Rebecca Brienza, MD, MPH
Professor of Internal Medicine (General Internal Medicine)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Director, VACHS Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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General Internal Medicine
950 Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 2B, Mail Code: 11ACSL1
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
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General Internal Medicine
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Director, VACHS Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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General Internal Medicine
950 Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 2B, Mail Code: 11ACSL1
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
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General Internal Medicine
Primary
Additional Titles
Director, VACHS Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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General Internal Medicine
950 Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 2B, Mail Code: 11ACSL1
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
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Professor of Internal Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
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Director, VACHS Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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General Internal Medicine
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Education & Training
- MD
- Michigan State University (1994)
- BA
- University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, Medical Sociology (1986)
- MPH
- University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, Epidemiology (1986)
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A big-picture view of Rebecca Brienza's research output by year.
Christopher Ruser, MD
Adam Mecca, MD, PhD
Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MA Div
Daniel G Tobin, MD, FACP, BS
Inginia Genao, MD
Jeffrey Kravetz, MD
36Publications
778Citations
Publications
2025
Population Health Approach to Optimize SGLT-2 Prescribing in a Veteran Cohort
Kravetz J, Crete M, Pimenta A, Quermorllue A, Pray D, Brienza R. Population Health Approach to Optimize SGLT-2 Prescribing in a Veteran Cohort. The American Journal Of Medicine 2025 PMID: 40754254, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2025.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education
Weppner W, Singh M, Wipf J, Shunk R, Woodard L, Brienza R. Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 457. PMID: 38671440, PMCID: PMC11047004, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05390-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPrimary care educationCare educationVeterans AffairsQuality of chronic disease managementInterprofessional clinical learning environmentTeam-based primary careVA primary care clinicsVA Centers of ExcellenceEducational strategiesPatient care metricsPrimary care clinicsChronic disease managementPatient outcomesPrimary care careersTeam training interventionsQuality improvement approachReduce emergency departmentClinical learning environmentHealth care valueInterprofessional learning environmentMultisite demonstration projectPatient-level outcomesTeam-based approachAmbulatory care trainingOperational improvement activities
2023
Ensuring Adequate Preparation for Patient Care Through Interprofessional Team-Based Training and Postgraduate Residencies for Nonphysician Clinicians.
Brienza R. Ensuring Adequate Preparation for Patient Care Through Interprofessional Team-Based Training and Postgraduate Residencies for Nonphysician Clinicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 177: 93-94. PMID: 38145568, DOI: 10.7326/m23-3153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2022
Twelve Tips for teaching shared decision making
Zegarek 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
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-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemGoals of careCOVID-19 symptomsHealth care provider evaluationsQualitative chart reviewCharacteristics of patientsUrgent care clinicPrimary care sitesSubsequent emergency departmentHealth care workersHigh occupational riskVirtual care modelsCOVID-19 testingChart reviewIsolation precautionsCare clinicsDocumentation ratesEmergency departmentRoutine counselingVirtual careRetrospective analysisUrgent clinicCare sitesCare modelCare workersPeer coaching in an interprofessional academic primary care clinic
Morford 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPrimary care clinicsAcademic primary care clinicCare clinicsMotivational interviewing strategiesDirect clinical observationBrief didactic sessionInternal medicine residentsPeer coachesNurse practitionersClinical observationsChief medical residentsCollaborative communication stylePatient encountersPractice settingsClinic observationsClinicMedicine residentsMedical residentsEvaluation questionnaireInterprofessional learning environmentDidactic sessionsInsight ScaleHealth professionsInterprofessional settingSkill demonstration
2020
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 2020, 35: 532-537. PMID: 32917104, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1798898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPrimary care clinicsPhysical therapyCare clinicsPT referralPhysical therapistsDiscontinuation of carePrimary care visitsPrimary care settingTraining clinicDecreased turnaround timePrimary care educationCare visitsMusculoskeletal painPrimary careProminent complaintPost-graduate traineesCare settingsVHA sitesReferral systemReferral processClinicReferralInterprofessional clinicInterprofessional teamCare educationExperiences 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTraining clinicExperiences of staffStaff membersThematic analytic approachSemi-structured interviewsParticipant groupsTraining environmentTeam membersTheme developmentTraineesHome staff membersAnalytic approachLearning initiativesExperienceBenefit providersPsychologyInterprofessional collaborationPositive spillover effectsEducational roleEducational endeavorsTeamStaffSatisfactionEducational effortsLeadershipA 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUrgent care clinicVirtual careVA Connecticut Health Care SystemCare clinicsPerson visitsValuable health care resourcesPrimary care responseStandardized note templatesFuture pandemic responsesVirtual care modelsHealth care resourcesCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care deliveryHealth care systemVideo visitsTelephone encountersCare modelCare responseCare resourcesPatient exposureCare deliveryNote templateVirtual visitsMedical staffCare system
2019
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsPatients 65 yearsHigh-risk medicationsMental health referralsQuality of careResident cliniciansHealth referralsPatient outcomesVeterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record dataAcademic primary care clinicPrimary care mental healthProportion of patientsPrimary care clinicsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataInterprofessional educationImplementation of IPEHypertension controlPrimary care educationHemoglobin A1cCare clinicsRenal testsPrimary careNurse practitionersMAIN OUTCOME
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activity National Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Evaluation Workgroup
2013 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsParticipantactivity Veterans Health Administration IAPACT (Interprofessional Academic Patient Aligned Care Team) VISN 1 Representative
2014 - PresentAdvisory BoardsRepresentativeDetailsVeterans Health Administrationactivity Society of General Internal Medicine, VA Academic Patient Aligned Care Teams Interest Group
2015 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsChairactivity Society of General Internal Medicine, Interprofessional Education Interest Group
2014 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCo-Chairactivity Society of General Internal Medicine, SGIM VA Task Force
2014 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
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honor Education Research Poster Award Winner
01/01/2018Yale University AwardMedical Education DayDetailsUnited Stateshonor Innovations in Education Poster Award Winner
01/01/2017Yale University AwardMedical Education DayDetailsUnited Stateshonor Co-chair, Academic Patient Aligned Care Team Interest Group
01/01/2015National AwardSociety of General Internal MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor First Prize: Trainee-Mentored Oral Presentation
01/01/2014Regional AwardConnecticut State Medical Society and American Society of Addiction MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Co-chair Interprofessional Education Interest Group
01/01/2013National AwardSociety of General Internal MedicineDetailsUnited States
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General Internal Medicine
950 Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 2B, Mail Code: 11ACSL1
West Haven, CT 06516
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