College Station, Texas, United States
Board Certified Family Medicine Physician and Educator with over 40 years of experience in clinical medicine, medical education (undergraduate and postgraduate), population health, research and development, and health innovation both in the United States and globally. Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine and American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Board certified in Family Medicine (ABFM), Geriatrics (ABFM, ABIM) , Quality Improvement/Quality Assessment (American Board of Quality Assessment and Utilization Review Physicians), and Tropical/Travel Medicine (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene). An Educator who has developed departments and courses for Family Medicine residencies and medical schools in clinical reasoning, clinical decision making skills, quality improvement, patient safety, clinical skills, patient centered medicine, global health, as well as led faculty development in these and other areas. Developed new programs and improved existing programs at the medical school and residency level (including removal of citations and curricular development of new courses) in the US and globally, as well as in non-profit and international health care. Skilled in general Family Medicine, women's health, preventive health, geriatrics, travel and tropical medicine, clinical research, program development, global health development and leadership, medical education, and peer review. Clinical practice and healthcare leadership in the clinic, hospital, academic, and private practice setting. Patient care experience with thousands of patients and have led organizations and teams in guideline development, clinical quality improvement, and patient safety. Over 50 published peer-review articles and book chapters on clinical medicine topics, patient care, global health, and medical education. Experienced case reviewer for opinions on standard of care for the state medical board, and medical malpractice cases. Leader in clinical competency evaluation of residents and peer review of physicians.
Director of Advanced Clerkships and Electives; Director of Electives and Global Health • Director of Advanced Clerkships and Electives (until 4/2024) - Oversaw all required courses and elective courses that medical students in phase 3 (middle of third year to graduation) take, including development of those courses, working with faculty to make course syllabus, assessments, evaluations, student advising in a new medical school. This included multiple sub-internships, ICUs, EM, and Rural rotations, as well as Electives in multiple subspecialties and specialties. • Director of Electives and Global Health (April 2024 to current) - Course and Program Development of more new courses for the growing number of medical students, developing curriculum, materials, and syllabus with the volunteer faculty, developing and teaching electives as needed, and advising students. • Course Director, co-course director, and faculty for courses : Transcending Borders- Global Health course e-Radiology and Introduction to Point of Care Ultrasound Patients, Physicians, and Populations (clinical skills, humanities, ethics,) Clinical correlation in basic sciences (atopic diseases, acne, tuberculosis, hematologic disorders, parasitology, vector borne diseases, etc. ) and more •Interim director for Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship didactic and simulation teaching - teaching clinical topics and hands on skills, assessing OSCEs and coordinating teaching • Director of Global Health (curriculum, preparation courses for students going abroad, affiliation agreements • Quality improvement and patient safety - QI activities on courses based on student and faculty evaluation with medical school committees and at charity clinic.
• Provide consultative patient care in Global Health (Travel) medicine, Wellness, Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, Cognitive Health, and Complex Medical Case Consulting on a part-time bases • Bredesen 2.0 Certified in ReCode/PreCode for treatment of subjective and mild cognitive impairment
•Review and Consult on family medicine and geriatric cases referred by the Texas State Medical Board to determine if standard of care was met
• Review cases to evaluate for medical malpractice • Provide expert report, expert witness, and if needed deposition and trial on plaintiff and defense cases
•As the Director for Clinical Skills (history taking, physical examination skills, clinical reasoning, etc.) I developed 3 versions of a year long class starting with Zoom (during the CoVid pandemic), hybrid, and then in person. I developed the sessions, cases, syllabus, coordinated simulation and standardized patients, led faculty development, developed assessment tools, and taught the students •Developed multiple half- days sessions each year for 2nd and 3rd year students integrating clinical skills with basic sciences • Wrote and developed the first multi-station graduation OSCE exam (8 stations) for all third-year medical students similar to USMLE part II CS, developed cases, trained faculty and oversaw SP trainings, developed standard set criteria, and executed the exam successfully. • Taught multiple sessions for clinical correlations of basic sciences and for clerkship students