Education/CredentialsChief Resident : University Hospital (Internal Medicine )Resident: University Hospital/Children's Hospital Medical Center (Internal Medicine/Pediatric )Medical Degree: Duke University School of MedicineBachelor's Degree: Duke University (Public Policy Studies and Biology) Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican Board of Pediatrics (Certification Date: 2001-10-16) - (Recertification Date: 2021-01-01)American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 2002-08-20) - (Recertification Date: 2023-01-01) SpecialtiesInternal MedicinePediatrics Contact Information Medical Sciences Building 7559 Office 513-558-7464 Email dierstl@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsWomen's Health, Evidence-based Medicine and Care of Underserved Populations, Ambulatory Education, Curricular Development and Resident Evaluation, Graduate Medical Education and Health Care Disparities. Clinical Interests Internal MedicineN/APediatricsSickle Cell Anemia Peer Reviewed Publications Zafar, Muhammad A; Diers, Tiffiny; Schauer, Daniel P; Warm, Eric J 2014. Connecting resident education to patient outcomes: the evolution of a quality improvement curriculum in an internal medicine residency. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 89 10, 1341-7LVaughn, CIreton, SGeraght, TDiers, VNino, GFalciglia, JValenzuela, CMosbaugh. 2010. Sociocultural Influences on the Determinants of Breastfeeding by Latina Mothers in the Cincinnati Area. Journal of Family and Community Health., 33 4, 318-28Warm, Eric J; Schauer, Daniel P; Diers, Tiffiny; Mathis, Bradley R; Neirouz, Yvette; Boex, James R; Rouan, Gregory W 2008. The ambulatory long-block: an accreditation council for graduate medical education (ACGME) educational innovations project (EIP). Journal of general internal medicine, 23 7, 921-6Byrnes, Abigail B; McCormack, Francis X; Diers, Tiffiny; Jazieh, Abdul-Rahman 2007. The resident scholar program: a research training opportunity for internal medicine house staff. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 22 1, 47-9Mathis, Bradley R; Diers, Tiffiny; Hornung, Richard; Ho, Mona; Rouan, Gregory W 2006. Implementing duty-hour restrictions without diminishing patient care or education: can it be done? Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 81 1, 68-75E Warm, D Schauer, T Diers, B Mathis, Y Neirouz, J Boex, G Rouan. 07-2008. The Ambulatory Long Block: An Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Innovations Project. Journal of Internal Medicine , 23 7, 921-926Elder, Nancy; Penm, Michelle; Pallerla, Harini; Vonder Meulen, Mary Beth; Short, Amy Diane; Diers, Tiffiny; Imhoff, Ryan Joseph; Wilson, Brendan; Boone, Jill Martin . Provision of Recommended Chronic Pain Assessment and Management in Primary Care: Does Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Make a Difference? Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 29 4, 474-81T Diers, SL Montauk, LM Vaughn, C Lehmann, J Kiesler, CJ Schubert, D Smucker, B Volck. . Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal., 2 , 26-35Vaughn, Lisa M; Ireton, Candace; Geraghty, Sheela R; Diers, Tiffiny; Niño, Vanessa; Falciglia, Grace A; Valenzuela, Jessica; Mosbaugh, Christine . Sociocultural influences on the determinants of breast-feeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Family & community health, 33 4, 318-28
Research InterestsWomen's Health, Evidence-based Medicine and Care of Underserved Populations, Ambulatory Education, Curricular Development and Resident Evaluation, Graduate Medical Education and Health Care Disparities.
Peer Reviewed Publications Zafar, Muhammad A; Diers, Tiffiny; Schauer, Daniel P; Warm, Eric J 2014. Connecting resident education to patient outcomes: the evolution of a quality improvement curriculum in an internal medicine residency. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 89 10, 1341-7LVaughn, CIreton, SGeraght, TDiers, VNino, GFalciglia, JValenzuela, CMosbaugh. 2010. Sociocultural Influences on the Determinants of Breastfeeding by Latina Mothers in the Cincinnati Area. Journal of Family and Community Health., 33 4, 318-28Warm, Eric J; Schauer, Daniel P; Diers, Tiffiny; Mathis, Bradley R; Neirouz, Yvette; Boex, James R; Rouan, Gregory W 2008. The ambulatory long-block: an accreditation council for graduate medical education (ACGME) educational innovations project (EIP). Journal of general internal medicine, 23 7, 921-6Byrnes, Abigail B; McCormack, Francis X; Diers, Tiffiny; Jazieh, Abdul-Rahman 2007. The resident scholar program: a research training opportunity for internal medicine house staff. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 22 1, 47-9Mathis, Bradley R; Diers, Tiffiny; Hornung, Richard; Ho, Mona; Rouan, Gregory W 2006. Implementing duty-hour restrictions without diminishing patient care or education: can it be done? Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 81 1, 68-75E Warm, D Schauer, T Diers, B Mathis, Y Neirouz, J Boex, G Rouan. 07-2008. The Ambulatory Long Block: An Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Innovations Project. Journal of Internal Medicine , 23 7, 921-926Elder, Nancy; Penm, Michelle; Pallerla, Harini; Vonder Meulen, Mary Beth; Short, Amy Diane; Diers, Tiffiny; Imhoff, Ryan Joseph; Wilson, Brendan; Boone, Jill Martin . Provision of Recommended Chronic Pain Assessment and Management in Primary Care: Does Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Make a Difference? Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 29 4, 474-81T Diers, SL Montauk, LM Vaughn, C Lehmann, J Kiesler, CJ Schubert, D Smucker, B Volck. . Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal., 2 , 26-35Vaughn, Lisa M; Ireton, Candace; Geraghty, Sheela R; Diers, Tiffiny; Niño, Vanessa; Falciglia, Grace A; Valenzuela, Jessica; Mosbaugh, Christine . Sociocultural influences on the determinants of breast-feeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Family & community health, 33 4, 318-28
Zafar, Muhammad A; Diers, Tiffiny; Schauer, Daniel P; Warm, Eric J 2014. Connecting resident education to patient outcomes: the evolution of a quality improvement curriculum in an internal medicine residency. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 89 10, 1341-7LVaughn, CIreton, SGeraght, TDiers, VNino, GFalciglia, JValenzuela, CMosbaugh. 2010. Sociocultural Influences on the Determinants of Breastfeeding by Latina Mothers in the Cincinnati Area. Journal of Family and Community Health., 33 4, 318-28Warm, Eric J; Schauer, Daniel P; Diers, Tiffiny; Mathis, Bradley R; Neirouz, Yvette; Boex, James R; Rouan, Gregory W 2008. The ambulatory long-block: an accreditation council for graduate medical education (ACGME) educational innovations project (EIP). Journal of general internal medicine, 23 7, 921-6Byrnes, Abigail B; McCormack, Francis X; Diers, Tiffiny; Jazieh, Abdul-Rahman 2007. The resident scholar program: a research training opportunity for internal medicine house staff. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 22 1, 47-9Mathis, Bradley R; Diers, Tiffiny; Hornung, Richard; Ho, Mona; Rouan, Gregory W 2006. Implementing duty-hour restrictions without diminishing patient care or education: can it be done? Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 81 1, 68-75E Warm, D Schauer, T Diers, B Mathis, Y Neirouz, J Boex, G Rouan. 07-2008. The Ambulatory Long Block: An Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Innovations Project. Journal of Internal Medicine , 23 7, 921-926Elder, Nancy; Penm, Michelle; Pallerla, Harini; Vonder Meulen, Mary Beth; Short, Amy Diane; Diers, Tiffiny; Imhoff, Ryan Joseph; Wilson, Brendan; Boone, Jill Martin . Provision of Recommended Chronic Pain Assessment and Management in Primary Care: Does Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Make a Difference? Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 29 4, 474-81T Diers, SL Montauk, LM Vaughn, C Lehmann, J Kiesler, CJ Schubert, D Smucker, B Volck. . Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal., 2 , 26-35Vaughn, Lisa M; Ireton, Candace; Geraghty, Sheela R; Diers, Tiffiny; Niño, Vanessa; Falciglia, Grace A; Valenzuela, Jessica; Mosbaugh, Christine . Sociocultural influences on the determinants of breast-feeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Family & community health, 33 4, 318-28