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Division of General Academic Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine
Donna M Parker

Donna M Parker, M.D.

Associate Dean for Student Success

Department: MD-PEDS-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 273-6656
Business Email: parkerd@ufl.edu

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About Donna M Parker

Dr. Parker was born in Jamaica where she attended High School. She immigrated to the United States to attend college and received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Florida International University in 1986. She came to Gainesville in 1986 where she studied at the University of Florida College of Medicine and earned her M.D. degree in 1990. She then completed her residency in Pediatrics at Shands, UF.

For five years she worked at the Alachua County Health Department as a Pediatrician, then returned to the University of Florida in her current positions.

She is motivated by the ever increasing needs of minority children, adolescents and young adults for healthcare, education, nurturing and mentoring. She receives support from her family, close friends, colleagues and co-workers.

Additional Positions:
Clinical Associate Professor
1998 – Current · University of Florida College of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDT7400 – Elect Top/Pediatrics

    College of Medicine

  2. MDC7400 – Pediatric Clerkship

    College of Medicine

  3. MDT7090 – Elective Topics

    College of Medicine

  4. BMS6091 – Hlth Outcomes Plcy 1

    College of Medicine

  5. BMS6851 – Health Systems Science 1B

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Pediatrics

Areas of Interest

  • Well-Child Visits

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Racial Disparities in Child Abuse Medicine.

    Journal
    JAMA pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    176(2):119-120
    [DOI]
    10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3601.
    [PMID]
    34661605.
    16 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Talking to Children About Race and Racism.

    Journal
    JAMA pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    175(5)
    [DOI]
    10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.7130.
    [PMID]
    33779699.
    3 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. The Medical Students’ Perspective of Health Disparities and a Race-Based Curriculum: Addressing Disparities in Medical Education.

    Journal
    The journal of applied laboratory medicine.
    Volume/Issue
    6(1):307-309
    [DOI]
    10.1093/jalm/jfaa168.
    [PMID]
    33438738.
    3 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Grants

  1. Summer Health Professions Education Program — University of Florida, 2022

    Role:
    Faculty
    Funding:
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  2. Summer Health Professions Education Program – Year 6

    Role:
    Faculty
    Funding:
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  3. Summer Health Professions Education Program

    Role:
    Faculty
    Funding:
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  4. Summer Health Professions Education Program

    Role:
    Faculty
    Funding:
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  5. Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) – Renewal Y3

    Role:
    Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  6. Summer Health Professions Education Program

    Role:
    Faculty
    Funding:
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Education

  1. Residency – Pediatrics

    University of Florida

  2. Medical Degree

    University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6656
Emails:
Business:
parkerd@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100202
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
M-132 JHMHC
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611