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Mary Esther Rocha, MD, Pediatrics, Houston, TX, Texas Children's Hospital

Mary EstherRochaMD, MPH, FAAP

Pediatrics • Houston, TX

Hospitalist

Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine

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Summary

  • Experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in Health Sciences Education and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Skilled in Validation, Editing, Medical Education Scholarship, and Medical Education Leadership. Strong education professional certified by the Harvard Macy Institute and the American Association of Medical Colleges.

Education & Training

  • AAMC
    AAMCCertificate, Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, 2019
  • AAMC
    AAMCcertificate, Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) , 2012 - 2014
  • Harvard Macy Institute
    Harvard Macy Institutecertificate, Program for Educators in Health Professions, 2013 - 2013
  • Research Talk and the Odum Institute
    Research Talk and the Odum Institutecertificate, Qualitative Summer Intensive, 2013 - 2013
  • AAMC
    AAMCcertificate, Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC), 2011 - 2011
  • AAMC
    AAMCcertificate, Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Workshop, 2008 - 2008
  • Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
    Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2005
  • McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
    McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2002
  • University of Texas School of Public Health
    University of Texas School of Public HealthMPH, Health Education/Health Promotion, 1996 - 1998
  • School of Public Health, UT Health
    School of Public Health, UT HealthHealth Education, 1996 - 1998
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityAB, Biological Anthropology, Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityBiological Anthropology, Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2005 - 2024
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Editor’s Choice Distinction MedEdPORTAL, 2019
  • Medical Education Scholarship Award AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs, 2016
  • Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership Baylor College of Medicine, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Propelling educational innovations to publication in five steps  
    Ryan MS, Kind T, Jirasevijinda T, Paul CR, Keeley MG, Rocha MEM., Academic Medicine, 2020
  • Mitigating "Educational Groundhog Day" - The Role of Learner Handoffs: A Survey of Pediatric Educational Leaders.  
    Fuchs J, King MA, Pete Devon E, Guffey D, Keeley MG, Rocha MEM., Academic Pediatrics, 2019
  • Variability in Kawasaki Disease Practice Patterns: A Survey of Hospitalists at Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2017  
    Darby JB, Tamaskar N, Kumar S, Sexson K, de Guzman M, Rocha MEM, Shulman ST, Hospital Pediatrics, 2019
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Treatment of Neonatal Febrile Urinary Tract Infection 
    Austin J, Pierson S, Rocha MEMAAP, Itasca, IL2019
  • Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease 
    Bode R, Sekaran A, Rocha MEMAAP, Itasca, IL2019
  • Physical Examination in Testicular Torsion 
    Bode R, Sekaran A, Rocha MEMAAP, Itasca, IL2019
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Variability in Kawasaki Disease Practice Patterns: A Survey of Hospitalists at Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2017
    Darby JB, Tamaskar N, Kumar S, Sexson K, de Guzman M, Rocha MEM, Shulman ST, PAS; PHM, Baltimore, MD, 2109; Seattle, WA, 2019, 1/1/2019
  • A Novel Sub-internship Communication Skills Curriculum for Safe Transitions of Patient Care
    Rocha MEM, Chladek M, Ayyala U, Caruso A, Dunnington H, Kung D, Lye C, Doane J, Purkiss J, Kusnoor AV, Multiple Locations, 2019, 1/1/2019
  • Developing a Novel Assessment of Sub-intern Communication Skills Involving Transitions of Patient Care
    Kusnoor AV, Ayyala U, Caruso A, Dunnington H, Kung D, Lye C, Poszywak K, Purkiss J, Rocha MEM, Multiple Locations, 2019, 1/1/2019
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Lectures

  • Medical Education Scholarship 101: From Inception to Dissemination 
    St. Petersburg, FL, 2019; Baltimore, MD, 2019 - 1/1/2019
  • Teach and Assess Clinical Reasoning Using Practical Validated Written and Oral Case Presentation Rubrics: P-HAPEE and PBEAR 
    Multiple Locations, 2016, 2017, 2019 - 1/1/2019
  • Overcoming Rejection and Publishing Resiliently 
    Houston, TX - 1/1/2019
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Other

  • The Relationship between Nonadherence and Recurrent Disease: A Case-Comparison Study of DNA Fingerprint Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates Among Recurre... 
    Rocha, MEM, University of Texas Press. Masters� Thesis
    1/1/1998

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Portuguese, French

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-e-rocha-md-mph-464691102/

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