{"id":2265,"date":"2025-06-09T14:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/aes\/?page_id=2265"},"modified":"2025-06-09T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:54:14","slug":"2025-spring-star-educator-recipient-ryan-menchaca-md","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/aes\/2022-star-educators-recipients\/2025-spring-star-educator-recipient-ryan-menchaca-md\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Spring STAR Educator Recipient: Ryan Menchaca, MD"},"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_1749498846670{background-color: #f7f4f0 !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/menchacar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/aes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/06\/Ryan-Menchaca-266x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Menchaca, MD&nbsp;\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/menchacar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Menchaca, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Family Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nomination Submission:<\/span><br \/>\nFrom my first day of family medicine clerkship, Dr. Menchaca was inspiring. He kept things fast-paced and created an incredible learning experience. Each day, I came home inspired to be better. He created opportunities to give a presentation and taught me individually about multiple topics throughout our two weeks together. He made time to mentor me on my career goals outside of patient care, and his valuable insights impacted my future goals. The pearls that he taught about the physical exam I will use for the rest of my career, not just in family medicine. His enthusiasm for patient care was evident, as he walked out of a patient\u2019s room after helping her through a depressive episode with an SSRI, saying, \u201cwow that\u2019s why I love medicine!\u201d It was an honor to start my third-year learning from him, and I took his takeaways with me throughout the rest of my clerkship and into my future career. I wish I could spend more time learning with him!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/menchacar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Menchaca&#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_1749498846670{background-color: #f7f4f0 !important;}&#8221;] Ryan Menchaca, MD Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine Nomination Submission: From my first day of family medicine clerkship, Dr. Menchaca was inspiring. He kept things fast-paced and created an incredible learning experience. Each day, I came home inspired to be better. 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