissions Practices on Primary Care Career Choice FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
Institutional Characteristics Influencing Medical Student Selection of Primary Care Careers: A Narrative Review and Synthesis FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
Medical School Characteristics, Policies, and Practices That Support Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Scoping Review of 5 Decades of Research FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
Predictors of Primary Care Practice Among Medical Students at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
The Impact of Family Medicine Interest Groups and Student-Run Free Clinics on Primary Care Career Choice: A Narrative Synthesis FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
The Influence of Role Modeling and Mentorship on Primary Care Career Choice: What Can Be Gleaned From 30 Years of Research? FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
The Relationship Between Medical School Clerkships and Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Narrative Review FAMILY MEDICINE (2022)
Examining Access to Psychiatric Care in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula PRiMER (2021)
FMAQ-S: Development of a Short Form of the Family Medicine Attitudes Questionnaire PRiMER (2021)
Access to maternity and prenatal care services in rural Michigan BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE (2021)
Being Brave FAMILY MEDICINE (2021)
Brain Health: Attitudes towards Technology Adoption in Older Adults HEALTHCARE (2021)
Does Preexisting Depression Affect the Evolution of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Ulcer Healing? Michigan Academician (2021)
Attitudes Toward Family Medicine Among Students Choosing Other Primary Care Specialties FAMILY MEDICINE (2020)
Education and Attitudes on Medical Cannabis in Family Medicine Residency Programs FAMILY MEDICINE (2020)
Student Interest in a Primary Care of Underserved Populations Course FAMILY MEDICINE (2020)
Telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for rural health disparities JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION (2020)
The Importance of Changing Culture on Parental Leave ACADEMIC MEDICINE (2020)
The role of rural communities in the recruitment and retention of women physicians WOMEN & HEALTH (2020)
Trends in Subspecialization: A Comparative Analysis of Rural and Urban Clinical Education FAMILY MEDICINE (2020)
Barriers to College and Health Care Careers Among US Students From a Rural Community PRiMER (2019)
Defining Rural: The Predictive Value of Medical School Applicants' Rural Characteristics on Intent to Practice in a Rural Community ACADEMIC MEDICINE (2019)
Parental Leave Policies and Practices of US Family Medicine Residency Programs FAMILY MEDICINE (2019)
The Decline In Rural Medical Students: A Growing Gap In Geographic Diversity Threatens The Rural Physician Workforce HEALTH AFFAIRS (2019)
Trends in US Medical School Contributions to the Family Physician Workforce: 2018 Update From the American Academy of Family Physicians FAMILY MEDICINE (2019)
Nonmetropolitan Counties Have a Standard Definition: Response to Hughey et al PRiMER (2018)
Competence Revisited in a Rural Context FAMILY MEDICINE (2018)
The Effect of a Community-Based Medical School on the State and Local Physician Workforce ACADEMIC MEDICINE (2018)
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Should Be Reformed, Not Eliminated ACADEMIC MEDICINE (2018)
Times Are Changing FAMILY MEDICINE (2018)
US Federal Policies Should Better Support the Primary Care Physician Workforce FAMILY MEDICINE (2018)
Women in rural family medicine; a qualitative exploration of practice attributes that promote physician satisfaction RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH (2018)
Rural Patient Preference for Physician Attire PRiMER (2017)
Broad Horizons FAMILY MEDICINE (2017)
Preparing Family Physicians to Care for Underserved Populations: A Historical Perspective FAMILY MEDICINE (2017)
Celebrating Complexity FAMILY MEDICINE (2016)
Highly Educated Spouses and Physician Practice in Rural Areas JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2016)
RU4PC? Texting to Quantify Feedback About Primary Care and Its Relationship With Student Career Interest FAMILY MEDICINE (2016)
Rural Matters FAMILY MEDICINE (2016)
Rural Women Family Physicians: Strategies for Successful Work-Life Balance ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE (2016)
Thirty Years Training Rural Physicians: Outcomes From the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Rural Physician Program ACADEMIC MEDICINE (2016)
The Story of Trauma FAMILY MEDICINE (2015)
Needing a Nudge: The Effect of Encouragement on Submission Rates and Journal Selection FAMILY MEDICINE (2014)
Making Research Meaningful in a World With Limited Resources FAMILY MEDICINE (2013)
Narcotic Addiction Following Gastric Bypass Surgery-A Case Study OBESITY SURGERY (2011)
A Systematic Approach to Diabetes Mellitus Care in Underserved Populations: Improving Care of Minority and Homeless Persons FAMILY MEDICINE (2010)
Dedicated Issue on Rural Health: Inspiration, Celebration, and a Challenge for the Future <i>Introduction</i> FAMILY MEDICINE (2010)
A Step Ahead-Evaluating the Clinical Judgment Skills of Incoming Interns FAMILY MEDICINE (2009)
The effect of a didactic lecture on resident behavior FAMILY MEDICINE (2005)
Assessing resident competency in an outpatient setting FAMILY MEDICINE (2004)
Interactive peer review: An innovative resident evaluation tool FAMILY MEDICINE (2002)
Effect of Exogenous Thyroxine on Timing of Seasonal Reproductive Transitions in Ewes Biology of Reproduction (1993)
Book Review: Surviving Your Doctors: Why the Medical System is So Dangerous to Your Health and How to Get Through it Alive
Differential Effectiveness of a Long and Short Day Pattern of Melatonin on Timing of the Breeding Season in Pinealectomized Ewes
