Josh Kurtz, MD

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Josh Kurtz, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist, a physician dedicated to caring for hospitalized children, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is interested in using quality improvement and research methods to optimize our care delivery systems for patients, families and learners.

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

Residency

Residency - General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician, Pediatric Hospitalist

Departments and Services

Publications

Posters and Presentations

2023

Tran Lopez K, Pumphrey K, Hart J, Simmons P, Crilly C, Jones J, Kurtz JB, Lieberman S, Kuhn E, Flynn E,   Abbas H, Williamson S, Juca A,and Maletsky KA Trainee-Led Quality Improvement Project Using Change Management Theory to Improve Bedside Rounds. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023.

2022

Highet AM, Solano QP, Kurtz JB, Matusko N, Lussiez A, Kemp MT, Gay S, Fearon ER, Sandhu G. Disparities in Race/Ethnicity and Gender Among Medical Student Graduation Award Recipients. Global Surgical Education. 2022; 1-10.

Anderson H, Kurtz JB, Balmer D, West D. Replace, amplify, transform: a qualitative study of how postgraduate trainees and supervisors experience and use telehealth for instruction in ambulatory patient care. BMC Med Educ. 2022; 22(1):118.

2021

Anderson H, Kurtz JB, West D. Implementation and Use of Workplace-Based Assessment in Clinical Learning Environments: A Scoping Review. Academic Medicine. 2021. 96(11S): S164-S174.

Santen SA, Bibler Zaidi NL, Grob KL, Kurtz JB, Tai AW, Hortsch M, Gruppen LD, Monrad SU. What Faculty Write Compared to What Students See? Differences in Perspectives on Multiple Choice Questions. Medical Teacher. 2021; 16:1-12.

Monrad SU, Wolff M, Kurtz JB, Stringer JK, Deiorio NM, Cuddy MM, Sabo R, Santen SA. What is the association between student well-being and high-stakes examination scores? Medical Education. 2021; 00: 1-6.

2020

Kurtz JB, Holman B, Konerman M, Monrad SU. Training students to write, create, and collaboratively review multiple choice questions: a comprehensive workshop. MedEdPORTAL. 2020; 6 (16):10986.

Kurtz JB, Steenbergh K, Kessler J, Vitous A MA, Barret M, Sandhu G, Suwanabol PA. ‘What I Wish My Surgeon Knew’: a Novel Approach to Promote Empathic Curiosity in Surgery. Journal of Surgical Education. 2020; 77(1): 82-87.

2019

Kurtz JB, Lourie MA, Holman B, Grob K, Monrad SU. Creating assessments as an active learning strategy: what are students’ perceptions? A mixed methods study. Medical Education Online, 2019; 24(1): 1-11.

2017

Zaidi, NLB, KL Grob, SM Monrad, Kurtz JB, Tai A, Ahmed AZ, Gruppen LD, Santen SA. “Pushing Critical Thinking Skills with Multiple Choice Questions: Does Bloom’s Taxonomy Work?” Academic Medicine. 2017; 1040.

2013

Yourey JE, Pyper KJ, Kurtz JB, Bartlett BM. Chemical Stability of CuWO4 for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. J Phys. Chem. C, 2013; 117: 8708–8718.

2012

Yourey, JE, Kurtz JB, Bartlett BM. Structure, Optical Properties, and Magnetism of the Full Zn1-xCuxWO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) Composition Range. Inorganic Chemistry. 2012; 51: 10394-401.

Yourey JE, Kurtz JB, Bartlett, B. M. Water Oxidation on a CuWO4–WO3 Composite Electrode in the Presence of [Fe(CN)6]3–: Toward Solar Z-Scheme Water Splitting at Zero Bias. J Phys. Chem. C. 2012; 116: 3200-3205.

Awards and Honors

Resident Research Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2023

Society for Pediatric Research House Officer Research Award, PAS, 2023

Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education Grant Research Grant, 2021

Association of Pediatric Program Directors Trainee Educational Research Grant, 2021

Class speaker, University of Michigan Medical School, 2020

University of Michigan Medical School Dean’s Scholarship 2016-2020

Leadership and Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics, member

Gold Humanism Honor Society, member

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, member

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, member