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Edinburg, TX
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November 22, 2020

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MARÍA DEL C COLÓN-GONZÁLEZ, MD FAAFP

BOARD CERTIFY FAMILY MEDICINE & DIPLOMATE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

Phone: 956-***-****; Email: adh1tc@r.postjobfree.com; 4590 Professional Dr Apt 6201, Edinburg, TX 78539 EDUCATION

Faculty Development for Global Health Fellowship 2013-2014 Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI Family & Community Medicine Residency 2010-2013

Penn State University/Good Samaritan Hospital, Hershey, PA Doctor in Medicine, Magna Cum Laude 2006-2010

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR Bachelor in Science – Human Biology, Magna Cum Laude 2000-2006 University of Puerto Rico Bayamon Campus, Bayamon, PR MEDICAL LICENSES

Pennsylvania State Allopathic Physician: MT196587 2010-2013 Missouri State Allopathic Physician: 201-***-**** 2013-2014 Rhode Island State Allopathic Physician: MD14359 2013-2015 Texas State Allopathic Physician: Q1807 2014-Present BOARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

Basic Life Support – AHA June 2013-present

Advance Cardiovascular Life Support - AHA Aug 2018-Aug 2020 Pediatric Advance Life Support – AHA Sept 2018-Sept 2020 American Board of Family Medicine - Diplomate # 107******* November 2013 American Board of Lifestyle Medicine – Diplomate #00371 October 2018 DOT_FMCSA Provider # 726560 Nov 2018-Nov 2028

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS

Family Physician July 2013-July 2014

Thundermist Health Center, West Warwick, RI

Urgent Care Physician. Mar 2014-Sept 2014

Notre Dame Urgent Care Center, Central Falls, RI

Family Physician Sept 2014-Aug 2017

Updated Nov 2020 1 of 9

McAllen Family Medicine Residency Clinic, McAllen, TX Family Physician Oct 2015-Aug 2017

John Austin Pena Clinic, Edinburg, TX

Family Physician Jan 2018-Aug 2018

UTRGV Student Health Services, Edinburg, TX

Urgent Care Physician Sept 2018-Aug 2019

Urgent Care 4U, McAllen, TX

Nurse Practitioner Supervisor June 2019-July 2019

Border Clinic PLLC, Laredo Texas

Family Physician Sept 2019-May 2020

Su Clinica, Harlingen, TX

Occupational Medicine Physician Dec 2018-Present

Vista - Locum Tenens -Nova Medical Centers, TX

Telemedicine Physician Aug 2019-Present

WellVia, Bryan, TX

Telemedicine Physician Sept 2018-Present

American Well, Boston, MA

Lead Family Physician June 2020-Present

Vera Whole Health, Edinburg, TX

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Department of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine Assistant Professor, July 2013-July 2014.

Ward attending-Family Medicine Service: Internal medicine and pediatric patients, 2014.

Preceptor, Family Care Center: 4 hours per week 2013-2014

-Supervised residents and medical students in family medicine clinic Small Group Leader, Family Medicine Clerkship 2013

-Lead small group discussions weekly for 12 weeks 2013 Formal teaching sessions for the Maternal Child Fellows in topics of Global Health

-Malaria in Pregnancy, October 2013

-Hepatitis in Pregnancy, December 2013

-Latent Tuberculosis in Pregnancy, February 2013

Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center Assistant Professor, Sept 2014-Aug 2015.

Ward attending-Family Medicine: Internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics, one week per month.

Preceptor, McAllen Family Medicine Residency Clinic: 2 full days per week

-Supervised residents and medical students

Formal teaching sessions for the Family Medicine Residents

-Insulin titration for Diabetic Patients, January 2015

-Screening and Surveillance-small group discussion series, March-May 2015

-“Obstetrical M&M Grand Round: FHR Tracing and Cord Blood Gases”- Collaborative Presentation, May 2015

-“The American Dream”: The Hispanic Paradox & Human Trafficking, June 2015 Updated Nov 2020 2 of 9

Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Assistant Professor, Sept 2015-Aug 2017.

Ward attending-Family Medicine: Internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics, one week per month.

Preceptor, McAllen Family Medicine Residency Clinic: 2 full days per week

-Supervised residents and medical students

Formal teaching sessions for the Family Medicine Residents

-Why the Feedback? August 2015

-Cases in Feedback: role play session, September 2015

-Care of the Newborn-Well baby, June 2016

Design and Implement Outpatient/Clinic evaluations with a 360 model Scholarly Activities Curriculum Development for GME Clinical Skills Facilitator for the SOM Undergraduate Course Department of Medical Education, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Assistant Professor, Sept 2017-Aug 2018.

Module Co-Director: Endocrine & Female Reproductive Health

-Developed curriculum and assessment for course for MS2; recruited and supervised faculty.

Family Medicine Clerkship Co-Director

-Developed curriculum and assessment for course for MS3; recruited and supervised faculty.

Advance Family Medicine Selective Co-Director

Developed curriculum and assessment for course for MS4; recruited and supervised faculty.

Facilitator for Pre-Clerkship Courses: Clinical Skills; Medicine, Behavior & Society; Problem Based Learning Facilitator

ACADEMIC COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

Preventive Medicine Residency Program Director Search Committee, 2014-2015. Medical Student Interview Committee, Sept 2015-Aug 2018. Family & Preventive Medicine Co-Chair Search Committee, Dec 2015-Sept 2016. Medical Student Evaluation and Promotion Committee, June 2016-Dec 2017. Accreditation Review and Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, Jan 2017-Aug 2018. DOME Faculty Search Committee. July 2018.

Pre-Clerkship Subcommittee. Fall 2015-Summer 2018. Clerkship Subcommittee. Winter 2018-Summer 2018

Special Projects Subcommittee. Fall 2017-Summer 2018 Updated Nov 2020 3 of 9

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

Co-Investigator, “Strengthening Family Medicine Faculty Development: Qualitative Needs Assessment to Guide Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa” Joint collaboration of STFM Group on Global Health, STFM Group on Faculty Development & International Research Network with 15 Investigators from 5 countries. 2013 – 2016. Authorship Contributions: Qualitative Analysis and Manuscript Preparation.

Co-Investigator, “Healthcare Hashtag Index Development: Identifying Global Impact in Social Media” Joint Collaboration of Young Doctor’s Movement WONCA with 8 International Investigators Stanford Medicine X Symplur Social Media Analytics Research Challenge with 6 international Investigators. 2015-2016. Authorship Contributions: Qualitative Analysis and Manuscript Preparation.

Co-Investigator, “Perceptions about Family-Centered Care Among Adult Patients with Chronic Diseases at a General Out-Patient Clinic in Nigeria” Joint Collaboration with a thesis candidate from Nigeria/South Africa. 2016.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

Colon-Gonzalez MC, McCall-Hosenfeld JS, Weisman CS, Hillemeier MM, Perry AN, Chuang CH. “Someone’s got to do it” Primary Care Providers (PCPs) Describe Caring for Rural Women with Mental Health Problems. Mental Health in Family Medicine, 2013 (10:4) 191-202.

Nicholson JM, Kellar LC, Henning GF, Waheed AA, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Ural S. The association between the regular use of preventive labour induction and improved term birth outcomes: findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Published online on Feb 25, 2015. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13301

Colon-Gonzalez MC, El Rayess F, Guevara S, Anandarajah G. Successes, Challenges and Needs Regarding Rural Health Medical Education in Central America: A Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis. Rural and Remote Health. 15:3361 (Online 2015) Hoedebecke K, Monteiro N, Muñoz K, Maheca L, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Morera- González L, De Angulo A. El Mundo y Nosotros: Análisis del Uso de Twitter en un Congreso Internacional de Medicina Familiar [The World and Us: Analysis of Twitter Usage during an International Family Medicine Conference]. Médico de Familia. 23:2: July-Dec 2015.

Pinho-Costa L, Yakubu K, Hoedebecke K, Laranjo L, Reichel C, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Neves AL, Errami H. Healthcare Hashtag Index Development: Identifying Global Impact in Social Media. Journal of Biomedical Informatics 2016 Oct; 63:390- 399. Hoedebecke K, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Monteiro N, Germosén Almonte Y, Mariani Y, Hoedebecke L. El rol de las redes sociales en el avance del liderazgo femenino en la medicina familiar [The role of social media in the advancement of female leadership within Family Medicine]. Revista Cadernos de atencion primaria. Vol. 22 Nº Extraordinario, P 35-6.

Larson P, Chege P, DahlmanB, Gibson C, Evensen A, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Onguka S, Lamptey R, Cayley WE, Nguyen BM, Johnson B, Getnet S, Hasnain M. Current Status of Updated Nov 2020 4 of 9

Family Medicine Faculty Development in sub-Saharan Africa. Family Medicine Fam Med 2017;49(3):193-202.

Larson P, Chege P, DahlmanB, Gibson C, Evensen A, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Onguka S, Lamptey R, Cayley WE, Nguyen BM, Johnson B, Getnet S, Hasnain M. Future Development of Family Medicine Faculty in sub-Saharan Africa. Family Medicine Fam Med 2017;49(3):203-210.

Johnson B, William CE, Nguyen B, Larson P, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Gibson C, Evensen A. Faculty Development in Family Medicine Education: What is needed? Pan African Medical Journal. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2017; 26:141. Yakubu K, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Hoedebecke K, Vasiliki G, Hegazy NN, Popoola OO. Meeting report: ‘How do I incorporate research into my family practice?’: Reflections on experiences and solutions for young family doctors. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. Accepted for Publication Dec 2017. Yakubu K, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Mash B. Perceptions about family-centered care among adult patients with chronic diseases at a general out-patient clinic in Nigeria. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med 2018;10(1), a1739.

Non-Peer-reviewed Publications

Colon-Gonzalez MC, “Helping hands or comforting the soul? Christian Journal for Global Health, 2014 (1:2) 5-7.

Hoedebecke K, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Narvaez-del Pilar O. El proyecto “#1 Word for Family Medicine” llega a la “isla del encanto”. Medicina de Familia December 2016. Conference Posters & Presentations

Colon-Gonzalez MC, McCall-Hosenfeld JS, Weisman CS, Hillemeier MM Perry AN, Chuang CH. “Someone’s got to do it”: Primary Care Providers (PCPs) Describe Caring for Rural Women with Mental Health Problems. Society General Internal Medicine Mid- Atlantic Conference, Philadelphia, PA, February 2013 (poster); Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 2013; Graduate Medical Education Resident/Fellow Research Day Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, May 2013 (oral presentation)

Ahanogbe I, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Buliyat J, Waheed A. “Doctor, my cold is not getting better”: a case of Histoplasmosis in Central Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physician Annual Research Day, Valley Forge, PA, May 2013 (poster) Colon-Gonzalez MC, El Rayess F, Filipp A, Anandarajah G. How do Central American Medical Schools Prepare Graduates for Rural Health? Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, San Antonio, TX May 2014 (poster); Consortium of Universities for Global Health Fifth Annual Conference, Washington DC, May 2014 (poster)

Colon-Gonzalez MC, Guevara S, El Rayess F, A Look at Medical Education for Rural Practice in the Mesoamerican Region. American Academy of Family Physicians Global Health Workshop, San Diego, CA, September 2014 (oral presentation) Colon-Gonzalez MC, Guevara S, El Rayess F. “La educación médica en Méjico y América Central para la práctica rural: retos y oportunidades”. 4thWONCA Iberoamerican Congress Updated Nov 2020 5 of 9

in Family and Community Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 2015 (panel presentation)

Porterla-Martinez M, Hoedebecke K, Colon-Gonzalez MC. “Creando tu caja de herramientas: Fomentando el liderazgo entre los médicos de familia”. 4thWONCA Iberoamerican Congress in Family and Community Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 2015 (poster)

Colon-Gonzalez MC, Hoedebecke K, Nieves-Ruiz V, Munoz K, Mahecha L, Morera- Gonzalez L, DeFrank-Rodriguez A. International Collaboration to Promote Scholarly Activity Among Young Family Physicians. American Academy of Family Physicians Global Health Workshop, Denver, CO, October 2015. (oral presentation) Colon-Gonzalez MC, Munoz K, Diaz A, Chavarria H, Basurco-Medina V, Jure H, Martinez-Bianchi V. Six Competencies for Family Physicians in the American Continent: A Collaborative Project by Wonca Waynakay and Polaris. American Academy of Family Physicians Global Health Workshop, Denver, CO, October 2015. (oral presentation) Larson P, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Lamptey R. Strengthening Family Medicine Faculty Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Needs Assessment. American Academy of Family Physicians Global Health Workshop, Denver, CO, October 2015.

(oral presentation)

Venegas P, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Gonzales A, Hernandez C, Kallamudanda S, Gonzalez- Wright M, Huynh ML, Lopez I. Providing Maternal Child Care in the United States-Mexico Border: A Story in the Rio Grande Valley. Wonca Young Doctors’ Movement Polaris Preconference Think Locally Act Globally. Denver, CO, October 2015. (poster) Colon-Gonzalez MC. “La educación médica en Méjico y América Central para la práctica rural: retos y oportunidades”. 1st Mesoamerican Congress of Family and Community Medicine. San Jose, Costa Rica. April 2016 (oral presentation). Chavarria H, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Mendez I, Pareja-Fernandez H, Marroquin O. Rodriguez J, Rauch H, Petersen E, Gonzalez-Wright M. Anticoagulation Therapy In Outpatient Family Medicine Clinic. University of Texas Shared Visions Conference, San Antonio, TX. April, 2016. (poster)

Larson P, Chege P, DahlmanB, Gibson C, Evensen A, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Onguka S, Lamptey R, Cayley WE, Nguyen BM, Johnson B, Getnet S, Hasnain M. Family Medicine Faculty Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Assessment. 4th Eastern Africa Health Professions Educators’ Association, UN EAC, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, June 2016. (oral presentation).

Lopez I, Rivas A, Colmenares C, Fito H, Kallumadanda S, Colon-Gonzalez MC. Providing Maternal Child Care in the United States-Mexico Border: A Story in the Rio Grande Valley. 2016 International Research Conference National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies. South Padre Island, TX, October 2016. (oral presentation) Larson P, Chege P, Dahlman B, Gibson C, Evensen A, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Onguka S, Lamptey R, Cayley W, Nguyen B, Johnson B, Getnet S, Hasnain M. “Family Medicine Faculty Development in sub-Saharan Africa, A Qualitative Needs Assessment”, WONCA World Conference, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Nov 3, 2016. (oral presentation). Floss M, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Monteiro N, Nashat Hegazy N. Millennials decreasing the gender gap in medicine: the role of YDMS and social media. WONCA World Conference, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Nov 3, 2016. (panel presentation) Updated Nov 2020 6 of 9

Colon-Gonzalez MC, Munõz Chamorro K, Morera-Gonzalez L, Jure H, Martinez- Bianchi V. Six competencies for family medicine physicians in the American continent: a collaborative project by WONCA, Waynakay and Polaris. WONCA World Conference, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Nov 3, 2016. (panel presentation) Afzal Z. Kallumadanda S, Wang F, Colon-Gonzalez MC. Murine Typhus: a rising cause of febrile illness in South Texas with potential for serious complications. Texas Academy of Family Physicians 2016 Annual Session and Primary Care Summit Resident, Student and Community Physician Poster Competition. Dallas, TX. Nov 4, 2016. (poster)

Colon-Gonzalez MC, Hix K, Yu K, Hoedebecke K. ASPIRE: trainees and young physicians lead globally! STFM 50th Annual Spring Meeting, San Diego CA, May 8, 2017.

(Roundtable discussion)

Akcoban C, Garcia E, Rodriguez A, Colon-Gonzalez MC. Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Intervention: “We Still Have Work to Do”. Texas Academy of Family Physicians 2017 Annual Session and Primary Care Summit Resident, Student and Community Physician Poster Competition. Galveston TX. November 10, 2017. (poster- award winner) (Peer- Reviewed)

Krishnaswami J. Colon-Gonzalez MC Reducing Infant Mortality via Healthy Families: Lifestyle Medicine for Culturally Diverse, Underserved Women. ACLM Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. October 23, 2018. (oral presentation). CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Colon-Gonzalez MC, Munoz K. The Medical Education Training of Family Physicians in the Iberoamerican Region. 4th WONCA Iberoamerican Congress in Family and Community Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 2015

Colon-Gonzalez MC, Morera-Gonzalez L, Martinez-Bianchi V. FM360. 1st WONCA Polaris Preconference Think Locally Apply Globally; Denver, CO, October 2015. Martinez-Bianchi V, Colon-Gonzalez MC. “Taller de cirugías menores”. 1st Mesoamerican Congress of Family and Community Medicine, San Jose Costa Rica, April 2016. Muñoz K, Colon-Gonzalez MC, Valdman O, Morera L. “Taller Formación de Formadores”. 1st Mesoamerican Congress of Family and Community Medicine, San Jose Costa Rica, April 2016. Colon-Gonzalez MC, Yu K. Resilience: A Weapon Every Physician Should Wield. 2017 National Conference of Family Medicine for Residents and Medical Students, Kansas City, MO, July 2017. (scores available per request)

PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

“Inserción del médico residente y/o medico joven de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria dentro del sistema de salud estatal y privado de salud en Perú.” 1st Pre-Congress of Resident Physicians in Family Medicine. Peruvian Society of Family and Community Medicine. Lima, Peru. November 2016. (forum participant)

MENtal Health and Suicide Prevention. Father Engagement Summit 2017 of the Alliance of Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition, Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas. La Joya, TX. June 2017 (presenter)

Updated Nov 2020 7 of 9

School-Based Clinic: Closing the Gap in Adolescent Reproductive Care. Rio Grande Valley Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition. McAllen TX March 2018. Colon-Gonzalez MC, Escobedo I. Innovative Ways to Incorporate Video Cases. UTRGV School of Medicine Conversations in Teaching, Edinburg TX. March 2018 (internarnal workshop at UTRGV SOM)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Comprehensive Colposcopy Course; The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology; April 2012

Certificate International Medicine; Institute of International Medicine; 2012-2013 Training Site: Hospital Vozandes del Oriente, Shell, Ecuador Clinical Safety Effectiveness Education Program; University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio; January-June 2015

Essentials in Medical Education; Association for Medical Education in Europe; April 2018-June 2018

200hr YogaFaith Teacher Training - Registered YogaFaith Trainer; YogaFaith Chicago; May 2019

Forks Over Knifes Plant-Based Certification; Rouxbe Online Culinary School; May 2019

Plant-Based Professional Certification; Rouxbe Online Culinary School; January 2020 Wellcoaches Core Coaching Training Module 1& 2; Wellcoaches School of Coaching; May 2020

Trauma Sensitive YogaFaith Teacher Training - Register Trauma Sensitive Trainer; YogaFaith; Montgomery TX; June 2020

Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate; T Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies; June 2020 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Family Physicians, 2010-present. Member Interest Group in Global Health-Secretary, Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 Member Interest Group in Global Health-Chair, Fall 2016 to present. Texas Academy of Family Physicians, 2014-present.

Commission on Academic Affairs, Jan 2017 to present. Commission on Continuing Education, Jan 2019 to present. Special Consticiuncy Chair, Jan 2020 to present.

TAFP Minority State Delegate to the AAFP National Constituency of Leaders. April 2019 American College of Lifestyle Medicine, 2018-present. WONCA-World Organization of Family Doctors, 2014-2017. 13th Wonca Rural Health Conference Abstract Review Committee, January 2015. Peer-reviewed 8 abstract under the topic: Training and Education for Rural Practice Updated Nov 2020 8 of 9

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2013-2018. New Faculty Collaborative Co-Chair; Spring 2017 to Spring 2018 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

ADVANCE Institute in Leadership; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. January-May 2016 Family Medicine Leadership Experience; Texas Academy of Family Physicians. 2019 INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Hospital Vozandes del Oriente, Shell, Ecuador January 2013 Provided medical care to Ecuadorian and Andino population. AMOS Hope and Health, Managua, Nicaragua November 2013 Provided medical care to underserved population in South Atlantic Region. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

The Family Church, Small Group Leader Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 TAFP Summer Preceptorship Program Summer 2016 to 2018 Hope Family Health Clinic: Free Healthcare Office for Lower Rio Grande patients. September 2015 to December 2016. McAllen, TX

Hispanic Health Fair- “Celebrando su Salud al Estilo Latino” November, 2011. Lebanon, PA Medical Student Volunteer in Capetillo Neighborhood Free Healthcare Clinics October 2006. San Juan, PR

LANGUAGES

English: Native Language

Spanish: Native Language

MENTEES

Sara Guevara, Medical Student Warren Alpert School of Medicine Brown University. Summer 2014. Qualitative data analysis research and oral presentation at the American Academy of Family Physician Global Health Workshop 2014.

Nora Avalos, Medical Student Warren Alpert School of Medicine Brown University. Summer 2015. Local advisor for scholarly project: Assessment of the Screening and Testing Behaviors of Healthcare Providers for HIV in the Hidalgo County. Clinical shadowing twice per week in the outpatient and inpatient setting.

Alyssa Gonzalez, Medical Student Warren Alpert School of Medicine Brown University. Summer 2018. Local advisor for scholarly project: Educational Intervention for Parents of Teenagers in Mental & Reproductive Health at PSJA ISD.

Updated Nov 2020 9 of 9



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