Mario A. Davidson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

mario.davidson@vanderbilt.edu

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Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Education
Ph.D., Teaching & Learning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioM.A., Teaching & Learning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioM.S., Statistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioM.S., Mathematics, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TennesseeB.S., Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Office Address
S-2323 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232-2158
Publications
Davidson MA, Russell RG, Walker PD, Zic JA, Churchill LR, Fuchs DC, Miller BM. Evaluating the Role of Competency-Based Behavioral Interviewing in Holistic Medical School Admissions. Acad Med [print-electronic]. 2024 Sep 9/1/2024; 99(9): 966-70. PMID: 38527013, PII: 00001888-202409000-00015, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005708, ISSN: 1938-808X.

Caldarelli E, Hess JJ, Weaver E, Buckley R, Swan RR, Schumacher J, Kostelanetz S, Davidson MA, Whitey M, Black R, Terhune KP. A Graduate Medical Orientation Intervention Focused on Local Health Inequities. J Grad Med Educ. 2023 Aug; 15(4): 442-6. PMID: 37637328, PMCID: PMC10449351, DOI: 10.4300/JGME-D-23-00016.1, ISSN: 1949-8357.

Young MN, Markley R, Leo T, Coffin S, Davidson MA, Salloum J, Mendes LA, Damp JB. Effects of Advanced Cardiac Procedure Simulator Training on Learning and Performance in Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2018 Jan; 5: 2382120518803118. PMID: 30302396, PMCID: PMC6172931, PII: 10.1177_2382120518803118, DOI: 10.1177/2382120518803118, ISSN: 2382-1205.

Lomis KD, Russell RG, Davidson MA, Fleming AE, Pettepher CC, Cutrer WB, Fleming GM, Miller BM. Competency milestones for medical students: Design, implementation, and analysis at one medical school. Med Teach [print-electronic]. 2017 May; 39(5): 494-504. PMID: 28281837, DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1299924, ISSN: 1466-187X.

Kroop SF, Chung CP, Davidson MA, Horn L, Damp JB, Dewey C. Rheumatologic skills development: what are the needs of internal medicine residents?. Clin. Rheumatol [print-electronic]. 2016 Aug; 35(8): 2109-15. PMID: 26694057, PMCID: PMC4919226, PII: 10.1007/s10067-015-3150-4, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-015-3150-4, ISSN: 1434-9949.

Humble SS, Wilson LD, McKenna JW, Leath TC, Song Y, Davidson MA, Ehrenfeld JM, Guillamondegui OD, Pandharipande PP, Patel MB. Tracheostomy risk factors and outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj [print-electronic]. 2016; 30(13-14): 1642-7. PMID: 27740854, PMCID: PMC5358996, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2016.1199915, ISSN: 1362-301X.

Patel MB, Wilson LD, Bregman JA, Leath TC, Humble SS, Davidson MA, de Riesthal MR, Guillamondegui OD. Neurologic Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes after TBI: Clinic Attendees versus Non-Attendees. J. Neurotrauma [print-electronic]. 2015 Jul 7/1/2015; 32(13): 984-9. PMID: 25683481, PMCID: PMC4492588, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3652, ISSN: 1557-9042.

Prom MC, Stovall J, Bedregal LE, Phillips J, Davidson MA. Therapeutic alliance: satisfaction and attrition of patients from a mental health clinic in Ayacucho, Peru. Int Psychiatry. 2014 Nov; 11(4): 95-7. PMID: 31507779, PMCID: PMC6735140, ISSN: 1749-3676.

Andresen JM, Girard TD, Pandharipande PP, Davidson MA, Ely EW, Watson PL. Burst suppression on processed electroencephalography as a predictor of postcoma delirium in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. Crit. Care Med. 2014 Oct; 42(10): 2244-51. PMID: 25072756, PMCID: PMC4493889, DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000522, ISSN: 1530-0293.

Gregg JR, Horn L, Davidson MA, Gilbert J. Patient enrollment onto clinical trials: the role of physician knowledge. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Mar; 29(1): 74-9. PMID: 24163050, DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0548-z, ISSN: 1543-0154.

Tarpley MJ, Davidson MA, Tarpley JL. The role of the nonphysician educator in general surgery residency training: from outcome project and duty-hours restrictions to the next accreditation system and milestones. J Surg Educ [print-electronic]. 2014 Jan; 71(1): 119-24. PMID: 24411434, PII: S1931-7204(13)00164-5, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.06.004, ISSN: 1878-7452.

Tiggelaar SM, Rafalski M, Davidson MA, Hu Y, Burnett L. HPV knowledge and vaccine acceptability in Appalachian Tennessee and Kentucky, USA [letter]. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2014 Jan; 40(1): 75-6. PMID: 24347591, PII: jfprhc-2013-100697, DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100697, ISSN: 1471-1893.

Damp J, Anthony R, Davidson MA, Mendes L. Effects of transesophageal echocardiography simulator training on learning and performance in cardiovascular medicine fellows. J Am Soc Echocardiogr [print-electronic]. 2013 Dec; 26(12): 1450-1456.e2. PMID: 24055126, PII: S0894-7317(13)00634-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.08.008, ISSN: 1097-6795.

Estopinal CB, van Dijk JH, Sitali S, Stewart H, Davidson MA, Spurrier J, Vermund SH. Availability of volunteer-led home-based care system and baseline factors as predictors of clinical outcomes in HIV-infected patients in rural Zambia. PLoS ONE [print-electronic]. 2012; 7(12): e49564. PMID: 23236351, PMCID: PMC3517597, PII: PONE-D-11-09321, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049564, ISSN: 1932-6203.

Buscariollo DL, Davidson MA, Black M, Russell WE, Rothman RL, Moore DJ. Factors that influence parental attitudes toward enrollment in type 1 diabetes trials. PLoS ONE [print-electronic]. 2012; 7(8): e44341. PMID: 22937171, PMCID: PMC3429434, PII: PONE-D-11-21531, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044341, ISSN: 1932-6203.

Shepard ME, Sastre EA, Davidson MA, Fleming AE. Use of individualized learning plans among fourth-year sub-interns in pediatrics and internal medicine. Med Teach. 2012; 34(1): e46-51. PMID: 22250694, DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.638013, ISSN: 1466-187X.

Cook RE, Ciampa PJ, Sidat M, Blevins M, Burlison J, Davidson MA, Arroz JA, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Predictors of successful early infant diagnosis of HIV in a rural district hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique. J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. 2011 Apr; 56(4): e104-9. PMID: 21266912, PMCID: PMC3073723, DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318207a535, ISSN: 1944-7884.

Koehler DM, Shipman J, Davidson MA, Guillamondegui O. Is early venous thromboembolism prophylaxis safe in trauma patients with intracranial hemorrhage. J Trauma. 2011 Feb; 70(2): 324-9. PMID: 21307729, PII: 00005373-201102000-00010, DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820b5d22, ISSN: 1529-8809.

Ghodasara SL, Davidson MA, Reich MS, Savoie CV, Rodgers SM. Assessing student mental health at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Acad Med. 2011 Jan; 86(1): 116-21. PMID: 21099385, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ffb056, ISSN: 1938-808X.

Kappa SF, Gorden DL, Davidson MA, Wright JK, Guillamondegui OD. Intraoperative blood loss predicts hemorrhage-related reoperation after orthotopic liver transplantation. Am Surg. 2010 Sep; 76(9): 969-73. PMID: 20836345, ISSN: 0003-1348.

Moore RD, Schuman TA, Scott TA, Mann SE, Davidson MA, Labadie RF. Exostoses of the external auditory canal in white-water kayakers. Laryngoscope. 2010 Mar; 120(3): 582-90. PMID: 20066729, DOI: 10.1002/lary.20781, ISSN: 1531-4995.

Sastre EA, Burke EE, Silverstein E, Kupperman A, Rymer JA, Davidson MA, Rodgers SM, Fleming AE. Improvements in medical school wellness and career counseling: A comparison of one-on-one advising to an Advisory College Program. Med Teach. 2010; 32(10): e429-35. PMID: 20854149, DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.498486, ISSN: 1466-187X.