
Blake Barker, M.D.
Associate Dean of Students
Associate Professor
Department Internal Medicine | Associate Dean for Student Affairs
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Biography
Dr. Barker completed his Internal Medicine residency training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois in 2010. He served there an additional year as a teaching hospitalist, supervising inpatient internal medicine teams of residents and medical students where he received a teaching award. He subsequently joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in the Department of Medicine in the fall of 2011. He maintains a busy general internal medicine primary care practice and also frequently supervises inpatient teaching teams at both Parkland Memorial Hospital and Clements University Hospital throughout the year. In addition to patient care, he quickly identified a passion for medical education and became Co-Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship in 2014. He was honored to be selected as a Graduation Marshal by the UT Southwestern Medical School graduating class of 2016. He then transitioned to Associate Dean of Student affairs in 2017 where he is thrilled to be part of team that supports the development of the next generation of physicians.
Education
- Other Post Graduate Training
- Georgetown University School of Medicine (2003)
- Graduate School
- Georgetown University School of Medicine (2003), Physiology & Biophysics
- Medical School
- Baylor College of Medicine (2007)
- Residency
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2010), Internal Medicine
Research Interest
- Medical Education
Honors & Awards
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
Selected by GHHS students as faculty inductee (2019) - Graduation Marshal
UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2019 (2019) - Excellence in Clinical Education
Southwestern Academy of Teachers (2018) - Graduation Marshal
UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2017 (2017) - Graduation Marshal
UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2016 (2016) - Alpha Omega Alpha
Medical Honor Society (2015) - DFW Best Doctors
D Magazine (2014-2018) - Cardiac Care Recognition
Bridges To Excellence (2013-2017) - Diabetes Care Recognition
Bridges To Excellence (2012-2017) - Faculty Teaching Award
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Medicine (2011) - Dr. Gerald M. Grumet Teaching Award
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Department of Internal Medicine Residency Intern Class (2010)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American College of Physicians (2011)
- Dallas County Medical Society (2011)
- Society of General Internal Medicine (2011)
- Texas Medical Association (2011)