Rebecca W. Opole, MD

Professional Background

I am involved in teaching learners at all levels of instruction ranging from problem based and interactive learning sessions for Phase 1 Medical students, clinical mentoring, didactic and clinical supervision of Phase 2 learners, and training and supervision of residents in the outpatient clinical area. My focus is promotion of learner awareness of preventive care and primary health, complexities of outpatient medicine, and care transitions for complex and elderly patients. I believe in students learning from complex cases either in the classroom or the clinic.
I was an Assistant Director in the ACE Curriculum for the 1st and second year Medical Students since the inception and was promoted to the Director of one of the Medical Alumni societies since 7/2021.

Clinic, Outpatient Internal Medicine. Professional Service:
This includes taking care of almost 800 of my own patients and 200 of the Resident's panel.

The diverse area of professional service includes patient care. Applicants should select measures that most clearly and concisely document their accomplishments and the value of these activities to the Medical School and University. Measures of both quantity and quality of activities are required and if necessary, applicants should provide brief descriptions to assist reviewers. Measures of patient care activities include numbers of patients, time allocation in clinical activity, procedures completed, Relative Value Units (RVUs), and value to the School of the clinical service. If the primary quality evaluation is the subjective assessment of peers, this should be available in letters from departmental colleagues, chair, or referees

The significance of professional service in the forms of task forces, committees and similar groups should be explained and the specific role of the applicant clarified.

Professional consulting services must have academic credibility and clear service intent and not be performed primarily for personal profit

• MBChB, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
• Internship, The Armed Forces' Memorial Hospital, Kenya
• Residency, University of Kansas School of Medicine

• American Board of Internal Medicine

• American College of Physicians, ACP, Fellow, 2005 - 2022

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