University of Miami
Curriculum Vitae
1. Date: July 2006
I. Personal
2. Name: JEFFREY P. BROSCO
3. Home Phone: 305-284-6322
4. Office Phone: 305-243-3371
5. Home Address: Stanford Residential College
1239 Dickinson Drive
Apt RT 113
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Office Address: University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics (D-820)
PO Box 016820
Miami, FL 33101
6. Current Academic Rank: Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
6a. Clinical Educator Track
7. Primary Department: Department of Pediatrics
8. Adjunct Appointment: Department of History
9. Citizenship: USA
10. Visa Type: not applicable
II. Higher Education
11. Institutional:
1992-95 Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL
Residency in Pediatrics
1994 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
History and Sociology of Science
1992 M.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1985 B.A. University of Pennsylvania
History and Sociology of Science; English
12. Non-Institutional Education
13. Certification:
1995 License, Florida Board of Medicine
•1995 Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics
2002 Certification in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
2002 Re-certification in General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
III. Experience
14. Academic:
1 June 2002-present Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Miami School of Medicine
1 November 2000-present Associate Director, LEND Program
Mailman Center for Child Development
1 September 2004-present Program Director, Assistive Technology to Build Capacities and Support Individuals with Disabilities
1 May 2000-31 May 2002 Medical Director, Cleft and Craniofacial Center
Mailman Center for Child Development
1 September 1999-present Director, Clinical Services
Mailman Center for Child Development
1 July 1996-31 May 2002 Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Miami School of Medicine
1 July 1997-30 June 1998 Co-Director, Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic
Mailman Center for Child Development
1 July 1995-30 June 1996 Chief Resident, Pediatrics (Instructor)
University of Miami School of Medicine
September 1989-May 1990 Instructor, History and Sociology of Science
University of Pennsylvania
15. Hospital Appointments:
1 July 1995 Attending Physician, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL
16. Non-Academic:
2006-present Assistant Medical Director, Miami North Children's Medical Services, Florida Department of Health
•1991-92 Chairperson, University of Pennsylvania Peer Support System
•1988-91 Member, University of Pennsylvania Peer Support System
June-August 1986 Laboratory technician (Supervisor: Charles Stanley, MD)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
17. Military: none
IV. Publications
18. Books and Monographs:
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Sin or Folly: Child and Community Health in Philadelphia, 1900-1930," Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1994.
19. Refereed Journal Articles:
Stephanie L Anderson, Judith Schaechter, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Adolescent Patients and Their Confidentiality: Staying Within Legal Bounds," Contemporary Ob/Gyn 51 (2006) 53-64.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Lee M. Sanders, Michael Mattingly, "Impact of Medical Interventions on Reducing the Prevalence of Mental Retardation," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 160 (2006) 302-309.
Stephanie L Anderson, Judith Schaechter, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Adolescent Patients and Their Confidentiality: Staying Within Legal Bounds," Contemporary Pediatrics 22 (2005) 54-64.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Commentary: Successes and Missed Opportunities," Pediatrics 115 (2005), 1134-35.
Lee M. Sanders, Thomas N. Robinson, Lourdes Q. Forster, Katie Plax, Jeffrey P. Brosco, Arturo Brito, "Evidence-Based Community Pediatrics," Pediatrics 115 (2005), 1142-47.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "No Tears," Health Affairs, 23 (2004), 236.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "History and Ethics in Public Health Research," Journal of Professional Ethics, 11 (2004), 45-64.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Weight Charts and Well Child Care: How the Pediatrician Became the Expert in Child Health," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 155 (2001), 1385-1389.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "The Early History of the Infant Mortality Rate in America: ‘A Reflection Upon the Past and a Prophecy of the Future,' " Pediatrics 103 (1999), 478-485.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Policy and Poverty: Child and Community Health in Philadelphia, 1900-1930," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 149 (Dec 1995), 1381-87.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Henry Bryant Bigelow, the US Bureau of Fisheries, and Intensive Area Study," Social Studies of Science, 19 (1989), 239-64.
20. Other Works, Publications, and Abstracts:
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Lori Hansen, Wendy Salomon, "Practicing Best Practice," Refereed Presentation, Florida Association of Infant Mental Health Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL May, 2006.
Ruby Natale, Jamie Hopkins, Amarylis Murillo, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Identification and treatment of behavioral health issues in an at-risk preschool population," Refereed Presentation, Florida Association of Infant Mental Health Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL May, 2006.
Niraj Sharma, Paula Lalinde, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Does a Home Visit Change Resident Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities?" Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 2006.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Barbara Deutscher, Nadia R. Kruk, Lee M. Sanders, Rebecca Fewell, "A Brief Parent Report May Identify Children Who Are At Risk For ADHD," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Washington, 2005.
Lee M. Sanders, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Low Caregiver Health Literacy: A Risk Factor for Child Access to a Medical Home," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Washington, 2005.
Lee M Sanders, Jeffrey P Brosco, Angela Dunn, Jacqueline Lewis, and Robert Kramer, "Caregiver and Staff Perceptions of Obesity in a Rural/Urban Network of Child Care Centers," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Washington, 2005.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Lee M Sanders, Amarylis Murillo, Angela Dunn, Nadia Kruk, "Parents' Perceptions of Primary Care (P3C) differentiates providers by geographic region," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Washington, 2005.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Thomas F. Tonniges, "Community Pediatrics in Perspective" in Baker JP, Pearson HA (eds.), Dedicated to the Health of All Children: 75 Years of Caring, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1930-2005 (American Academy of Pediatrics: 2005), 80-82.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Lori Hansen, Cherie Pagan, Frank Kudlo, Wendy Salomon, "Best Practices in Infant Mental Health," Refereed Presentation, Florida Association of Infant Mental Health Annual Conference, Coral Gables, FL October, 2004.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Imagine this . . . [description of single payer health care system]," SouthFlorida Kids (2004) Vol. 1, Issue 2.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Tatiana Perez, Vanessa Guerra, David Spar, Jacqueline Levy-Jaffe, "Screening for Academic Problems in School Age Children," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics' Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2004.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Florida Ought Not Execute Young Offenders," Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Fl) (2004) 17 April 2004.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "On Difference," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 157 (2003) 1159.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "History of Pediatrics," in PS Fass (ed.), Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood (Macmillan Reference USA: New York, 2003).
Paula Lalinde, Niraj Sharma, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Understanding the Family's Perspective: A Curriculum for Physicians," The Florida Pediatrician 26 (2003) 4:9-10.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Review of A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body," Journal of the American Medical Association 290 (2003), 2067-68.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Day Care for Preschool Children," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 157 (Oct 2003), 956.
Paula Lalinde, Niraj Sharma, Helen L. Masin, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Qualitative Analysis Of An Experiential Learning Module That Links Residents With Families Of Children With Disabilities In A Multi-Cultural Community In Miami, Florida," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the 4th European Congress Mental Health and Mental Retardation: a Lifespan Multidisciplinary Approach Rome, 2003.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Michael Mattingly, "The Impact of Specific Medical Interventions on Reducing the Incidence of Mental Retardation," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Seattle, 2003.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Paula Lalinde, Niraj Sharma, "Qualitative Analysis of an Experiential Learning Module That Links Residents with Families of Children with Disabilities," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Seattle, 2003.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "More Than The Names Have Changed: The Prevalence of Mental Retardation in the United States," Refereed Abstract/Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine, Boston MA, 2003.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Second Opinion: Medical History in the Making," University of Miami Medicine Winter (2003), 28.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Weight Charts and Well Child Care: How the Pediatrician Became the Expert in Child Health," in AM Stern and H Markel (eds.), Formative Years: Children's Health in the United States, 1880-2000 (Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 2002), 91-120.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "The Relative Contribution of Science and Social Policy to Changes in the Epidemiology of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 2002.
Michele Lallouz Fisher, Lee Sanders, Catherine Grus, and Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Linking Health Care and Child Care: The Childcare Health Consultant Program," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 2002.
Deborah Barbouth and Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Screening, Evaluation, and Management of a Child with Development Delay," Pediatric Case Reviews 2 (2002), 33-45.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "The Relative Contribution of Science and Social Policy to Changes in the Epidemiology of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities," Refereed Abstract/Poster at American Association of University Affiliated Programs Annual Meeting, Bethesda MD, November 2001.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Review of Edward Shorter, The Kennedy Family and the Story of Mental Retardation," Journal of the History of Medicine 56 (2001) 3:307-308.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Review of Christian Warren. Brush With Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155 (2001), 875-76.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "How the History of Children with Disabilities Affects Current Policy in the US," Refereed Abstract/Paper delivered at the 11th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Seattle WA, August 2000.
Paula Lalinde, Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Use of Multi-media Approaches to Interdisciplinary Training," Refereed Abstract/Poster at American Association of University Affiliated Programs Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, August 2000.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Review of Elizabeth M.R. Lomax, Small and Special: The Development of Hospitals for Children in Victorian Britain," Journal of the History of Medicine 53 (1998) 324-5.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "The Seven Per Cent Solution: Weight and the Problem of the Normal Child," Refereed Abstract/Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine, Williamsburg VA, April 1997.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Charles H. Pegelow, Charles L. Schleien, "Graduating Pediatric Residents' Perceptions of Quality and Time Spent in Critical Care Training," Refereed Abstract/Poster at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Educational and Scientific Symposium, San Diego CA, February 1997.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Tales of Poverty and Medicine: Child Health in South Philadelphia, 1910-1930," Current Problems in Pediatrics 27 (1997), 196-212.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Pride and Prevention: Child Health in Early 20th-Century Philadelphia," Collections: The Newsletter of the Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine 24 (January, 1992), 1-5.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Community and Child Health, 1900-1940," Refereed Abstract/Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine, Cleveland OH, May 1991.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Anatomy and Ambition: the Evolution of a Research Institute," Transactions & Studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
Ser. 5, 13, 1 (1991), 1-28.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Is the American Hospital Worth Saving?" Penn Medicine 4 (1990), 18-23.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, "Philadelphia Child Health, 1900," Refereed Abstract/Paper delivered at the Dusquene University Social History Conference, Pittsburgh PA, May 1989.
•21. Other Publications (accepted for publication):
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Paul Steven Miller, Kenneth W. Goodman, Sarah Fuchs, "Ethical Issues in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics: A Historical Approach," in Wolraich et al., Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (Philadelphia: Elsevier) in press.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Chris Feudtner, "Growth Attenuation: A Diminuative Solution to a Daunting Problem," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, in press.
Jeffrey P. Brosco, Michael I. Seider, Angela C. Dunn, "Universal Newborn Screening and Adverse Medical Outcomes: A Historical Note," Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, accepted for publication.
V. Professional
22. Funded Research
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "The Early History of Universal Screening for Metabolic Disorders," HRSA, ($50,000 direct; 0 indirect; January 2006-December 2006). I am funded for 30% of my time to complete this research project.
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "HealthSpark II: Improving Asthma Care for Preschool Children," Health Foundation of South Florida/Ounce of Prevention, ($180,100 direct; 0 indirect; November 2005-October 2006). I am funded for 33% of my time to complete this research project.
Amarilys Murillo (Principal Investigator), Ruby Natale (Faculty Advisor), Jeffrey P. Brosco (Faculty Advisor), "Identification and treatment of behavioral health issues in an at-risk preschool population," CHAMP/Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Award, ($19,000 direct; 0 indirect; August 2005 - June 2006). My role is as faculty advisor; I am funded for 5 % of my time to complete this research project.
Andrea Card (Principal Investigator), Judy Schaechter (Faculty Advisor), Jeffrey P. Brosco (Faculty Advisor), "The JAC: Arrested Youth Health Assessment," CHAMP/Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Award, ($19,000 direct; 0 indirect; August 2005 - June 2006). My role is as faculty advisor; I am funded for 5 % of my time to complete this research project
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "Health Access for Children in Federally-Subsidized Child Care," SPARK, ($45,000 direct; 0 indirect; April 2005-October 2005). Continuation funding; see below.
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "Health Access for Children in Federally-Subsidized Child Care," Health Foundation of South Florida/Ounce of Prevention, ($200,000 direct; 0 indirect; November 2003-March 2005). I am funded for 35% of my time to complete this research project.
Michelle Blumstein (Principal Investigator), Jeffrey P. Brosco (Faculty Advisor), "Linking Residents and Familes: The Impact of a Community-Based Educational Module on Attitudes Towards Disability," CHAMP/Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Award, ($19,000 direct; 0 indirect; August 2003 - June 2004). My role is as faculty advisor; I am funded for 5 % of my time to complete this research project.
Stephanie Sacharow (Principal Investigator), Jeffrey P. Brosco (Faculty Advisor), "Educating Primary Care Pediatricians on Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Autistic Spectrum Disorders," CHAMP/Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Award, ($3000 direct; 0 indirect; August 2003 - June 2004). My role is as faculty advisor; there is no funded effort in this project.
David Spar (Principal Investigator), Jeffrey P. Brosco (Faculty Advisor), "Validation of the Miami School Screen," University of Vermont Summer Research Fellowship ($2000 direct; 0 indirect; June 2002 - August 2002). My role is as faculty advisor; there is no funded effort in this project.
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), Michelle Lallouz Fisher (Co-Principal Investigator), "Linking Residents and Child Care: A Child Care Health Consultant Program," American Academy of Pediatrics, CATCH Award ($3000 direct; 0 indirect; April 2001- September 2001). My role is as faculty advisor; there is no funded effort in this project.
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "Children with Disabilities: History and Health Policy Since 1946," Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Faculty Award ($240,000 direct; 0 indirect; July 1998-July 2002). I was funded for 40% of my time to complete this research project.
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "Sin or Folly: Child and Community Health in Philadelphia, 1900-1930," Clendening Traveling Research Award ($1500 direct; 0 indirect; 1990-91). Funds to cover travel expenses related to historical research.
Jeffrey P. Brosco (Principal Investigator), "Sin or Folly: Child and Community Health in Philadelphia, 1900-1930," Gloeckner Summer Research Award ($1000 direct; 0 indirect; 1990). Funds to support research in the history of women in medicine.
23. Editorial Responsibilities:
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of the History of Medicine, 2006.
Ad hoc reviewer, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2005-present.
Abstract review, American Association for the History of Medicine, 2005 Annual Meeting Program Committee.
Ad hoc reviewer, Ambulatory Pediatrics, 2002-present.
Editorial Board, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2002-present.
Ad hoc reviewer, Pediatric Rehabilitation, 2002.
Associate editor, Pediatric Case Reviews, 2001-2003.
Abstract review, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Annual Meeting, 2001.
Ad hoc reviewer, Rutgers University Press, 2000.
Ad hoc reviewer, Pediatrics, 1999, 2003, 2004.
24. Professional and Honorary Organizations
Member, Section on Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004-present.
Member, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2000-2002.
Member, Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1998-present.
Member, Greater Miami Pediatric Society, 1997-present.
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1996-present.
Resident Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1992-96.
Member, Ambulatory Pediatric Association, 1995-present.
Member, Sigerist Circle, 1991-present.
Member, American Association for the History of Medicine, 1989-present.
Member, Physicians for a National Health Plan, 1988-present.
25. Honors and Awards
Best Doctors in America, 2003-04, 2004-05.
Association of University Centers on Disability, Young Professional Award, 2001.
Rochester Child Health Congress Leadership and Advocacy Forum, Selected to attend as one of fifty young scholars, 1999-2001.
Outstanding Resident of the Year Award, Greater Miami Pediatric Society, 1994-1995.
Measey Foundation Fellow, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92.
Graduated, Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1985.
Society of the College Senior Thesis Award, University of Pennsylvania, 1985.
Elected, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985.
Elected, Mortar Board Society, 1985.
Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, 1982-85.
26. Post-Doctoral Fellowships:
Mailman Scholar, Mailman Center for Child Development, 1 July 1996-30 June 1998.
27. Other Professional Activities:
Grant Review Activities:
NIH Study Section: Review Panel for Grants in Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health; National Library of Medicine/NIH, July 2006.
NIH Study Section: Review Panel for Grants in Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health; National Library of Medicine/NIH, May 2005.
AAHM Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Award Committee, 2002-2004.
Chair, 2005-06.
Grant review, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1997.
Named Lectureships:
"More Than the Names Have Changed: The Historical Epidemiology of Mental Retardation in the US," Charles E. Culpeper Lecture, Program in the History of Medicine Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, September, 2003.
"Understanding Developmental Disabilities: The Role of History," William B. Schwartz Annual Lecture, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, March, 2003.
Invited Papers:
"The Historical Approach to Ethical Disputes: How Children with Disabilities Are a Special Case," Clinical Ethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions, Fourteenth Annual Conference, Miami Fl, 7 April 2006.
"HealthSpark - Building a Child Care Health Consultant Program," Child Care Health Consultant Training, Florida Children's Forum, Miami, Fl, March, 2005.
"Child with School Problems," American Academy of Pediatrics, Super CME - 2004, Orlando, FL, May 2004.
"The Historical Epidemiology of Mental Retardation in the US," Comparative and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Child Health in the 20th Century, Montreal, Canada, October, 2004.
"Disability in Historical Perspective," Project ABCs 2004 Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, June 2004.
"History of Pediatrics: The Role of Policy in Child and Community Health
," Keynote address, Developing the Whole Child: An Early Childhood Health and Education Partnership, Gallup, NM, April 2003.
"Medical Insurance: Who Should Pay - Individuals, Employers or the Government?" Tower Forum, Ft. Lauderdale business association, March 2003.
"Social Goals of Public Health Research," Extreme Ethics: Unusually Difficult Challenges in Epidemiology and Human Subjects Research, Miami FL, October 2000, 2001, 2002. Sponsored by the NIH.
"Poverty and Access to Health Care," Student National Medical Association, Region IV Medical Education Conference, Miami, Fl, November, 2002.
"Child Health and Disability: A Collaborative Model For Medicine and Education." Ethics in Education Study Circles Project, University of Miami School of Law and University of Miami School of Education, Miami FL, October 2002.
"Trajectories of Brain Development: Genetic Codes to Government Bodies
," Keynote address, Developing the Whole Child: An Early Childhood Health and Education Partnership, Gallup, NM, May 2002.
"Justice and Children at the End of Life," Florida Bioethics Network Conference: Law and Ethics at the End of Life, Jacksonville FL, October 2000.
"Weight Charts and Well Child Care: When the Pediatrician Became the Expert in Child Health," Cowie Symposium on the History of Pediatrics and Child Health, Ann Arbor MI, September 2000.
"Peace, Prosperity, and the Uninsured: Why American Fails to Provide Health Insurance to all Children," University of Miami, 8th Annual Conference, "Clinical Ethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions," March 2000.
"Child Development: How To Better Understand Your Child and Yourself," Miami-Dade County Mayor's Children's Summit, September 1999.
"Authority and Ethics: The Creation of Medical Expertise," University of Miami, 5th Annual Conference, "Clinical Ethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions," March 1997.
"Tales of History, Health, and Policy," Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society Annual Induction Ceremony, University of Miami, April 1997.
"Point-Counterpoint: Issues in Pediatrics," University of Miami Masters of Pediatrics Conference, January 1996.
"A Measure of Civilization: Historical Implications of the Infant Mortality Rate," University of Miami Department of History, March 1996.
"Authority and Ethics: How Science Creates Experts," University of Miami, Dialogues in Research Ethics, March 1995.
Panelist, "Future of the American Hospital," University of Pennsylvania, May 1991.
Grand Rounds:
"HealthSpark: Surveying the Health and Health Care of Preschool Children in Miami-Dade County," University of Miami Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds, February 2005.
"HealthSpark: Surveying the Health and Health Care of Preschool Children in Miami-Dade County," University of Miami Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, February 2005.
"History of Pediatrics: The Role of Policy in Child and Community Health," University of Miami Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, December 2002.
"Disability Policy: Why Politics Matters," The Friday Seminar Series at the Mailman Center for Child Development, December 2000.
"The Interdisciplinary Approach to Craniofacial Anomalies," University of Miami Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, November 2000.
"The Disability Rights Movement: Implications for Practice, Policy, and Ethics," University of Miami Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, November 1999.
"Children with Developmental Disabilities," University of Miami Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, July 1998.
"History of Children with Developmental Disabilities," Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds, University of Miami, February 1998.
"Children with Developmental Disabilities: 100 Years Ago," The Friday Seminar Series at the Mailman Center for Child Development, December 1997.
"History and Health Policy: Locating the Future of Children in America's Past," University of Miami Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, August 1997.
"Tales of Poverty and Health: Historical Approach to Public Policy," The Friday Seminar Series at the Mailman Center for Child Development, January 1997.
VI. Teaching
28. Teaching Awards:
Senior Resident Teaching Award, University of Miami, Pediatrics, 1994-1995.
Awarded by University of Miami Department of Pediatrics based on medical student and junior-level resident evaluations.
29. Teaching Specialization
Courses:
Theme Director, Professionalism, UM Miller School of Medicine, 2005-present. (I developed and coordinate this longitudinal theme accounting for approximately 50 curricular hours in the first and second years of the medical school.)
Course Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2001-present. (I developed and coordinate this required rotation for PL1 residents; it occur in 4-week blocks every month.)
Course Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1997-present. (I developed and continue to coordinate this required rotation for PL3 residents; it occurs in 4-week blocks every month.)
Sole Instructor, "The History of Modern Medicine," University of Miami Department of History; 1998-present. (I developed and teach this semester-long graduate seminar course; it is offered annually.)
Coordinator, Pediatric Bioethics Case Conference, 1998-present. (I organize and moderate this quarterly series of bioethics cases for the Department of Pediatrics.)
Lecturer and Co-Course Developer, University of Miami/Mailman Center for Child Development Interdisciplinary Core Course; 1997-present. (I lecture several times a year and have helped develop an interactive web-based version of this course.)
Lecturer and Co-Course Director, "Pediatric Behavioral Health," 2002-present. (I lecture and organize small group session for first- and second-year UM medical students.)
Lecturer and Co-Course Director, "Ethical Values in Health Care: Lessons from the History of Medicine;" University of Miami, 2001. (I lecture and help direct this senior medical student elective).
Lecturer, "Developmental Pediatrics," University of Miami Department of Family Medicine Lecture Series, 2001-2004. (Annual lecture.)
Lecturer, "Introduction to Medicine and Surgery," Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, University of Miami, 1999-present. (Annual lecture.)
Lecturer, "Clinical Aspects of Autism," Psychology 4315, "Neuropsychology," Florida International University, October, 2000. (Single lecture.)
Lecturer, "Professionalism in Medicine," 2001-present. (Annual lecture.)
Lecturer, University of Miami Primary Care Clerkship; 1996-2000. (Annual lecture.)
Lecturer, University of Miami Clerkship in Pediatrics; 1995-1996. (Single lecture.)
Lecturer, "Ethical Values in Health Care: Lessons from the History of Medicine;" Senior Medical Student elective, University of Miami; 1996. (Series of 4 small group sessions.)
Sole Instructor, History 400, "Methods in the History and Sociology of Science; University of Pennsylvania; 1989-90. (I developed and taught this semester-long seminar course.)
Clinical Teaching:
Interdisciplinary education, Mailman Center for Child Development, 1996-present.
(I serve as the physician member of a team of faculty who teach trainees from a variety of disciplines related to child development. This has occurred in the Mailman Center's Comprehensive Evaluation Clinic, the Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic, and most recently through our Interdisciplinary Developmental Evaluation Service.)
Ward attending, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1996-present.
(I serve as attending physician one month each year on the general pediatrics wards.)
Clinic attending, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1995-2003.
(I served as attending physician one afternoon each week in the pediatric residents' general pediatrics continuity clinic.)
Other Teaching Activities:
Lecturer, "Health Findings in Miami-Dade's Early Childhood Community-HealthSpark," Medical Issues and the Growing Child-XI-B, March, 2006.
Lecturer, "The Child with School Problems," Primed, February, 2006.
Technical assistance, "Screening Children for Developmental Delay," Miami-Dade County Healthy Start/Early Head Start, January, 2006.
Lecturer, "The Child with Developmental Delay," Masters of Pediatrics," January 2006.
Lecturer, "Enhancing Interaction between Primary and Tertiary Providers of Care," 3rd Annual Pediatric Brain Injury Conference, Miami, FL, 5 November 2005.
Workshop, "How the History of Disabilities Affects Families Today," 3rd Annual Linking Families Conference: Discovering the Possibilities of Developmental Disabilities, Miami, FL, September, 2005.
Discussion leader, "Common Infectious Disease Issues - Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion," Child Care Health Consultant Training, Florida Children's Forum, Miami, Fl, March, 2005.
Workshop, "HealthSpark: Surveying the Health and Health Care of Preschool Children in Miami-Dade County," Young Children with Special Needs and Disabilities Council Meeting, November, 2004.
Lecturer, "The Child with Developmental Delay," Primed, February, 2005.
Lecturer, "Best Practices in Infant Mental Health," Panel discussion with Lori Hansen, Cherie Pagan, and Wendy Salomon, Linking Forces XIII, Annual Children's Mental Health Conference, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, May, 2004.
Lecturer, "The Child with School Problems," Primed, April, 2004.
Lecturer, "The Child with School Problems," Masters of Pediatrics," January 2004.
Lecturer, "Children Behavior Problems," Adoptive/Forster Parent Mentoring Meeting, South Dade, October 2003.
Lecturer, Miami-Dade County Healthy Start, "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome," May 2003.
Tutor, University of Miami Transition Block, "Problem-based learning module," 2003.
Lecturer, Miami-Dade County Department of Juvenile Justice, "Training for New Judges: Developmental-Behavioral Aspects of Childhood," January 2003.
Lecturer, "The Child with School Problems," Masters of Pediatrics," January 2003.
Course Development Co-Director Primary Medicine Today, 1998-present.
(I am the pediatrics representative on the team that coordinates this CME joint venture with Harvard Medical School each year.)
Lecturer, "Children with Drug and/or Alcohol Exposure," Adoptive/Forster Parent Mentoring Meeting, South Dade, March 2002.
Lecturer, "The Child with Developmental Delay," Primary Medicine Today, March 2000 and March 2001.
Organizing Committee, Masters of Pediatrics, annual University of Miami Department of Pediatric national CME conference, 2001-present.
Lecturer, "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome," Area Health Education Council lecture, January 2001.
Lecturer, "The Early Years of Behavior and Development: When Does a Child Need Expert Help?" Head Start/Early Head Start Pre-Service Training, August 2000.
Lecturer, "Update on Fever in Infants and Children," Primary Medicine Today, March 1999 and January 1998.
Lecturer, "A Historical Perspective on Child Health and Nutrition Policy," University of Miami/Dade County Public Health Nutritionist Educational Seminar, April 1997.
Lecturer, "Neurological and Developmental Abnormalities in Childhood," FDLRS/Dade County Schools Conference, November 1996.
30. Thesis and Dissertation Advising
Ameenah Shakir, comprehensive Ph.D. examiner, October 2006.
David Resnik, An Analysis of Medical Globalization, Master's Thesis, Sociology, May 2005.
Nathan Allen Deckard, Bringing Religion into the Discussion of Medical Ethics and Practice, Senior Honors Thesis, University of Miami, May 2005.
VII. Service
•31. University of Miami Committees and Administrative Responsibilities:
Representative, University of Miami Medical Group Leadership Council, 2007-2010.
Alternate, 2006-08.
Member, Data Safety Monitoring Board, Protocol 2004/0205, 2005-
Faculty Mentor, Students Training in Research (STIR), 2005
Advisory Council, Educational Development Office, 2003-present
Associate Master, Stanford Residential College, 2002-present
Reserve Faculty Representative, School of Medicine Ethics Council, 2002-present
Director of Pediatrics, University of Miami Bioethics Program, 2001-present
University of Miami Self-insurance Committee, 2001-2004.
Faculty Fellow, University of Miami Academic Society "Courvoisier," 2001-present.
Member, Organizing Committee, Masters of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, 2000-present.
Dean's Committee for Longitudinal Theme on Professionalism, 2000-2001.
Dean's Committee for Longitudinal Theme on Behavioral Medicine and Special Populations, 2000-2001.
Pediatrics Representative, JMH Outcome Measurement Program, 1996-present.
Library Committee, School of Medicine, 1998-2004.
Pediatric Bioethics Committee, 1996-present.
Vice-chair, 1999-present.
Pediatrics Representative, Dean's Taskforce on Education, 1996-98.
Chair, JMH Pediatric Resident Alumni Steering Committee, 1996-present.
Housestaff Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Pediatrics, 1995-present.
Pediatric Residents' Continuity Clinic Advisory Board, 1995-2002.
Jackson Children's Hospital, Quality Improvement Council, 1995-96.
Pediatric Ambulatory Care Improvement Committee, 1995-96.
Housestaff Evaluation Committee, Dept. of Pediatrics, 1995-96.
Housestaff Education Committee, Dept. of Pediatrics, 1994-96.
•32. Community Activities:
Technical Assistance, "HealthSpark: Opportunities for Collaboration to Improve Child Health in Our Child Care Centers," Early Learning Coalition, Miami-Dade County, March 2006.
Interim Medical Director, Children's Medical Services, Miami-Dade County - North, October 25-31, 2005.
Member, Board of Trustees, St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School, Coconut Grove, FL, 2005-06.
Member, Medical Sub-Committee, Head Start/Early Head Start Program, 2004-present.
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Unicorn, South Florida Chapter, 2003-2005.
Participant, City of Miami Community Relations Board Forum, "How to Protect Our Children . . . and Ourselves," Shenandoah Community Center, September, 2003.
Member, Florida Joint Work Group on Guardianship and the Developmentally Disabled, 2003, appointed by Governor Jeb Bush.
Lecturer, Educating Juvenile Court Judges, Miami-Dade County, 2003-2005
Member, Advisory Council, Florida's Advance Access: Oral Health for Persons with Disabilities, 2002-05.
Steering Committee, Miami-Dade County Infant Mental Health Task Force, 2002-present.
Reviewer, Florida DD Council RFP, "Adults and Children with Disabilities: Patterns of Expenditures and Service Use in Florida," September, 2001.
Chair, Advisory Board of the Children's Medical Service-Public Health Trust Integrated Care Network, 2002-present.
Member, Educational Excellence School Advisory Council, Key Biscayne Community School, 2001-2003.
Member, Health Care Committee, Association of University Centers on Disability, 2000-present.
Member, Advisory Board, Healthy Child Care Florida, 2000-2002.
Member, Board of Directors for the Florida Association of Infant Mental Health, 2001-present.
Expert Testimony, Florida Commission on the Study of Children with Developmental Delays, "Screening," Miami, Florida; September 2000.
Member, Advisory Committee, Mental Health Services for Infants and Children in Florida, 1999- 2001.
Member, Child Health and Well-being Taskforce, Miami-Dade County Mayor's Summit, 1999-2002.
Consultant, Children's Medical Service, Florida Department of Children and Families, 1998-present. (Pediatrician on Children's Multidisciplinary Assessment Team.)
Member, Health Care Task Force, Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, 1998-present.
Member, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL, 1996-present.
Faculty advisor and attending pediatrician, Florida Keys Health Fair, 1996-present.
Participant, Philadelphia Public Schools Collaborative, 1990-1992.
