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American Society of Hypertension Nationally Designated Hypertension Practice Center
08/17 to 05/19 - M.H.S. Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore,MD. Advisor: Dr. Deidra Crews
08/17 to 05/19 - M.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
08/08 to 05/09 - M.S.W. Social Work, New York University, New York, NY
08/05 to 05/08 - B.A. Social Work, Chemistry Minor, New York University, New York, NY
07/16 to 06/19 - Fellowship, Nephrology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
07/14 to 06/16 - Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
07/13 to 06/14 - Internship, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
08/24 to 10/26 - Fellowship, Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
01/24 to 06/24 - GlomCon Kidney Pathology Certificate Program
-Year-long training. course on interpreting renal pathology.
05/23 to 05/24 - Community Academic Partnership Health Equity Program
-Year-long training program on community based participatory research methods.
02/13 to 05/13 - Spanish Immersion Program, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
-Lived with a local family and learned Spanish for six-weeks, then rotated in a local hospital and
contributed to various research projects.
05/09 to 08/09 - Community Health Fellowship Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center
-Summer research program for first year medical students that provided training in community based
participatory research methods and research experience.
11/20 - American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
11/16 - American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
11/22 - Dell Medical School Visionary
-Internal award at Dell Medical School. One of six faculty members chosen for innovative research and clinical
care, considered to be"bringing Texas' capital city into focus as a premier destination for integrated, patient-centered healthcare "
5/21 - Dell Medical School Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award
-Internal award at Dell Medical School awarded for excellence and innovation in research. Only one faculty members chosen annually
11/19 - First Place Nephrology Trainee of the Year
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- An international prize contest among nephrology fellows for the best article submitted to the journal by a trainee as first author.
This competition recognizes outstanding work done by junior colleagues in the early stages of their careers in nephrology.
Only one nephrology fellow is chosen annually.
2019 - Delta Omega Alpha Public Health Honor Society Member
- The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University within the
School of Hygiene and Public Health to promote the graduate study of public health, and to recognize outstanding
achievement in the new field. Members are inducted by chapters through a highly-selective process that assesses
their outstanding performance and devotion to the field. Chapters are limited in the number of members they may
induct each year, and inductees must have met rigorous GPA standards and be nominated by other members.
02/13 - Recipient of P.E.O. Scholar Award
Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O) International
- The P.E.O. Scholar Awards are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards intended to recognize and encourage
academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs. These awards provide partial support
for study and research. P.E.O. Scholars have demonstrated their ability to make significant contributions in
their chosen field of study, having assumed leadership positions in university academics, scientific research,
medicine, law, performing arts, international economics, history, literature, government and other demanding
fields. Only ten awardees are chosen annually in this international competition.
2012 - Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Member
- A national medical honor society founded in 1902. Election to Alpha Omega Alpha is an honor signifying a
lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. A lifelong
honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician's dedication to the profession and art of
healing. While most members are inducted as fourth-year medical students, I was inducted as a third-year
medical student for being in the top 5% of my medical school class.
Current
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Tessa Novick, UT Austin Dell Medical School
Role: PI (75% effort)
Title: Impact of Health-related Social Needs on Kidney Protective Measures
Funding period: 09/21 to 05/26
Funding amount: $943,899.00
- Kidney failure affects over 700,000 Americans, and dialysis requires substantial patient engagement in order to
achieve optimal outcomes. The central hypotheses of this proposal are that health-related social needs impede
patient engagement and lead to worse outcomes, and represent modifiable targets for intervention that can
feasibly be implemented with medical care.
Current
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Adam Bush, UT Austin Dell Medical School
Role: Co-investigator (2% effort)
Title: Robust, Contrast-Free Functional Renal MRI
Funding period: 05/23 to 04/28
Funding amount: $542,212.00
- The goal of this work is to develop, validate and evaluate novel, non-ionizing, non-contrast renal functional
MRI markers of blood flow, blood oxygen and glomerular filtration rate using advanced modeling, data
acquisitions and image reconstruction approaches.
Completed
National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Grant
Tessa Novick, UT Austin Dell Medical School
Role: PI
Title: Pilot Intervention to Facilitate Care for Latinx Individuals with Proteinuria
Funding period: 07/21 to 06/23
Funding amount: $75,000.00
- This research pilot tested a community health worker intervention who connected Latinx immigrants found to
have risk factors for kidney disease at community screening events with medical care. The research resulted in
to poster presentations and one manuscript. The second year of funding was spent developing a community advisory
board to refine the project.
Completed
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Harold Feldman, University of Pennsylvania
Role: Sub-recipient Pl of opportunity pool award
Title: Impact of Health-related Social Needs on Kidney Protective Measures
Funding period: 07/21 to 07/23
Funding amount: $118,153.00
- This research will analyze the impact of social needs on kidney protective measures, such as hypertension and
diabetes control, in a national cohort of individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Completed
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Lawrence Appel, Johns Hopkins University
Role: Trainee
Title: Renal Disease Epidemiology Training Grant
Funding period: 07/17 to 06/19
Funding amount: $55,308
- This comprehensive program trains promising investigators in multidisciplinary research to develop into
independent investigators with expertise in renal disease research.