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	Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor  5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 7110, M-156 Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470 Phone: 773-702-4245 Fax: 773-834-9864
Biographical Sketch Education & Training Selected Honors & Awards Selected Publications

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Mendoza joined the faculty in the the Department of Family Medicine in 2005.  His research focuses on practice- and community-based interventions that target disparities in health care for medical underserved communities and on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based medicine into clinical practice and teaching in underserved settings.  Dr. Mendoza is also actively involved in teaching, serving as a clinical preceptor and lecturer for the 3rd year clerkship in Family medicine, and as a medical student advisor and course advisor for a number of independent student electives focusing on health policy and clinical care in underserved settings.

In addition to his research and teaching responsibilities in the department, Dr. Mendoza is a National Health Service Corps scholar and practices outpatient family medicine at the Chicago Family Health Center, a federally-qualified health center and Urban Health Initiative clinic located int he South Chicago neighborhood of Chicago.  Dr. Mendoza leads the Health Disparities Collaborative in diabetes at Chicago Family Health and has additional training in medical informatics and implementation of electronic health records.

Locally, Dr. Mendoza is a member of the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellowship Advisory Council and advises students as part of the Pritzker Community Service Fellowship.  He is a founding member of the Filipino-american Community Health Initiative of Chicago.  He is currently co-editor of First Aid for Family Medicine, a board review textbook for family physicians.  In his spare time, he races sailboats competitively on Lake Michigan and is an award-winning amateur photographer.

 

Education & Training

• 2005. Chief Residency in Family and Community Medicine. University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) / San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
  
• 2004. Fellowship in Resident Teaching. University of California-San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.
  
• 2004. Residency in Family & Community Medicine. UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
  
• 2001. MD. The Pritzker School of Medicine at The University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
  
• 2001. MPH. School fo Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.
• 1996. AB with Honors in Environmental Studies. The University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.

 

Selected Honors & Awards

• Argonne National Laboratory/University of Chicago Merit Scholarship, 1992
  
• Richter Award for Undergraduate Research, University of Chicago, 1995
  
• Founder, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity,  University of Chicago, 1996
  
• Howell Murray Award, University of Chicago Alumni Association, 1996
  
• J. Harris Ward Graduate Fellow, University of Chicago, 1996
  
• National health Service Corps Scholar, U.S. Public Health Service, 1996
• Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, 1996
• Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program, 2000
  
• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, UIC School of Public Health, 2001
• Gold Humanism Induction Keynote Speaker, Univeristy of Chicago School of Medicine, Class of 2008
  
• Young Alumni Service Citation, University of Chicago Alumni Association, 2008
  
• Teacher of the Year - Part-Time, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, 2008

Selected Publications

Mendoza MD, Stevermer JJ. Think thiazides are old hat? ALLHAT says think again. J Fam Pract. 2008 May;57(5):306-10.

Diehr S, Hamp A, Jamieson B, Mendoza M. Do topical antibiotics improve wound healing? J Fam Pract. 2007;Feb 56(2):140-44.

Ginn PH, Jamieson B, Mendoza M. How accurate is the use of ECGs in the diagnosis of myocardial infarct? J Fam Pract. 2006 Jun;55(6):539-40.

Rugge JB, Lochner J, Judkins D, Mendoza M. What is the best surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic carriers of hepatitis B? J Fam Pract. 2006 Feb;55(2):155-6.

Le T, Dehlendorf C, Mendoza M, Ohata C, eds. First Aid for Family Medicine Boards. McGraw-Hill. McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Mendoza M, Vargish L. Chapter 16: Family Practice. In: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty. McGraw-Hill; 2004, 2007.

Murphy MC, Mendoza MD, May T. Dual impact—merging quality improvement and resident curriculum development: A pilot program. Poster presented at: UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine Colloquium; 2005; San Francisco, CA.

Mendoza MD. Resident Well-Being Begins with Medical Student Well-Being. Presented at: UCSF Well-Being Week UCSF, sponsored by local chapter of AMSA; July 12, 2004; San Francisco, CA.

 

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