Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award
M. Carol Greenlee, MD
Western Slope Endo
Carol Greenlee, MD, is truly deserving of the 2016 Endocrine Society Clinical Practitioner Award. She is a busy clinical endocrinologist in solo practice serving a rural community in Grand Junction, Colo.
At the same time, she has devoted countless hours to improving medical care for all patients and clinicians through her policy work at the Endocrine Society and the American College of Physicians (ACP).
For the Endocrine Society she recently served on Council with past service on the Annual Meeting Steering Committee and the Clinical Affairs Core Committee. She has provided past or ongoing service on many Society task forces, including the pediatric-to-adult -care transition project and chairing the development of the Accurate Insulin Decisions shared-decision-making tools. In 2011, Carol was awarded the Endocrine Society Volunteer of the Year Award.
Additionally, Carol has devoted her energy to improving interdisciplinary care through the development of programs that encourage better communication between clinicians promoting more effective care delivery. Since 2007, Carol has worked at the ACP enhancing care coordination by co-chairing the Patient Centered Medical Home-Neighbor (PCMH-N) workgroup, co-authoring the policy paper that espoused the “medical neighborhood” and chairing the multi-specialty workgroups on High Value Care Coordination and Pediatric-to-Adult Transition tools.
She has continued to advance patient-centered care and the PCMH-N model by working with several organizations, including the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the American Medical Association, regional physician organizations, and her own local Independent Physician Association. Her practice is recognized as a tier 3 Patient-Centered Specialty Practice.
As a clinician, Carol has a passion for her patients’ care. Her policy work will have an impact on the lives of all patients through her dedicated work with clinicians to encourage them to communicate effectively and work collaboratively, ultimately decreasing the burden and increasing the joy of practice.
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