Frederick W Kron MD

Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Department of Internal Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

Education & Training

University of MichiganResidency, Family Medicine, 2001 - 2003
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1984 - 1987
USAF School of Aerospace MedicinePrimary Course, Aerospace Medicine, Distinguished Graduate, 1982 - 1982
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Wisconsin Innovation Award (Finalist) WEDC, 2022
CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2013

PubMed

Journal Articles

Virtual care is growing, but who will train upcoming learners to practice it?
Lee Jihyun, Kron Frederick, Med Educ.2022;56(12):1155‐1157, 9/9/2022
A call for grounding implicit bias training in clinical and translational frameworks
Hagiwara N, Kron FW, Scerbo MW, Watson GS, The Lancet, 5/2/2020
Using a computer simulation for teaching communication skills: A blinded multisite mixed methods randomized controlled trial
Frederick W. Kron, Michael D. Fetters, Mark W. Scerbo, Casey B. White, Monica L. Lypson, Miguel A. Padilla, Gayle A. Gliva-McConvey, Lee A. Belfore II, Temple West, Am..., Patient Education and Counseling, 10/26/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Teaching advanced communication skills with a computer simulation: A blinded, multisite, mixed methods, randomized controlled trial
Kron, FW, Fetters, MD, Scerbo, MW, AMSUS, 1/1/2016
A multisite randomized comparison of interactive virtual human simulation (MPathic-VR) and standard multimedia for teaching advanced communication skills among second-...
Kron, FW, Fetters, MD, Scerbo, MW, et.al, ICCH, 1/1/2015
Interactive virtual human patient software utility for competency assessment in breaking bad news to a cancer patient
Kron,FW, Scerbo, M,Marsella, SC, Fetters,MD,White, C, Campbell T, IMSH, 1/1/2012

Lectures

Kron, FW. MPathic-IBCH. Invited presentation.
University of Illinois-Chicago School of Medicine - 10/2022
Kron, FW. Novel Perspectives on Training Complex Communication. Invited presentation, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), The 13th AACR Conference on The ...
10/2020
Kron, FW, Watson, G. Using Virtual Human Simulation Technologies to Build Skills in Empathic Communication. Invited Presentation.
Yale University Institute for Excellence - 8/2019

Virtual Human Patients Effective for Practicing for Difficult to Present DiagnosesMay 12th, 2017
Virtual Humans Help Aspiring Doctors Learn EmpathyMay 8th, 2017
Doctors Use Virtual Humans to Teach Medical Students EmpathyApril 27th, 2017

Modeling Professional Attitudes and Teaching Humanistic Communication to Remedy Implicit Bias and Promote Cultural Humility in Healthcare (MPathic-IBCH).MEDICAL CYBERWORLDS, INC.2021–2025
Modeling Professional Attitudes and Teaching Humanistic Communication in Virtual RealityNIH-NCATS2012–2016
Modeling Professional Attitudes and Teaching Humanistic Communication in VRNIH-NCI2009–2010
MPathic-VR Development GrantPhysicians Plus Insurance Company2007

Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), Behavioral Informatics and Technology Special Interest Group (BITSIG) 2016 - 2019
Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), Digital Healthcare Committee (DHC) 2016 - 2019
Chairman, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (Primary Care), Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center 1987 - 1989
Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Norton Air Force Base 1980 - 1982