Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine-General Med/Ben Taub
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Faculty Senator

Baylor College of Medicine

Education

MD from Baylor College Of Medicine

05/1995 - Houston, Texas, United States

BS from Tulane University

01/1990 - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Biology, cum laude

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals

06/1998 - Houston, Texas, United States

Internal Medicine

Fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals

06/2000 - Houston, Texas, United States

Adolescent Medicine

MPH from University of Texas Health Science Center

08/2003 - Houston, Texas, United States

Certifications

Internal Medicine Board Certification

#185154 (10/16/2019 - 10/15/2029)

American Board of Internal Medicine

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Adolescent Medicine - Board Certified; certificate of added qualification

#185154 (03/29/2012 - 03/28/2022)

American Board of Internal Medicine

#K0374 (07/20/2020 - 08/31/2022)

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Honors & Awards

Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching & Evaluation

Baylor College of Medicine

Woman of Excellence Award

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

• Narrative Medicine
• Mentorship of medical students and medical residents
• Bedside teaching to medical students and medical residents

Websites

Professional Development

Faculty Scholar

Course (Participant)

Sponsor: Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research through the Office of Institutional Diversity, Inclusion and Equity at

Weekly participation in course on clinical research methods. Also conducting IRB approved, original research. August 2018-July 2019

Selected Publications

• Schmidt RM, White LK. " Internists and adolescent medicine. " Arch. Intern. Med.. 2002 Jul 22; 162 (14) : 1550-6.
  Pubmed PMID: 12123397.
• Chandra P, Schmidt RM, Madan P, Topkara VK. " Mediastinal sarcoma with deviated tracheal anatomy. " J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Jan ; 3 (1) : 82-3.
  Pubmed PMID: 18166845.
• Schmidt RM, Wiemann CM, Rickert VI, Smith EO. " Moderate to severe depressive symptoms among adolescent mothers followed four years postpartum. " J Adolesc Health. 2006 Jun ; 38 (6) : 712-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 16730600.

Memberships

American College of Physicians

FACP

American Medical Association

member

Skills

Office Based Procedures

Steroid joint injections; incision and drainage of simple abscesses; simple suturing

Languages

Spanish