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Joan Y Meek M.D., M.S.
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Clerkship Director Pediatrics, Orlando Campus
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joan.meek@med.fsu.edu
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407-841-6046
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Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences |
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Pediatric Clerkship |
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Job Description
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Dr. Meek coordinates the pediatric curriculum and training of third- and fourth-year medical students at the Orlando Regional Campus of the Florida State University College of Medicine.
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Biosketch
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Dr. Joan Younger Meek is Academic Chairman of Pediatrics at Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Medical Center, where she also serves as the Pediatric Residency Training Program Director. Throughout her professional career, Dr. Meek has been actively involved in pediatric resident and medical student education. Her clinical interests include infant and pediatric nutrition, human lactation and breastfeeding support, and newborn care. She has given numerous professional presentations in these areas. |
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B.S., Topical, Biology and Sociology, University of Kentucky, 1977
M.S., Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky, 1979
M.D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1986
Pediatric Internship, Duke University Medical Center, 1986-1987
Pediatric Residency, Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1990 |
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Service
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Chair, United States Breastfeeding Committee
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Board of Directors, Past President, Chair Education Committee
Vice President, Florida Breastfeeding Coalition
Education Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding
Editorial Review Board, Journal of Human Lactation
Chair, Program Committee, Care of the Sick Child Conference, Arnold Palmer Hospital
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Honors/Awards
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Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Pediatric Residents Teaching Award, 1996, Orlando Regional Healthcare
Outstanding Contributions to Breastfeeding Education Award, Central Florida Breastfeeding Task Force, 1997
American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
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Memberships
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Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Ambulatory Pediatric Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
Association of Pediatric Program Directors
Registered Dietitian
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Research Focus
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Breastfeeding and human lactation
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Publications
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Contributor “Breastfeeding during Separation.” American Academy of Pediatrics/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians, Elk Grove Village, 2006.
Editor-in-Chief, American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother’s
Guide to Breastfeeding. New York, Bantam Books, 2002.
Elevated Infant Liver Transaminases Associated with Maternal Ethanol Use While Breastfeeding. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine News and Views 2002:8 (1).
Breastfeeding in the Workplace. Pediatric Clinics of North America 2001;48:461-474.
An Integrated Approach to Breastfeeding Education in Pediatric Residency Training. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine News and Views 1999;5(4).
Recommendations for Supplementation. Journal of Human Lactation 1998;14(2):148.
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