STFM Podcast September 2026 Episode

• A Large Health System Quality Improvement Intervention Providing Training and Tools to Improve Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care - J Am Geriatr Soc
• A Practical Approach to Evaluating Cognition in Primary Care - FMP
• KAER Framework - Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
• Mini-Cog - Quick Screening for Early Dementia Detection
• MoCA Cognition
• Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell
• LifeStyle Medicine and Nutritional Healing with Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH - STFM Podcast

Dr Thomas W. Bishop is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Chattanooga, where he serves as an Associate Program Director and Director of Behavioral Medicine. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan. Across his career, Dr Bishop has focused on preparing family medicine learners and care teams to deliver integrated, whole-person care within primary care settings.His background includes longstanding work in behavioral medicine, psychology training within medical education, and scholarship related to cognition, learning, memory, and neurobehavioral functioning. His early academic work and professional interests included neuropsychology, and his career has continued to center on helping frontline clinicians recognize how cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and medical factors intersect in everyday patient care. Through years of practice in integrated primary care, he has helped train residents to identify concerns that may signal brain health problems, use practical screening approaches, promote prevention, engage patients and families, and connect patients with appropriate specialty evaluation and treatment when needed.Dr Bishop has taught and presented nationally on behavioral health in family medicine, communication skills, interprofessional education, physician development, and innovative approaches to residency training. In this conversation, he brings that experience to the important topic of equipping family medicine residents to address brain health through prevention, screening, and referral for appropriate specialty care.