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Office
1853 W. Polk St
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-996-2450- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1993
- University of IllinoisB.S., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Favorite Faculty Teaching Award Pritzker School of Medicine, 2010-2012, 2014-2023
- Herbert Nickens Award Society of General Internal Medicine, 2014
- Distinguished Faculty Award for Community Service and Advocacy University of Chicago, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Addressing Bias and Racism Against Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Individuals: A Call to Action to Advance Health Equity and Leadership.Jing Wang, Monica B Vela, Marshall H Chin> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Jul 3
- Eliminating the Pipeline Metaphor in Framing Workforce Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.Nicole Stern, Monica Vela, Sunny Nakae> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Jul 3
- Beyond Compliance: Growth as the Guiding Value in Undergraduate Medical Education.James N Woodruff, Wei Wei Lee, Monica Vela, Arnold I Davidson> ;Academic Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- URM Candidates Are Encouraged to Apply: A National Study to Identify Effective Strategies to Enhance Racial/Ethnic Faculty Diversity in Academic Departments of MedicinePeek M, Johnson J, Kim K, Vela, M, Acad Med, 1/1/2013
- Improving Under-Represented Minority Medical Student Recruitment with Health DisparitiesVela, M., Kim K, Tang H., Chin M, Curriculum Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1/1/2010
- The Chicago Breath Project: A Regional Approach to Improving Education on Asthma Inhalers for Resident Physicians and Minority PatientsPress VG, Pincavage AT, Pappalardo AA, Baker DC, Conwell WC, Cohen JC, Hoyte FL, Johnson ME, Prochaska MV, Vela MB, Arora VM, J Nat’l Med Assoc, 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters
- SEALS: A Process and Intermediate Outcome Evaluation of an innovative pipeline curriculumFritz, CL and Vela, MB, National Society of General Internal Medicine for Innovations in Medical Education Category, 1/1/2014
- Advocating for Advocacy Training in Medical School: Too Little Too Late?Press, V., Fritz CL, Vela MB, National Society for General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2014
- National Survey of Medical Spanish Curriculum in U.S. Medical SchoolsMorales R, Rodriguez L, Singh A, Stratta E, Mendoza L, Valerio MA, Vela MB, AAMC Medical Education Meeting - Accelerating Learning. Fostering Connections, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Medical Spanish Coursework in U.S. Medical SchoolsWashington. D.C. - 1/1/2015
- Diversity in the Medical ProfessionChicago, IL - 1/1/2015
- SEALS: A Process and Intermediate Outcome Evaluation of an innovative pipeline curriculumChicago, IL - 1/1/2014
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Other
- Workshop: Effective Time Management for Academic Physicians and ResearchersNeeda Laiteerapong, Lisa Vinci, Monica Vela, Deborah Burnet, UCMC
1/1/2015 - Workshop for GIM Female Housestaff. Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for GIMDeborah Burnet, Monica Vela, Lisa Vinci
1/1/2014 - Workshop: Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for FacultyDeborah Burnet, Lisa Vinci, Monica Vela, Karen Kim, Victoria Prince, UCMC
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Press Mentions
- How Do You Teach Advancing Health Equity? Improv May Be a (Serious) AnswerNovember 7th, 2022
- Why We Can't WaitJanuary 13th, 1937
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences SystemChicago, Illinois
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