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Rebecca Brienza, MD, MPH

Associate Professor; Director, VACHS Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education

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Rebecca Brienza, MD, MPH

Mailing Address

  • General Internal Medicine

    950 Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 2B, Mail Code: 11ACSL1

    West Haven, CT 06516

    United States

Research Summary

Interprofessional education and medical education; innovations in medical education and curricular development

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Selected Publications

  • A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19.Spelman 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.
  • Experiences of Patient-Centered Medical Home Staff Team Members Working in Interprofessional Training Environments.Newell 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.
  • Impact of interprofessional embedding of physical therapy in a primary care training clinic.McKay 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 2021, 35: 532-537. PMID: 32917104, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1798898.
  • Assessing an Interprofessional Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Educational Intervention for Primary Care Post-graduate Trainees: a Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation.Mecca 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.
  • Development and Validation of a Polypharmacy Knowledge Assessment Instrument.Thomas 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.
  • Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care.Edwards 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.
  • Qualitative study of perspectives concerning recent rehospitalisations among a high-risk cohort of veteran patients in Connecticut, USA.Antony 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.
  • 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 : For The Health Care Professionals Of The VA, DoD, And PHS 2018, 35: 40-47. PMID: 30766331, PMCID: PMC6366595.
  • 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.
  • Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based Assessment.Tobin DG, Doolittle BR, Ellman MS, Ruser CB, Brienza RS, Genao I. Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based Assessment. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2017, 92: 331-334. PMID: 27355783, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001293.
  • 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.
  • Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign out.Long 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 (Abingdon, England) 2016, 29: 51-5. PMID: 26996800, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.178923.
  • At a Crossroads: The Future of Primary Care Education and Practice.Brienza RS. At a Crossroads: The Future of Primary Care Education and Practice. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2016, 91: 621-3. PMID: 26839946, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001119.
  • Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education.Doolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health (Abingdon, England) 2015, 28: 74-8. PMID: 26261119, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161916.
  • 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 : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2015, 90: 802-9. PMID: 25551857, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000594.
  • Expanding Health Policy and Advocacy Education for Graduate Trainees.Long 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.
  • The case for interprofessional learning and collaborative practice in graduate medical education.Brienza RS, Zapatka S, Meyer EM. The case for interprofessional learning and collaborative practice in graduate medical education. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2014, 89: 1438-9. PMID: 25350333, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000490.
  • Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model.Long 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: 473-4. PMID: 24593328, DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.891575.
  • Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: transforming nurse practitioner education.Rugen 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 2014, 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 patients.Farrell 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: 128-35. 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 residencies.Holmboe 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 : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2009, 84: 381-4. PMID: 19240452, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181971c6d.
  • Evaluation of a women's safe shelter experience to teach internal medicine residents about intimate partner violence. A randomized controlled trial.Brienza RS, Whitman L, Ladouceur L, Green ML. Evaluation of a women's safe shelter experience to teach internal medicine residents about intimate partner violence. A randomized controlled trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 536-40. PMID: 15987330, PMCID: PMC1490142, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0100.x.
  • Influence of gender on the evaluation of internal medicine residents.Brienza RS, Huot S, Holmboe ES. Influence of gender on the evaluation of internal medicine residents. Journal Of Women's Health (2002) 2004, 13: 77-83. PMID: 15006280, DOI: 10.1089/154099904322836483.
  • Alcohol use disorders in primary care: do gender-specific differences exist?Brienza RS, Stein MD. Alcohol use disorders in primary care: do gender-specific differences exist? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 387-97. PMID: 12047738, PMCID: PMC1495039.
  • Delay in obtaining conventional healthcare by female internal medicine patients who use herbal therapies.Brienza RS, Stein MD, Fagan MJ. Delay in obtaining conventional healthcare by female internal medicine patients who use herbal therapies. Journal Of Women's Health & Gender-based Medicine 2002, 11: 79-87. PMID: 11860728, DOI: 10.1089/152460902753473499.
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