B.S with distinction in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State, 1995

B.A. Physiological Sciences from University of Oxford (England), 1997

MD from Harvard Medical School, 2001

Family Medicine Residency at Boston University Medical Center, 2004

Gold Humanism Honor Society Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Medical College of Georgia Athens Faculty, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2023)

AY2021/22 MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, Medical College of Georgia (2023)

Gender Equity Champion, MCG Group on Women in Medicine and Science (2022)

2020-2021 Excellence in Faculty Leadership Award, AU/UGA Medical Partnership (2022)

AY2020/21 MCG Exemplary Teaching Award for Athens, Medical College of Georgia (2022)

AY2019/20 MCG Exemplary Teaching Award for Undergraduate Medical Education, Medical College of Georgia (2021)

AU/UGA Medical Partnership 2018 MCG Exemplary Teaching Award recipient for Athens Small Group

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Foundation New Faculty Scholar Award (2007)

Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Dean’s Educational Innovation Award (2008)

BUMC Residency: Chief Resident (2003-2004), Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award (2004)

University of Oxford: Rhodes Scholar (1995-1997), Physiological Society Prize (awarded to top undergraduate physiology student) (1997)

Iowa State University Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) National Laureate (1995), Iowa Alpha President (1994)

Senior Scholastic Award (top-ranking engineering scholar) (1995)

Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award (1995)

Bruner LP, White AM, Proksell S. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Prim Care. 2023;50(3):411-427. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2023.03.009

Hess DW, Ramsey L, Bruner LP, Vega-Castillo CS, Teshager D, Hill JR, Bond MT, Sperr EV, Baldwin A, Medlock AE. Exploring academic performance of medical students in an integrated hybrid curriculum by gender. Med. Sci. Educ. 2023;33(2):353-357. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-023-01743-w

Bruner LP, Turlej A, Acree P, Bankey A, Carroll C, Mohiuddin T, Parsons A, Majeed B. Intention for adult vaccination in free clinic patients: predictors and sources of influence. Ann Fam Med. 2023;21(Suppl 1):4032. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.21.s1.4032.

Bruner LP, Szymik B, House E, Chappell MT, Teshager D, Baldwin A. Curating a Case Catalog: Development and Implementation of a Process for Revising Small Group Teaching Cases for Pre-clerkship Medical Education. Med. Sci. Educ. 2022;33(1):215-222. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01681-z

Bruner LP, Gerald R, Heiken M, Majeed B. Intention for COVID-19 vaccination: predictors and sources of influence. Ann Fam Med. 2022;20(Suppl 1):3004. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.20.s1.3004.

Bruner LP. Applying a clinical prediction rule to distinguish lower extremity cellulitis from its mimics. Am Fam Physician. 2021;104(3):309-310. PubMed PMID: 34523876

Bruner LP, Carek PJ, Steyer SE. Cellulitis (non-orbital). In Ebell MH, et al, eds. Essential Evidence (online medical reference). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons; 2020. See: https://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/content/eee/724

Bruner LP, Jones BG, Trotter D, “Influence of Community Preceptor Specialty and Method of Assignment in an Early Clinical Experience Course.” Fam Med 2010;42(3):173-9

Essentials of Clinical Medicine 1 Clinical Skills Preceptor August 2017-May 2020, and August 2023-present.

Community and Population Health Coach (August 2020-present)

Phase 2 Small Group Learning Facilitator (August 2017-present)

Clinical preceptor for AU/UGA Medical Partnership Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Mary’s Health Care System (August 2017-present)

Case oversight team (May 2018-present, Chair April 2019-present)

International Presentations and Posters

Bruner LP, Turlej A, Acree P, Bankey A, Carroll C, Mohiuddin T, Parsons A, Majeed B. Intention for adult vaccination in free clinic patients: predictors and preferences. Oral presentation at: 50th Annual North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference; November 2022; Phoenix, AZ.

Bruner LP, Gerald R, Heiken M, Majeed B. Intention for COVID-19 vaccination: predictors and sources of influence. Oral presentation (selected for live stream as well as on-demand) at: 49th Annual North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference; November 2021; virtual.

Teshager D, Bruner LP, Baldwin A, Bond MT, Hill JR. Medical school curricular factors that may contribute to students’ choice of specialty. Oral presentation (selected for live presentation as well as on-demand) at: 25th Annual International Association of Medical Science Educators Meeting; June, 2021; virtual. Nominated for best oral presentation.

National Presentations and Posters

Bruner LP, Hart K. Yes or no? Evaluating new opportunities in academic medicine. Workshop at: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Women in Family Medicine Collaborative workshop series; August 2023; virtual.

Mount H, Perumareddi P, Young J, Bruner LP, Bliss J, Hart K. Know your worth (and grow it!): tips for advancing in academics workshop (submission author and workshop facilitator) at: 2023 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference; May, 2023; Tampa, FL.

Bruner LP, Hart K, Perumareddi P. Gender equity in medical education in the time of COVID-19: challenges and opportunities. Scholarly Roundtable Discussion at: 2023 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education; January, 2023; New Orleans, LA.

Perumareddi P, Hart K, Mount H, Melton S, Arena A, Bruner LP. Women in Family Medicine: Exploring and Navigating the Spectrum of Family Medicine practice opportunities. Symposia (submission author and panelist) at: 2023 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education; January, 2023; New Orleans, LA.

Bruner LP, Topper L, House E, Baldwin A, Chappell T, Hill J. Analyzing Student Feedback of Pre-clerkship Teaching Cases to Identify Strengths and Areas for Systematic Improvement. On-demand and live Completed Research Project Oral Presentation at: 2023 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education; January, 2023; New Orleans, LA.

Venis JC, Daniel AS, Eady K, Aragones A, Bruner LP. Diversifying HPV Efforts to Improve Health Equity. Organized and moderated this panel discussion for the Fifth Annual Us vs. HPV Prevention Week sponsored by AMWA, the Global Initiative against HPV and Cervical Cancer, and Indiana University National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health; January 2023; virtual.

Bruner LP, Welch-Sigmon L, Baldwin A. Partnering for Success: GWIMS renewal across multiple campuses of Georgia’s public medical school. GWIMS poster presentation at: Learn Serve Lead 2022 AAMC Annual Meeting; November, 2022; Nashville, TN.

Bruner LP, Mohiuddin T. Evidence-based communication strategies: Our best shot at increasing vaccination rates? Scholarly Topic Roundtable Discussion at: 2022 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement; September, 2022; Savannah, GA.

Bruner LP, Baldwin A, Szymik B, Topper L, House E. Constructing curricular materials that reflect our patients: Working towards improving diversity in pre-clerkship curricula. Scholarly Topic Roundtable Discussion at: 2022 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education; January, 2022; virtual.

Bruner LP, Majeed B, Adams Z. COVID-19 vaccine intention and influences in vulnerable populations. Poster presentation (selected for live presentation) at: 2021 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement; September, 2021; virtual.

Lester S, Bruner LP, Hanna L, Adams Z. Free mobile COVID testing: a collaborative approach to reaching those at high risk and reducing disparities. Oral presentation at: 2021 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference; May, 2021; virtual.

Bruner LP. Clinical hot topics: cervical cancer. Oral presentation at: American Medical Women’s Association LEADS 2021 Conference; March, 2021; virtual.

Bruner LP, Baldwin A, Szymik B, Teshager D. Are the strengths and scope of family medicine reflected in UME curricular materials? Scholarly topic presentation via Zoom at: 2021 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education; February, 2021; virtual.

Bruner LP, Lester S, Adams Z, Shannon J, Hanna L. COVID-19 testing and research during the pandemic: mobilizing medical students through a mobile clinic. Oral presentation at: 2021 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education; February, 2021; virtual.

Baldwin A, Bruner LP, Szymik B, Teshager D. Constructing curricular materials that reflect our patients: working towards improving diversity in pre-clerkship curricular materials. Round Table presented via Zoom at: The Generalists in Medical Education 2020 Conference; November, 2020; virtual.

Bruner LP. Vaccine hesitancy: how can we call the shots? Oral presentation at: 2020 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference; August, 2020; virtual.

State/Local presentations

Bruner LP, Russell M. Effective teaching: what does it look, sound, feel like? Invited oral presentation on case-based facilitation presented at: MCG Faculty Development Retreat; May 19, 2020; virtual.

Bruner LP, McKown D, Wooten M, Kelly C. For the love of medicine. Invited speaker at: Storytelling session sponsored by the AU/UGA Medical Partnership Resilience and Professional Identity Formation Committee and Gold Humanism Honor Society; February 2023; virtual.

Bruner LP. More than a “shot” in the dark: adult immunization updates and evidence-based communication strategies. Oral presentation at: AU/UGA Medical Partnership Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Mary’s Health System; August 24, 2022; Athens, GA.

Welch E, Parsons A, Turlej A, Bruner LP. Vaccination Access and Hesitancy in the Assessment of Needs in a Safety-Net Clinic in Athens, GA. Invited poster presentation at: Mercy Health Center; May 2022; Athens, GA.

Crites G, Martin A, Bruner LP, Bond M, Baldwin A, Boegehold M. Building a successful promotion packet: a panel discussion. Invited panelist at: AU/UGA Medical Partnership Faculty Development Workshop; February 2022; virtual.

Bruner LP, Johnson A, Edmondson A, Page R. MCG GWIMS Leadership Development Opportunities Panel. Panel moderator at: MCG GWIMS event; January 2022, virtual.

Bruner, LP. Closing remarks and presentation of Group on Women in Medicine and Science awards. Oral Presentation at: MCG Women’s Career Development Symposium; September 2021; Augusta, GA.

Vega-Castillo C, Medlock AE, Baldwin A, Bruner LP, Sperr EV, Hesse DW, Bond MT, Hill JR, Ramsey L, Teshager D. Evaluation of a gender gap in the academic performance of a four-year integrated hybrid curriculum. Poster presented at: 2020 Undergraduate Biology Education Research (UBERv3) Symposium; July 2020; virtual.

Teshager D, Bruner LP, Baldwin A, Bond MT, Hill JR. Medical school curricular factors that may contribute to choice of specialty. Poster presented at: 10th Annual AU/UGA Medical Partnership Student Research Symposium; November, 2020; virtual.

Adams Z, Bruner LP, Lester S, Hanna L. Health disparity-targeted COVID-19 testing through a mobile clinic. Poster presented at: 10th Annual AU/UGA Medical Partnership Student Research Symposium; November, 2020; virtual.

Bruner LP. More than a “shot” in the dark: adult immunization updates and evidence-based communication strategies. Oral presentation at: AU/UGA Medical Partnership Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Mary’s Health System; September 2, 2020; virtual.

Cordero J, Nowak G, Bruner LP, Kidd L. A community conversation on childhood vaccines. Invited panelist at: UGA College of Public Health; October 29, 2019; Athens, GA.