RitaRossi-FoulkesMD(She/Her)
Medicine/Pediatrics • Los Angeles, CAProfessor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai
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8723 Alden Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90048Phone+1 310-423-2811Fax+1 310-423-7485
Summary
- Dr. Rossi-Foulkes completed her residency training in 1993 and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. She is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Health Systems in Los Angeles, CA where she directs the Primary Care Residency Track for Internal Medicine. At the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM), she was the Program Director of the combined Medicine –Pediatrics Residency from 2006-2022. Dr. Rossi-Foulkes has a strong record of accomplishment in undergraduate and graduate medical education, transition care, program management and residency recruitment. She served on the Illinois Immunization Advisory Committee from 2005-2018. She is the current Immediate Past President of the Med Peds Program Directors Association and won the inaugural UCM Program Director of the Year award at the University of Chicago in 2017. In 2018 she was inducted as Senior Faculty into the Bucksbaum Institute for the Doctor Patient Relationship. In 2019, she received the UCM Distinguished Leader in Community Service and Advocacy Senior Award. She has published original research regarding transition care, graduate medical education, Marfan Syndrome, and pertussis prevention. She founded and directed Med-Peds PATHways (Program for Adolescent and Adult Transition to Health), an ambulatory and inpatient consultation service for adolescents and young adults with chronic disease or special health care needs. She is especially passionate about and skilled in primary care education and program management.
Education & Training
Rush UniversityMS, Clinical Science and Research, 2001 - 2003
New York Presbyterian HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1989 - 1993
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1993 - 2023
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1994- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President Med-Peds Program Directors Association
- Distinguished Leader in Community Service and Advocacy Senior Award University of Chicago, 2019
- Program Director of the Year University of Chicago, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe Role of Internal Medicine-Pediatric Programs and Transition Champions in Graduate Medical Trainee Health Care Transition Development.Allison Liu, Jay Patel, Jessica I Gold, Nabil Abou Baker, Rita Rossi Foulkes
The Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023-08-01 - 9 citationsTransition Consultation Models in Two Academic Medical Centers.Jessica I. Gold, Rebecca Boudos, Parag Shah, Rita Rossi-Foulkes
Pediatric Annals. 2017-06-01 - 9 citationsUsing Quality Improvement in Resident Education to Improve Transition Care.Sofija D Volertas, Rita Rossi-Foulkes
Pediatric Annals. 2017-05-01
Journal Articles
- Transition Consultation Models in Two Academic Medical CentersGold, J, Boudos, R., Shah, P, Rossi-Foulkes, R., Pediatric Annals, 2017
- Utilizing Quality Improvement in Resident Education to Improve Transition Care.. Volertas, S, Rossi-Foulkes, R, Pediatric Annals, 2017
- Pertussis Knowledge Gaps Among PhysiciansRossi-Foulkes, R, et. al., Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2010
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Abstracts/Posters
- Pathways Initiative to Improve Transition Care in a Med-Peds Residency Program.Hickey, E., Sanchez,R., Gold, J., Abou Baker, N., Weyer, G., Rossi-Foulkes, R, Association of Pediatric Program Directors National Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 3/2019
- Improving outpatient care coordination for children and infants involved with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)Teixeira da Silva, D., Ramaiah, V., Bilka, K., Carollo, S., Forrey, L., Stern, R., Kuntz, L., Benavides, M., Rossi-Foulkes, R., Glick, J., Burnet, D, Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD, 2019
- Using Quality Improvement and EMR Analytics as Resident Education to Improve Health Care Transition.Hickey, E., Sanchez, R., Gold, J., Weyer, G., Abou Baker, N., Rossi-Foulkes, R., 10th Annual Healthcare Transition Research Consortium Research Symposium Meeting, Houston, TX, 10/24/2018
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Lectures
- Ch Ch Ch Changes: Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care TransitionCedars-Sinai Pediatric Grand Rounds - 3/23/2023
- Intentional Recruitment of Under-Represented in Medicine (UiM) Residents and FellowsUniversity of Maryland - 4/9/2022
- University of Chicago Med-Peds PATHways (Program for Adolescent and Adult Transition to Health), Med-Peds Grand Rounds, Harvard, MGHBoston, MA - 4/2019
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Committees
- Committee Member, MPPDA Transition Care Committee 2007 - Present
- member, Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Transition Task Forcce 2008 - 2012
- member, Immunization Advisory Committee 2005 - 2018
Professional Memberships
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- President, Med-Peds Program Directors Association
- Association of Pediatric Program DirectorsMember
External Links
- University of Chicago Med-Peds Residencyhttp://medpeds.uchicago.edu/
- University of Chicago Department of Medicine and Pediatrics Transition Carehttp://transitioncare.uchicago.edu/
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