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: 2024-04-02) SpecialtiesInternal MedicinePediatrics Contact Information Medical Sciences Building 7559 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 MedicinePediatricsSickle 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