Luke Surry MD, MHPE

Education

Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD [2015-2017]
Internal Medicine Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC), San Antonio, TX [2011-2014]
M.D. (cum laude), Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC [2007-2011]
B.S. in Biology (summa cum laude), Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA [2003-2007]

Biography

Dr. Luke Surry is a dedicated and accomplished internal medicine physician with a passion for medical education. He is currently the Director of Integrated Clinical Skills at the Uniformed Services University (USU) of the Health Sciences and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force.

Dr. Surry is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), a member of Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM), and AMSUS – Society of Federal Health Professionals. He also serves as a member of the Veterans Affairs (VA) / Department of Defense (DoD) Evidence Based Practice Working Group that leads the strategic planning and oversight of VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines. He earned a Master’s in Health Professions Education (2017) and a Certificate in Physician Leadership from the ACP / American Association of Physician Leadership (AAPL) (2021).

Dr. Surry is board-certified in internal medicine and has extensive clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with expertise in hospital medicine, primary care, and medical acupuncture. His clinical practice is grounded in a patient-centered approach, emphasizing empathy, clear communication, and shared decision-making to build strong patient relationships and provide high-quality care.

He is committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of physicians. He has held various academic leadership roles, including Chief Resident, Assistant Program Director for Research, and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. In addition to his role as director of the pre-clerkship clinical skills program, he currently serves as a faculty advisor for multiple student interest groups and an academic coach. Additional work includes involvement in curricular integration, developing robust longitudinal programs of assessment, establishing novel assessment frameworks for professional behaviors, and building systems to inform competency and entrustment decisions.

Dr. Surry's scholarship focuses on competency-based medical education, clinical reasoning, assessment and feedback. He has engaged in guest-editorial and peer-review activities. He published numerous peer-reviewed articles and presented at national and international conferences.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Joint Task Force-Civil Support [4480DR-NY-DOD-OPS-01.7] COVID Hospital Support to University of Rochester Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH), Rochester, NY [Feb-Mar 2022] • Deployed in support of FEMA COVID-19 Relief in response to Omicron variant spike. • Served as attending physician for the Hospital Medicine Division • Provided ~160 patient-bed days of high-quality medical care for civilian population / community • Provided needed support and relief to essential health care workers

455 Expeditionary Medical Group Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan [Jun-Oct 2020]

Surry LT, Glass K, Torre D, Durning D. (Mar 2018). “Suspect Knowledge Gaps? Use Concept Maps - a tool to assess progress and promote meaningful learning in remediation.” [Workshop]. Academic Internal Medicine Week /Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine (APDIM) Meeting 2018. San Antonio, TX

Representative Bibliography

Clark PA, Surry L. (2007). Mercy health promoters: a paradigm for implementing third world practices for resource-poor conditions of the developed world. Med Sci Monit, 13(3), Ph1-8. PMID: 17325643.

Clark PA, Surry L, Contino K. (2008). Health Care Access For Migrant Farmworkers: A Paradigm For Better Health. The Internet Journal of Health, 8(2).

Gore R, Hulten E, Cheezum MK, Goyal M, Fischer C, Nguyen B, Surry L, Villines TC. (2012). Prognostic value of coronary computed tomographic angiography among 1,125 consecutive military health care beneficiaries without known coronary artery disease. Mil Med, 177(9), 1105-1109. PMID: 23025143

Cheezum MK, Hulten EA, Smith RM, Taylor AJ, Kircher J, Surry L, York M, Villines TC. (2013). Changes in preventive medical therapies and CV risk factors after CT angiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 6(5), 574-581. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.11.016. PMID: 23582355

Pickett CA, Hulten EA, Goyal M, Surry L, Villines, TC. (2013). Accuracy of traditional age, gender and symptom based pre-test estimation of angiographically significant coronary artery disease in patients referred for coronary computed tomographic angiography. Am J Cardiol, 112(2), 208-211. doi:10.1016/ j.amjcard.2013.03.015. PMID: 23623289

Surry, L. T., Torre, D. and Durning, S. J. (2017), Exploring examinee behaviours as validity evidence for multiple-choice question examinations. Med Educ, 51: 1075–1085. doi:10.1111/medu.13367. PMID: 28758233

Surry, L.T., Torre, D., Trowbridge, R., and Durning, S.J. (2018). A mixed-methods exploration of clinical reasoning errors with multiple choice questions. BMC Medical Education. 18:277. doi:10.1186/ s12909-018-1372-2. PMID: 30470223

Lee, M. N., Surry, L. T., & Ferraro, D. M. (2019). Aggravation and deliberation over lung herniation. BMJ case reports, 12(5), e229225. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-229225. PMID: 31138594

^Stroie O P, *Boster J, Surry L (May 05, 2020) Statin-Induced Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: An Increasingly Recognized Inflammatory Myopathy. Cureus 12(5): e7963. doi:10.7759/ cureus.7963

Banares K, Surry L, Rand J, Stuever M, Bishop S, Chicoine E, Liane BJ. (Jan-Mar 2021). Treatment of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in a US Military Role 3 Facility in Afghanistan: A Case Series. Medical Journal (Ft Sam Houst Tex). (PB 8-21-01/02/03):12-19. PMID: 33666906.