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Sadie Trammell Velasquez

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210-617-5300

trammellvela@uthscsa.edu

Departments & Divisions

Sadie A Trammell Velasquez, MD, FACP

Associate Professor / Clinical

SadieTrammell Velasquez, Clinical Associate Professor, has been engaged in undergraduate medical and graduate medical education since 2011 including
facilitator in the Synthesis Group and faculty mentor in the formal student mentorship program, Veritas. As co-director of the Clinical Skills Module, she has implemented Interprofessional Education (IPE) into the curriculum, awarded the LINC Seed Grant in 2019 and 2020. She maintains an active clinical service at STVHCS on teaching and non-teaching inpatient medicine services and is involved in multiple UME and GME committees. 

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2011 - Residency - Internal Medicine - The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 2009 - Internship - Internal Medicine - The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 2008 - MD - Medicine - The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 2002 - BA - Biology - The University of Texas

    Appointments

    • 9/2018 - Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical - University of Texas Health San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio
    • 7/2012 - Faculty Physician - South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Medicine, San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 1/2018 - Present, Clinical Skills, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 4/2017 - Present, Internal Medicine Intership Readiness Elective, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 3/2016 - Present, Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2015 - Present, Individual Instruction, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 7/2014 - Present, Individual Instruction, UTHSCSA
    • 1/2014 - Present, Musculoskeletal Dermatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 10/2013 - Present, Digestive health Nutrition, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2013 - Present, Endocrine Female Reproductive, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2013 - Present, Physical Exam Rounds, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 6/2013 - Present, Mind, Brain Behavior, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 6/2013 - Present, Medicine, Behavior Society, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 8/2012 - Present, Clinical Skills, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2012 - Present, MS4 Morning Report, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 7/2012 - Present, General Medicine Ward/Subinternship UH/VA, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2012 - Present, Individual Instruction, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 9/2011 - Present, Individual Instruction, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 9/2011 - Present, Post Graduate Rotation Supervision, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 9/2011 - Present, Medicine Clerkship, The University of Texas Health Science Center

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    Private

    Funding Agency Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) Seed Grants Program Title Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) Seed Grants Program: Head, Ears, Nose, Oral, and Throat Physical Exam Interprofessional Education Status Active Period 4/2019 - 4/2020 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail Interprofessional education (IPE) engages learners in team-based care to educate and expose future providers to different professions with the goal of improving health outcomes and quality of care for patients. IPE is critical to the mission of UT Health San Antonio1 and therefore the larger UT System. As part of this initiative, our collaborative group aims to join the UT Health Long School of Medicine (LSOM) and the UT Health School of Dentistry (SOD) with the purpose of integrating the oral physical examination into the traditional head, ears, nose and throat (HENT) exam, and evaluate the effectiveness of IPE clinical simulation in this setting.
    Students at the LSOM currently receive instruction on a basic HENT examination during their first year of medical school, lacking the oral examination and the integration of oral and systemic health. Conversely, dental students are rigorously educated and trained in the anatomy and physiology of the head and neck, though desire proficiency in a complete cranial nerve examination.
    Our collaborative group is planning an activity that will course multiple days with first-year medical students and fourth-year dental students. Together they will share and gain knowledge in IPE, oral health and oral health?s correlation with systemic health. Approximately 260 students, 220 from the LSOM and 40 from the SOD, and 10 faculty facilitators from the LSOM will receive the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) Questionnaire pre-test and post-test to assess IPE competencies. Assessment of this activity will be used to build sustainable collaboration and education amongst healthcare providers at UT Health San Antonio. Funding Agency Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Title Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Innovation Grant Status Active Period 3/2017 - 3/2018 Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail Are your learners ready to hold the admission pager?-Building a resident curriculum for triage and disposition decision-making. In the context of Internal Medicine (IM), "triage" refers to a constellation of activities related to determining the most appropriate disposition/management plans for patients. Triaging occurs across the care continuum and represents entrustable professional activities and skills across multiple ACGME domains that internists must master for patient safety and appropriate utilization of healthcare resources. Our project aims to provide IM residency programs a foundation to build their own triage curriculum based on their institutional needs, an e-module to train residents in inter-professional triage communication, and future modules to address systems-based practice and evidence-based clinical decision making.

  • Publications

      Abstract

      Schmit DR, Trammell Velasquez SA, Wathen P, King P. The Design, Implementation and Impact of an Internal Medicine Resident Ultrasound based Procedure Service; 2012 Mar. (Journal of Hospital Medicine; vol. 7, no. S2).

      Journal Article

      Duhon BM, Dallas SD, Trammell Velasquez SA, Hand E. Staphylococcus lugdunensis Bacteremia and Endocarditis Treated with Cefazolin and Rifampin American Journal Health-Systems Pharmacology 2015 Jul;72:1114-1118.

      Other

      Trammell Velasquez SA. Missing Connective Tissue 2018 Apr;Xi. Trammell Velasquez SA. Silent Delivery Connective Tissue 2017 Apr;Xi. Trammell Velasquez SA, Kornsawad K. Should a Patient Who Requests Alcohol Detoxification Be Admitted or Treated as Outpatient? The Hospitalist 2016 Mar;.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine