FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE NEWSLETTER January - March 2019 New Faculty & Staff 2 River Oaks Clinic 3 Happenings 4 Newsmakers 12 Publications & Inside Presentations 14 For the Record 19 1 And finally, we are saddened by the sudden death of Anita Scott, MSN FNP-BC, an instructor at Monroe Same-Day Clinic of the Harris Health System. Our thoughts and prayers remain with Ms. Scott’s family and friends. Sincerely, Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH, FAAFP Richard M. Kleberg, Sr. Professor & Chair Note from the Chair The 2019-2020 U.S. News & World Report annual list of top graduate schools was recently released. Baylor College of Medicine was ranked #4 in the nation for Primary Care overall, and #13 in Family Medicine. The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on medical student GPA and MCAT scores, student selectivity, faculty to student ratio, NIH funding for the medical school and grant dollars per investigator, as well as a reputation component from surveys of medical school deans, deans of academic affairs, heads of internal medicine, and directors of admissions. I want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. William Huang, Vice Chair of Education, our faculty, staff and trainees for your engagement with our students, and for your dedication to our mission. Your hard work allowed us to achieve these impressive numbers. The department’s annual Primary Care Update, held on March 23, was a huge success. Each year PCU gains the attention of more and more providers and allows us to showcase the strengths of Baylor College of Medicine. Please check out pages 8 and 9 for more on the event. I have decided to forego the fourth quarter (April - June) newsletter, and will instead share the department’s Annual Report. Look for it during the first week of July. As always, your feedback is welcome on this change and anything else regarding our department’s publications.
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BaylorCollege ofMedicine
FAMILY &COMMUNITY
MEDICINE
NEWSLETTERJanuary - March 2019
New Faculty & Staff 2
River Oaks Clinic 3
Happenings 4
Newsmakers 12
Publications &
Insi
de
Presentations 14
For the Record 19
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And finally, we are saddened by the sudden
death of Anita Scott, MSN FNP-BC, an
instructor at Monroe Same-Day Clinic of
the Harris Health System. Our thoughts and
prayers remain with Ms. Scott’s family and
friends.
Sincerely,Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH, FAAFPRichard M. Kleberg, Sr. Professor & Chair
Note from the Chair
The 2019-2020 U.S. News & World Report annual list of top graduate
schools was recently released. Baylor College of Medicine was ranked
#4 in the nation for Primary Care overall, and #13 in Family Medicine.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on medical student
GPA and MCAT scores, student selectivity, faculty to student ratio,
NIH funding for the medical school and grant dollars per investigator,
as well as a reputation component from surveys of medical school
deans, deans of academic affairs, heads of internal medicine, and
directors of admissions.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. William Huang, Vice
Chair of Education, our faculty, staff and trainees for your engagement
with our students, and for your dedication to our mission. Your hard
work allowed us to achieve these impressive numbers.
The department’s annual Primary Care Update, held on March 23,
was a huge success. Each year PCU gains the attention of more and
more providers and allows us to showcase the strengths of Baylor
College of Medicine. Please check out pages 8 and 9 for more on
the event.
I have decided to forego the fourth quarter (April - June)
newsletter, and will instead share the department’s Annual
Report. Look for it during the first week of July. As always,
your feedback is welcome on this change and anything else
regarding our department’s publications.
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April Walker, Behavioral Health Specialist, received a BS in Psychol-ogy from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas (2013), and an MA in Counseling at the Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas (2017). Her primary work location is the 6th floor of Kirby.
Mary McEvoy, Nurse Manager, received her BSN from Georgetown University in Washington, DC (2004) and the MSN from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland (2007). She works at HHH.
Jessica Hammons, Medical Assistant I, received the Medical Assis-tant Certificate (2018) after a 180-hour externship with Baylor Fam-ily Medicine. Her work location is the Kirby Clinic.
Tahir M. Maya, MD, Assistant Professor, received her medical de-gree from Ross University School of Medicine (2011) and complet-ed residency training at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2014). She is an inpatient physician and will provide locum coverage for Harris Health clinics.
Rita Ravenell, Registered Nurse II, received her BA from Texas Southern University in Houston (1999), and the Assocate Nursing Degree from Lamar State College in Port Arthur, Texas (2014). Ms. Ravenell is currently enrolled in the BSN program at the University of Texas in Arlington. Her work station is the River Oaks Clinic.
Kierra Gobert, Front Desk Specialist, works at the River Oaks Clin-ic. Prior to joining the department, Ms. Gobert worked at the office of Dr. James R. Stamper, DDS (Houston).
Melanie Fannin, MBA, received ther graduate degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to coming to Baylor, Ms. Fannin was a Regional Director for Private Practice Leadership, LLC. She manages the new River Oaks Clinic.
Devin Emery, Medical Assistant II, received the Certificate of Med-ical Assistant Program w/NCT in 2014, and the Medical Coding & Billing Certificate in 2012. She will assist patients at the River Oaks Clinic.
Laquincia Lawson, Medical Assistant II at the River Oaks Clinic, re-ceived the AA degree from Lone Star College (2018), and the Med-ical Assistant Certification in 2015. She is currently working toward an Associate in Medical Assisting degree from Brightwood College.
Esmeralda Contreras is the Front Desk Specialist at the River Oaks Clinic. Prior to coming to Baylor, Ms. Contreras worked at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston.
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Yana Finkelshteyn, MD Assistant Profes-
sor, received her medical degree at Baylor
College of Medicine (1997) and completed
residency training at Central Texas Medical
Foundation Family Practice Department
(now the University of Texas at Austin Dell
Medical School) in Austin (2000). She will
see patients at the Kirby Clinic.
Nneka I. Okafor, MD, MPH, Assistant
Professor, received her medical degree
from Ross University School of Medicine
in Portsmouth, Dominica (2011) and com-
pleted residency training at the University
of Texas San Antonio. Dr. Okafor will see
patients at the River Oaks Clinic.
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(Above) Laquincia Lawson assists Melanie Fannin, clinic manager at the new River
Oaks Medical Clinic at 3743 Westheimer Drive at Weslayan.
2019 Primary Care Update Conference Poster Award Winners
(Above) Laura Nietfeld, MD; Larissa Grigoryan, MD, PhD;
Suvarna Mahadasyam, MD
(Right) Medical students Jeremiah Lee; Courtney Pette
First Place Faculty Research Poster
Grigoryan L, Zoorob R, Wang H, Shah J, Arya M, Trautner B. Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated bronchitis in adults.
First Place Student Poster
Bhavsar P, Pette C, Lee J, Khan F, Huang W, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Addressing gaps in primary care education: A primary care elective created by medical students.
First Place Resident Poster
Sakar A, Nguyen S, Yanoff B, Varadarajan S. Assessing and addressing pediatric immunization schedule non-compliance.
First Place Fellow Poster
Raza SA, Salemi JL, Zoorob R. Using the geospatial distribution of age-adjusted gender disparities in cancer incidence to explore etiologic hypotheses.
First Place Faculty Poster
Rode R, Shah N. Closing the gap between non-compliance and ig-norance by meaningful use of AVS.
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S Opioid Use Disorder Training
The department’s Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Training was on Febuary 2 from 8 AM to 12
PM. The entire training event was free of charge.
Participants learned from our experts on topics focusing on medication assisted treatment
and OUD treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone. Physicians require 8 hours of training to
apply to the Drug Enforcement Agency for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three
medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorder. This 4-hour in
person training, in combination with a 4-hour online self-study portion, allowed participants
to obtain his/her buprenorphine waiver. These trainings also counted as the first 8 hours of
the 24-hour requirement for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
Every time we take a course of antibiotics we don’t necessarily need, we’re
disrupting our own microbiome - as well as potentially contributing to
drug resistance. The Houston Chronicle interviewed Larissa Grigoryan,
MD, PhD and Barbara Trautner, MD about their recent survey.
Conference on Medical Student EducationFebruary 2019
Juneja M, Gill A. Cultural humility and social determinants of health: A curriculum designed to enhance medical student awareness, attitudes and competency.
Huang W, Ruiz E, Prukiss J. Work in Progress: Promoting effective feedback by clerkship preceptors through an ABFM/STFM pilot precepting performance improvement activity.
Sung A, Barning K, Varadarajan S, Juneja M, Thangarala A, Huang W, Zoorob R. In-Progress Research Project: Responding to medical student and faculty research interest by creating a central database of FCM department scholarly activity.
Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference 2019April 2019
Grigoryan L, Germanos G, Zoorob R, Juneja S, Raphael JL, Paasche-Orlow MK, Trautner BW. Use of antibiotics without a prescription in the United States.
Skelton F, May S, Grigoryan L, Martin L, Poon I, Holmes A, Trautner BW. spinal cord injury provider knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic stewardship for bacteriuria: Mixed methods analysis.
Brastman AT, Mathias K, Rose SR, Grigoryan L. Outpatient fluoroquinolone prescribing patterns before and after FDA warning.
Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship ConferenceJanuary 2019
Grigoryan L, Germanos G, Zoorob R, Raphael J, Paasche-Orlow M, Trautner B. Use of antibiotics without a prescription in the United States.
16th Annual Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (DLDCCC) SymposiumFebruary 2019
Mejia de Grubb MC, Mosqueda M, Zoorob R, Levine RS. Equitable access to lung cancer screening and tobacco cessa-
tion treatment: Key informant responses rior to implementation of a new program.
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Henry JN Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research SymposiumMarch 2019
First place poster in educational research: Bhavsar P,
Pette C, Lee J, Khan F, Huang W, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A.
Addressing gaps in primary care education: A primary care elective
created by medical students. (left)
ADA (American Diabetes Association) Diabetes is Primary ConferenceFebruary 2019
Shah NP. Tailoring treatment to social context. (below)
2019 Primary Care Update Conference
March 2019
Best student poster: Bhavsar P, Pette C, Lee J, Khan F,
Huang W, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Addressing gaps in primary
care education: A primary care elective created by medical students.
Best resident poster: Sakar A, Nguyen S, Yanoff B,
Varadarajan S. Assessing and addressing pediatric immunization
schedule non-compliance.
Best fellow poster: Raza SA, Salemi JL, Zoorob R. Using the
geospatial distribution of age-adjusted gender disparities in cancer
incidence to explore etiologic hypotheses.
Best faculty poster: Rode R, Shah N. Closing the gap between non-compliance and ignorance by meaningful use of AVS.
Best faculty research poster: Grigoryan L, Zoorob R,
Wang H, Shah J, Arya M, Trautner B. Inappropriate prescribing
of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated bronchitis in adults.