Cliff Coleman, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Clinical Thread Director for Professionalism, Ethics, and Communication, Office of the Dean, School of Medicine
  • Doris and Mark Storms Chair in Compassionate Communication, Center for Ethics
  • Center for Ethics in Health Care, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Cliff Coleman is a family doctor who specializes in caring for patients with complex medical conditions as well as meeting the growing health needs of underserved populations. He says his patients, their families and his coworkers make him feel privileged to come to work each day.

A national expert whose research focuses in the fields of health literacy and doctor-patient communication, Dr. Coleman also provides training for health care professionals and medical students in these areas. Other topics include culturally responsive care, professionalism and ethics.

Dr. Coleman grew up in Eugene, Oregon. He lives in Portland with his wife, two children and their family dog. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, traveling, hiking and the arts.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • A.B., 1991, Dartmouth College
    • M.D., 2000, Stanford University
    • M.P.H., 2004, Portland State University

  • Residency

    • Family Medicine residency - OHSU - 2000-2003
    • Public Health & Preventive Medicine residency - OHSU - 2000-2004

  • Certifications

    • Family Medicine

Memberships and associations:

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Areas of interest

  • Health literacy, health communication, culturally responsive care, medical education, underrepresented minority physicians

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Coleman CA, Nguyen NT, Garvin R, Sou C, Carney PA. Health Literacy Teaching in U.S. Family Medicine Residency Programs: A National Survey. Journal of Health Communication 2016;21(Suppl1):51-57
  • Coleman C, Peterson-Perry S, Bumsted T. Long-term Effects of a Health Literacy Curriculum for Medical Students. Family Medicine 2016;48(1):49-53
  • Coleman C, Fromer A. A Health Literacy Training Intervention for Physicians and Other Health Professionals. Family Medicine, 2015;47(5):388-92
  • Coleman C, Hudson S, Maine L. Health Literacy Practices and Educational Competencies for Health Professionals: A Consensus Study. Journal of Health Communication 2013;18:82-102
  • Lie D, Carter-Pokras O, Braun B, Coleman C. What Do Health Literacy and Cultural Competence Have in Common? Calling for a Collaborative Health Professional Pedagogy. Journal of Health Communication, 2012;17:13-22
  • Coleman CA, Appy S. Health Literacy Teaching in U.S. Medical Schools, 2010. Family Medicine, 2012;44(7):504-7
  • Coleman CA. Teaching Healthcare Professionals about Health Literacy: A Review of the Literature. Nursing Outlook 2011;59:70-8

Publications

  • Improving lung cancer decision-making using a conversation tool (iDECIDE)

    Future Oncology
    1. Natalie Disher
    2. Nathan F. Dieckmann
    3. James R. Case
    4. Felipe Rubim
    5. Karen B. Eden
    6. Sara E. Golden
    7. Daniel D. Matlock
    8. Clifford Coleman
    9. Karen S. Lyons
    10. Somnath Saha
    11. Christopher G. Slatore
    12. Kelly C. Vranas
    13. Donald R. Sullivan

  • A Game-Based Tool for Reducing Jargon Use by Medical Trainees

    MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources
    1. Emily Burney
    2. Megha Arora
    3. Mizan Gaillard
    4. Maya Herzig
    5. Leo Lester
    6. Su Park
    7. Cliff Coleman

  • Health literacy competency requirements for health professionals

    BMC medical education
    1. Han Yi Tsai
    2. Shoou Yih D. Lee
    3. Cliff Coleman
    4. Kristine Sørensen
    5. Tzu I. Tsai

  • Health literacy teaching in U.S. family medicine residency programs

    Journal of Health Communication
    1. Clifford A. Coleman
    2. Nancy T. Nguyen
    3. Roger Garvin
    4. Channbunmorl Sou
    5. Patricia A. Carney

  • Long-term effects of a health literacy curriculum for medical students

    Family medicine
    1. Clifford A. Coleman
    2. Sylvia Peterson-Perry
    3. Tracy Bumsted

  • A health literacy training intervention for physicians and other health professionals

    Family medicine
    1. Clifford A. Coleman
    2. Amber Fromer

  • Health literacy practices and educational competencies for health professionals

    Journal of Health Communication
    1. Clifford A. Coleman
    2. Stan Hudson
    3. Lucinda L. Maine

  • Health literacy teaching in US medical schools, 2010

    Family medicine
    1. Clifford A. Coleman
    2. Shannon Appy

  • What do health literacy and cultural competence have in common? calling for a collaborative health professional pedagogy

    Journal of Health Communication
    1. Désirée Lie
    2. Olivia Carter-Pokras
    3. Bonnie Braun
    4. Cliff Coleman

  • Teaching health care professionals about health literacy

    Nursing outlook
    1. Clifford Coleman