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Molly Collins, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology
Treatment Focus
Supportive and Palliative Care; Cancer Pain Management
Educational Background
- Fellow, Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Program, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2015-2016
- Intern and Resident, Internal Medicine, Primary Care Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2012
- MD, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2009
- BA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
Certifications
- American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
Memberships
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American College of Physicians
Honors & Awards
- Jefferson Ambulatory Attending Award, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2014
- C. William Hanson II Prize for Outstanding Primary Care Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2012
- Excellence in Care of the Older Adult House Officer Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2011
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Harvard Medical School, 2009
Research Interests
Palliative Medicine; Patient-Physician Communication; Medical Education
Selected Publications
Collins ME, Block SD, Arnold RM, Christakis NA. On the prospects for a blame-free medical culture. Social Science & Medicine. 2009; 69(9): 1287-1290.
Collins ME, Block SD, Arnold RM, Christakis NA. Responsibility and reflection: Understanding our responses to perceived errors. A response to Woodward, Lemer and Wu. Social Science & Medicine. 2009; 69(9): 1294-1295.
Sung AD, Collins ME, Smith, AK, Sanders AM, Quinn MA, Block SD, Arnold RM. Crying: Experiences and attitudes of third year medical students and interns. Teaching & Learning in Medicine. 2009; 21(3): 180-187.
Collins M, Crowley R, Karlawish JHT, Casarett DJ. Are depressed patients more likely to share health care decisions with others? Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2004; 7(4): 527-532.

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I’m an active guy. I like to fish, play golf, travel, dance, and go off-roading. When something goes wrong, rather than sitting around feeling bad, I do anything in my power to remedy the situation. In 2013, this philosophy was severely tested when I was diagnosed with a rare cancer.
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