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Andrea Wershof Schwartz, M.D.

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Biography
education and training
Harvard Multicampus Geriatrics Fellowship, BostonGeriatrics Fellowship08/2015
Brigham and Women's Hospital, BostonInternal medicine residency05/2014HVMA Primary Care Program, Management & Leadership Track
Mount Sinai Schol of Medicine, New YorkMD2010Humanities & Medicine Program
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelMPH01/2010
The Jewish Theological Seminary, New YorkBA, MA05/2004
Columbia University, New YorkBA05/2004
awards and honors
2023
Harvard Geriatrics Fellowship - Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
2021
HMS - Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
2021
VA Boston Excellence in Education Award
2020 - 2021
Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Fellow
2020
AGS Best Paper Award, Geriatrics Education, Senior Author
2019
AGS Best Poster Award, Geriatrics Education, Senior Author
2018
AGS Outstanding Junior Clinician Educator Award
2016
Harvard Geriatrics Fellowship - Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
2014
BWH - Resident Teaching and Mentoring Award
2012
BWH - Arnold Dunne Award presented to an intern for humanistic and compassionate patient care
2010
MSSM - The Harold Elster Memorial Prize for Highest Academic Standing
2010
MSSM - The Barry Coller Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
2010
MSSM - The Judith and Nathan Kase Humanities in Medicine Award
2010
MSSM - The George James Epidemiology Award
2024
HMS Young Mentor Award

Overview
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Andrea Wershof Schwartz, MD MPH AGSF is a geriatrician at VA Boston Healthcare System where she serves as Associate Director for Clinical Innovation in the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), and as a leader in the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. Dr. Schwartz is Associate Director of the Harvard Multicampus Geriatrics Fellowship.

Dr. Schwartz directs or co-directs the following courses:
- Aging and End of Life Theme (HMS)
- Medical Education course ELO 700 (HMS)
- Geriatrics and Palliative Care Innovations elective NCE 520 (HMS)
- Issues in Frailty Epi 517 (HSPH)
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Geriatric Medical Education [login at prompt]
Available: 08/13/20, Expires: 08/17/25

Develop and evaluate education products for the HMS Aging and End of Life Care Theme. Work with the Theme Directors to create and evaluate teaching modules related to the care of older adults and/or those with serious illness. Opportunities vary from one time projects (such as concept videos) to curricular materials for students. Opportunity to present nationally and publish on educational innovations.


Research
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  1. Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
    HMS Academy Curtis Prout Fellowship In Medical Education
    Development and assessment of a longitudinal integrated curriculum in Geriatrics for Harvard Medical School students
  2. HMS Dean's Innovation Award
    Aging and End of Life Toolkit for Medical Student Education
    Role: PI
  3. John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellent Scholar
    Teaching Aging: A Medical Education Curriculum for Geriatrics Fellows

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  • VA national Age-Friendly Health System

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  1. Schwartz AW, Munro S, Echt KV, Mirk A, Solberg LM, Wozneak K. Scaling and spreading age-friendly care: Early lessons from the VA National Age-Friendly Action Community. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan 09. PMID: 39787269.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 1
    Fields: GerGeriatrics
  2. Schwartz AW, Sehgal M, Dawson CMP, Granville LJ, Powers BB, Shah AA, Sullivan AM, Leipzig RM. Updated Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students: Training Physicians to Provide Age-Friendly Care. Acad Med. 2024 Dec 23. PMID: 39752580.
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    Fields: EduEducation
  3. Welch SA, Archer KR, Hymel AM, Pennings JS, Schwartz AW, Kang C, Qian ET, Duggan MC, Roumie CL. Hospital 4Ms: Documentation and association with patient characteristics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan; 73(1):172-181. PMID: 39373341; PMCID: PMC11734090.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 9
    Fields: GerGeriatrics
  4. Kim DH, Cheslock M, Sison SM, Orkaby AR, Schwartz AW. eFrailty: Making frailty assessment accessible to clinicians and researchers. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan; 73(1):318-322. PMID: 39134464; PMCID: PMC11735311.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 29
    Fields: GerGeriatrics
  5. Streiter S, Samet E, Beltran CP, Schwartz AW, Loewenthal J. An age-friendly chart review tool: integrating geriatrics education and quality improvement in a resident primary care clinic. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2024 Aug 04; 1-8. PMID: 39097905.
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    Fields: EduEducationGerGeriatrics
  6. Shirai N, Koven S, Schwartz AW. "Oh I Suppose I Should": A Poem on the Pressures of Perfectionism in Medicine? J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jul 26. PMID: 39060783.
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    Fields: IntInternal Medicine
  7. King SE, Ruopp MD, Mac CT, O'Malley KA, Meyerson JL, Lefers L, Bean JF, Driver JA, Schwartz AW. Early clinical and quality impacts of the Age-Friendly Health System in a Veterans Affairs skilled nursing facility. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Dec; 72(12):3865-3874. PMID: 39007623.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 5
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  8. Petriceks AH, Samuels E, Schwartz AW. A toe-to-head approach to reducing the risk of falls in older adults: a guide for primary care. Br J Gen Pract. 2024 Jul; 74(744):331-333. PMID: 38936874; PMCID: PMC11221727.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 1
    Fields: PriPrimary Health CareTranslation:Humans
  9. Loewenthal JV, Beltran CP, Atalay A, Schwartz AW, Ramani S. "What's Going to Happen?": Internal Medicine Resident Experiences of Uncertainty in the Care of Older Adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 40(1):226-233. PMID: 38485878; PMCID: PMC11780066.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 9
    Fields: IntInternal Medicine
  10. Jindal SK, Lee T, Agrawal A, Demers L, Schwartz AW. A National Survey on Point of Care Ultrasonography Use Among Veterans Affairs Clinicians in Home Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Jun; 25(6):104930. PMID: 38336356.
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    Fields: MedMedicine (General)Translation:Humans
  11. Tolchin DW, Rushin C, Tolchin B, Slocum C, Meyerson JL, Havercamp SM, Keeney T, Schwartz AW, Schaefer K, Ross M, Stein MA, Jones CA, Rosa WE, Brooks FA. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Providing Care for People With Disabilities. J Palliat Med. 2024 Aug; 27(8):1064-1073. PMID: 38232708.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 5
    Fields: PalPalliative CareTranslation:Humans
  12. Pingali H, Ulin L, Stiles D, Martinchek M, Schwartz AW. Hearing matters: An audiology and geriatrics collaboration to improve hearing care service utilization among older veterans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Apr; 72(4):1269-1271. PMID: 38064298.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 13
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  13. Engel KG, Millham LRI, Yeh IM, Malecha PW, Brizzi K, Schwartz AW, Tolchin DW. Assessing the Impact of a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Mentored Clinical Shadowing Experience for First-Year Medical and Dental Students: A Pilot Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Sep; 41(9):1018-1028. PMID: 37950642.
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    Fields: NurNursingPalPalliative CareTranslation:Humans
  14. Orkaby AR, Huan T, Intrator O, Cai S, Schwartz AW, Wieland D, Hall DE, Figueroa JF, Strom JB, Kim DH, Driver JA, Kinosian B. Comparison of Claims-Based Frailty Indices in U.S. Veterans 65 and Older for Prediction of Long-Term Institutionalization and Mortality. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 10 28; 78(11):2136-2144. PMID: 37395654; PMCID: PMC10613003.
    Citations: 7 Article has an altmetric score of 8
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  15. Rowe KA, Ouchi K, Kennedy M, Breu A, Tolchin DW, Schwartz AW. Preparing Preclinical Medical Students for Routine Code Status Discussions: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 02; 67(2):138-146. PMID: 37863372; PMCID: PMC11267244.
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    Fields: PalPalliative CarePsyPsychophysiologyTheTherapeuticsTranslation:Humans
  16. DuMontier C, Hennis R, Yilidirim C, Seligman BJ, Fonseca Valencia C, Lubinski BL, Sison SM, Dharne M, Kim DH, Schwartz AW, Driver JA, Fillmore NR, Orkaby AR. Construct validity of the electronic Veterans Affairs Frailty Index against clinician frailty assessment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3857-3864. PMID: 37624049; PMCID: PMC10841281.
    Citations: 4 Article has an altmetric score of 16
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  17. Jindal SK, Paniszyn L, Lee T, Kumar A, Holliday AM, Orkaby AR, Schwartz AW. Bringing age-friendly care to the wards: A feasibility study implementing a 4Ms Bundle. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3943-3947. PMID: 37596886.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 15
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  18. Miller RK, Young M, Chippendale R, Jantea R, Goroncy A, Murdock C, Schwartz AW, Sehgal M. Using the Geriatric 5Ms to teach structural and social determinants of health. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3967-3972. PMID: 37596776.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 21
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  19. James K, Growdon ME, Orkaby AR, Schwartz AW. One Step at a Time: Improving Gait Speed Measurement in a Geriatric Medicine Clinic. Geriatrics (Basel). 2023 Aug 11; 8(4). PMID: 37623274; PMCID: PMC10454464.
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  20. Harz, Dominique; Schwartz, Andrea Wershof; Lee, Truelian; Jones, David S; Hundert, Edward M; Wong, Lisa M; Pories, Susan E. Learning Harmony: Medical Student Reflections on the Intersection of the Arts & Humanities and Medicine, A Mixed Methods Study. Health Professions Education. 2023; 9(2):3.View Publication.
  21. Harz D, Schwartz AW, Lee T, Jones DS, Hundert EM, Wong LM, Pories SE. Learning Harmony: Medical Student Reflections on the Intersection of the Arts & Humanities and Medicine, A Mixed Methods Study. Health Prof Educ. 2023 Apr 21; 9(2):72-81. PMID: 37886213; PMCID: PMC10601353.
    Citations: 1
  22. Monette PJ, Schwartz AW. Optimizing Medications with the Geriatrics 5Ms: An Age-Friendly Approach. Drugs Aging. 2023 05; 40(5):391-396. PMID: 37043166; PMCID: PMC10092911.
    Citations: 2 Article has an altmetric score of 5
    Fields: DruDrug TherapyGerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  23. Powers BB, Van Zuilen RM, Schwartz AW, Dang S, McLaren JE, Hoang-Gia D, Moo LR. Competencies for video telemedicine with older adult patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 04; 71(4):1283-1290. PMID: 36951209.
    Citations: 2 Article has an altmetric score of 2
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  24. Loewenthal J, Beltran CP, Schwartz AW, Ramani S. An age-friendly residency: Geriatrician and internist perspectives on geriatric education in an internal medicine residency. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 07; 71(7):2279-2289. PMID: 36947742.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 16
    Fields: GerGeriatricsTranslation:Humans
  25. Schwartz AW. No Wrong Floor on the Elevator: A Vision for the VA as an Age-Friendly Health System. Fed Pract. 2023 Mar; 40(3):98-100. PMID: 37228428; PMCID: PMC10204932.
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