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Office
1853 W. Polk St
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-996-2450
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1993
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Favorite Faculty Teaching Award Pritzker School of Medicine, 2010-2012, 2014-2023
- Fellow in Leadership Award (Inaugural Award) Alpha Omega Alpha, 2014
- Distinguished Faculty Award for Community Service and Advocacy University of Chicago, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 84 citationsEliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs.Monica B Vela, Amarachi I Erondu, Nichole A Smith, Monica E Peek, James N Woodruff
Annual Review of Public Health. 2022-04-05 - 13 citationsSupporting Inclusive Learning Environments and Professional Development in Medical Education Through an Identity and Inclusion Initiative.James N. Woodruff, Monica B. Vela, Zaina Zayyad, Tyrone A Johnson, Beverly Kyalwazi
Academic Medicine. 2020-12-01 - 5 citationsEliminating the Pipeline Metaphor in Framing Workforce Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.Nicole Stern, Monica Vela, Sunny Nakae
JAMA Network Open. 2023-07-03
Journal Articles
- URM Candidates Are Encouraged to Apply: A National Study to Identify Effective Strategies to Enhance Racial/Ethnic Faculty Diversity in Academic Departments of MedicinePeek M, Johnson J, Kim K, Vela, M, Acad Med, 1/1/2013
- Improving Under-Represented Minority Medical Student Recruitment with Health DisparitiesVela, M., Kim K, Tang H., Chin M, Curriculum Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1/1/2010
- The Chicago Breath Project: A Regional Approach to Improving Education on Asthma Inhalers for Resident Physicians and Minority PatientsPress VG, Pincavage AT, Pappalardo AA, Baker DC, Conwell WC, Cohen JC, Hoyte FL, Johnson ME, Prochaska MV, Vela MB, Arora VM, J Nat’l Med Assoc, 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters
- National Survey of Medical Spanish Curriculum in U.S. Medical SchoolsMorales R, Rodriguez L, Singh A, Stratta E, Mendoza L, Valerio MA, Vela MB, AAMC Medical Education Meeting - Accelerating Learning. Fostering Connections, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
- Advocating for Advocacy Training in Medical School: Too Little Too Late?Press, V., Fritz CL, Vela MB, National Society for General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2014
- SEALS: A Process and Intermediate Outcome Evaluation of an innovative pipeline curriculumFritz, CL and Vela, MB, National Society of General Internal Medicine for Innovations in Medical Education Category, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Diversity in the Medical ProfessionChicago, IL - 1/1/2015
- Medical Spanish Coursework in U.S. Medical SchoolsWashington. D.C. - 1/1/2015
- Do This Not That: Keys to Medical School AdmissionsChicago, IL - 1/1/2014
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Other
- Workshop: Effective Time Management for Academic Physicians and ResearchersNeeda Laiteerapong, Lisa Vinci, Monica Vela, Deborah Burnet, UCMC
1/1/2015 - Workshop for GIM Female Housestaff. Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for GIMDeborah Burnet, Monica Vela, Lisa Vinci
1/1/2014 - Workshop: Enhance Your Negotiation Skills: Leadership Development for FacultyDeborah Burnet, Lisa Vinci, Monica Vela, Karen Kim, Victoria Prince, UCMC
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Press Mentions
- How Do You Teach Advancing Health Equity? Improv May Be a (Serious) AnswerNovember 7th, 2022
- Why We Can't WaitJanuary 13th, 1937
- Making Career Decisions When You're an Underrepresented Physician-in-TrainingNovember 28th, 2023
Other Languages
- Spanish
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