MonicaBVelaMD

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
• 3 citations
  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
• 2 citations
  Cultivating Anti-Racism Allies in Academic Medicine.
  Cassandra D L Fritz, Shirlene Obuobi, Monica E Peek, Monica B Vela> ;Health Equity. 2023 Jan 1
• 1 citations
  COVID-19 Has Exacerbated Inequities That Hamper Physician Workforce Diversification.
  James N Woodruff, William A McDade, Sunny Nakae, Monica B Vela> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Oct 3
• 2 citations
  Improvisational and Standup Comedy, Graphic Medicine, and Theatre of the Oppressed to Teach Advancing Health Equity.
  Marshall H Chin, Nicola M Orlov, Brian C Callender, James A Dolan, Doriane C Miller, Monica E Peek, Jennifer M Rusiecki, Monica B Vela> ;Academic Medicine. 2022 Dec 1
• 3 citations
  Evaluating the Thematic Nature of Microaggression among Racial and Ethnic Minority Surgeons.
  Abena Appah-Sampong, Tanya Zakrison, Monica Vela, Milda Saunders, Lindsey Zhang, Chelsea Dorsey> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 Aug 1
• 4 citations
  Racial Disparities in Pulmonary Fibrosis and the Impact on the Black Population.
  Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Monica Vela, Milda Saunders> ;Archivos De Bronconeumologia. 2022 Aug 1
• 55 citations
  Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs.
  Monica B Vela, Amarachi I Erondu, Nichole A Smith, Monica E Peek, James N Woodruff, Marshall H Chin> ;Annual Review of Public Health. 2022 Apr 5
• 7 citations
  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Position Available: Proceed With Caution.
  Monica B Vela, Monica Lypson, William A McDade> ;Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2021 Dec 1
• 17 citations
  Keeping Our Promise - Supporting Trainees from Groups That Are Underrepresented in Medicine.
  Monica B. Vela, Marshall H. Chin, Monica E. Peek> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021 Jul 31
• 4 citations
  Where Do I Fit In? A Perspective on Challenges Faced by Asian American Medical Students.
  Daniel J. Ahn, Namrata Garg, Aaditi G. Naik, James Fan, Helen Wei, Kevin Chung, Monica B. Vela, Karen E. Kim, Song, B., Bonnie Song> ;Health Equity. 2021 May 20
• 3 citations
  Comics as anti-racist education and advocacy.
  Shirlene Obuobi, Monica B. Vela, Brian Callender> ;Lancet. 2021 May 1
• 6 citations
  National Survey of Wellness Programs in U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools.
  Alison Schutt, Katherine C. Chretien, James N. Woodruff, Valerie G. Press, Monica B. Vela, Wei Wei Lee> ;Academic Medicine. 2021 May 1
• 2 citations
  Why We Can't Wait.
  Jasmine Solola, Alisa McQueen, Rochelle N. Naylor, Victoria T. Okuneye, Monica B. Vela> ;Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2021 Feb 1
• 15 citations
  Update on workforce diversity in vascular surgery.
  Chelsea Dorsey, Elsie Gyang Ross, Abena Appah-Sampong, Monica B. Vela, Milda R. Saunders> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Jul 1
• 12 citations
  Supporting Inclusive Learning Environments and Professional Development in Medical Education Through an Identity and Inclusion Initiative.
  James N. Woodruff, Monica B. Vela, Zaina Zayyad, Tyrone A Johnson, Beverly Kyalwazi, Courtney Amegashie, Rebecca S. Silverman, Dana Levinson, Kate Blythe, Wei Wei Lee,...> ;Academic Medicine. 2020 Dec 1
• 29 citations
  Practical Lessons for Teaching About Race and Racism: Successfully Leading Free, Frank, and Fearless Discussions.
  Monica E. Peek, Monica B. Vela, Marshall H. Chin> ;Academic Medicine. 2020 Dec 1
• 36 citations
  Anticipating the Impact of the USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Scoring Decision on Underrepresented-in-Medicine Students.
  William A. McDade, Monica B. Vela, J P Sánchez> ;Academic Medicine. 2020 Sep 1
• 26 citations
  Teaching Intersectionality of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Race/Ethnicity in a Health Disparities Course.
  Stephanie Bi, Monica B. Vela, Aviva G. Nathan, Kathryn E. Gunter, Scott C. Cook, Fanny Y. Lopez, Robert S. Nocon, Marshall H. Chin> ;Mededportal. 2020 Jul 31
• 4 citations
  A qualitative study of parent perspectives on barriers, facilitators and expectations for school asthma care among urban, African-American children.
  Anna Volerman, Margaret H. Dennin, Monica B. Vela, Stacy Ignoffo, Valerie G. Press> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2019 Oct 1
• 5 citations
  Identification of students with asthma in Chicago schools : Missing the mark
  Anna Volerman, Stacy Ignoffo, Ashley Hull, Syrennia McArthur Hanshaw, Susan Taylor, Monica B. Vela, Valerie G. Press> ;Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2017 Jun 1
• 10 citations
  Patient factors associated with lung transplant referral and waitlist for patients with cystic fibrosis and pulmonary fibrosis.
  Yuan Liu, Monica B. Vela, Tanya M Rudakevych, Christopher H. Wigfield, Edward R. Garrity, Milda R. Saunders> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2017 Mar 1
• 16 citations
  Addressing Barriers to Shared Decision Making Among Latino LGBTQ Patients and Healthcare Providers in Clinical Settings.
  Arshiya A. Baig, Fanny Y. Lopez, Rachel H. DeMeester, Monica E. Peek, Monica B. Vela, Jia, J., Justin L. Jia> ;LGBT Health. 2016 Oct 1
• 4 citations
  Establishing Medical Students’ Cultural and Linguistic Competence for the Care of Spanish-Speaking Limited English Proficient Patients
  Monica B. Vela, Cassandra D. L. Fritz, Elizabeth A. Jacobs> ;Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2016 Jul 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 Medicine  
  Peek M, Johnson J, Kim K, Vela, M, Acad Med, 1/1/2013
• Improving Under-Represented Minority Medical Student Recruitment with Health Disparities  
  Vela, 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 Patients  
  Press 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
• Innovative Health Care Disparities Curriculum for Incoming Medical Students  
  Vela, M., Kim, K., Tang, H. Chin, M, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1/1/2008
• A Gabaergic Mechanism in the Posterior Hypothalamus Modulates Baroreceptor Bradycardia  
  Bauer, R., Vela, M., and Waldrop, T, Brain Research, 1/1/1988
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Abstracts/Posters

• SEALS: A Process and Intermediate Outcome Evaluation of an innovative pipeline curriculum
  Fritz, 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 Schools
  Morales 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
• Rural Health Education at Pritzker School of Medicine
  Richards, K., Plummer, R., Zapata, H., Azang-Njaah, N.,Tomal, J., Kukulski, P.,Chesley, C., Snyder, H.,Mackenzie, E., Guhl, E., Vela, M, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/1/2010
• Assessing Medical Students for False Fluency: Implications for Patient Safety
  Han, S., Kumar, R., Mitchell, A.,Pruitt, L., Ruby, A., Socolovsky, C., Vachon, A., Ning, Z., Berhie, S., Clinite, K., Tynan, T., Cohn, A., Vela, M., Kim, K, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/1/2010
• On a Mission for Nutrition: Nutrition Education by Medical Students for Pediatric Populations
  Narula, N.,Raffel, K., Vela, M, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/1/2010
• A Comparative Analysis of Medical Student Insurance Benefits
  Koldobskaya, Y.,Choi, V.,Kim, J.,Lee, S., Nelson, R.,Schaefer, G., Swaniker, J.,Toledo, A., Vela, M, Central Group on Educational Affairs Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2010
• Awareness and Utilization of Free Mammography Services for the Uninsured at Primary Care Centers of Chicago’s South Side
  Sampat, A., Karches, K., Chang, K., Foley, S., Dilly, L, Paik, J., Horvath, S., Levine, R., Stetson, G., Zhong, M., Benhamida, J., Mohiuddin, J., Vinci, L., Phillips, ..., Central Group on Educational Affairs Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2010
• Residents and Latino Communities Partnering to Improve Asthma Outcomes among Latinos in Chicago
  Pappalardo, A., Lega, F., Press, V., Estrada, O., Johnson, M., Arora, V., Vela, M, First Annual UIC School of Public Health Minority Health in the Midwest Conference, 1/27/2009
• Evaluating the Extent and Efficacy of Pediatric Literacy Assessment Training in the Pritzker SOM Pediatric Clerkship
  Poston, J., Becker; R., Choo; K., Espinoza; J.,Kapila; A., Ledbetter; K., Mott; M., Stork; R., Vela, M, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/17/2009
• Awareness and Utilization of Free Mammography Services for the Uninsured at Primary Care Centers on Chicago’s South Side
  Dilly, L.,Vela, M., Levine, R., Foley, S, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/17/2009
• Language Barriers: Interpreter Use and Training in 4th Year Medical Students
  Uffmann, B., Alexiades, N., Smith, S., Hickey, A., Miller, R., Chiu, A., Kozman, D., Pillarella, J., Eppler, A.,Vela, M, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/17/2009
• A Comparative Analysis of Medical Student Insurance Benefits
  Koldobskaya, Y.,Choi, V.,Kim, J.,Lee, S., Nelson, R.,Schaefer, G., Swaniker, J.,Toledo, A., Vela, M, Medical Education Day, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1/17/2009
• Mammography Access and Awareness of Mammogram Availability in the Southside Chicago Community
  Foley, S., Chang, K., Dilly, L, Horvath, S., Karches, K., Levine, R., Paik, J., Sampat, A., Stetson, G., Zhong, M., Benhamida, J., Mohiuddin, Z.,Vela, M, First Annual University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health Minority Health in the Midwest Conference; Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1/17/2009
• Mammography Access and Awareness of Mammogram Availability in the Southside Chicago Community
  Foley, S., Chang, K., Dilly, L, Horvath, S., Karches, K., Levine, R., Paik, J., Sampat, A., Stetson, G., Zhong, M., Benhamida, J., Mohiuddin, Z.,Vela, M, University of Chicago Department of Medicine Third Annual Research Day, 1/1/2009
• Residents and Latino Communities Partnering to Improve Asthma Outcomes among Latinos in Chicago
  Pappalardo, A., Lega, F., Press, V., Estrada, O., Johnson, M., Arora, V., Vela, MB, National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Meeting, Bronx, NY, 1/1/2009
• From Doughnut Holes to Nursing Homes--The U.S. Healthcare System in Aging, Ethnically Diverse America
  Limaye, S., MD, Podrazik, P., Reddy, S., Vela, MB, American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/2009
• Health Disparities Curriculum for Medical Students
  Shumway, D., Vela, MB, Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1/1/2008
• Innovative Health Care Disparities Curriculum for Incoming Medical Students
  Vela, M., Kim, K., Tang, H. Chin, M, Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2007
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Lectures

• Medical Spanish Coursework in U.S. Medical Schools 
  Washington. D.C. - 1/1/2015
• Diversity in the Medical Profession 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2015
• SEALS: A Process and Intermediate Outcome Evaluation of an innovative pipeline curriculum 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• First Year Medical Students’ Attitudes About Advocacy in Medicine: Analysis of Reflective Essays 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• Are You My Mentor? Exploring Innovative Mentorship Opportunities 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• Health Care for Women: The Power of Language, Race and Culture 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• Do This Not That: Keys to Medical School Admissions 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• Updates in Health Disparities 
  1/29/2013
• Health Care Disparities in America 
  1/1/2013
• The Roadmap to Reduce Disparities: Integrating Equity into Quality Improvement 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Health Disparities Among African Americans 
  1/25/2012
• Role of Minority Physicians in Academic Medicine 
  Chicago, IL - 1/16/2012
• Impact of Health Disparities Curriculum at Pritzker School of Medicine 
  1/1/2012
• Impact of Health Disparities Curriculum on Medical Students at the Pritzker School of Medicine 
  1/1/2012
• Health Disparities among African American Populations 
  1/1/2012
• Where Are We Now? 
  1/1/2012
• Role of Education in Health Disparities 
  1/1/2012
• Role of Minority Physicians in Ending Disparities in Health 
  1/1/2012
• Medical Spanish and Standardized Patients. Clinical Education and Assessment Chicago Style 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
• Update on Minority Health 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2011
• Updates on Health Disparities in the Black Belt of Chicago 
  1/1/2011
• Delivering the Health Disparities Message to Students and Young Physicians 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2011
• Teaching on Health Disparities 
  1/1/2011
• Latin American Physician Scientists—Where are We? 
  1/16/2010
• Noncompliance: A Symptom, not a Diagnosis 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2010
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Other

• Workshop: Effective Time Management for Academic Physicians and Researchers 
  Needa Laiteerapong, Lisa Vinci, Monica Vela, Deborah Burnet, UCMC
  1/1/2015
• Workshop for GIM Female Housestaff. Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for GIM 
  Deborah Burnet, Monica Vela, Lisa Vinci
  1/1/2014
• Workshop: Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for Faculty 
  Deborah Burnet, Lisa Vinci, Monica Vela, Karen Kim, Victoria Prince, UCMC
  1/1/2014
• Workshop Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development For Women in STEM 
  Deborah Burnet, Lisa Vinci, Karen Kim, Monica Vela, Victoria Prince, Chicago Collaboration for Women in STEM, annual meeting
  1/1/2014
• Workshop: Leadership Skills for Minority Medical Students 
  Monica Vela, SNMA Annual Leadership Conference, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
  1/1/2013
• Workshop: The Roadmap to Reduce Disparities: Integrating Equity into Quality Improvement 
  Monica Vela, Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Workshop Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for GIM 
  Deborah Burnet, Monica Vela, Lisa Vinci, and Tracie Collins, Regional Midwest SGIM Meeting
  1/1/2013
• Workshop: Enhance Your Skills: Leadership Development for GIM 
  Deborah Burnet, Monica Vela, Lisa Vinci, and Tracie Collins, National Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting
  Denver, CO - 1/1/2013
• Workshop:Leadership Skills for Minority Medical Students 
  Monica Vela, Student National Medical Association, National Annual Leadership Conference, University of Chicago P
  1/1/2013
• Workshop: Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for GIM 
  Monica Vela, Midwest Regional Society of General Internal Medicine Conference
  1/1/2012
• Workshop: How Medical Schools View You 
  Monica Vela, American Medical Student Association at American River Colleges UC Davis Pre Medical and Pre-Health
  1/1/2012
• Medical Students and Preventative Health: A Nutrition Program for Community Middle School Students 
  Narula N, Raffel K, Fromme B, Vela M, MedEdPORTAL
  www.mededportal.org/publication/8491
  1/1/2012
• Health Disparities Workshop and Updates 
  Monica Vela, IAMAMA Ivy Atlantic Medical Alumni Magazine Association Northwestern University
  1/1/2008
• Overcoming Ethnic Health Disparities: Improving the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension, Diabetes and their Complications 
  Association of Black Cardiologists Self Assessment Program. Edition 1
  http://www.proevalinc.com/medical/health_disparities/ABCSAP1.pdf
  1/1/2008
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