Linda Chang, PharmD, MPH, MHPE, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Contact
Building & Room:
UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford
Address:
1601 Parkview Ave., Rockford, IL 61107
Office Phone:
Email:
About
Dr. Chang is a graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy. She completed a general practice pharmacy residency at the Chicago VA. Her professional interests include alternative medicine, chronic disease management, nutrition and population health.
Selected Grants
Community Health Advocacy Grant, Telehealth Training and Medical Education, Co-PL
Community Health Advocacy Grant, AI in Medicine, Co-PL
Community Health Advocacy Grant, IPE Patient Discharge Simulation Program to Reduce Hospital Readmission, Co-Investigator
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, 21st Century Good Neighbor™ Well-Being Program, PI
HeerensFund, 21st Century Good Neighbor™ Program Senior Social Isolation Reduction Program, PI
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, Department of Health Science Education Research Support, Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education Project, PI
Selected Publications
Chang, L. Sreedhar R. Genes, (2025). Drugs, and Personalized Medicine- The DNA of a Pharmacogenomics Curriculum. Medical Science Educator 2025 (July 14th).
Sreedhar R, Chang L, Gangopadhyaya A, Shiels P, Loza J, Chi E, Gabel E, Park YS (2024). Comparing Scoring Consistency of Large Language Models with Faculty for Formative Assessments in Medical Education. J Gen Intern Med. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09050-9.
Mosher D, Sreedhar R, MacDowell M, Chang L, Chastain P. (2024). Measuring student competency in an interprofessional education hospital discharge simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing,96 101614.
Chang L, Sreedhar R. (2024). First AID – Clinical Pattern Recognition for the USMLE STEP 2 CK. Epidemiology and Biostatistics Chapter. McGraw Hill.
Chang, L., Mosher, D. (2023). Interprofessional Art Rounds, AMA Journal of Ethics 2023;25:5 (E317-323)
Krive, J., Isola, M., Chang, L., Patel, T., Anderson, M., Sreedhar, R. (2023). Grounded in Reality: Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education. JAMIA Open, 2023, 6(2), ooad037. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamaiopen/ooad037
Chang, L., Sandu, S., Sreedhar, S., Cohen, L., Cruz, A., Olson, H., Sreedhar, R., Gomez, K., Carrion, A. (2021). 21st Century Good Neighbor Program: An Easily Generalizable Program to Reduce Social Isolation in Older Adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 2021.
Lutfiyya, M. N., Chang, L. F., McGrath, C., Dana, C., & Lipsky, M. S. (2019). The state of the science of interprofessional collaborative practice: A scoping review of the patient health-related outcomes based literature published between 2010 and 2018. PloS One, 14(6), e0218578. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218578
Monahan, L., Monahan, M., Chang, L. (2019). Applying art observation skills to standardized patients. Applied Nursing Research 2019; 49:8-12.
Chang, L. (2017). Contributor to the textbook Step-Up to Geriatrics by King, M., Lipsky, M.
Notable Honors
2025 to 2027, Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education Task Force, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
2019, Rockford Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
2018, Confluence Award, Rockford Chamber of Commerce
2016, Leadership Mentorship Award, YWCA
Education
Master of Health Profession Education, Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
College Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lakeshore VA- Ambulatory Care Residency, Chicago, IL
Selected Presentations
Chang L, Polansky M, Yi D, MacDowell M, Sreedhar R, Mosher D, Schwartz A. (2025). Exploring Health Care Learners' Perceptions of AI Integration in the Curriculum: A Survey Tool and Findings. Presented at the International Association of Medical Science Educators Annual Conference. Calgary, Canada.
Sreedhar R. Chang L. (2025). Competency-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Practice Assessment System. Presented at the International Association of Medical Science Educators Annual Conference. Calgary, Canada.