Teaching Portfolio
Medical Student Education
- Introduction to Physical Examination. Clinical Teaching for second year medical students.
Teaching location: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington Heights Family Health Center.
2002 - 2006 - Faculty member for 3rd and 4th year Medical Students on Ambulatory Rotation.
Teaching location: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington Heights Family Health Center.
2002 - 2009 - Ward Attending for Medical Student Clerkships.
Teaching location: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Allen Pavillion.
2002 - 2009 - Faculty member for curriculum development and lectures on General Medicine for 3rd and 4th year medical students.
Students who rotated include Weil Cornell Medical School, Saba University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Medicine.
Teaching location: Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center.
2009 - 2015 - Faculty member for lectures on Contemporary Issues in Health Policy & Practice for 4th year medical students from New York Medical College School of Basic Medical Sciences.
Teaching location: Union Community Health Center, Bronx, NY.
2016 - 2018 - Faculty member for 3rd year Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical Students on Medicine Clerkship.
Teaching location: SBH Health System Ambulatory Care Clinic.
2018 - 2020
Graduate Medical Education
- Preceptor for Internal Medicine residents during their continuity clinics.
Teaching location: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington Heights Family Health Center.
2002 - 2009 - Ward Attending for General Medicine Residents.
Reviewing cases daily including in-depth presentations and teaching on new admissions. Teaching location: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Allen Pavillion.
2002 - 2009 - Residency Program Director, Internal Medicine Training Program for Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Preceptor for Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Internal Medicine residents during their continuity clinics.
Teaching location: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
2013 - 2015 - Preceptor for Saint Barnabas Hospital Internal Medicine residents during their continuity clinics.
Teaching location: SBH Health System Ambulatory Care Clinic.
2016 - 2021
Faculty Education
- Continuing Medical Education Curriculum
Implemented and taught continuing medical education curriculum to local general practitioners. Topics were varied related to General Medicine.
Teaching location: Belize Family Life Association (BFLA), Belize City, Belize, Central America.
2001 - 2002 - Closed Loop Ordering Processes
Instructed Medical Directors on the safety issues surrounding failure to track all orders and referrals to completion, including patient notification.
Teaching location: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
2010 - Clinical Quality Fellowship Program of GNYHA and UHF
The CQFP is a 15 month program offered by the Greater New York Hospital Association and the United Hospital Fund to train the next generation of clinical quality leaders. Each Fellow is required to design and lead a quality improvement project, called the Capstone Quality Improvement Initiative. I was invited to lecture on the components of a good Capstone Project.
Teaching location: GNYHA.
2012 - GNYHA/United Hospital Fund IMPACT (IMproving Processes And Care Transitions) to Reduce Readmissions Collaborative
DSRIP and IMPACT alignment: How to leverage care transition activities to more broadly affect improvement
Teaching location: Greater New York Hospital Association.
2015 - Grand Rounds Presentations
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatrics
DSRIP Basics and Beyond
Teaching location: SBH Health System.
2016 - UHF Antibiotic Stewardship Outpatient Forum
Performance Improvement and The Model For Improvement
Teaching location: Montefiore Medical Center.
May 2016 - Division Chiefs Presentation
DSRIP Program and Project Implementation and Pay for Performance
Teaching location: SBH Health System
June 2016 - New York DSRIP 2016 Statewide Learning Symposium
Implementation Strategies: Using the Model for Improvement
Teaching location: Syracuse, NY
Sept 2016 - Clinical Quality Fellowship Program of GNYHA and UHF
- DSRIP and Value Based Payment Landscape Beyond 2020
- How to leverage the CQFP to advance one’s career
Teaching location: IBM Center, Armonk, NY.
Jan 2017 - IHI’s 18th Annual Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community
Creating New Partnerships Across the Continuum.
Teaching location: Orlando, FL
April 2017 - HI’s National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Building Partnerships Across Stakeholders to Improve Population Health
Teaching location: Orlando, FL
Dec 2017 - New York DSRIP 2018 Statewide Learning Symposium
Driving Improvement: Data Analytics, Process Improvement and Incentive-Based Payments; and, Run for your Money: Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities’ MY3 Performance Improvement Sprint.
Teaching location: Staten Island, NY
Feb 2018
Mentorship
Greater New York Hospital Association Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP.)
The CQFP is a 15-month program offered by the Greater New York Hospital Association and the United Hospital Fund to train the next generation of clinical quality leaders. Each Fellow (Attending Physician, Nurse Practitioner or Nurse) is required to design and lead a Capstone Quality Improvement Initiative, and each Fellow is assigned a mentor to support them through design, implementation and continuous quality improvement efforts.
2013 to present
Administration/Clinical Coordination
- Chief Medical Officer, Bronx Partners for Health Communities, SBH Health Systems
Clinical lead for DSRIP: NYS 1115 Medicaid waiver to transform care delivery to Medicaid recipients in an effort to decrease unnecessary hospital use by 25% over 5 years, while improving health outcomes in this population. Clinical oversight for development and implementation of 10 projects across 200 organizations in the Bronx. Responsible for Practitioner Engagement, Clinical Integration, Population Health Management, Performance Reporting.
July 2015 to December 2020 - Medical Director, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
March 2009 to June 2015 - Residency Director, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
July 2013 to May 2015 - Patient Safety Officer, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
March 2009 to July 2013 - Medical Director, Washington Heights Family Health Center, New York Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network.
November 2006 to March 2009