POSTGRADUATE:
Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Internal Medicine
National Institute of Health
Fellowship: Endocrinology
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
GRADUATE:
University of North Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
UNDERGRADUATE:
Duke University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Medical education
Diabetes
Obesity
Elks, M., Herbert Carter, J., Smith, M., Klement, B. J., Knight, B., Anachebe, N. Shifting
the curve: Consistent academic achievement in a diverse student body. Academic Medicine
2018; 93:66-70.
Powell, J. M., Murray, I. V., Johal, J., & Elks, M. L. (2019). Effect of a small-group, active learning, tutorial-based, in-course enrichment
program on student performance in medical physiology. Advances in physiology education,
43(3), 339-344.
Busche K, Elks ML, Hanson JT, Jackson-Williams, L, Manuel, RS, Parsons, WL, Wofsy, D, Yuan, K. The
Validity of Scores From the New MCAT Exam in Predicting Student Performance: Results
From a Multisite Study. Acad Med. 2020;95(3):387-395. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002942
Elks, M. L., Johnson, K., & Johnson, A. (2020). Morehouse School of Medicine. Academic Medicine,
95(9S), S140-S141.
Elks, Martha L. MD, PhD; Johnson, Khadeja MD; Anachebe, Ngozi F. MD, PharmD Morehouse School of Medicine
Case Study: Teacher–Learner Relationships Free of Bias and Discrimination, Academic
Medicine: December 2020 - Volume 95 - Issue 12S - p S88-S92 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003678
Elks, M. L. Manganiello, V. C. Vaughan, M. Hormone-sensitive particulate cAMP phosphodiesterase
activity in 3T3-Ll adipocytes: regulation of responsiveness by dexamethasone. J.
Biol. Chem.258:8588-7, 1983.
Elks, M. L., Sawyer, J. W. Scripted Oral Examinations of Internal Medicine Students' Clinical
Skills with Simulated Patients, Academic Medicine 67:484, 1992.
Elks, M. L. An open trial of Fluoxetine in pre-menstrual syndrome, Southern Medical Journal86:503-7, 1993.
Elks, M. L., Sawyer, J. W. A format for scripted patient oral examinations in Internal Medicine,
Medical Education27:160-4, 1993.
Elks, M. L., Sawyer, J. W. Misunderstanding in the classification of Diabetes: What's in a Name?
Western Journal of Medicine159:44-49, 1993.
Elks, M. L. Effects of chronic palmitate perifusion on glucose-stimulated insulin release and
glucose oxidation by rat islet cells, Endocrinology133:208-214, 1993.
2012:Life-Time Achievement Award in Teaching
2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002: Outstanding Teaching Awards from students Morehouse
School of Medicine
2009: Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
2007, 2003: Dean’s Outstanding Teaching Award Morehouse School of Medicine