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Hispanic and Native American Center of Excellence -
 

UNM HSC School of Medicine

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

ROBERTO GOMEZ, MD

University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Office of Cultural and Ethnic Programs

Albuquerque, New Mexico  87131

(505) 272-2728 / rgomez@salud.unm.edu

 

EDUCATION:

1979                                        Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 

1974                                      Bachelor of Science, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

TRAINING:

   1979-1983            Psychiatry, University of New Mexico Affiliated Hospitals, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS:

1987                   Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, No. 29139

 

   1982                   Medical License, New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners, No. 82-199

         

   1980                   Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, No. 210287

 

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS:    

   2001-Present        Psychiatric Consultant/Attending University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Family Practice Department

   1994-2001            Director, Spanish-Speaking Clinic, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

   1990-1997            Psychiatric Consultant to University of New Mexico Hospital HIV Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1988-1994            Associate Director, Outpatient/Aftercare Division, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1989-1994            Co-Director, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center Mood Disorders Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1988                    Acting Director, Outpatient/Aftercare Division, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    1987-1994           Attending Psychiatrist, Central Cities Clinic, University of New Mexico Mental
                             Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1986-1987            Attending Psychiatrist, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center Inpatient Unit, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1985-1986            Psychiatric Consultant, Sandoval County Human Services Mental Health Center, Bernalillo, New Mexico

   1983-1987            Clinical Director, Southwest Valley Mental Health Clinic, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1983-1984            Psychiatric Consultant, Five Sandoval Pueblos, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico

   1982-1983            Psychiatric Consultant, Sangre de Cristo Mental Health Center, Espanola, New Mexico

 

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

   1983-Present        University of New Mexico Hospital/University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 

2001-Present       Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of New Mexico School of  Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1987-Present       Tenure, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

     1983-2001           Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

HONORS:

   APA/NIMH Fellowship in Training, 1979, 1980, 1981

   Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, UNM, 1982-1983

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 

   Chair, Western Region – 1998 to 03/2000, Minority Affairs Section of the AAMC

   Chair Elect, Western Region - 1996 to 1998, Minority Affairs Section of the AAMC

   Charter Member and Treasurer - 1996 to Present, National Association of Hispanic-Serving
    Health Professions Schools   

   Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture  

   American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists 

   New Mexico Hispanic Medical Association, member of Executive Committee 

 

ADMINISTRATION:

    2001-Present       Co-Chair “Shaping the Future” Diversity

   1995-Present        Associate Dean, Office of Cultural & Ethnic Programs, University of New     Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1995                    Assistant Dean, Office of Cultural & Ethnic Programs, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1994-Present        Director, Office of Cultural & Ethnic Programs, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1994                    Interim Director, Office of Cultural & Ethnic Programs, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1988-1993            Chair, UNM Medical Center Ambulatory Care Quality Assurance Subcommittee, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1987-1994          Chair, Pharmacy, Therapeutics and Infection Control Subcommittee,
                            University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1985-1987           Chair, Risk Management Committee, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1985-1987            Chair, Use Review Committee, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1984-1985            Member, Risk Management Committee, University of New Mexico Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

   1987-1992            Member, Residency Training Committee, Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES:

    2001-Present         Chair, Underrepresented Minority Hiring Task Force

    2001-Present         Member, CSPE II

    2001-Present         Member, Education Council

    2001-Present         Member, New Curriculum Evaluation Committee

    2001                      Interim Chair, Committee on Student Promotions and Evaluation I

    1994-Present          Co-Chair, Admissions Committee, University of New Mexico School of Medicine,
                                  Albuquerque, New Mexico

    1994-Present          Member, Committee on Students Promotions and Evaluation I,
 
                                University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    1996-Present         Member, Student Progress Assessment Committee, University of New Mexico
                                School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Member, Critical Integration of Knowledge Subcommittee

  • Member, Communication Skills Subcommittee

    1994-Present        Member, Integrating Group for the New Curriculum, University of New
                               Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:

     2001-Present        Principal Investigator, Hispanic Serving-Health Professions Schools Research Fellowship Program

     1999-Present        Co-Principal Investigator, T-15 NIH grant, “Ethics in Education”

     1998-Present        Co-Principal Investigator, Combined Hispanic and American Indian Center of Excellence

     1994-Present        Principal Investigator, Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Renewed 09/01

     1994-1997            Co-Principal Investigator, Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE)

     1994-1996            Co-Principal Investigator, Minority High School Summer Apprentice Program (HS SAP)

 

PUBLICATIONS:

   Book review:  W. K.K. Kellogg Foundation.  Training Health Professionals in Latin America.  To be published in the “Journal of Network,” May 2002.

   “Development of a Quantitative Tool to Assess Problem-Solving Skills,” R. Gomez, MD, S . Mitchell, MD, S.S. Obenshain, MD, R. Radloff, PhD, K. Fiedler, MD, and W.L. Anderson, PhD.   Manuscript submitted for publication November 2001.   

   “Medical Education in Cuba.”  In The Impact of the UNI Program on Medical Education in Latin America.  W.K.K. Kellogg Foundation, Published 02/01.  Gomez, Roberto and Urbina, Christopher.

   New Mexico Hispanic Center of Excellence: A Comprehensive Model for Hispanic Medical  Education, Christopher Urbina, MD, MPH, Roberto Gomez, MD, R Steven Padilla, MD,  MBA.  In fulfillment of HRSA contract.  Published on the World Wide Web in 1996 at http://hsc.unm.edu/som/ocep/hcoe.html.

  Manual for the Advisement and Recruitment of Students (MARS), developed in conjunction with the Hispanic Center of Excellence Contract and the University of New Mexico Office of Rural Health, Christopher Urbina, MD, MPH, Roberto Gomez, MD, R Steven Padilla, MD, MBA, March 1995.

  "La Llorona, Infanticide, Insanity and Symbiosis,"  Roberto Gomez and Jean M. Goodwin, Psychiatry: The State of the Art, Vol. 6, pg. 323-330.  New York: Plenum Press, 1983.  Presented at the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria, 1983.

 

INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL & LOCAL PRESENTATIONS: 

  “Evaluation in a PBL-Curriculum.”  Annual meeting of the International Network of Community Oriented Health Care Institute for Health Sciences, Londrina, Brazil, October 2001. 

  “History of the Mexican-American People, the Need for a Culturally Competent Medical Curriculum.”  Enhancing Diversity in Healthcare Delivery Symposium, University of California San Diego, May 2001.

  “The History of the Mexican American People:  Acculturation and Explanatory Models.”  Presented during the Annual Meeting of the National Hispanic Medical Association, March 2001, Washington, DC. 

  “New Mexico’s Community-Based Education – a Description of the Practical Immersion Experience.”  Presented during the Annual Meeting of the International Network of Primary Care-Oriented Health Profession Schools, Manama, Bahrain, 10/00. 

  “La Llorona Symbiosis, Infanticide and Insanity.”  Presented at the 6th Annual Hispanic Medical Conference, the University of California, San Francisco-Fresno, Non-Metropolitan Lecture Series, 03/00.

  “500 Years of Mexican-American History, Acculturation and Explanatory Models.”  Presented at the National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 02/00. 

   “Southwest Diversity: The Importance of Hispanics and American Indians in Research,” Issues in Human Research: A Focus on Southwest Diversity, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1998. 

   “Community Based Education Controversies and Strengths in a Medical Curriculum,” International Network of Community-Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1998.

   “Training Tutors in a Problem-Based Curriculum,” the Second Annual Meeting of UNI/Kellogg Foundation Network of Community-Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences, Temuco, Chile, 1996.       

   "Self Esteem and Medical School Reapplication,"  Motivational Workshop, California State University-Fresno, Fresno, California, 1994.

   "Neuro-Psychiatric Aspects of HIV," lecture to medical staff, Las Vegas Medical Center, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1994.

   "Acculturation in the Hispanic Community, or Why We Ate Our Burritos in Paper Bags," Annual State Conference of the Family Preservation Unit, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1994.

   "The Fundamentals of Depression," lecture to medical staff, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1994.

   "Acculturation in the Hispanic Community," 1st Annual Cross-Cultural Conference on Ethnic Populations of New Mexico and the Implications to Mental Health,” Las Vegas Medical Center, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1994.

   "An Overview of Mood Disorders and Refractory States," Mesilla Valley Psychiatric Medical Association, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1993.

   "Acculturation and Psychopathology in New Mexico Hispanics," paper presented in the annual meeting of the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists, Yucatan, Mexico, 1988.

   "Mania and Its Treatment," discussion presented to the Albuquerque Depressive and Manic Depressive Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1988.

   "Perspectives on the Decline of the Mayan Civilization," presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, San Antonio, Texas, 1988.

   "Acculturation, Psychopathology and Concept of Illness Among New Mexico Hispanics," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986.

   "La Llorona, Infanticide, Insanity and Symbiosis: A Study of a New Mexican Myth," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1984.

   "La Llorona, Infanticide, Insanity and Symbiosis: A Study of a New Mexican Myth," paper presented at the annual meeting of the New Mexico Mental Health Task Force, 1984.

 

MEETINGS ORGANIZED (in part or in whole):

    US-Mexico Research Symposium.  Hispanic Serving-Health Professions Schools/Center for Disease Control, El Paso, Texas, December 2001.  

    2nd of 4 US-Mexico Research Symposium meetings being organized in collaboration with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2002.

   1st and 2nd Annual Tribal/Indian Health Service/UNM Health Sciences Center Partnership Conferences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 09/99 and 10/00.

   International Network of Community-Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1998.

   Issues in Human Research: A Focus on Southwest Diversity, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1998.

   The Healing Arts in New Mexico Hispanic, Native American and Anglo Traditions, a transcultural retreat, Jemez Springs, New Mexico, October 1980.

 

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:

      “The History of American Indian Admissions to the UNM School of Medicine: a 30-year study of the relationship of the New Mexico School of Medicine and New Mexico’s Native American candidates to medical school.”  In manuscript form. 

 

TEACHING:

   1994 - Present           Tutor in the SOM Curriculum, Foundations/Musculoskeletal Block, CV/Pulmonary Block, Neurosciences Block, Human Reproduction/ Sexuality Block, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Lectures in Foundations/Musculoskeletal Block and Neurosciences Block, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

   1994 - 1995                PIM Facilitator, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

   1991-1994                 Weekly supervision of 2nd, and 4th year psychiatric residents Mood Disorders Clinic. This includes weekly didactic with Lampert, MD.  University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

                                   Weekly supervision of 2nd year resident Community Care Clinic, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

                                   Weekly supervision of 4th year residents in University Hospital HIV Clinic, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

1983-1992                                 Seminar in Social, Community and Cultural Psychiatry for 2nd year psychiatric residents (a six-month course), University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

   1983-1994                 Supervision of Psychiatric Residents (weekly), University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

   1987- 1994                Mock Oral Exam for Psychiatric Residents, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

1983-1992                                  Psychiatric teaching for Blocks of Medical Students, 2 blocks per year, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

   1983-1992                  Oral Examinations, medical students, 3rd year psychiatry clerkship, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, University of New Mexico.

 

LECTURES: 

   Medical School – Plan I, Clinical Skills – Communication Across Cultures, the Essentials of Cross-Cultural Understanding.  December 2001.

   Pharmacy School – Plan I, Clinical Skills – Communication Across Cultures, the Essentials of Cross-Cultural Understanding.  February 2002.

 

Revised : 03/02

 


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