Email

rama@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Program Director

Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program

Co-Director

Texas Children's Hospital
Fellows College

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

Mark Wallace Tower
6701 Fannin St, 9th floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

MEd from University of Houston

12/2015 - Houston, TX

Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with Emphasis in Health Science Education

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital

06/2009 - Houston, TX

Pediatric Pulmonology

Residency at State University of NY, Downstate

06/2006 - Brooklyn, NY

Pediatrics

MD from St. George's University

05/2003 - Grenada, West Indies

BA from Columbia University, Barnard College

05/1997 - NY, NY

Certifications

Pediatric Pulmonology

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

President

Pediatric Pulmonary Training Directors Association (05/2020 - 04/2021)

Runner-up winner, Design Sprint Challenge

Fellows College Revitalization; Using Design Thinking to Develop Sustaining Innovations in Pediatric Subspecialty Education

Innovation in Medical Education Conference, Texas Children's Hospital (08/2019)

2nd place winner

Asking the Right People the Right Questions: The Use of Appreciative Inquiry for Program Evaluation in Graduate Medical Education

BCM Annual Educator Retreat (05/2017)

Norton Rose Fulbright Award in Educational Leadership

Selected for this criterion-based award for meeting designated standards of quality, quantity and breadth in sustained exemplary educational leadership contributions to Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine (04/2017)

Norton Rose Fulbright Award in Teaching and Evaluation

Selected for this criterion-based award for meeting designated standards of quality, quantity and breadth in sustained exemplary teaching contributions to Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine (07/2016)

Innovation in Fellowship Education Award

Selected for competitive national award in educational innovation for transforming board review with team based learning method

American Thoracic Society (05/2015)

Faculty Award for Educational Innovation

Selected for competitive departmental award for developing, implementing, and evaluating a novel curriculum in academic career development for clinical subspecialty fellows

BCM Department of Pediatrics (01/2014)

Innovation in Fellowship Education Award

Selected for competitive national award in educational innovation for developing, implementing, and evaluating a novel curriculum in basic respiratory therapy skills

American Thoracic Society (05/2013)

Professional Interests

• General pediatric pulmonology: asthma, chronic lung disease of prematurity, recurrent cough, pneumonia, chronic respiratory failure, tracheostomy and ventilator dependent patients
• Medical education: program development and evaluation, program evaluation models, educational innovations, conceptual frameworks

Websites

Professional Development

Harvard Macy Scholar, Leading Innovations in Healthcare and Education

Course (Participant, 2019)

Sponsor: Harvard Macy Institute

Leadership in Educational Academic Development Program (APPD LEAD)

Course (Participant, 2016)

Sponsor: Association of Pediatric Program Directors

June 2016 Selected for one year, competitive, faculty development program that provides opportunities for pediatric program directors to engage, collaborate and learn from nationally recognized leaders and educators in pediatrics

Selected Publications

• "see VIICTR publications list." ;

Memberships

American Thoracic Society

American Academy of Pediatrics

Pediatric Pulmonary Training Directors Association (PEPTDA)

Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD)