Rebecca Brienza, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Director, VACHS Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education
Research & Publications
Biography
News
Research Summary
Interprofessional education and medical education; innovations in medical education and curricular development
Coauthors
Selected Publications
- Twelve Tips for teaching shared decision makingZegarek M, Brienza R, Quinn N. Twelve Tips for teaching shared decision making. Medical Teacher 2022, 45: 257-263. PMID: 35793200, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2093700.
- Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms.Brienza RS, Spelman JF, Hager K, Ruser C. Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: 402-405. PMID: 34737536, PMCID: PMC8562901, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0178.
- Peer coaching in an interprofessional academic primary care clinicMorford K, Milligan T, Brienza R. Peer coaching in an interprofessional academic primary care clinic. Journal Of Interprofessional Education & Practice 2021, 23: 100418. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100418.
- Impact of interprofessional embedding of physical therapy in a primary care training clinicMcKay SE, Buono FD, Walker J, Glinski C, Printz DMB, Brienza R. Impact of interprofessional embedding of physical therapy in a primary care training clinic. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2020, 35: 532-537. PMID: 32917104, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1798898.
- Experiences of Patient-Centered Medical Home Staff Team Members Working in Interprofessional Training EnvironmentsNewell S, O’Brien B, Brienza R, Dulay M, Strewler A, Manuel JK, Tuepker A. Experiences of Patient-Centered Medical Home Staff Team Members Working in Interprofessional Training Environments. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2976-2982. PMID: 32728958, PMCID: PMC7573084, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06055-y.
- A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19Spelman JF, Brienza R, Walsh RF, Drost P, Schwartz AR, Kravetz JD, Pitkin P, Ruser C. A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3073-3076. PMID: 32705471, PMCID: PMC7377306, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06041-4.
- Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary CareEdwards ST, Hooker ER, Brienza R, O’Brien B, Kim H, Gilman S, Harada N, Gelberg L, Shull S, Niederhausen M, King S, Hulen E, Singh MK, Tuepker A. Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1915943. PMID: 31747038, PMCID: PMC6902823, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15943.
- Development and Validation of a Polypharmacy Knowledge Assessment InstrumentThomas JM, Mecca MC, Niehoff KM, Mecca AP, Van Ness PH, Brienza R, Hyson A, Jeffery S. Development and Validation of a Polypharmacy Knowledge Assessment Instrument. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education 2019, 83: 6435. PMID: 31333246, PMCID: PMC6630871, DOI: 10.5688/ajpe6435.
- Assessing an Interprofessional Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Educational Intervention for Primary Care Post-graduate Trainees: a Quantitative and Qualitative EvaluationMecca MC, Thomas JM, Niehoff KM, Hyson A, Jeffery SM, Sellinger J, Mecca AP, Van Ness PH, Fried TR, Brienza R. Assessing an Interprofessional Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Educational Intervention for Primary Care Post-graduate Trainees: a Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1220-1227. PMID: 30972554, PMCID: PMC6614292, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04932-9.
- Initiative to Minimize Pharmaceutical Risk in Older Veterans (IMPROVE) Polypharmacy Clinic.Gardner AL, Thomas JM, Mecca MC, Hyson A, Niehoff KM, Jeffery S, Sellinger J, Brienza R. Initiative to Minimize Pharmaceutical Risk in Older Veterans (IMPROVE) Polypharmacy Clinic. Federal Practitioner 2018, 35: 40-47. PMID: 30766331, PMCID: PMC6366595.
- Qualitative study of perspectives concerning recent rehospitalisations among a high-risk cohort of veteran patients in Connecticut, USAAntony SM, Grau LE, Brienza RS. Qualitative study of perspectives concerning recent rehospitalisations among a high-risk cohort of veteran patients in Connecticut, USA. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e018200. PMID: 29960998, PMCID: PMC6042565, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018200.
- Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based AssessmentTobin DG, Doolittle BR, Ellman MS, Ruser CB, Brienza RS, Genao I. Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based Assessment. Academic Medicine 2017, 92: 331-334. PMID: 27355783, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001293.
- Translating innovation: Exploring dissemination of a unique case conferenceKing I, Strewler A, Wipf J, Singh M, Painter E, Shunk R, Brienza R, Tivis R, Weppner W, Davidson M, Willis J, Gordon T, Smith C. Translating innovation: Exploring dissemination of a unique case conference. Journal Of Interprofessional Education & Practice 2017, 6: 55-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2016.12.004.
- Translating innovation: Exploring dissemination of a unique case conference.King IC, Strewler A, Wipf JE, Singh M, Painter E, Shunk R, Brienza RS, Tivis R, Weppner WG, Davidson M, Willis J, Gordon T, Smith CS. Translating innovation: Exploring dissemination of a unique case conference. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. 2017; 6: 55-60.
- Veterans Affairs Interprofessional Nurse Practitioner Residency in Primary Care: A Competency-based ProgramRugen K, Speroff E, Zapatka S, Brienza R. Veterans Affairs Interprofessional Nurse Practitioner Residency in Primary Care: A Competency-based Program. The Journal For Nurse Practitioners 2016, 12: e267-e273. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.02.023.
- At a CrossroadsBrienza RS. At a Crossroads. Academic Medicine 2016, 91: 621-623. PMID: 26839946, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001119.
- Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign outLong T, Uradu A, Castillo R, Brienza R. Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign out. Education For Health 2016, 29: 51-55. PMID: 26996800, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.178923.
- Veteran Affairs Interprofessional Nurse Practitioner Residency in Primary Care: A Competency Based Program.Rugen KW, Speroff E, Zapatka S, Brienza RS. Veteran Affairs Interprofessional Nurse Practitioner Residency in Primary Care: A Competency Based Program. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2016; 12(6): 267-273.
- The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE)Meyer EM, Zapatka S, Brienza RS. The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE). Academic Medicine 2015, 90: 802-809. PMID: 25551857, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000594.
- Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency educationDoolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health 2015, 28: 74-78. PMID: 26261119, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161916.
- The Case for Interprofessional Learning and Collaborative Practice in Graduate Medical EducationBrienza RS, Zapatka S, Meyer EM. The Case for Interprofessional Learning and Collaborative Practice in Graduate Medical Education. Academic Medicine 2014, 89: 1438-1439. PMID: 25350333, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000490.
- Expanding Health Policy and Advocacy Education for Graduate TraineesLong T, Chaiyachati KH, Khan A, Siddharthan T, Meyer E, Brienza R. Expanding Health Policy and Advocacy Education for Graduate Trainees. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2014, 6: 547-50. PMID: 26279783, PMCID: PMC4535222, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-13-00363.1.
- Pioneering a Primary Care Adult Nurse Practitioner Interprofessional FellowshipZapatka S, Conelius J, Edwards J, Meyer E, Brienza R. Pioneering a Primary Care Adult Nurse Practitioner Interprofessional Fellowship. The Journal For Nurse Practitioners 2014, 10: 378-386. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.03.018.
- Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home modelLong T, Dann S, Wolff ML, Brienza RS. Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2014, 28: 473-474. PMID: 24593328, DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.891575.
- Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: Transforming nurse practitioner educationRugen KW, Watts SA, Janson SL, Angelo LA, Nash M, Zapatka SA, Brienza R, Gilman SC, Bowen JL, Saxe JM. Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: Transforming nurse practitioner education. Nursing Outlook 2013, 62: 78-88. PMID: 24630678, DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.11.004.
- A method to quantify and compare clinicians’ assessments of patient understanding during counseling of standardized patientsFarrell MH, Kuruvilla P, Eskra KL, Christopher SA, Brienza RS. A method to quantify and compare clinicians’ assessments of patient understanding during counseling of standardized patients. Patient Education And Counseling 2009, 77: 128-135. PMID: 19380210, PMCID: PMC2737092, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.03.013.
- The Association of Faculty and Residents’ Gender on Faculty Evaluations of Internal Medicine Residents in 16 ResidenciesHolmboe ES, Huot SJ, Brienza RS, Hawkins RE. The Association of Faculty and Residents’ Gender on Faculty Evaluations of Internal Medicine Residents in 16 Residencies. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 381-384. PMID: 19240452, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181971c6d.
- Evaluation of a Women's Safe Shelter Experience to Teach Internal Medicine Residents About Intimate Partner ViolenceBrienza RS, Whitman L, Ladouceur L, Green ML. Evaluation of a Women's Safe Shelter Experience to Teach Internal Medicine Residents About Intimate Partner Violence. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 536-540. PMID: 15987330, PMCID: PMC1490142, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0100.x.
- Influence of Gender on the Evaluation of Internal Medicine ResidentsBrienza RS, Huot S, Holmboe ES. Influence of Gender on the Evaluation of Internal Medicine Residents. Journal Of Women's Health 2004, 13: 77-83. PMID: 15006280, DOI: 10.1089/154099904322836483.
- Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary CareBrienza RS, Stein MD. Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 387-397. PMID: 12047738, PMCID: PMC1495039, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10617.x.
- Alcohol use disorders in primary careBrienza R, Stein M. Alcohol use disorders in primary care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 387-397. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-002-0046-1.
- Delay in Obtaining Conventional Healthcare by Female Internal Medicine Patients Who Use Herbal TherapiesBrienza RS, Stein MD, Fagan MJ. Delay in Obtaining Conventional Healthcare by Female Internal Medicine Patients Who Use Herbal Therapies. Journal Of Women's Health 2002, 11: 79-87. PMID: 11860728, DOI: 10.1089/152460902753473499.
- Depression among needle exchange program and methadone maintenance clientsBrienza R, Stein M, Chen M, Gogineni A, Sobota M, Maksad J, Hu P, Clarke J. Depression among needle exchange program and methadone maintenance clients. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2000, 18: 331-337. PMID: 10812305, DOI: 10.1016/s0740-5472(99)00084-7.