Dr. Thompson specializes in care of older adults with frailty and multimorbidity. She Co-Directs University of Chicago’s Successful Aging and Frailty Evaluation (SAFE) Clinic, a consultative comprehensive geriatric assessment and frailty evaluation and management service with an interdisciplinary team approach. Additionally, she is Project Director for the Supporting Healthy Aging Resources and Education (SHARE) Network, a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program project funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Through this project, she leads geriatrics educational initiatives for health care professionals, students and community members.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
- MERITS Fellowship
2011
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
- Geriatrics Fellowship
2010
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
- Chief Resident
2009
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
- Internal Medicine Residency
2008
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
MD - Medicine
2005
Scripps College
Claremont, CA
BA - Biology
1997
Healthy Aging in Subsidized Housing in the United States: Exploring Older Adults' Views of Service Coordination.
Healthy Aging in Subsidized Housing in the United States: Exploring Older Adults' Views of Service Coordination. Gerontologist. 2025 Apr 09; 65(5).
PMID: 39953792
SIREN 2025 National Research Meeting: Advancing the Science of Social Care.
SIREN 2025 National Research Meeting: Advancing the Science of Social Care. Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr; 60 Suppl 1:e14589.
PMID: 40189349
Caring for dementia caregivers: How well does social risk screening reflect unmet needs?
Caring for dementia caregivers: How well does social risk screening reflect unmet needs? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan; 73(1):63-73.
PMID: 39315491
A novel Project ECHO curriculum on older adult pain management and opioid use disorder for outpatient clinicians.
A novel Project ECHO curriculum on older adult pain management and opioid use disorder for outpatient clinicians. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2024 Sep 19; 1-11.
PMID: 39298514
Age-Friendly Health Systems: From metrics to meaningful change.
Age-Friendly Health Systems: From metrics to meaningful change. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Aug; 72 Suppl 3:S79-S81.
PMID: 38488672
Development and implementation of a novel skilled nursing facility certified nursing assistant leadership academy.
Development and implementation of a novel skilled nursing facility certified nursing assistant leadership academy. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 01; 72(1):323-325.
PMID: 37983673
CommunityRx, a social care assistance intervention for family and friend caregivers delivered at the point of care: two concurrent blinded randomized controlled trials.
CommunityRx, a social care assistance intervention for family and friend caregivers delivered at the point of care: two concurrent blinded randomized controlled trials. Trials. 2023 Oct 21; 24(1):681.
PMID: 37864258
Two concurrent randomized controlled trials of CommunityRx, a social care intervention for family and friend caregivers delivered at the point of care.
Two concurrent randomized controlled trials of CommunityRx, a social care intervention for family and friend caregivers delivered at the point of care. Res Sq. 2023 Mar 01.
PMID: 36909590
Age Friendly Care: What do Community Aging Services Professionals Need to Know?
Age Friendly Care: What do Community Aging Services Professionals Need to Know? Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2024 Apr-Jun; 45(2):156-165.
PMID: 36440671
Improving the management of chronic pain, opioid use, and opioid use disorder in older adults: study protocol for I-COPE study.
Improving the management of chronic pain, opioid use, and opioid use disorder in older adults: study protocol for I-COPE study. Trials. 2022 Jul 27; 23(1):602.
PMID: 35897111
BSD Distinguished Faculty Award, Distinguished Leader in Program Innovation
University of Chicago
2017
Fellow, Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators
University of Chicago
2016
Harvard Macy Program for Educators in the Health Professions
Harvard
2014
Alpha Omega Alpha
University of Chicago
2005
Graduation with Honors
University of Chicago
2005
American Medical Women's Association Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation
University of Chicago
2005