Center for Prevention and Population Health Research Presentations

Family and Community Medicine Faculty and Fellows Seminar | June 2026

Rajvong W, Burchfiel E, Datar S, Huynh J, Harutunian M, Hirth J, Juneja M, Zoorob R. An assessment of the colorectal cancer screening pipeline in community safety net clinics: A retrospective chart review.

SER 2026 Annual Meeting | June 2026

Rajvong W, Burchfiel E, Datar S, Huynh J, Harutunian M, Hirth J, Juneja M. Evaluation of colorectal cancer screening of minority populations at community safety net clinics: A retrospective chart review.

Clinical Investigation Five: Grant Evaluation Course | June 2026

Zoorob R. Guide to academic promotion.

Baylor College of Medicine Well-Being | June 2026

Yang R. Better health by the numbers: Annual biometric screening overview.

INSPIRE Nursing Symposium 2026 | June 2026

Vinod D, Mendez A, Preeth S, Lab M, Pirzada N, Ali A. Colon cancer doesn't wait – Why should we?

Family and Community Medicine Faculty and Fellows Seminar | May 2026

Sheriff FR, Gonzalez S, Zoorob R. Come Home Houston: A program evaluation of integrated services for women with substance use disorders experiencing homelessness.

Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Grand Rounds | May 2026

Kim-Vences S. From bedside to advocacy: Finding my purpose.

UTHealth Research Day | May 2026

Kim-Vences S, Gao J, Zhang Y, Cohen A, Hirth J, Zoorob R. Spatial analysis of buprenorphine-dispensing pharmacies and neighborhood disparities in Harris County, Texas. UTHealth Research Day. *First Place Presentation ($650)

2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting | May – June 2026

Kim-Vences S, Suen K, Nguyen J, Hirth J, Zoorob R. Barriers and facilitators in buprenorphine prescribing for opioid use disorder in the post X-waiver era: Insights from a nationwide, multispecialty survey. *Selected to receive an Early Career Investigator Award in Quality and Value
Rajvong W, Burchfiel E, Datar S, Huynh J, Harutunian M, Hirth J, Juneja M. An assessment of the colorectal cancer screening pipeline in community safety net clinics: A retrospective chart review.
Sheriff FR, Collazo A, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Luna J, Faustinella F, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Trautner B, Grigoryan L. Acceptability of an educational intervention to reduce urine culture contamination: A pilot study.
Sheriff FR, Gonzalez S, Zoorob R. Come Home Houston: A program evaluation of integrated services for women with substance use disorders experiencing homelessness.
Collazo A, Grigoryan L, Jiang C, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Skelton F. Diagnostic accuracy of urinalysis and vital signs in spinal cord injury for urinary tract infection.
Collazo A, Brehm TJ, Olmeda K, Laytner L, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L, Haltom TM. "Forget that. I'm taking the antibiotics": Patient antibiotic misconceptions, non-prescription use, and mistrust of clinicians.
Collazo A, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Luna J, Benavides M, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. Knowledge of and preventative strategies for urinary tract infections in Spanish-speaking women.

Baylor College of Medicine 12th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference | May 2026

Kim-Vences S, Cohen A, Hirth J, Zoorob R. Spatial analysis of buprenorphine-dispensing pharmacies and neighborhood disparities in Harris County.
Afzalpurkar R, Chinai A. Bridging the evidence-practice gap through a weekly evidence-based forum in family medicine.
Afzalpurkar R, Datar S. Improved microalbuminuria screening to guide GLP-1 RA and SGLT2 inhibitor use for CKD prevention in type 2 diabetes.
Afzalpurkar R, Lee E. A quality improvement initiative to improve guideline-concordant metformin use in prediabetes.

BSWH Scholars Day 2026 | May 2026

Ligon W, Hovland S, Bohannan J, Ramm J, Flory J, Corbett S, Vazquez C, Sanchez K, Reece S. POCUS implementation in primary care.
Lopez-Lin M, Vazquez C, Ramm J, Flory J, Lakdawala M, Reece S. Reducing ED visits and hospitalizations through intensive primary care for Medicare Advantage patients.

2026 TEACH-S Educational Symposium | May 2026

Fatima A, Odaro O, Lim J. White coats, racing hearts: Coaching the anxious medical learner.

2026 SGIM Annual Meeting | May 2026

Kim-Vences S, Cohen A, Hirth J, Zoorob R. Pharmacy availability of buprenorphine and its alignment with opioid mortality burden in Harris County. *Lipkin Award Finalist

Pri‑Med Southwest – Primary Care CME/CE Conference and Expo | May 2026

Sarkar A. Cognitive biases in primary care decision-making.
Uzamere YC. Women's health update and common complaints.
Noor B, Valdez I. Advanced practice providers: Tips and strategies for success.

2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference | May 2026

Williams E, Varadarajan S, Duong C, Juneja M. Poster-building medical student competencies in trauma-informed care.
Hirth J, Zoorob R, Rangel A. TEX-CARE: Bringing lung cancer screening and follow-up care to family medicine practitioners across Texas.
Harmjanz MV, Ghurye S, Almaguer Serrano D, Blackburn P, Oliver E, Meza S, Adewusi A, Rode R, Mendonca C. "Are we prescribing safely for women" – A review of medication use in reproductive-aged patients.
Sims S, Iyengar K, Ghael P. Assessing the impact of a workshop on medical student community project development.
Kumar R, Ellis E, Lowe S, Rode R, Aggarwal A. Multidisciplinary approaches to SUD treatment: Improving physical health literacy through group fitness.
Varadarajan S, Crew A, Bansal K. Cultivating insight: Reflection in the early pre-clerkship years to build clinical skills and identity formation.
Mahmood H, Rode R, Zoorob R. A structured leadership curriculum in family medicine residency for shaping future leaders in family medicine.

2026 Virtual Housestaff Research Symposium | April 2026

Pepke K, Sun K, Meloy M, Brumfield E, Syed R, Wang Y, Das S, Kim-Vences S. Improving opioid use disorder treatment engagement through a streamlined referral pathway.

2026 HCSRN Annual Conference | April 2026

Ramm J, Reece SC, Sanchez K, Sewell S, Vazquez C. Comprehensive primary care team model: Early insights on implementation from care teams in family medicine.

Ethics, Medicine Innovation (EMI) Conference | April 2026

Raza A, Hirth JM, Waqar A, Zoorob E, Rangel A, Rodriguez J, Nguyen J. Assessment of community acceptance of artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and health tracking applications in healthcare.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | April 2026

Mujahid A. Hyperlipidemia overview: 2026 Guideline on the management of dyslipidemia.

Gulfton Home Community: BCM Community Event | April 2026

Gonzalez S. Maternal mental health with an emphasis on anxiety and depression.

2026 McGovern Lecture Series – 30th Anniversary | April 2026

Kim-Vences S, Gao J, Cohen A, Hirth J, Zoorob R. Pharmacy-level barriers to buprenorphine access: A geospatial analysis in Harris County.

The Network Effect: TMC Young Investigator Showcase | April 2026

Kim-Vences S. Implementing buprenorphine micro-induction protocols to transform pain care in chronic pancreatitis.

Family and Community Medicine Residency Core Curriculum | March 2026

Joshi B. Presenter – DVT clinical presentations and management.

Dallas Family Medicine Leaders Meeting | March 2026

Reece SC, Corbett S, Vazquez C, Sanchez K. Why isn't my schedule filling? Exploring barriers to fill rates for APCs in primary care.

Second Annual Educator Development Day | March 2026

Chinai AJ. Teaching with intention: Agenda setting, effective assessment, and supporting the struggling medical student.

67th Annual National Student Research Forum | March 2026

Harutunian M, Datar S, Huynh J, Burchfiel E, Rajvong W, Hirth JM, Juneja M. Disparities in continuity with the colorectal cancer screening pipeline: A retrospective chart review.
Zoorob E, Horn A, Duong C, Walther C, Hirth JM. The effect of discrimination against mental healthcare workers.

26th Annual Henry J.N. Taub and James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium | March 2026

Harutunian M, Datar S, Huynh J, Burchfiel E, Rajvong W, Hirth JM, Juneja M. Disparities in continuity with the colorectal cancer screening pipeline.
Halphen J Jr, Dayal Y, Alam M, Gaw E, Say C, Rode R, Sidani M, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Simulation-based obstetric ultrasound workshop yields large confidence improvements across medical training levels: A four-year series of independent cohorts.
Gonzalez CA, Machicao MF, Aggarwal A. Building foundations: A medical education intervention in unhoused women's healthcare – Knowledge assessment.
Machicao MF, Gonzalez CA, Aggarwal A. Building foundations: Enhancing medical education and confidence in providing healthcare to unhoused women.
Maguire R, RaSun SA, Aggarwal A. Social determinants of health and key needs reported by Houston women recently released from incarceration.
Cerda L, Hudock A, Aggarwal A. Impact of nutrition educational intervention on women recovering from substance use disorder.
Pluenneke M, Ho A, Aggarwal A. Unequal sightedness: Early detection and treatment barriers for strabismus in preschool-aged children from underserved communities.

2026 Texas Substance Use Symposium | March 2026

Kim-Vences S, Gao J, Cohen A, Hirth J, Zoorob R, Champagne-Langabeer T. Pharmacy-level barriers to buprenorphine access: A geospatial analysis in Harris County.

FCM Sixth Annual Research Day | February 2026

Educational Research

Lateef M, Juneja M, Quadri Y. Care of homeless medical student elective.
Joshi B, Bhattarai S, Aggarwal A. Importance of medical education in refugee and immigrant health.
Zepf JF, Koltz E, Chinai A, Varpio L, Hoffman M, Merkebu J. Navigating metacognitive disorientation: Medical students' experiences of complex tasks. *Blue Ribbon: Highest Impact on Primary Care – Educational Research
Afzalpurkar R, Sims S, Iyengar K, Juneja M. A weekly evidence-based medicine report to support clinical decision-making in family medicine.
Quan M, Osuma E, Bailey A, Juneja M. Longitudinal student-led health seminars in pre-clinical curriculum deconstruct carceral health biases and prejudices.

Completed Research

Nguyen J, Kim-Vences S, Cohen AS, Hirth J, Zoorob R, Champagne-Langabeer T. An assessment of buprenorphine availability in Harris County. *Third Place: Highest Overall Scores – Completed Research
Collazo A, Brehm TJ, Olmeda K, Laytner L, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L, Haltom TM. "Forget that. I’m taking the antibiotics": Patient antibiotic misconceptions, non-prescription use, and mistrust of clinicians.
Bhattarai S, Dayal YS, Ataei H, Ali A, Joshi B. Patients knowledge of ideal body weight and recognition of obesity as a risk factor for chronic disease in underserved clinical settings.
Sheriff FR, Collazo A, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Luna J, Faustinella F, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Trautner B, Grigoryan L. Acceptability of an educational intervention to reduce urine culture contamination: A pilot study. *Blue Ribbon: Highest Impact on Primary Care – Completed Research

Quality Improvement Completed

Fatima A, Anyakorah I, Jwied M, Mahmood H. Equipping the provider, empowering the patient: Mind body modalities in urban primary care.
Ghael P, Mehrotra N, Khera D, Khera N, Khoury S, Lee E, Hirth J, Juneja M. Understanding and improving HPV vaccine acceptance among adult female patients in a safety-net primary care setting.
Ugarte C, Faustinella F. Antibiotic prescribing in suspected uncomplicated lower UTI: Overuse starts at the first office visit. *Blue Ribbon: Highest Impact on Primary Care – Quality Improvement Completed
Chibundu C. Improving medication reconciliation accuracy through a two-step process in a family medicine clinic.
Howell J, Jyothi A, Lackan A, Liang J, Aggarwal A, Rode R, Quadri Y, Juneja M. Nourishing knowledge: Community-based nutrition education at Santa Maria Bonita House.

Case Reports

Abraham CM. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome – A consequence of morbid obesity.

Research Work in Progress

Zhang GY, Kim-Vences S, Weyland A, Gaw E, Hirth JM. Trends in alcohol-related mortality involving cocaine versus other psychostimulants in the United States, 1999–2023.
Rajvong W, Hirth J, Sidani M, Zoorob R. Evaluation of a primary care led lung cancer screening program in East Texas. *First Place: Highest Overall Scores – Research Work in Progress
Hirth J, Raza A, Waqar A, Zoorob E, Rangel A, Rodriguez J, Nguyen J. Assessment of community acceptance of AI in healthcare.

Quality Improvement Work in Progress

Surapaneni U, Fields-Gilmore J, Rode R. Food pharmacy program and type 2 diabetes mellitus
improvement.
Afzalpurkar R, Khera N, Lee E, Juneja M. Improving adherence to guideline-recommended metformin use in prediabetes and its impact on metabolic syndrome: A quality improvement project. *Second Place: Highest Overall Scores – Quality Improvement Work in Progress
Groff C, Varadarajan S, Bansal K, Rode R. Improving pre-operative risk assessment through standardized EMR templates which implement the ACC/AHA 2024 guideline for perioperative cardiovascular management for noncardiac surgery.
Mendonca C, Harmjanz MV, Blackburn P, Ghurye S, Oliver E, Almaguer Serrano DN, Meza S, Adewusi-Olabode A, Rode R. "Are we prescribing safely for women" – A review of medication use in reproductive aged patients. *Fourth Place: Highest Overall Scores – Quality Improvement Work in Progress
Khin S, Grybowski D. A data-driven, multimodal patient satisfaction improvement quality improvement project across ambulatory family medicine clinics.
Khin S, Okundaye E, Grybowski D. A multidisciplinary, technology-enabled approach to improving hierarchical condition category (HCC) recapture across family medicine clinics.
Adewusi A. Uncovering the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health outcomes: Improving physician knowledge and initiating screening in primary care.
Caldwell C, Manning C, Inyang NO. Standardization, collaboration, home monitoring, and intensification: A four-pillar QI framework for hypertension control in African American patients.

BCM Hospital Medicine Conference 2026: Updates and New Perspectives | January 2026

Kim-Vences S. Thin but not too thin: Coagulation around procedures.

2026 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education | January – February 2026

Pirzada O, Pirzada N, Hirth JM. Listening versus patient feeling heard.
Aggarwal A, Sarkar A, Huang W, Perumareddi P, Sonoda K, De la Cruz M, Stillerman A, Zoorob R. Navigating promotion as a non-self-promoter faculty: Overcoming pitfalls and roadblocks --
educator track.
Alarcon L, Brown E, Sarkar A, Clithero-Eridon A, Davuluri S, Donohue C, Perumareddi P, Smith K, Rodriguez A, Freund N, Chartash D, Piazza N, Delgado N. Clinician, teacher, scholar: A bootcamp for new faculty in academic family medicine.
Juneja M, Zagaar M, Williams E, Lackan A, Varadarajan S, Vithalani V. Implementing health system science curricula in medical education through vertical integration.
Varadarajan S, Bansal K, Crew A. Bridging competency gaps in ocular and HENT exams through simulation in the MS1 doctoring course.
Varadarajan S, Bansal K. Facilitator perspectives on the effectiveness and usability of a structured H&P grading rubric.
Joshi B, Bhattarai S, Waqar A, Lee E, Aggarwal A. Incorporating tele-medicine teaching to medical students training.
Regresado AC, Cheshire J, Elaiho D, Sarkar A, Rode R, Waqar A, Lee E, Joshi B, Bhattarai S, Mujahid A, Afzalpurkar R, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Telemedicine-based clinical learning using case scenarios.
Rode R, Mehrotra N, Joshi B, Danek L, Lee E, Zoorob R, Bhattarai S, Pirzada N, Waqar A, Aggarwal A, Halphen J, Alam M, Say C, Gaw E, Dayal Y. Using the understanding by design (UbD) framework to develop simulation-based procedure preclinical elective.
Sarkar A, Sulapas I, Bradley A, Cavin J, Davis S. The joy effect: Inspiring students through positive role modeling in family medicine.
Juneja M, Hirth J, Rode R, Wen F, Benedict A, Mills M. Charting the course for research in family medicine education.
Waqar A, Aggarwal A, Sims S, Elaiho D, Lackan A, Pluenneke M, Nagabhirava R, Bourne D. Bridging the gap: Educating and inspiring students to serve underserved populations.
Crew A, Bansal K, Varadarajan S. Structured remediation to support clinical competency and professionalism in a longitudinal first-year doctoring course.
Sarkar A, Perumareddi P, Davuluri S, Dabbs B, Rohrberg T. Future-ready faculty: Examples of AI use in educator tasks.
Burchfiel E, Huynh J, Harutunian M, Datar S, Lee E, Sarkar A, Bhattarai S, Joshi B, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Prepare your pre-clinical students for telehealth competency.
Liang J, Lackan A, Jyothi A, Howell J, Juneja M, Quadri Y. CHEF at Santa Maria: A promising way to teach health literacy and cooking skills in mothers recovering from substance use.
Juneja M, Erwin G, Vithalani V, Kalapatapu E, Kim R. Enhancing medical student wellbeing and lifestyle medicine proficiency: A preclinical elective.
Varadarajan S, Bansal K, Lavi A, Hirth J. Enhancing role-playing engagement and realism in clinical skills education using structured cases and AI tools.
Rode R, Juneja S, Rex A, Nadella M. Simulated obstetrical skills workshop: Improving medical student confidence and interest in practicing obstetrics.
Afzalpurkar R, Datar S, Hirth J, Juneja M, Zoorob R, Mahmood H. Improving quality metrics of prevention in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Iyengar K, Sims S, Juneja M, Quadri Y. Building community orientation and service-focused professional identity among medical students: A preclinical elective.
Varadarajan S, Juneja M, Bansal K, Porter-Tucci L, Crew A, Sarkar A, Huang W. Collaboration between pre-clerkship, clerkships and faculty development to recruit, retain and engage community preceptors.

Ninth Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference | January 2026

Collazo A, Brehm TJ, Olmeda K, Laytner L, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L, Haltom TM. "Forget that. I’m taking the antibiotics": Patient antibiotic misconceptions, non-prescription use, and mistrust of clinicians.
Collazo A, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Luna J, Benavides M, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. Knowledge of and preventative strategies for urinary tract infections in Spanish-speaking women.
Sheriff FR, Collazo A, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Luna J, Faustinella F, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Trautner B, Grigoryan L. Acceptability of an educational intervention to reduce urine culture contamination: A pilot study.
Ugarte C, Faustinella F. Antibiotic prescribing practices in suspected uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections: Overuse starts at the first office visit.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | December 2025

Bansal K. Pre-operative evaluation for non-cardiac surgery.

53rd NAPCRG Annual Meeting | November 2025

Mahmood H, Rode R. Leadership in action: A residency curriculum for future family medicine leaders.
DeLorenzo VO, Collazo A, Nieto S, Porterfield L. Impact of clinical pharmacist integration models on diabetes outcomes in primary care clinics.
Mendonca C, Crumbley C, Khoury S, Mendonca A, Juneja S, Hirth J, Rode R. Improving guideline-adherent follow-up in cervical cancer screening: A quality improvement initiative in a county clinic.
Afzalpurkar R, Mujahid A, Mehrotra N, Bansal K, Nambi P, Datar S, Juneja M, Zoorob R, Ali A. Newer anti-diabetes medications making the case for increased focus on microalbuminuria screening and prevention of CKD.
Campbell KM, Collazo A, Park B, Mathis S, Porterfield L. Intersections of research, scholarship, and social mission in departments of family medicine.
Collazo A, Wermuth P, Luna J, Olmeda K, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. "In Texas, everybody wants antibiotics": Managing expectations with a patient-provider communication tool.
Rode R, Hirth J, Sarkar A, Zoorob R, Nguyen J, Rajvong W. Increasing seasonal vaccine uptake in a diverse safety-net primary care clinic: A pilot intervention.

2025 TAFP Annual Session and Primary Care Summit | November 2025

Sarkar A, Orr J, Danek L. "Hypertension Clinic": Focused appointments for BP control in medically underserved patients. *Second Place Research Poster Competition Winner

Patient's Voice 2025: Third International Conference | November 2025

Sheih T, Montacute T, Juneja S, Conlon M, Juneja M, Rokicki-Prashar J. Panelist and Symposium – Procedures with perspective: Amplifying patient voices in pre-clerkship clinical skills training.

Harris Health ACS Healthcare Quality Poster Competition | October 2025

Vinod D, Mendez A, Preeth S, Lab M, Pirzada N, Ali A. Colon cancer doesn't wait – Why should we? *Second Place Poster Award, ACS Healthcare Quality Week

2025 Fall CTSA Program Annual Meeting | October 2025

Beech B, Hirth JM, Davila J, Moreno N, Bruce MA, Bajwa N, Luo DN, Kanwal F. Strengthening interinstitutional collaboration through CBPR: The BCM-UH Consortium for Translational and Precision Health.

Harris Health Precinct Four Town Hall Meeting | October 2025

Rustveld L. Panel discussion: Managing diabetes.

IDWeek 2025 | October 2025

Brehm TJ, Grigoryan L, Dillon L, Haltom T. Trautner BW. Urinary tract infections in outpatient men: An analysis of clinicians' diagnostic and treatment patterns.

Harris Health Sheila Jackson Lee Center for Accelerating Health Outcomes | October 2025

Rustveld L. Nutrition and diabetes.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | October 2025

Sheriff FR. Preterm birth and trisomy 21.

Learning Communities Institute Annual Meeting 2025 | October 2025

Joshi B, Tran C. Introduction of professionalism in the learning community program.
Okoh J, Lee E, Tran C. The Texas Star: A module on connections and well-being for learning communities.
Lee E, Tran C, Vasefi M, Munjuluri S. LC 101 Post-Course: Tools of the trade useful in the development of a learning community – Neighborliness and no secret sauces.

Family and Community Medicine Residency Core Curriculum | September 2025

Joshi B. Presenter – Care of refugee and immigrant health.

25th WONCA World Conference | September 2025

Mahmood H. Exploring leadership styles in residency training to enhance team dynamics and professional growth.
Mahmood H, Juneja M, Rode R. A structured leadership training curriculum in residency for developing future leaders in family medicine.
Mahmood H, Rode R, Juneja M. Advancing patient care by updating general practitioners on 2022 type 2 diabetes management guidelines.
Rode R. Mitigating effects of climate-related disasters at the community level: Role of a primary care provider.
Rode R, Mahmood H. Standardizing cervical cancer screening result follow up using electronic medical records: An effort to minimize fallouts.
Rode R, Mahmood H, Juneja M, Atwal D, Mehrotra N, Hirth J. Understanding hesitancy towards vaccines for respiratory illnesses in underserved patient population.

Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists 2026 Annual Clinical Meeting | September 2025

Nadella M, Juneja S, Rex A, Rode R. Simulation-based obstetrics training for medical students: Improving procedural competency and interest in primary care. *Second Place: Best Overall Resident/Student Abstract Oral Presentation Award

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | September 2025

Afzalpurkar R. Microalbuminuria screening fallouts and prevention of DKD.

2025 STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement | September 2025

Joshi B, Bhattarai S. Weight management service in a community clinic: A primary care perspective.
Mujahid A, Nambi P, Afzalpurkar R, Mehrotra N, Ali A, Juneja M. Is cholesterol goal less important when treating diabetic patients? Exploring the evolving priorities in diabetes care.
Mahmood H, Anyakorah I, Fatima A. From awareness to action: Strengthening provider engagement with integrative medicine.
Mehrotra N, Lee E, Ghael P, Valenzuela R, Khoury S, Aguilar M, Cortez E, Aguilera A, Rosales JL. Bridging the gap: Enhancing communication between nurses and providers for improved patient care.
Ghael P, Lee E, Khoury S, Mehrotra N, Juneja M, Khera N, Khera D. Empowering women: A quality improvement initiative to increase HPV vaccine education and uptake in adults aged 18–45.
Mehrotra N, Ghael P, Nambi P, Mujahid A, Khoury S, Lee E, Bansal K. Optimizing diabetic foot care: Enhancing examination rates with provider reminder cards.
Waqar A. Group education for hypertension management at a community-based county clinic.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | August 2025

Hirth J. Collaborating and engaging the community in research.

SER 2025 Annual Meeting | June 2025

Rajvong W, Hirth JM, Nguyen J, Robinson W, Walther C, Zoorob R. The effects of flooding on access to healthcare in Houston.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | June 2025

Ataei H. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs).

2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting | June 2025

Rajvong W, Nguyen J, Sarkar A, Rode R, Gutierrez J, Zoorob R, Hirth J. The implementation of declarative statements and strong recommendations to increase COVID and flu vaccination rates in a community safety-net primary care clinic.
Hirth JM, Rajvong W, Gutierrez J, Sidani M, Zoorob R. Expansion of a primary-care led lung cancer screening program in East Texas.
Collazo A, Ramsey D, Grigoryan L, Hernandez R, Pesikoff J, Donnelly JP, Stevens VW, Naik AD, Trautner BW. Comparative effectiveness of two implementation strategies for a nationwide antibiotic stewardship program.
Collazo A, Grigoryan L, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Skelton F. Physiologic differences in vital signs and urine tests in spinal cord injury and the effects on urinary tract infection diagnosis.
Collazo A, Amenta E, Olmeda K, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. Effectiveness of bi-directional patient-provider communication tools aimed at changing patient medication behavior in the outpatient setting: A scoping review.
Kim-Vences SH, Nguyen J, Keough C, Suen K, Hirth JM, Zoorob R, Kowalchuk A. Changes in buprenorphine prescribing at academic centers after X-waiver elimination.

2025 APA Annual Meeting | May 2025

Ai D, Seaborn L, Aggarwal A. Coming home: Fostering community among LGBTQ+ youth with a medical student-led support group.

2025 SGIM Annual Meeting | May 2025

Kim-Vences SH, Hirth JM, Zoorob RJ, Lee TH. Comparison of thirty-day re-admissions and mortality by insurance status among patients with cirrhosis.

Harris Health/Baylor College of Medicine Research Day 2025 | May 2025

Sarkar A, Orr J, Ras E, Escoto S, Walker D, Wright R, Khan FM, Danek LC. Improving hypertension control in a community health center through dedicated appointments.
Collazo A, Rodriguez JL, Wermuth P, Olmeda K, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. "In Texas, everybody wants antibiotics": Managing expectations with a provider-patient communication tool for safe antibiotic use.
Akhter ZN, Broussard M, Gutierrez JA, Zoorob R, Hirth JM. The role of cultural humility in current clinical approaches towards culturally diverse patients in chronic disease management in the Houston metro area.
Guo S, Kim-Vences SH, Khotta N, et al. Mapping buprenorphine access at Harris County pharmacies.
Haykal M, Sampathkumar K, Alobaidi A, Sanchez R, Hirth JM, Shah A, Moukaddam N. Characterization of patients accessing services at the Houston Recovery Center.
Haykal M, Hirth JM, Sampathkumar K, Alobaidi A, Sanchez R, Shah A, Moukaddam N. Assessment of a psychiatry program to increase patient access to mental health treatment at the Houston Recovery Center.
Miranda B, Kowalchuk A, Zoorob RJ, Hirth JM. Evaluation of integrate primary care services at a women's substance use recovery and treatment center.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | May 2025

Joshi B. Immigrants and refugees health: Physicians role in clinical care and advocacy.

Baylor College of Medicine 11th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference | May 2025

Mehrotra N, Ghael P, Nambi P, Lee E, Khoury S, Mujahid A, Ali A, Bansal K, Aguilar M, Sodipo A, Cortez E, Valenzuela R, Aguilera A, Hirth JM, Juneja M. Improving diabetic foot exam (DFE) rates by framing DFE as a procedure requiring patient consent and shared engagement.
Ghael P, Mehrotra N, Lee E, Khoury S, Khera D, Khera N, Hirth J, Juneja M. Empowering women: A quality improvement initiative to increase HPV vaccine education and uptake in adults aged 18–45.
Ju J, Kim-Vences SH, Cohen S, et al. Assessment of buprenorphine availability in Harris County chain pharmacies.

2025 STFM Annual Spring Conference | May 2025

Ly K, Ojo I, Aggarwal A, Rode R, Sidani M. Procedural workshop with simulations for family medicine residents.
McCurry V, Juneja M. Can empathy be taught? Furthermore can it be measured? Challenges with health equity curriculum implementation.
Juneja M, Sarkar A, Zoorob R. Competency, context, career and communities of practice: The emerging evidence for collaboration in faculty development.
Franks R, Clark D. Evaluation of a preclinical elective focused on the care of unhoused patients.
Caldwell M, He C, Gonzalez C, Choi N, Aggarwal A. Medical student perceptions and expectations of community preceptors.
Hirth JM, Gonzalez S, Zoorob R, Kowalchuk A. Rural/urban clinician differences in knowledge about alcohol and other substance use disorders and treatment.
Levine R, Hirth JM, Ostovar-Kermani T. Deaths of despair: A major and increasing contributor to US deaths among females of childbearing age (1999–2022).
Bui R, Xie M, Juneja M. Precision learning: Just-in-time clinical education and resource management.
Mendonca C, Sarkar A, Rode R. Implementing "CaMP" counselors for individualized FM resident plans.
Mahmood H, Juneja M, Varadarajan S, Rode R, Zoorob R, Bell J, Oglesbee J, Licato L. Enhancing team dynamics: Exploring leadership styles in residency training.
Varadarajan S, Juneja M. Early is on time: Introducing health system science in medical education.
Rode R, Sarkar A, Mendonca C. Enhancing feedback and evaluation processes in family medicine residency: Implementing objective criteria and structured mentoring.
Collazo A, Amenta E, Olmeda K, Valentine-King M, Laytner L, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Paasche-Orlow MK, Street RL Jr, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. A screening question to assess risk of using antibiotics without a prescription: A diagnostic study. *Selected as a Blue Ribbon Award Winner
Arpas MKD, Yarlagadda S, Yang D. Early detection of fatty liver in obese patients: The role of point-of-care ultrasound.
Mendonca A, Tawbi U. Lost opportunity: Is the Medicare wellness visit changing the trajectory of patients' mental health.
Crumbley C, Khoury S, Mendonca A, Juneja S, Hirth JM, Mendonca C, Rode R. Are we being culturally sensitive? Assessing disparities in cervical cancer screening timeliness.
Khan H, Jose J, Rode R. Impact of educational interventions for resident physicians on sleep-wake disorder management.
Hadley T, Davlapur J, Holmes W. Enhancing clinical performance through deliberate practice: A quality improvement initiative.
Jose J, Everett T, Beldin J, Shakhawat R, Rahman S, Nguyen T, Rode R. Introduction to dermoscopy and the integration of dermoscopy into e-consults.
Kuncharapu I, Hirth JM. Outcomes of diabetic retinopathy screening in family medicine community safety net clinic patients. *Selected as a Blue Ribbon Award Winner
Mehrotra N, Atwal D, Lee E, Bansal K, Juneja M. Retraining preceptors to assimilate emerging concepts in medical education into the clinical learning environment.
Frank A, Mahajan M, Rode R, Villegas J. Cross-generational teamwork: Leading to make the dream work.

2025 Joint SGEA/SGSA/SOSR Regional Conference | April 2025

Crumbley C, Szauter K, Karnath B, Sonstein L, Belalcazar LM, Qureshi S. The impact of a department intervention on medical student performance evaluation (MSPE) narratives. *Crumbley C. was Presented with the 2025 Medical Education Scholarship Award for Outstanding Presentation by a Trainee

SHEA Spring 2025 Conference: Science Guiding Prevention | April 2025

Collazo A, Trautner B, Campbell R, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Faustinella F, Sidani M, Danek L, Barning K, Paasche-Orlow M, Zoorob R, Grigoryan L. Patient perceptions of an educational intervention to reduce urine sample contamination.

2025 Regional Family Medicine Research Symposium | April 2025

Crumbley C, Khoury S, Mendonca A, Juneja S, Hirth J, Mendonca C, Rode R. Are we being culturally sensitive? Assessing disparities in cervical cancer screening timeliness. *First Place Blue Ribbon Award

2025 Housestaff Virtual Research Symposium | April 2025

Brehm TJ, Grigoryan L, Dillon L, Haltom TM, Trautner BW. Urinary tract infections in outpatient men: An analysis of clinicians' diagnostic and treatment patterns.
Kotta N, Kim-Vences SH, Ju J, Guo S, Bagwell N, Nguyen J, Coehn AS, Champagne-Langabeer T, Hirth J, Zoorob R, Keough C. Assessment of buprenorphine availability in Harris County pharmacies. *Second Place in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS)

Third Annual Opioid Use Disorder Conference | April 2025

Kowalchuk A. Santa Maria Hostel: Providing community-based, specialized SUD treatment for women and their families.

Pri-Med Southwest Primary Care CME/CE Conference & Expo | April 2025

Uzamere Y. Women's health in focus: Current trends and clinical advances in peri-menopause and beyond.

66th Annual National Student Research Forum | April 2025

Ju J, Kim-Vences SH, Nguyen J, Hirth JM, Zoorob RJ. Uptake in buprenorphine prescribing after X-waiver elimination: Results from a nationwide, multispecialty survey.
Sewell T, Ehondor J, Rode R, Hirth JM. Vaccine hesitancy in adults.
Vasu V, Ren M, Hirth JM. Assessing caregiver stress: Identifying risk factors and effective interventions in primary care settings.
Juneja S, Zoorob RJ, Kincaid L, Gonzalez S, Hirth JM, Kowalchuk AA. Evaluation of a substance use disorder recovery program.
Zoorob EG, Gutierrez J, Broussard M, Olvera A, Hirth JM. Mental health access and mental health symptoms among migrant communities in the Houston region.

Fifth International Conference on Future of Preventive Medicine and Public Health | March 2025

Hirth JM, Rode R, Sarkar A, Gutierrez J, Rajvong W, Nguyen J, Rosen JS, Zoorob RJ. Use of declarative statements and strong recommendation to increase COVID and flu vaccination in a community safety-net primary care clinic.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | March 2025

Khan H. Management of insomnia in primary care setting.

25th Annual Henry J.N. Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium | March 2025

Caceres I, Ruml A, Zhu H, Aggarwal A. Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in atopic dermatitis: Insights from the All of Us database.
Buranosky B, Dotson L, Franks R, Morales J, Young A, Rode R, Aggarwal A. Assessing hurricane preparedness among primary care providers in the Gulf Coast hurricane region.
Bandlapalli N, Cao A, May M, Aggarwal A. Teaching pediatric emotional development to mothers undergoing substance use disorder treatment through the film Inside Out. *Second Place Award in Community Based/Health Science Research
Fontana S, Babalola D, Snellman L, He C, Moran G, Aggarwal A. Reproductive education and awareness for Texas at-risk young adults.
Bagwell N, Guo S, Kim-Vences SH, Nguyen J, Keough C, Suen K, Hirth J, Zoorob R, Kowalchuk A. Uptake in buprenorphine prescribing for opioid use disorder after X-waiver elimination.
Cua M, Fontana E, Aggarwal A. Identifying physician educational gaps and biases regarding prisoner healthcare and their consequences.
Ofori K, Rasool R, Rosa M, Aggarwal A. From clinic to community: Creating a local resource database.
Sewell T, Ehondor J, Juneja M, Hirth J, Mahmood H, Mendonca C, Lee E, Nguyen S, Atwal D, Mehrotra N, Rode R. Understanding hesitancy towards vaccines for respiratory illnesses in underserved patient population. *Third Place Award in Community Based/Health Science Research
Juneja S, Mendonca C, Mendonca A, Khoury S, Hirth J, Rode R. Assessing disparities in cervical cancer screening timeliness.
Grant S, Brock D, Engebretson H, Kamepalli S, Kumar A, Khan Z, Peoples N, Clark D. Relationship on volunteering at a student-run free clinic and matching into primary care specialties: A decade-long retrospective analysis. *First Place Award in Educational Research
Galbraith T, Vasu V, Sarkar A, Hirth JM. Student perceptions of a clinical reasoning workplace-based assessment.
Valdez K, Martinez A, Hernandez PG, Mitra S, Aggarwal A, Cauthen L. Enhancing medical student knowledge through didactic seminar focused on diabetic foot wound management.
Caldwell M, Gonzalez C, He C, Choi N, Aggarwal A. Medical student perceptions and expectations of community preceptors.
Jain S, Wu AX, Ram B, Rode R, Aggarwal A. The impact of an end-of-life care and pain management seminar on medical students' knowledge and confidence: An interventional study.
Franks R, Clark D. Evaluation of a preclinical elective focused on the care of unhoused patients.
Ehondor J, Rode R, Aggarwal A. Assessing and improving medical student knowledge on Houston's socio-demographic history and its implications on present day SDOH challenges.
Seaborn L, Ai D, Aggarwal A. The impact of pride coalition on social belonging and life skills among LGBTQIA+ individuals experiencing homelessness. *Second Place Award in Quality Improvement

2025 NCEAS Annual Conference | February 2025

Valdez K, Caceres I, Aggarwal A. Assessing health literacy among Hispanic adolescents on probation: A study of understanding and awareness.

FCM Fifth Annual Research Day | February 2025

Educational Research

Galbraith T, Vasu V, Sarkar A, Hirth J. Student perceptions of a clinical reasoning workplace based assessment. *Blue Ribbon Area of Excellence: Significance
Ojo I, Ly K, Aggarwal A, Rode R, Sidani M. Procedural workshop with simulations for family medicine residents.
Wendt E. Pilot to support early relational health during well child visits.
Crew A, Mahmood H, Juneja M. Enhancing midterm feedback in family medicine clerkships: Integrating the WOOP exercise for meaningful student development.

Completed Research

Duong C, Patterson D, Zottarelli L, Jones A. Miscarriage incidents and maternal depression: Examining the mediating psychosocial variables.
Nguyen J, Kim-Vences SH, Keough C, Suen K, Hirth JM, Zoorob R, Kowalchuk A. Effect of training exposure on buprenorphine prescribing after X-waiver elimination. *First Place Overall: Medical Student
Robinson WL, Rajvong W, Walther C, Zoorob R, Hirth JM. The effects of COVID-19 on access to healthcare in Houston.
Olmeda K, Brehm T, Grigoryan L, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Sidani M, Laytner L, Adams M, Trautner B. Pilot testing of a stakeholder-driven, patient education intervention in primary care to reduce use of antibiotics without a prescription.

Quality Improvement Completed

Jose J, Khan H, Rode R. Impact of educational interventions for resident physicians on sleep-wake disorder management. *Blue Ribbon Area of Excellence: Impact
Ali A, Afzalpurkar R, Mehrotra N, Nambi P, Mujahid A. Overcoming access, workflow and physician factors to improve cardiovascular outcomes in T2DM patients.
Afzalpurkar R, Juneja M, Zoorob R. Microalbuminuria screening needs integrated EMRs and efficient workflows.

Case Reports

Faustinella F, Ugarte C. Oral pathology in adults: Cases from the same day clinic. *Blue Ribbon Area of Excellence: Approach
Kotta N, Goli K, Ortiz E, Rueda J. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: When AVMs cause stroke and hypoxemia.

Research Work in Progress

Collazo A, Trautner B, Campbell R, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Faustinella F, Sidani M, Danek L, Barning K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Grigoryan L. Patient perceptions of an educational intervention to reduce urine sample contamination. *Third Place Overall: Fellow
Corriveau M, Hirth JM. Employee acceptance of a psychiatry program to increase client access to mental health treatment during the substance use withdrawal period: A qualitative program evaluation.
Miranda BL, Kowalchuk A, Zoorob R, Hirth JM. Evaluation of integrated primary care services at a women's substance use recovery and treatment center. *Blue Ribbon Area of Excellence: Innovation

Quality Improvement Work in Progress

Crumbley C, Khoury S, Mendonca A, Juneja S, Hirth JM, Mendonca C, Rode R. Are we being culturally sensitive? Assessing disparities in cervical cancer screening timeliness. *Second Place Overall: Resident
Ali A, Mehrotra N, Mujahid A, Afzalpurkar R, Nambi P. Beyond prescriptions: Impact of personalized after visit summaries and scheduled follow ups in uncontrolled diabetes patients.
Waqar A, Villatoro EE, Thomas J, Rome AC, Atkinson J. Group education for hypertension management at a community-based county clinic.
Joshi B, Bhattarai S. Weight management service in community clinic – A primary care perspective.
Mehrotra N, Ghael P, Khoury S, Lee E, Nambi P, Ali A, Mujahid A, Bansal K, Juneja M. Optimizing diabetic foot care: Enhancing examination rates with provider reminder cards.
Ghael P, Mehrotra N, Lee E, Khoury S, Khera D, Khera N, Hirth JM, Juneja M. Empowering women: A quality improvement initiative to increase HPV vaccine education and uptake in adults aged 18–45. *Fourth Place Overall: FCM Faculty
Fields-Gilmore JAR. Impact of regularly scheduled continuity of care on quality improvement outcomes.
Beldin J, Everett T, Jose J. Introduction to dermoscopy and the integration of dermoscopy into e-consults. *Second Place Overall: Resident

2025 APSA South Regional Meeting | February 2025

Nguyen J, Kim-Vences SH, Keough C, Suen K, Hirth JM, Zoorob R, Kowalchuk A. Effect of training exposure on buprenorphine prescribing after X-waiver elimination.

2025 Shine Academy Innovations in Health Science Education Conference | February 2025

Crumbley C, Szauter K, Karnath B, Sonstein L, Belalcazar LM, Qureshi S. The impact of a department intervention on medical student performance evaluation (MSPE) narratives.

ADFM 2025 Annual Conference | February 2025

Catinella P, Zoorob R, Koopman R. 2025 Chairs' skills workshop – Blueprints for success: Strategic planning and culture building for new chairs.

Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Grand Rounds | February 2025

Nambi P. Missed opportunities.

2025 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education | January – February 2025

Juneja M, Sarkar A, Atwal D, Bansal K. Emergence of competency- and skills-based assessment tools for medical students.
Sarkar A, Boedeker P, Keyes S, Corriveau M, Aggarwal A, Porter-Tucci L. Overcoming barriers in motivating preceptors to perform workplace-based assessments.
Sarkar A, Chartash D, Boulahouache L, May M, Crumbley C, Heidelbaugh J. Empowering preceptors to better discern reasoning deficits from knowledge gaps.
Mahmood H, Rode R, Juneja M, Bell J. Empowering growth: The role of coaching in medical education and leadership development.
Rode R, Joshi B, Waqar A, Aggarwal A, Bhattarai S, Danek L, Juneja S. Integrating procedural skills into medical school curricula to bolster interest in primary care.
May M, DeCuir J, Nadella M, Mercado A, Juneja M. Impact of a first year service elective on medical student interest in primary care.
Huang W, Barning K, Atkinson J. Handling a student mistreatment concern: Do I stop using the faculty preceptor or is it appropriate to offer remediation?
Aggarwal A, Zoorob R, Rode R, Sarkar A, Nadella M, Cerda L, Osterlund N, Miranda B, Huang W. Educating and enhancing the ability of medical students to provide for and communicate with underserved populations.
Juneja M, McCurry V, Cantu A. Can empathy be taught? Challenges in teaching health equity curriculum to medical students.
Kim J, Sewell T, Prabakaran N, Motakef M, Waqar A, Joshi B, Lee E, Danek L, Mehrotra N, Pirzada N, Rode R, Bhattarai S, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Addressing gaps in preclerkship students' procedural skills: A workshop series with simulations.

Eighth Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference | January 2025

Collazo A, Trautner B, Campbell R, Mancera A, Olmeda K, Faustinella F, Sidani M, Danek L, Barning K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Zoorob R, Grigoryan L. Patient perceptions of an educational intervention to reduce urine sample contamination.

BCM Medical Student Research Presentation Monthly Sessions | January 2025

Valdez K, Caceres I, Aggarwal A. Assessing health literacy among Hispanic adolescents on probation: A study of understanding and awareness.
Ehondor J, Rode R, Aggarwal A. Assessing and improving medical student knowledge on Houston's socio-demographic history and its implications on present day social determinants of health (SDoH) challenges.

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | December 2024

Wendt E. Improving ECG analysis in the outpatient clinic.

Academy for Professionalism in Health Care's International Virtual Conference – Enhancing Professionalism through Effective Communication: From In-Person to AI | November 2024

Sarkar A, Langley A, Bullerwell M. Yes, no, maybe? Establishing boundaries between educators and adult learners.

52nd NAPCRG Annual Meeting | November 2024

Rode R, Hirth J, Juneja M, Lee E, Mehrotra N, Atwal D, Nguyen S, Mahmood H, Mendonca C, Sewell T, Ehondor J, Zoorob R. Understanding hesitancy towards vaccines for respiratory illnesses in underserved patient population.
Mendonca C, Khoury S, Mendonca A, Crumbley C, Juneja S, Hirth J, Rode R. Are we being culturally sensitive? Assessing disparities in cervical cancer screening timeliness.

American Heart Association's 2024 Scientific Sessions | November 2024

Goyal A, Saeed H, Maheshwari S, Abdullah, Jain H, Shamim U, Bansal K. Trends and disparities in mortality among patients with hypertensive heart disease and congestive heart failure in the United States from 1999 to 2020.
Goyal A, Saeed H, Maheshwari S, Abdullah, Naeem I, Zafar A, Ahmad B, Islam TU, Rizvi SS, Kumari N, Kirmani SGA, Mansoor F, Hasan A, Raja A, Bansal K. Demographic trends and disparities in mortality related to coexisting heart failure and diabetes mellitus among older adults in United States: A large database analysis from 1999 to 2020.

AAAP 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium | November 2024

Hirth JM, Zoorob RJ, Kowalchuk AA. Six-month differences in knowledge, confidence, and intention to implement substance use prevention and treatment among primary care clinicians who participated in online modules.

AMERSA's 48th Annual National Conference | November 2024

Kowalchuk A, Kim-Vences SI, Hirth JM, Schaper K, Grigoryan L, Gonzalez S, Zoorob R. Asynchronous online training increased knowledge, confidence, and intent among primary care clinicians to prevent and treat substance use disorders.

TAFP 2024 Annual Session and Primary Care Summit | November 2024

Grigoryan L, Olmeda K, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Sidani M, Brehm T, Trautner BW. Reducing use of antibiotics without a prescription in Texas.

2024 Annual Primary Care Update Conference | October 2024

Rode R. Track 1 – Skill building: Point of care ultrasound hands-on training.
Juneja M, Sarkar A, Hirth J. Track 2 – Faculty development: Inception to submission scholarship and advancement.

IDWeek 2024 | October 2024

Brehm T, Grigoryan L, Olmeda K, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Sidani M, Laytner L, Adams M, Trautner B. Pilot testing of a stakeholder-driven, patient education intervention in primary care to reduce use of antibiotics without a prescription.

2024 PAEA Education Forum | October 2024

Salahshor S, Thorpe C, Atkinson J. Equity in practice: Addressing legislative concerns and accreditation standards in the PA profession.

National Medical Fellowships Alumni | October 2024

Torres B, Fagbemi S. The Seeding Excellence series.

Physician Enrichment Program Specialty Grand Rounds | October 2024

McCurry V. Post-hospital discharge care: Spotlight on high-needs communities.

Learning Communities Institute Annual Meeting LCI 2024 | September 2024

Lee E, MacGinnis C, Morrison A, Eacker A. LC faculty: Best practices for recruitment, selection and retention.
Kugler J, Hong T, Len K, Lee E, Tran C, Basaviah P. A tale of three learning communities: Experiences across the UME continuum.
Scholle T, Lee E, Tran C. Advising the advisors: Faculty development for learning community advisors.

2024 STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement | September 2024

Mahmood H, Nambi P, Khan F, Varadarajan S, Rode R. Impacting change: Empowering primary care providers with the latest 2023 Type 2 diabetes management guidelines.

Baylor's 2024 Annual Academy of Distinguished Educators Showcase of Educational Scholarship | September 2024

Kim J, Sewell T, Prabakaran N, Motakef M, Waqar A, Joshi B, Lee E, Danek L, Mehrotra N, Pirzada N, Rode R, Bhattarai S, Zoorob R, Aggarwal A. Addressing gaps in preclerkship students' procedural skills: A workshop series with simulations. *Selected as a Showcase Finalist in the Trainee Category

Ubuntu 2024 | September 2024

Atkinson J, Alarcon L, Magzoub A. Workshop 66: Optimizing (mis)treatment.

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | September 2024

Atwal D. A practical approach to managing patients with testosterone deficiency.

TNP's 2024 Annual Conference | September 2024

Noor B, Benton K, Vazquez C. Promoting provider adherence to American Diabetes Association guidelines with a diabetes care bundle.

Physician Enrichment Program Specialty Grand Rounds | September 2024

Furo H. Pain management in addiction medicine.

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | August 2024

Juneja M, Sarkar A. Academic medicine as a community of practice.

2024 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting | June – July 2024

Gutierrez JA, Hirth JM, Broussard M, Akhter Z, Zoorob R. Healthcare access and health status among immigrants and refugees in Texas.
Kim-Vences S, Zoorob R, Hirth J. Role of educational attainment on the racial disparities in alcohol use disorder.
Kim-Vences S, Zoorob R, Hirth JM, Schaper K, Grigoryan L, Gonzalez S, Kowalchuk A. Asynchronous online training increased knowledge, confidence, and intent to screen and treat substance use disorders among primary care clinicians.
Ostovar-Kermani TG, Olvera A, Gutierrez J, Broussard M, Pallares Perez M, Akhter Z, Alzate MM, Mejia MC, Zoorob R, Hirth JM. Contraceptive use and perceived access among immigrant populations in a large metropolitan area: A community health survey.

The 28th Annual Conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators | June 2024

Keyes S, Atkinson J. Choose your own adventure: A guided exploration of professional self-determination.

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | June 2024

Okoh J. A primary care approach to arthritis.

Doctors for America 2024 National Leadership Conference, Copello Health Policy Fellow Capstone Project | June 2024

Faustinella F. Medicaid expansion advocacy in Texas: A daunting task.

Harris Health/Baylor College of Medicine Research Day 2024 | May 2024

Afroze A, Mehrotra N, Pirzada N, Joshi B, Afzalpurkar R, Khoury S, Nair N, Vinod D, Thomas S, Reyes S, Segne MC, Juneja M, Nambi P. Improving hypertension management at clinic level: A QI project.
Kim-Vences S, Hirth JM, Kuncharapu I. Assessing potential benefit for routine visual impairment screenings in adults: Perspectives from Harris Health primary care clinics.
Mancera A, Brehm T, Grigoryan L, Olmeda K, Zoorob R, Sidani M, Laytner L, Adams M, Trautner B. Pilot testing of a stakeholder-driven, patient education intervention in primary care to reduce use of antibiotics without a prescription.
Olmeda K, Braund S, Zoorob R, Laytner LA, Amenta E, Mancera A, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. Beyond the prescription pad–Finding a window of opportunity to prevent antibiotic diversion and non-prescription use.
Tan MC, Juarez L, Brown J, Antono M, Dinarvand P, Devalaraju SS, Chatterjee R, Fatima A, Danek LC, Orr JS, Nambi PV, Pirzada NF, Nguyen S, Garcia J, Graham DY, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. Agreement between stomach biopsy culture and stool next-generation sequencing for determining Helicobacter pylori antibiotic susceptibility profiles in a screening predominantly Hispanic U.S. population.

BCM Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences' Annual Global Mental Health Conference | May 2024

Giambra VS, Barrera M, Hasse E, Alzate MM. Panel: Promoting belonging through holistic immigrant services.

2024 Regional Family Medicine Research Symposium | May 2022

Rahman S, Shakhawat R, Nguyen T. Using dermatoscope to enhance dermatology e-consults. *Third Place Poster

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | May 2024

Faustinella F. History of Medicine.

BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy & Center for Professionalism's Baylor Health Policy Symposium 2024 | May 2022

Olvera A, Ostovar-Kermani TG, Snellman L, Alzate MM. Navigating the legal maze: Examining the impact of limited medical exemptions in state abortion bans using case studies.

2024 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society | May 2024

Nasto K, Kuncharapu I, Hirth JM. Assessing potential benefit for routine visual impairment screenings in adults: Perspectives from a large primary care health center.

2024 STFM Annual Spring Conference | May 2024

Mahmood H, Rode R, Juneja M, Zoorob R. Shaping future family medicine leaders: Implementing a leadership skills track in residency training.
Ali A, Nambi P, Joshi B, Khoury S, Afzalpurkar R. Hypertension control quality metric: Exceeding expectations in a large community care clinic.
Juneja M, Pirzada N, Ibarra M, Zoorob R, Khera D. Building bridges: Enhancing resource visibility and healthcare navigation for underserved communities.
Juneja S, Rode R. Assessing impact of an obstetrics skills workshop in enhancing medical student interest and engagement.
Nambi P, Juneja M, Rode R, Mahmood H, Varadarajan S, Bansal K. Guideline bulletins: Disseminating monthly guideline updates to providers in academic practice.
Rode R, Juneja M, Lee E, Zoorob R. Assessing behaviors, beliefs, attitudes and trust towards vaccine preventable lung diseases in adults.
Juneja M, Zoorob R, Varadarajan S. Can QI and service count as much as a publication? The paradigm, perspectives and potential for clinical faculty promotions.
Mahmood H, Anyakorah I, McColloster P, Fatima A, Puga C, Lateef M. Enhancing colorectal cancer screening in a safety net healthcare facility: A comprehensive patient-centered approach.
Juneja M, Varadarajan S, Zoorob R, Joshi B, Pirzada N, Mujahid A. Can patient education influence patient perceptions of their visit and thereby impact patient satisfaction scores?
Juneja S, Bui R, May M, Xie M, Lee E. A just-in-time, clinical learning resource to build SDOH competencies in learners for underserved care.
Varadarajan S, Bansal K. Build confidence and clinical skills early with a teaching assistant program for first-year medical students.
Juneja M, Zoorob R. Creating a faculty development learning community for building competencies and collaborative scholarship.
Goldstein S, Rianon N, Juneja M, Des Bordes J, Varadarajan S, Adkison J. Multi-institutional promotion of QI for residents and faculty through a handy QI road map.
Hirth JM, Gonzalez S, Zoorob R, Kowalchuk A. Project REACH: Effectiveness evaluation of an intervention to reduce substance use among high-risk populations in Texas.
Harris J, Zoorob R, Gonzalez S, Grigoryan L, Hirth JM. 25 Years of primary care research fellowship: Achievements and challenges in creating a pipeline of independent investigators.

2024 APA Annual Meeting | May 2024

Gutierrez J, Levine R, Hirth JM, Zoorob RJ. Disparities in unintentional drug and alcohol overdose deaths preceding and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TEACH-S Educational Symposium 2024 | May 2024

Sarkar A, Dang, B, Goldstein S, Swails J. Mind the gap – Unmet UME faculty needs within CBME.

Second Annual Opioid Use Disorder Conference | April 2024

Zoorob R. Substance use in pregnancy: An overview.

ACPM Preventive Medicine | April 2024

Gutierrez JA, Hirth J, Mejia MC, Levine R, Zoorob R. Opposite trends in colon and rectal/rectal-sigmoid cancer mortality rates among persons 25 to 64 years of age in the United States. 1999-2020.
Mejia M, Levine RS, Hennkens CH, Kitsantas P. Deaths of despair: A major and increasing contributor to US deaths.
Ostovar-Kermani TG, Hirth JM, Mejia MC, Stafford IA, Zoorob R, Levine RS. Hypertension mortality among females of childbearing age in the United States.
Ostovar-Kermani TG, Hirth JM, Zoorob R, Levine RS. Mortality in females of childbearing age in rural United States according to amenability to healthcare.
Ostovar-Kermani TG, Spooner KK, Zoorob R, Hirth JM. Racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease among women of reproductive age.

ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 | April 2024

Faustinella F. Antibiotic stewardship and health equity.

SHEA Spring 2024 Conference: Science Guiding Prevention | April 2024

Laytner LA, Trautner BW, Nash S, Zoorob R, Olmeda K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Grigoryan L. Situations predisposing primary care patients to use antibiotics without a prescription in the United States.
Olmeda K, Braund S, Zoorob R, Laytner L, Amenta E, Mancera A, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. Beyond the prescription pad—Finding a window of opportunity to prevent antibiotic diversion and non-prescription use.

SGEA 2024 Annual Conference | April 2024

Sarkar A, Heidelbaugh JJ, Appelbaum N. Fairness in clinical assessments and grading – A study of family medicine clerkship directors.
Caloudas S, Gosselin K, Ren M, Kamdar A, Bergemann A, Toussant R, Vallejo J, Ismail N, Stolar A. Assessing impact of a pilot pre-matriculation program: Medical student perspectives and experience.
Huang WY, Zhou Y, Atkinson J, Barning K, Keen M, Purkiss J. Remediation of faculty with mistreatment concerns: Results of a survey of U. S. and Canadian family medicine clerkship directors and implications for medical schools.
Bansal K, Varadarajan S, McArthur R, Crew A, Sargsyan Z. Starting with the "survey" physical exam: Feasibility of learning a multi-system examination in the first month of medical school.
Varadarajan S, Sargsyan Z, McArthur R, Crew A, Bansal K. Learning and teaching in parallel: A peer-teaching assistant program in a first-year medical school clinical skills course.
McArthur R, Varadarajan S, Crew A, Bansal K, Sargsyan Z. Use of 3-2-1 reflections as a learning and session feedback tool in an interactive medical school curriculum.
Sargsyan Z, Varadarajan S, Bansal K, Kowalchuk A, McArthur R, Crew A. Beyond the new-symptom HPI: Teaching the "History of Chronic Illness" in preparation for clinical preceptorship of first-year medical students.

XULA-COP 17th Health Disparities Conference | April 2024

Kelly DA, Ostovar-Kermani TG. Systematic literature review of disseminating health information to BIPOC communities.

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health's Research Day 2024 | April 2024

Olvera A, Ostovar-Kermani TG, Hirth J, Alzate MM, Mendez Martinez Y, Zoorob R. Perspectives of sexual and reproductive healthcare providers in immigrant and refugee populations.

Child Advocates of Fort Bend's Annual Trauma Informed Care Conference | March 2024

Alzate, MM. What does trauma look like? Understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences and how to prevent it.

49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting | March 2024

Nguyen ML, Lee C, Dang JT, Rainer C, Clark DL, Wilkes DM. The nalox-own project: Expanding naloxone education and distribution amongst Houston’s unhoused population.

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | March 2024

Shah N, Porter T. Long COVID.

Texas Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Training | March 2024

Faustinella F. Advocacy strategies: How can we make a difference?

2024 SACME Annual Meeting | March 2024

Fordis M, Balasubramanyam AK, Sarkar A, et al. Developing a template for longitudinal system-integrated CME applications using traditional and novel tools to improve care across multiple settings.

24th Annual Henry J.N. Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium | March 2024

Berrier A, Valenzuela-Flores C, Aggarwal A. Application of pediatric nutrition educational interventions on health professionals and student learners. *Third Place Award in Educational Research
Blasingame K, Buell J, Varghese V, Rode R, Aggarwal A. Pediatric psychiatric resources for health professions in the Houston area. *Second Place Award in Educational Research and Most Popular Poster Award
Nnyagu A, Macnojia A, Davis N, Aggarwal A, Atkinson J. Patienteducation@harrishealth.org: Provider use of patient education video in a county community-based health center.
Ruml A, Godfrey C, Gedeon F, Maduka C, Toguem M, Rode R, Aggarwal A. The EMBRACE Project (Empowering Marginalized Backgrounds by Reframing Adolescent Sexual Health Education).
Wang E, DiLeo M, Tiong J, Uribe M, Rode R, Lin D, Aggarwal A. Residents' perceived barriers to discharging patients who are unhoused.
Benitez S, Lee T, Camarena B, Catania V, Aggarwal A. Exploration of the social determinants of health affecting formerly incarcerated women in transitional housing.
Juneja S, Gutierrez JA, Kincaid L, Kowalchuk A, Zoorob R, Hirth JM. Longitudinal evaluation of participants engaged in substance use disorder recovery with Project REACH.
Juneja S, Zoorob RJ, Kowalchuk A, Gonzalez S, Hirth JM. Effectiveness evaluation of an intervention to reduce substance use among high-risk populations in Texas.

Family and Community Medicine Fourth Annual Research Day | February 2024

Educational Research

Nambi P, Bansal K, Rode R, Mahmood H, Juneja M, Varadarajan S. Guideline bulletins: Disseminating monthly guideline updates to providers in academic practice.
Rode R, Mendonca C, Mahmood H, Juneja M. Creating a leadership track for family medicine residency.
Bansal K, Varadarajan S, Juneja M, Sarkar A. Evaluating community preceptors' perspective and comprehension of workplace based assessment (WBA).
Bui R, May M, Xie M, Lee E. A just-in-time, clinical learning resource to build SDOH competencies in learners for underserved care.

Completed Research

Laytner L, Trautner B, Nash S, Zoorob R, Okoh J, Amenta E, Olmeda K, Salinas J, Paasche-Orlow M, Grigoryan L. Lack of knowledge of antibiotic risks contributes to primary care patients’ expectations of antibiotics for common symptoms.
Kim-Vences S, Hirth JM, Kuncharapu I. Assessing potential benefit for routine visual impairment screenings in adults: Perspectives from Harris Health primary care clinics.
Juneja S, Gutierrez JA, Lopez J, Shorter D, Hirth JM, Zoorob R, Levine R, Mejia MC. Disparities in unintentional drug and alcohol overdose deaths preceding and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kim-Vences S, Hirth JM, Zoorob RJ. Impact of education on racial disparities in alcohol use disorder.

Case Reports

Faustinella F. Neck masses in adults; A case from same day clinic.
Afzalpurkar R. A case study of renal cell carcinoma diagnosis and management.

Research Work in Progress

Broussard M, Hughes S. TECH Study – Cohort study for influence of screen use on sleep, learning and memory, and weight status in preschoolers.
Atwal D, Saffati G, Orozco-Rendon D, Khera M. Optimizing patient education in an underserved patient population suffering from erectile dysfunction.
Ali A, Mehrotra N, Nambi P. Beyond prescriptions; Investigating the role of increased medication adherence through personalized medication information and increased frequency of office visit in the management of patient with uncontrolled diabetes.
Kamepalli S, Busse E, Clark D. Evaluating the efficacy of HOMES Clinic in meeting the needs of patients and volunteers through a prospective satisfaction survey.
Abraham C, Yang D. Screening for fatty liver in obese patient using point of care ultrasound.
Akhter Z, Hirth JM, Gutierrez JA. The role of cultural humility in current clinical approaches towards culturally diverse patients in chronic disease management in the Houston metro area.
Olvera A, Ostovar-Kermani TG, Hirth JM, Alzate M, Mendez Martinez Y, Zoorob R. Perspectives of sexual and reproductive health providers: Healthcare for immigrants and refugees.

QI Work in Progress

Joshi B, Bhattarai S. Improving access to office-based procedures in community clinic.
Bhattarai S, Joshi B. Patient insights of obesity as a risk for chronic disease.
Pirzada N, Mujahid A, Joshi B, Khan F. Can patient education influence patient perceptions of their visit and thereby impact patient satisfaction scores?

2024 CoE EHD Research Annual Meeting | February 2024

Spooner KK, Ostovar-Kermani TG, Guffey D, Rode R, Greely JT, Butler AM, Hamilton WJ. Assessing the role of environmental and social factors on the health of the black maternal-fetal dyad during pregnancy: A pilot.

Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds | February 2024

Afzalpurkar R, Mehrotra N. Case presentations: Missed opportunities.

2024 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education | February 2024

Juneja M, Rode R, Mahmood H. Building a faculty learning community for development and advancement.
Alarcon L, Sarkar A, Saucier A, Clithero-Eridon A, Chartash D, George A. Developing a shared language among family medicine educators around competency-based medical education.
Juneja M, Sarkar A, Bui R, Barning K, DeCuir J, May M, Nadella M. Can concept maps assist in organizing information and active learning during clinical case-based discussions?
Sarkar A, Ren M, Barning K, Smith K, Keisler B. Incorporating workplace-based assessments into medical student performance evaluation.
Atkinson J, Alarcon L, Blair E, Clithero-Eridon A, Clark C, Nickolich S, Chartash D, Goldstein S, Cantone R, Shepherd D, George A, Luzarraga J. Optimizing (mis)treatment.
Rode R, Aggarwal A, Zoorob R, Danek L. Sharing an experience with creating a procedure in primary care elective for medical students (for students).
Juneja M, Greely J, May M. Studying the influence of extra-curricular and sociocultural influences on implicit bias perceptions of medical students.
Aggarwal A, Zoorob R, Rode R, Huang E, Gugala Z Jr, Benitez S, Huang W. Teaching and enhancing research opportunities for medical students (for students).
May M, DeCuir J, Nadella M, Mercado A, Juneja M. The effect of early volunteerism on medical student specialty choice and career intentions (for students). *STFM Special Recognition Blue Ribbon
Joshi B, Aggarwal A. Increasing medical student knowledge and competency in care of refugee and immigrant population (for students).
McDowell Takahashi K, Agrons K, Aggarwal A. Assessing and addressing medical student knowledge gaps in telehealth.
Juneja M, Sarkar A, Mahmood H, Zoorob R, Ismail N, McCurry V. Undergraduate medical education: Are classrooms truly becoming obsolete?

Seventh Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance & Stewardship Conference | January 2024

Amenta E, Grigoryan L, Olmeda K, Laytner L, Paasche-Orlow M, Trautner BW. Sociodemographic factors associated with knowledge of antibiotic risks among an outpatient population.
Braund S, Amenta E, Grigoryan L, Trautner BW. Organizational readiness assessment for a national antimicrobial stewardship intervention.
Laytner LA, Trautner BW, Nash S, Zoorob R, Olmeda K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Grigoryan L. Situations predisposing primary care patients to use antibiotics without a prescription in the United States.