Emilie Biodokin, MD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

During my time at AHRQ, I learned a lot about the USPSTF process and the importance of each recommendation. As a primary care provider and preventive medicine resident, this has helped me understand how to communicate and apply their recommendations in a clinical setting. I worked on many projects that involved fact-checking their recommendation statements on various topics. The fact-checking process helped me understand the evidence and the nuances around these topics. Furthermore, I gained a profound respect for the process, the thoroughness, and the details needed to develop a recommendation statement. I was also able to help draft a response to public comment.

I will cherish these experiences as I move into my subsequent rotations and my career, and I am thankful I got the chance to be part of such a dedicated and amazing team.

How has your experience at AHRQ Impacted your career path and goals?
I plan to resume clinical practice after my preventive medicine residency, thus this rotation was helpful in highlighting the importance of how to communicate the USPSTF recommendations, which is a great skill to have in a primary care practice.