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William Ventres

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentDFPM Family & Prevention Med, College of Medicine
DivisionDFPM Medical Staff
Address521 Jack Stephens
Mail Slot # 530
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone501-686-6607
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-3573-2845 Additional info
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    William Ventres, MD, MA
    The Ben Saltzman, MD, Distinguished Chair in Rural Family Medicine

    Bill Ventres is a seasoned family physician and medical anthropologist. Clinically, he has more than 30 years’ experience as a community-based family doctor working in both in ambulatory and hospital settings. His work has focused on the care of underserved and minority populations in safety-net clinics and corrections health settings, attending principally to economically poor and socially marginalized patients. Outside of clinical practice, he has been a leader in the international development of family medicine, physician-patient communication, and using qualitative methods to explore research questions in generalist practice. He has written extensively on topics related to health equity, ethics in global health practice, and social accountability in medical education.

    He has been a visiting professor in family medicine, public health, and medical education in Venezuela, El Salvador and South Africa.


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    Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    WONCA/World Organization of Family Doctors

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    Duke University, Durham, NCAB05/1980History
    University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MNMD12/1984Medicine
    University of Arizona, Tucson, AZMA05/1991Anthropology
    Leadership Institute of Seattle/Saybrook University, Seattle, WAMA06/2010Psychology/Systems Counseling

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    D58HP37580     (HARVIE M ATTWOOD)Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2025
    Health Resources & Services Administration
    Arkansas Primary Care Training Enhancement
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Stone L, Brown GA, Jarrett DM, Snellgrove B, Ventres W. Philosophies of Family Medicine: Piloting an Innovative Clerkship Curriculum. PRiMER. 2023; 7:126034. PMID: 36845845.
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    2. Ventres WB. The Importance of Inclusivity During the Spiritual Assessment. Am Fam Physician. 2023 02; 107(2):116. PMID: 36791460.
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    3. Ventres W, Sorsby S. Estimating Entrance Into Primary Care: Time for a Change? Acad Med. 2022 Dec 01; 97(12):1731. PMID: 36449912.
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    4. Ventres WB. Deeper Teaching: from Theory and Practice to Learner-Centered Medical Education. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 01; 38(1):213-215. PMID: 36163532.
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    5. Tunzi M, Ventres W, Day PG, Satin DJ. Controversial Topics in Family Medicine and Our Duty to Engage. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Jul; 106(1):12-13. PMID: 35839375.
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    6. Ventres W, Prasad S. Advancing the greater good: a question of wills. Lancet. 2022 04 30; 399(10336):1694. PMID: 35490688.
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    7. Ventres WB, Frankel RM. Personalizing the BioPsychoSocial Approach: "Add-Ons" and "Add-Ins" in Generalist Practice. Front Psychiatry. 2021; 12:716486. PMID: 34899410.
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    8. Ventres W, Messias E. From ACEs to ASHEs: Adverse Shared Historical Experiences and Their Impact on Health Outcomes. South Med J. 2021 11; 114(11):719-721. PMID: 34729617.
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    9. Ventres W. PRESSS: A New Patient-Centered Name for an Old Problem. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Sep-Oct; 34(5):1030-1032. PMID: 34535530.
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    10. Sorsby S, Schmit E, Ventres W. Workplace Communication in the Midst of COVID-19: Making Sense of Uncertainty, Preparing for the Future. Fam Med. 2021 02; 53(2):159-160. PMID: 33566358.
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    11. Ventres W. Toward a New Ethic in Global Health Practice: Perspectives from Central America. South Med J. 2020 Aug; 113(8):374-377. PMID: 32747964.
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    12. Ventres W. My Own Private Ceremony. Fam Med. 2020 05; 52(5):364-365. PMID: 32401330.
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    13. Ventres WB. Letter to the Editor in Response to: Clayville K, Miller P. Sulmasy, et al.: Physician-Assisted Suicide: Against Medical Neutrality. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 08; 35(8):2476. PMID: 31950402.
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    14. Ventres WB, Wilson BK. Rethinking Goals: Transforming Short-Term Global Health Experiences Into Engagements. Acad Med. 2020 01; 95(1):32-36. PMID: 31219810.
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    15. Ventres W, Tunzi M. Ways of Being in Generalist Practice: Using Five "T" Habits of Mind to Guide Ethical Behavior. J Clin Ethics. 2020; 31(2):184-190. PMID: 32585664.
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    16. Ventres WB. Facilitating Critical Self-Exploration by Global Health Students. AMA J Ethics. 2019 09 01; 21(9):E749-758. PMID: 31550222.
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    17. Ventres W. In Response to the Entire January Issue of Family Medicine. Fam Med. 2019 04; 51(4):366. PMID: 30973634.
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    18. Ventres W, Whiteside-Mansell L. Getting started in research, redefined: five questions for clinically focused physicians in family medicine. Fam Med Community Health. 2019; 7(2):e000017. PMID: 32148700.
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    19. Ventres W. Effects of EHR Use on Patient Participation. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 02; 34(2):175. PMID: 30215177.
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    20. Tunzi M, Ventres W. A Reflective Case Study in Family Medicine Advance Care Planning Conversations. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 Jan-Feb; 32(1):108-114. PMID: 30610149.
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    21. Ventres W, Rule C. Moving From Uncertainty to Internal Emotional Responses. Fam Med. 2018 11; 50(10):790-791. PMID: 30428115.
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    22. Ventres WB. On Teaching Health Centers and Underserved Care. Acad Med. 2018 06; 93(6):818. PMID: 29846227.
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    23. Liaw W, Rankin J, Bazemore A, Ventres W. In Reply. Acad Med. 2018 05; 93(5):674. PMID: 29688976.
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    24. Ventres W, Kravitz JD, Dharamsi S. PEARLS+: Connecting Societal Forces, Social Determinants, and Health Outcomes. Acad Med. 2018 01; 93(1):143. PMID: 29116976.
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    25. Ventres W, Crowder J. When I say ? anthropological gaze. Med Educ. 2018 06; 52(6):590-591. PMID: 29266396.
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    26. Ventres WB. Intentional Exploration on International Service Learning Trips: Three Questions for Global Health. Ann Glob Health. 2017 May - Aug; 83(3-4):584-587. PMID: 29221532.
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    27. Ventres W, Boelen C, Haq C. Time for action: key considerations for implementing social accountability in the education of health professionals. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2018 Oct; 23(4):853-862. PMID: 28900801.
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    28. Ventres WB. Looking Within: Intentions of Practice for Person-Centered Care. Ann Fam Med. 2017 03; 15(2):171-174. PMID: 28289119.
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    29. Ventres WB. Voices From Family Medicine: On Becoming a Family Physician. Fam Med. 2017 Feb; 49(2):127-131. PMID: 28218938.
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    30. Ventres WB. Global Family Medicine: A 'UNIVERSAL' Mnemonic. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 01 02; 30(1):104-108. PMID: 28062825.
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    31. Ventres WB, Frankel RM. Electronic health records: Context matters! Fam Syst Health. 2016 06; 34(2):163-165. PMID: 27270249.
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    32. Ventres WB. The Joys of Global Medicine and the Lesson of Relationship. Am J Med. 2016 Aug; 129(8):771-2. PMID: 27012855.
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    33. Ventres WB. Healing. Ann Fam Med. 2016 Jan-Feb; 14(1):76-8. PMID: 26755787.
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    34. Ventres WB. Building Power Between Polarities: On the Space-in-Between. Qual Health Res. 2016 Feb; 26(3):345-50. PMID: 26531880.
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    35. Ventres WB. Where I Practice: On the Spaces of Family Medicine. J Am Board Fam Med. 2015 Nov-Dec; 28(6):841-4. PMID: 26546663.
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    36. Ventres WB, Frankel RM. Shared presence in physician-patient communication: A graphic representation. Fam Syst Health. 2015 Sep; 33(3):270-9. PMID: 26075882.
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    37. Ventres WB, Wilson CL. Beyond ethical and curricular guidelines in global health: attitudinal development on international service-learning trips. BMC Med Educ. 2015 Apr 03; 15:68. PMID: 25884962.
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    38. Ventres WB. The Q-List manifesto: how to get things right in generalist medical practice. Fam Syst Health. 2015 Mar; 33(1):5-13. PMID: 25603309.
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    39. Ventres WB. Becoming a Doctor: One Physician's Journey Beyond Competence. J Grad Med Educ. 2014 Dec; 6(4):631-3. PMID: 26140108.
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    40. Ventres WB, Fort MP. Eyes wide open: an essay on developing an engaged awareness in global medicine and public health. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2014 Oct 28; 14:29. PMID: 25346040.
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    41. Ventres WB. The emergence of primary care in Latin America: reflections from the field. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Mar-Apr; 26(2):183-6. PMID: 23471932.
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    42. Ventres WB. How I think: perspectives on process, people, politics, and presence. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012 Nov-Dec; 25(6):930-6. PMID: 23136336.
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    43. Ventres WB. Electronic health records: can we maximize their benefits and minimize their risks? Acad Med. 2012 Nov; 87(11):1456-7; author reply 1457. PMID: 23111252.
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    44. Ventres WB, Frankel RM. Patient-centered care and electronic health records: it's still about the relationship. Fam Med. 2010 May; 42(5):364-6. PMID: 20455111.
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    45. Ventres WB. A comment on a comment. Fam Med. 2005 Mar; 37(3):158. PMID: 15739126.
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    46. Breeze MJ, Ventres WB. Beyond biochemistry: readings for early professional development. Fam Med. 1999 Oct; 31(9):611-3. PMID: 10554716.
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    47. Ventres WB. End-of-life decision making. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Jan; 14(1):68. PMID: 10189250.
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    48. Ventres WB. Cultural encounters and family medicine: six lessons from South America. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1997 May-Jun; 10(3):232-6. PMID: 9159664.
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    49. Ventres WB, Frankel RM. Ethnography: a stepwise approach for primary care researchers. Fam Med. 1996 Jan; 28(1):52-6. PMID: 8720228.
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    50. Ventres WB, Wilson CL. Teaching (and learning) family medicine internationally: a cultural survival guide. Fam Pract. 1995 Sep; 12(3):324-7. PMID: 8536839.
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    51. Ventres WB. Useful outline for developing PBL lesson plans. Acad Med. 1994 Dec; 69(12):975-6. PMID: 7999190.
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    52. Ventres WB, Senf JH. Introducing a procedure using videotape instruction: the case of the lateral birth position. Fam Med. 1994 Jul-Aug; 26(7):434-6. PMID: 7523210.
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    53. Ventres WB. Hearing the patient's story: exploring physician-patient communication using narrative case reports. Fam Pract Res J. 1994 Jun; 14(2):139-47. PMID: 8053379.
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    54. Ventres WB. Family practice: on the cutting edge of medicine. Fam Med. 1994 Apr; 26(4):208-9. PMID: 8034136.
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    55. Ventres WB. Communicating about resuscitation: problems and prospects. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1993 Mar-Apr; 6(2):137-41. PMID: 8452065.
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    56. Ventres WB. Success strategies. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1992 May-Jun; 5(3):361. PMID: 1580189.
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    57. Ventres WB, Spencer SS. Doctor-patient communication about resuscitation: 'have you signed an advance directive?'. J Fam Pract. 1991 Jul; 33(1):21-3. PMID: 2056286.
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