Biography
Dr. Chalouhi graduated from Medical School at Saint Joseph University, Lebanon. She then completed her residency at the BronxCare Health Systems in NY. Dr. Chalouhi became a UNM faculty in 2016 after practicing in underserved rural New Mexico for four and a half years. Dr. Chalouhi became Assistant Clerkship Director in 2019 then Clerkship Director in 2020 and recently accepted the position of Assistant Director of Assessment and Learning with the School of Medicine (2021).
She is still a general Obstetrician/Gynecologist providing the full scope of Obstetrics and Gynecology care including: inpatient and outpatient obstetrics, ambulatory, and surgical gynecology. Her practice includes a mix of clinics involving residents and medical students, private faculty clinic as well as gynecologic practice at the Indian Health Services in Albuquerque. She is very involved with and will continue to focus on educational research in the future, exploring Medical Students’ needs, specifically in regards to the grading disparities and learning environment.
Personal Statement
After practicing in Rural New Mexico for four and a half years, I decided to join UNM in 2016. My passion to serve our learners and community through clinical services, education and research has grown exponentially. I love educating and mentoring our learners with the goal to see them progress, academically grow and finally graduate to become excellent future providers. I will continue to provide clinical services to our community both at UNMH and Indian Health Services, as well as onsite gynecological consultation for providers in Albuquerque and the surrounding affiliated IHS clinics. I will also focus on research related to educational innovations in collaboration with the School of Medicine. My future plans for research will be centered around exploring the specific needs, progress and growth of our students with the goal to help provide the best learning environment and combat students’ cultural barriers, socioeconomic hurdles, and systemic racism. It is a great honor for me to be part of and serve the people of New Mexico.
Areas of Specialty
Providing gynecological consultative care to rural underserved Native American womenFacilitating patient referrals, transfer to UNM and surgery schedulingConsulting on patients referred from different IHS clinics in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe areaDevelopment of LEEP and colposcopy clinics Training of IHS staff to assist in coloscopy and LEEP procedures. Developing novel safety checklists for gynecological procedures including but not limited to Endometrial biopsy, IUD insertions, Colposcopy and LEEP Creating a comprehensive gynecological orders checklist which includes all the gynecological laboratory orders for nursing use Implementing new guidelines for HPV laboratory-based testing to improve the cervical cancer screening process at IHSProviding onsite gynecological consultation to IHS primary care providers for more efficient and patient-centered careProviding the latest updates on women’s health for IHS Primary care providers.
Education
Educational History:
06/2007 Medical Doctor
Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Post Graduate training:
07/2008-07/2012 OB/Gyn Residency: BronxCare Health System affiliated to Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Certifications
Certifications:
2016-present: Fellow of American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2021: Certified by the Clerkship Director’s school 101, 201 and 301
Achievements & Awards
Professional recognition:
2012 The Moreau Award for Surgical Excellence
(Best Surgical Resident of the year)
The BronxCare Health Systems
2011-2012Administrative Chief Resident
Elected by Junior and Senior residents
2010 Teaching Award
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Key Publications
Abstracts
Chalouhi, Salam, 2013 Maternal body mass index does not affect neonatal umbilical artery blood gas parameters , , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23533761/ Abstracts Chalouhi, Salam, 2015 Risk of postpartum hemorrhage among Native American women , , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26534873/ Abstracts Chalouhi, Salam, 2017 Menopause: A complex and controversial journey , , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28931356/
Gender
Female
Languages
- Arabic
- French
- English
Courses Taught
Invited presentations/lectures and workshops external to UNM:
July 2021: Latest updates on Cervical Cancer Screening: IndianHealth Services Monthly Staff Meeting, Albuquerque, NM
March 2018: Latest Updates on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: 5thInternational Indigenous Women’s Health Meeting
March 2015: Latest updates on Contraception: Telluride Indian HealthServices Winter Conference
Internal Talks/Workshops
08/2021: Benign Breast disease - Reproductive Health Echo
08/2021: Effectiveness of an Intimate Partner’s ViolenceTraining Program among UNMH Healthcare Professionals - OBGYN Department Grand Rounds
06/2021-Ongoing Phase 2 Obstetrical and Gynecological Simulation (recurrent every workshop
phase 2 block)
06/2021: Phase 3 Student Interest Session
2020- Ongoing Phase 2 Orientation sessions and workshops(Recurrent every
phase 2 block) Vaginal delivery, Foley placement, normal pelvic exam simulations and suturing/knot tying techniques (in-person workshops during the pandemic)
10/30/2020: Residents Obstetric surgical skills workshop: O-Leary Uterine sutures and repair of deep hysterotomy extensions
2019-2020: Phase 2 OSCE’s case review, training and debrief
2019-2020 Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Masses -(recurrent every Large group Lecture for phase 2 studentsPhase 2 block)
2016-2020 Post-Partum Hemorrhage lecture - Large group lecture (recurrent every for Phase 2 studentsphase 2 block)
11/2019: OBGYN MOCK oral exams for PGY3-4
10/2019: Acute pelvic Pain - Large group Lecture for the OBGYN residents
10/2019: Phase 1 Students Career Exploration Session
6/28/2019: Residents Surgical skills simulation session: Pelvic anatomy
post-partum tubal ligation
suturing
Instrumentation
February 2019 Benign Breast Disease- UNM Women’s Health Conference.
2018: Course on Menopause and menopausal Transition - Phase 1 students’ HS&R block
10/25/2018: Residents Surgical skills simulation session: FLS tasks, Laparoscopic tasks abdominal incisions
7/24/2018: Benign Breast disease lecture - small group lecture for PGY1
9/8/2017: Residents Surgical skills simulation session: Cesarean section, suturing, vaginal hysterectomy, Laparoscopic tasks, hysteroscopy tasks