Timothy W. Farrell,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF is Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics Division Associate Chief for Age-Friendly Care at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and a Physician Investigator at the VA Salt Lake City Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center. He received his A.B. from Dartmouth College and his M.D. from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, followed by family medicine residency and geriatric medicine training at Brown University. Dr. Farrell's academic interests include transitions of care, medical ethics, medical editing, geriatrics education, interprofessional education (IPE), and caregiving. He is a previous recipient of a HRSA Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) and currently serves as a co-investigator on the University of Utah Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). With HRSA support, he developed the Geriatric Transitions Objective Structured Video Examination (GT-OSVE), an online care transitions teaching and assessment tool for individuals and interprofessional teams used by medical educators in the US and internationally. Dr. Farrell also serves as Chair of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethics Committee, as Co-Chair of the AGS Care Transitions and Tideswell Leaders in Aging Special Interest Groups, as a Fellow of the University of Utah Academy of Health Science Educators, and as a member of the AGS Geriatrics Review Syllabus, Journal for Healthcare Quality, and Gerontology editorial boards. In 2016, Dr. Farrell was named Director of the University of Utah Health Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program. In this role, he is responsible for 2000 health professions student contacts per year from the Colleges Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work, the Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, and the Physician Assistant Program. In 2017, the University of Utah Health IPE Program was named as 1 of 4 national Hotspotting Hubs in partnership with the Camden Coalition's National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs. Dr. Farrell was also named as a 2016-17 Leadership Scholar by the Tideswell/AGS/ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program. His work in medical ethics includes leading the 2017 AGS position statement on socially isolated "unbefriended" or "unrepresented" older adults, surveying the AGS membership regarding their views on physician-assisted suicide, and leading an AGS position statement and companion manuscript regarding ethical allocation of limited health care resources during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Dr. Farrell has represented the AGS in advising CDC, the National Academies, and the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force on vaccinating vulnerable populations, including homebound older adults.
Clinical Locations
801-581-2628
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Professor (Clinical) Family & Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Family Medicine Geriatrics |
| Board Certification | American Board of Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine (Geriatric Medicine) |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
5.0/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.9/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
5.0/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.8/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
5.0/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
March 07, 2022
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Very good
UofU Patient
March 06, 2022
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Knowledgeable, professional and concerned about my wellbeing
UofU Patient
February 19, 2022
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
As I have said, Dr. Farrell was excellent.
UofU Patient
February 13, 2022
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Knowledgeable
UofU Patient
January 18, 2022
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
I think Dr. Farrell is an excellent doctor!
UofU Patient
December 26, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr was very through and knowledge He and his team were great
UofU Patient
September 21, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr Farrell and staff are amazing at following up when I have a question. I am always blown away by Dr. Farrells personal attention and knowledge of my and my husband's health, he is an amazing Physician, but even more he makes it evident that he really cares personally about us and how we are doing. At 70, across my adult life it was very rare to have my Dr. Call me back personally about a problem or question and yet Dr. Farrell does it regularly. It was a blessing the day we became his patients! Truly blessed.
UofU Patient
August 15, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
He is great. Thank you so much
UofU Patient
August 01, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell is respectful, responsive and thorough.
UofU Patient
July 12, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell is awesome. I feel so blessed to have him as my PCP
UofU Patient
July 11, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell and his staff are terrific and particularly good at working with a patient with Alzheimers
UofU Patient
May 03, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
I couldn' be happier than with Dr. Farrell and his team
UofU Patient
April 19, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Doctor addressed all issues and was very thorough.
UofU Patient
April 16, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
good
UofU Patient
April 03, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell was thorough and took time to help immensely. He was the best!
UofU Patient
March 18, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
good
UofU Patient
February 28, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Being 91 years old I have seen many doctors. The young doctor was extremely nice and made my visit very comfortable.. can't do much with a oldbody. Good Doctor & a impressive young man.
UofU Patient
February 21, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Ferrell is the most amazing practitioner. He immediately address any questions or phone calls. He asked questions to help determine more accurately what is happening. He then uses all resources to get the care, after his expert interventions and efforts are in place and then seeks out to meet any other needs, such as conferring with other medical and medical support systems to provide ALL needful, helpful help that will improve his patient's well-being in a very timely way! ( usually that very dat!)
UofU Patient
December 20, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Ferrell is an excellent doctor who addressed our needs and that of our mother in an exceptional manner. He covered everything we needed to know, asked questions and took time to answer ours with care and expertise! We wish everyone could have him for their doctor!
UofU Patient
December 13, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell is always caring and concerned.
UofU Patient
November 18, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell is an exceptional doctor - both in regard to his medical expertise and care/concern for his patients. He truly is the best of the best.
UofU Patient
October 25, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
although this doctor was a sub, I liked him very much.
UofU Patient
August 31, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Farrell is always very concerned. He listens and takes time to address problems.
UofU Patient
August 03, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
This was a great experience! My Mother felt very comfortable with Dr. Farrell. He was warm and engaging, gave clear and concise instructions about what we would be doing, answered all our questions. Without question this was our most thorough exam with/for our mother yet.
UofU Patient
June 27, 2020
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Ferrell seemed genuinely concerned and interested in my concerns.
Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF is Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics Division Associate Chief for Age-Friendly Care at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and a Physician Investigator at the VA Salt Lake City Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center. He received his A.B. from Dartmouth College and his M.D. from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, followed by family medicine residency and geriatric medicine training at Brown University. Dr. Farrell's academic interests include transitions of care, medical ethics, medical editing, geriatrics education, interprofessional education (IPE), and caregiving. He is a previous recipient of a HRSA Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) and currently serves as a co-investigator on the University of Utah Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). With HRSA support, he developed the Geriatric Transitions Objective Structured Video Examination (GT-OSVE), an online care transitions teaching and assessment tool for individuals and interprofessional teams used by medical educators in the US and internationally. Dr. Farrell also serves as Chair of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethics Committee, as Co-Chair of the AGS Care Transitions and Tideswell Leaders in Aging Special Interest Groups, as a Fellow of the University of Utah Academy of Health Science Educators, and as a member of the AGS Geriatrics Review Syllabus, Journal for Healthcare Quality, and Gerontology editorial boards. In 2016, Dr. Farrell was named Director of the University of Utah Health Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program. In this role, he is responsible for 2000 health professions student contacts per year from the Colleges Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work, the Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, and the Physician Assistant Program. In 2017, the University of Utah Health IPE Program was named as 1 of 4 national Hotspotting Hubs in partnership with the Camden Coalition's National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs. Dr. Farrell was also named as a 2016-17 Leadership Scholar by the Tideswell/AGS/ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program. His work in medical ethics includes leading the 2017 AGS position statement on socially isolated "unbefriended" or "unrepresented" older adults, surveying the AGS membership regarding their views on physician-assisted suicide, and leading an AGS position statement and companion manuscript regarding ethical allocation of limited health care resources during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Dr. Farrell has represented the AGS in advising CDC, the National Academies, and the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force on vaccinating vulnerable populations, including homebound older adults.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Professor (Clinical) Family & Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Family Medicine Geriatrics |
| Board Certification | American Board of Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine (Geriatric Medicine) |
Education History
| Research Fellow | Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital Geriatrics Research Fellow, 2009 |
| Fellowship | Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital Geriatrics Fellow, 2008 |
| Residency | Brown University/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Family Medicine Resident, 2007 |
| Internship | Brown University/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Family Medicine Intern, 2005 |
| Professional Medical | University of Massachusetts Medical School Medicine M.D., 2004 |
| Undergraduate | Dartmouth College Philosophy A.B., 1998 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Neuberger K, Brownson K, McCrary H, Beckstrom J, Darelli-Anderson A, Farrell TW, Brooke BS, Smith B (2022). Improving Healthcare Transitions of Surgical Care Through an Inter-Professional Education Elective . J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(3), E11-E14.
- Dassel K, Moye J, Edelman L, Catlin C, Farrell TW (2021). I worry about this patient EVERY day”: Geriatrics Clinicians’ Challenges in Caring for Unrepresented Older Adults. J Appl Gerontol.
- Farrell TW, Case G, Cantarini S, Holsti M, Hopf HW, Iwasa J, Keefe KA (2021). A soundboard approach to facilitate effective feedback to health professions trainees. .
- Major AB, Naik AD, Farrell TW (2021). Finding a voice for the accidentally unbefriended. JAMA Intern Med.
- Hart SE, Turner K, Farrell TW (2020). An interprofessional community-based complex care course grounded in social determinants of health. J Am Geriatr Soc.
- Farrell TW, Ferrante LE, Brown T, Francis L, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D (2020). AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. J Am Geriatr Soc.
- Farrell TW, Brown T, Francis L, Ferrante LE, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D (2020). Rationing Limited Health Care Resources in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc.
- Rosenberg LJ, Butler JM, Caprio AJ, Rhodes RL, Braun UK, Vitale CA, Periyakoil VS, Farrell TW (2019). Results from a survey of American Geriatrics Society Members' Views on Physician-Assisted Suicide. J Am Geriatr Soc.
- Leiser CL, Smith KR, VanDerslice JA, Glotzback JP, Farrell TW, Hanson HA (2019). Evaluation of the Sex- and Age-Specific Effects of PM2.5 on Hospital Readmission in the Presence of the Competing Risk of Mortality in the Medicare Population of Utah 1999-2009. J Clin Med, 8, 2114.
- Farrell TW, Catlin C, Chodos AH, Naik AD, Widera E, Moye J (2019). Caring for unbefriended older adults and adult orphans: A clinician survey. Clin Gerontol, 44(4), 494-503.
- Sager Z, Catlin C, Connors H, Farrell T, Teaster P, Moye J (5/819). Making end-of-life care decisions for older adults subject to guardianship. 27(1), 1-33.
- Foley KT, Farrell TW, Salzman B, Colburn JL, Kumar C, Rottman-Sagebiel R, Wagner LM, Abrams J, Chang A (1/5/19). Learning to lead: Reflections from the Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program Scholars. J Am Geriatr Soc, 67(3), 434-436.
- Farrell TW, Luptak MK, Supiano KP, Pacala JT, De Lisser R (4/16/18). State of the science: Interprofesssional approaches to aging, dementia, and mental health. J Am Geriatr Soc, 66(S1), S40-S47.
- Farrell TW, Supiano KP, Wong B, Luptak MK, Luther B, Andersen TC, Wilson R, Wilby F, Yang R, Pepper GA, Brunker CP (11/28/17). Individual versus team performance in formulating care transition plans: A randomised study of traines from five professional groups. . J Interprof Care.
- Farrell, TW, Widera, E, Rosenberg, L, Rubin, CD, Naik, AD, Braun, U, Torke, A, Li, I, Vitale, C, amp Shega, J (11/22/16). AGS position statement: Making medical treatment decisions for unbefriended older adults. Advance online publication. Available: http://geriatricscareonline.org/ProductAbstract/treatment-decisions-unbefriended-older-adults/CL024. J Am Geriatr Soc.
- Tomoaia-Cotisel A, Farrell TW, Solberg L et al (10/24/16). Implementation of Care Management: An Analysis of Recent AHRQ Research. . Med Care Res Rev, 75(1), 46-65.
- American Geriatrics Society Ethics Committee (4/22/15). American Geriatrics Society care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults position statement. J Am Geriatr Soc, 63, 423-426.
- Farrell TW, Tomoaia-Cotisel A, Scammon D, Brunisholz K, Kim J, Day J, Gren L, Wallace S, Gunning K, Tabler J, Magill MK (2/8/15). Impact of an integrated transition management program in primary care on hospital readmissions. J Healthc Qual, 37(1), 81-92.
- Shield RR, Farrell TW, Campbell SE, Nanda A, Wetle T (10-7-14). Professional Development and Exposure to Geriatrics: Medical Student Perspectives From Narrative Journals. Gerontol Geriatr Educ, 36(2), 144-160.
- Scammon DL, Tomoaia-Cotisel A, Day RL, Day J, Kim J, Waitzman NJ, Farrell TW, Magill MK (2013). Connecting the dots and merging meaning: using mixed methods to study primary care delivery transformation. Health Serv Res, 48(6 Pt 2), 2181-2207.
- Tabler J, Scammon DL, Kim J, Farrell T, Tomoaia-Cotisel A (4/30/14). Patient care experiences and perceptions of the patient-provider relationship: a mixed method study. Patient Exp J, 1(1), 75-87.
- Scammon DL, Tabler J, Brunisholz K, Gren LH, Kim J, Tomoaia-Cotisel A, Day J, Farrell TW, Waitzman NJ, Magill MK (2014). Organizational culture associated with provider satisfaction. J Am Board Fam Med, 27(2), 219-228.
- Farrell TW, Shield RR, Wetle T, Nanda A, Campbell S (2013). Preparing to care for an aging population: medical student reflections on their clinical mentors within a new geriatrics curriculum. Gerontol Geriatr Educ, 34(4), 393-408.
- Nanda A, Farrell TW, Shield R, Tomas M, Campbell SE, Wetle T (2013). Medical students' recognition and application of geriatrics principles in a new curriculum. J Am Geriatr Soc, 61(3), 434-439.
- George P, Farrell TW, Griswold MF (2012). Hearing loss: help for the young and old. J Fam Pract, 61(5), 268-77.
- Shield RR, Farrell TW, Nanda A, Campbell SE, Wetle T (2012). Integrating geriatrics into medical school: student journaling as an innovative strategy for evaluating curriculum. Gerontologist, 52(1), 98-110.
- Saffel-Shrier S, Gunning K, Van Hala S, Farrell T, Lehmann W, Miniclier N (2012). Residency redesign to accomodate growing trends in geriatrics: an RC-FM variance to establish a patient-centered medical home in an assisted living facility. Fam Med, 44(2), 128-131.
- Farrell TW, Campbell S, Nanda A, Shield R, Wetle T (2008). Evaluating geriatrics in the medical school curriculum: using student journals. Med Health R I, 91(12), 378-81.
- Farrell T, Tuya A (2008). Nutrition in the older adult. Med Health R I, 91(2), 65-66.
- Durand M, Kolpak A, Farrell T, Elliot NA, Shao W, Brown M, Volkert MR (2007). The OXR domain defines a conserved family of eukaryotic oxidation resistance proteins. BMC Cell Biol, 28(8), 13.
- Bennie S, Greer AG, Farrell TW, Hageman H, Pfeifle AL (). The Slow Creep Back: Threats and Opportunities for IPE Posed by COVID-19. (Epub ahead of print) J Allied Health.
Review
- Farrell TW (2011). Review of a geriatric health literacy workshop for medical students and residents. [Review]. J Am Geriatr Soc, 59(12), 2347-2349.
- Farrell TW (2011). Review of "depression in the elderly - simulated patient small group activity". [Review]. J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(1), 142-144.
Commentary
- Farrell TW, Ozbolt JA, Silvia J, George P (2013). Curbside consultation: caring for colleagues, VIPs, friends, and family members. Am Fam Physician, 87(11), 793-795.
Editorial
- Farrell TW, Francis L, Lundebjerg NE (2020). The later innings of life: Implications of COVID-19 resource allocation strategies for older adults.
Report
- Bennie S, Blue A, Brandt B, Breitbach A, Carney P, Farrell TW, et al (2020). Organizational Models of Interprofessional Practice and Education in the United States: Results from a National Survey. https://nexusipe.org/informing/resource-center/organizational-models-interprofessional-practice-and-education-united: American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.