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Scott DePaul, MD

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Scott Andrew DePaul, MD

Section Chief, Hospital Medicine at the South Texas Veterans' Affairs Healthcare System

Associate Professor/Clinical

Dr. Scott DePaul is a published, board-certified Hospitalist who joined UT Health San Antonio in 2013 as an Assistant Professor/Clinical before rising to the rank of Associate Professor/Clinical in 2018. He maintains an active clinical service as a Hospitalist with the South Texas Veterans' Affairs Healthcare System on both teaching and non-teaching inpatient General Medicine and Medicine Consult Services. Dr. DePaul also served as the Internal Medicine Residency Site Director at the VA from 2015 until 2018 and continues to work with the program as a Quality Improvement Cohort leader and as a member of the Clinical Competency Committee.

Dr. DePaul earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2006 before going on to complete his Internal Medicine residency with the Air Force at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium in 2009. Dr. DePaul is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and his societal memberships include Alpha Omega Alpha, Society of General Internal Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine, and the American College of Physicians. He is the recipient of several honors include the NATO Medal (06/2013), the Joint Service Commendation Medal (2013), Uniformed Services University Award of Excellence in Teaching (2012), Teaching Department of the Year (2011), Air Force Achievement Medal (2010), and the Wilford Hall Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care Award (2009).

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2006 - Doctor of Medicine - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    • 2002 - Bachelor of Arts - Biology (Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program) - University of San Diego

    Training

    • 2009 - Residency - Internal Medicine - San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

    Appointments

    • 2018 - Present - Associate Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
    • 07/2015 - 2018 - Internal Medicine Residency Site Director - UT Health San Antonio
    • 11/2013 - 2018 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
    • 07/2009 - 09/2013 - Assistant Professor - Uniformed Services University Edward Herbert School of Medicine

  • Instruction & Training

    • 7/2016 - Present, Internal Medicine Residency Quality Improvement Project, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 3/2016 - Present, MEDI4155 Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 7/2015 - Present, MS4 Noon Report, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 1/2015 - Present, CIRC6013 Musculoskeletal & Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 11/2014 - Present, CIRC6011 Digestive Health & Nutrition, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 9/2014 - Present, CIRC6009 Endocrine & Female Reproductive, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 7/2014 - Present, CIRC6007 Mind, Brain, & Behavior, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 7/2014 - Present, MEDI3005 Medicine Clerkship (gen), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 6/2014 - Present, CIRC5001 Medicine- Behavior and Society Longitudinal Module, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 2/2014 - Present, MEDI4170 Internal Medicine Intership Readiness Elective, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 11/2013 - Present, Post Graduate Rotation Supervision, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 10/2013 - Present, MEDI3105 Medicine Clerkship, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 10/2013 - Present, MEDI4046 General Medicine Ward/Subinternship UH/VA, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 3/2013 - Present, Physical Exam Rounds, South Texas Veterans' Affiars Healthcare System

  • Service

    Department

    07/2014-Present- Member, Clinical Competence Committee, UT Health San Antonio

    11/2013-Present- Interviewer, Internal Medicine Residency Candidate Interviews

    School

    10/2015- Interviewer, Mock Interviews for MS4s

    01/2012- Member, Internal Review Committee, Ophthalmology Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Haelth Education Consortium

    Institutional

    01/2017-Present- SAIL Avoidable Adverse Events Workgroup DVT, South Texas Veterans' Healthcare System

    07/2015-Present- Member, Resident Supervision Committee, South Texas Veterans' Healthcare System

    01/2015-12/2015- SAIL COPD Working Group, South Texas Veterans' Healthcare System

    01/2014-12/2014- PRN Medication Working Group, South Texas Veterans' Healthcare System

    07/2012-06/2013- Team Chief, Emergency Disaster Response Team, Immediate Team, Lackland AFB

    07/2011-06/2012- Member, Wilford Hall Medical Utilization and Evaluation Committee, Wilford Hall Medical Center

    07/2010-06/2012- Member, Wilford Hall Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Wilford Hall Medical Center

    Service to the Profession

    07/2015-Present- Director, American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Board Review Course

    04/2012- Reviewer, Military Medicine

  • Publications

      Journal Article

      DePaul S. Working at the VA Provides an Eye-Opening Experience Military Medicine 2017 Aug;70(8):38-39.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 2009 - American Board of Internal Medicine