{"id":1238,"date":"2022-10-14T14:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T19:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/aes\/?page_id=1238"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:33:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T20:33:08","slug":"2023-star-educator-recipient-neela-patel-md-mph-cmd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/aes\/2022-star-educators-recipients\/2023-star-educator-recipient-neela-patel-md-mph-cmd\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Fall STAR Educator Recipient: Neela Patel, MD, MPH, CMD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639072901938{background-color: #f7f4f0 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665779587507{background-color: #f7f4f0 !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1106 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/aes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/10\/Neela-Patel-MD-MPH-CMD.jpg\" alt=\"Neela Patel, MD, MPH, CMD\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><strong>Neela Patel, MD, MPH, CMD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Family and Community Medicine; Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Supportive Care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Nomination Submission:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have known Dr. Patel as my teacher, mentor, and role model for five years.\u00a0 As a 3rd year medical student, seeing her care for older adults and communicate with their family members and caregivers touched my heart and led me to become a Family Physician.\u00a0 Dr. Patel asked each new patient in clinic the same simple, but important, question:\u00a0 \u201cWhat motivates you, what keeps you going every day?\u201d\u00a0 I quickly realized the patient\u2019s answer gave Dr. Patel deep insight into the person\u2019s quality of life and what she could do to enhance it.\u00a0 Instead of just dealing with the person\u2019s medical problems, she amazed me by taking the time to ask and counsel accordingly: She also treated the person\u2019s mind and spirit. She told patients that she cares for them as whole person, not just one body part or organ system.\u00a0 This mentality was pivotal to my desire to pursue Family Medicine as my specialty, and to this day I tell my patients that I care for them as a whole person:\u00a0 Mind, body, spirit.\u00a0 Throughout 4th year and residency, Dr. Patel continued to develop my desire to become an outstanding physician by teaching me, serving as my mentor, and being my role model.\u00a0 As a teacher, she fueled my desire to learn and apply information.\u00a0 Rarely answering my questions about patient care directly, Dr. Patel stirred my curiosity and challenged me to search for answers.\u00a0 Thus, I attribute much of my success in residency to her teaching.\u00a0 As my mentor during residency, Dr. Patel has been my biggest supporter. She always listened when I asked for advice and guidance throughout my training.\u00a0 As I start my Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Dr. Patel\u2019s passions for teaching and mentoring learners and caring for geriatric patients have become mine.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve known and worked with Dr. Patel since I was an intern in the family medicine residency program. In addition, she has been my preceptor at the UT geriatric clinic, various nursing homes, and acute care of the elderly unit (ACE) in Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>She is an excellent clinical teacher who emphasizes taking care of the whole person, offering continuity of care to our geriatric patients in various settings. She models patient-centered care, embracing a compassionate and empathetic approach, and providing social and family support. I can vividly recall Dr. Patel sharing her own story with a cancer patient. She had encouraged everyone in her family reunion to complete advanced directives. The story was to remind the patient of the importance of having his wishes be known as soon as possible and not burden his family in the future. I thoroughly enjoyed learning at the bedside and observing her navigating through difficult conversations with family members who have their loved ones hospitalized. Dr. Patel also fosters learners&#8217; interests at different levels of training, including medical students, residents, and fellows, which inspires learners to achieve their full potential. She also serves as a brilliant leader in the geriatrics division and champions effective management efforts in all the services she provides. All these attributes, as mentioned above, qualify her for this much-deserved recognition.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/pateln4\">Dr. Patel&#8217;s Faculty Profile<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639072901938{background-color: #f7f4f0 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665779587507{background-color: #f7f4f0 !important;}&#8221;] Neela Patel, MD, MPH, CMD Associate Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine; Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Supportive Care Nomination Submission: I have known Dr. Patel as my teacher, mentor, and role model for five years.\u00a0 As a 3rd year medical student, seeing her care for older [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":0,"parent":1176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/child-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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