Julie Oyler, MD

  • Professor of Medicine
    Chair, BSD Women's Committee
  • Clinical Interests: Musculoskeletal Radiology, Osteoporosis, Quality and Outcome Improvement, Womens Health
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: jalewczy@uchicago.edu

Dr. Oyler is a Professor and Associate Program Director at the University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program. She completed her undergraduate education at Stanford University and her medical degree and internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Chicago. She developed the University of Chicago Medicine’s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Curriculum, a two year curriculum which has been used to teach over 500 Internal Medicine residents Practice-Based Learning and Improvement and Systems- Based Practice. She is currently co-director for the HealthCare Delivery Improvement Science Track at the U Chicago’s Pritzker, School of Medicine, and teaches quality improvement and patient safety nationally for the AAMC Teach for Quality program, the Society of Hospital Medicine’s Quality and Safety Educator Academy, and the American College of Physicians Advance QI program. Dr Oyler practices as a primary care provider on the south side of Chicago. She was Chair of the University of Chicago, Department of Medicine Women’s Committee from 2017 to 2024 and became the inaugural Chair of the BSD Women’s committee in 2024 after completing Executive Leadership in Healthcare (ELAM/ELH). She has led initiatives like increasing the presence of “Women on the Walls” and “Increasing Awards Given to Female Faculty in Academics”.

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
MD - Medicine
2001

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
BS - Biology
1996

Another Resident Survey-Useful to Whom?
Another Resident Survey-Useful to Whom? JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2454054.
PMID: 39786779

The Organization of Academic General Internal Medicine Practice at the Top Primary Care Schools.
The Organization of Academic General Internal Medicine Practice at the Top Primary Care Schools. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Apr; 40(5):985-995.
PMID: 39356449

Development and Implementation of an Experiential Longitudinal Health Systems Science Thread Into an Existing Medical School Curriculum.
Development and Implementation of an Experiential Longitudinal Health Systems Science Thread Into an Existing Medical School Curriculum. Acad Med. 2024 Sep 01; 99(9):971-975.
PMID: 38865283

A substance use disorder training curriculum for internal medicine residents using resident-empaneled patients.
A substance use disorder training curriculum for internal medicine residents using resident-empaneled patients. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Apr 30; 24(1):478.
PMID: 38693551

Maximizing impact of faculty development through purposeful design: Lessons from a quality and safety education academy.
Maximizing impact of faculty development through purposeful design: Lessons from a quality and safety education academy. J Hosp Med. 2023 04; 18(4):352-356.
PMID: 36451292

Medical School Primary Care Experience and Preparedness Among Internal Medicine Residents : Results from the American College of Physicians (ACP) Internal Medicine In-Training Exam (IM-ITE) Survey.
Medical School Primary Care Experience and Preparedness Among Internal Medicine Residents : Results from the American College of Physicians (ACP) Internal Medicine In-Training Exam (IM-ITE) Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 03; 38(4):1084-1086.
PMID: 36443624

Leadership Experiences of Internal Medicine Residents: A Needs Assessment for Leadership Curricula.
Leadership Experiences of Internal Medicine Residents: A Needs Assessment for Leadership Curricula. J Healthc Leadersh. 2022; 14:155-161.
PMID: 36168427

An Expanded Primary Care-Based Women's Health Clinic to Improve Resident Education and Patient Care in Resident Continuity Clinic.
An Expanded Primary Care-Based Women's Health Clinic to Improve Resident Education and Patient Care in Resident Continuity Clinic. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 07; 37(9):2314-2317.
PMID: 35710655

Clinician Perspectives on Telemedicine: Observational Cross-sectional Study.
Clinician Perspectives on Telemedicine: Observational Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2021 Jul 09; 8(3):e29690.
PMID: 34184994

Telehealth Attitudes, Training, and Preparedness Among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents in the COVID-19 Era.
Telehealth Attitudes, Training, and Preparedness Among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents in the COVID-19 Era. Telemed J E Health. 2022 02; 28(2):240-247.
PMID: 34085854

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