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Burge, Sandra K

School of Medicine
Family & Community Medicine
(210) 358-3885
burge@uthscsa.edu

Sandra K. Burge Ph.D. is a social scientist and professor with tenure in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. For more than 20 years, Dr. Burge has taught behavioral science to family medicine residents, focusing on doctor-patient communication, health behavior change, and community-oriented health promotion. She also serves as Director of the Residency Research Network of Texas (RRNeT), a group of nine family medicine residency programs located in eight cities, including two on the Texas-Mexico border. She is active in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, where she served on the Board of Directors from 1995 to 1999 as Chair of the Research Committee, and currently serves as the Associate Editor of the Family Medicine Digital Resources Library. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Primary Care Research Group - the research society for the discipline of Family Medicine.

Appointments Education Expertise Teaching Publications Grants

7/2006 - Present	Coordinator of Behavioral Science Education	University of Texas Health Science Center, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX
9/1999 - Present	Professor with tenure	University of Texas Health Science Center, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX
9/1997 - Present	Director of RRNeT	University of Texas Health Science Center, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX

Date	Description	Institution	# Students
9/2006 - Present	Post-Doctoral Student Supervision	Faculty Development Center in Waco, Texas

6/2006 - Present	Membership on Supervising Committee	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing

5/2006 - Present	MS-2. Family Medicine Summer Research Preceptorship	UTHSCSA	8 students
The FAMILY MEDICINE SUMMER RESEARCH PRECEPTORSHIP provides an opportunity for rising second-year medical students to partipate in research projects in Texas family medicine residency programs. Students are assigned to one of the nine sites of the Residency Research Network of Texas, located in 8 cities across Texas. Students collect research data about a primary care issue, create research databases, and generate reports for their clinical sites. Classroom teaching in primary care research design and ethics is provided in the beginning of the summer, while instruction in data analysis and writing is provided at the end. Students select a research question from the data available and generate a poster for Student Research Day, scheduled in the fall. Funding for student stipends is provided by the Medical Deans office; housing at away sites is provided by AHEC.
7/2001 - Present	PGY -1,2,3. Community-Oriented Primary Care	UTHSCSA	8 students
Family Medicine residents are required to participate in a longitudinal "rotation" in COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE. The Department provides 4 choices in community projects, and residents select one to meet this requirement. I co-lead the group on Free Clinics with Richard Usatine MD. We meet with 5 to 7 residents once or twice per month, coordinating activities through our community partners, Alpha Home Substance Abuse Treatment Center and the SAMM Transitional Housing Center. We also provide instruction to residents in specific skills needed for our projects, such as program evaluation, grant-writing, and presentation skills.
7/1995 - Present	PGY-1,2,3. Resident Support Groups	UTHSCSA	12 students
The Residency Program in the Department of Family & Community Medicine offers SUPPORT GROUP experiences to each class of residents. I lead one class of 12 residents each year. Support groups meet one hour per month and discuss personal/professional issues related to the residency experience. In 1991 to 1996, social worker Elia Ortiz and I held a support group for Interns in University Hospital on a weekly basis.
7/1988 - Present	Post Graduate Rotation Supervision	UTHSCSA

9/1987 - Present	PGY-1,2,3. Behavioral Science Topics and Workshops.	UTHSCSA	36 students
Family Medicine residency programs require a behavioral science curriculum. As part of this curriculum, I teach or co-teach behavioral science topics during Wednesday afternoon conferences, held for all levels of residents. On average, I am involved in one to two hours of instruction per month. Topics include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, violence and victimization, substance abuse, office counseling, doctor-patient communication, health behavior change, patient-centered care, office counseling techniques, family dynamics and others.
9/1987 - Present	Individual Instruction	UTHSCSA

Journal Article

Oscs-Snchez MA, White D, Bajorek E, Dahlman M, Albright T, Trevino J, Burge SK. SAFE TEENS: Facilitators of and Barriers to Adolescent Preventive Care Discussions Family Medicine 2008 Feb;40(2):125-131.

Gazewood J, Margo K, Jerpbak C, Burge SK, Ballinger T, Usatine RP. Predoctoral Directors: who are they and what do they do in these trying times? Family Medicine 2007 Mar;39(3):171-177.

Kelly PJ, Bobo TJ, McLachlan K, Avery S, Burge SK. Girl World: a primary prevention program for Mexican American girls Health Promot Pract 2006 Apr;7(2):174-179.

Katerndahl D, Burge SK, Kellogg N. Factors that predict how women label their own childhood sexual abuse J Child Sex Abus 2006 Jan;15(2):43-54.

Katerndahl DA, Burge SK, Kellogg ND, Parra JM. Differences in childhood sexual abuse experience between adult Hispanic and Anglo women in a primary care setting Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 2005 Apr;14(2):85-95.

Katerndahl D, Burge S, Kellogg N, Burge SK. Predictors of development of adult psychopathology in female victims of childhood sexual abuse J Nerv Ment Dis 2005 Apr;193(4):258-264.

Mouton CP, Larme AC, Alford CL, Talamantes MA, McCorkle RJ, Burge SK. Multiethnic perspectives on elder mistreatment J Elder Abuse Negl 2005 Jan;17(2):21-44.

Burge SK, Schneider FD, Ivy L, Catala S. Patients advice to physicians about intervening in family conflict Ann Fam Med 2005 Jan;3(3):248-254.

Ferrer RL, Palmer RF, Burge SK. The family contribution to health status: a population-level estimate Ann Fam Med 2005 Jan;3(2):102-108.

Burge S, White D, Bajorek E, Bazaldua O, Trevino J, Albright T, Wright F, Cigarroa L, Burge SK. Correlates of medication knowledge and adherence: findings from the residency research network of South Texas Fam Med 2005 Jan;37(10):712-718.

Mouton CP, Rodabough RJ, Rovi SL, Hunt JL, Talamantes MA, Brzyski RG, Burge SK. Prevalence and 3-year incidence of abuse among postmenopausal women Am J Public Health 2004 Apr;94(4):605-612.

Parchman ML, Burge SK. The patient-physician relationship, primary care attributes, and preventive services Fam Med 2004 Jan;36(1):22-27.

Book Chapter

Burge SK. Intimate Partner Violence Against Women. In: Rosenfeld JA (Ed). Handbook of Womens Health: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2nd Edition. Oxford, England: Cambridge University Press (in press); 2008.

Burge SK, Fogarty C, Mouton CP. Family violence. In: Jones R, Britten N, Culpepper L, Gass D, Grol R, Mant D, Silagy C (Eds). Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care. Volume 1: Principles and Concepts. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 2004. p. 326-332.

Abstract

Katerndahl DA, Burge SK, Ferrer RL, Becho J, Wood, R, McDaniel R. Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics in Intimate Partner Violence; 2009 Jan. (Family Medicine; vol. 41, no. Sup 1).

Oscs-Snchez MA, Oscs-Flores LD, Burge SK. Interest in a Medical Career Predicts College Enrollment Among Economically Disadvantaged Ethnic Minority Students; 2008 Feb. (Journal of Adolescent Health; vol. 42, no. 2).

Electronic/Web Publication

Oscs-Snchez MA, Burge SK, Oscos-Flores LD. The Teen Medical Academy 2007 May. Available from: www.fmdrl.org .

Burge SK, Alford CL, Oscs-Snchez MA, Dunlap SM, Rose LC. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Mental Health Skills 2006 Mar. Available from: www.fmdrl.org .

Other

Burge SK. Book Review: Scientific Writing: Easy When You Know How by J Peat, E Elliott, L Baur, V Keena. London: BMJ Books, 2002 Education for Health 2006 Jan;.

Federal
Funding Agency	Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, CSAT
Title	SBIRT-South Texas Area Residency Training (S-START)
Status	Active
Period	9/2008 - 8/2013
Role	Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail	The purpose of Project SBIRT-South Texas Area Residency Training (S-START) is to expertly train a cadre of resident physicians, many of whom will continue to practice in the South Texas region, in SBIRT techniques to detect and manage patients with or at risk for substance use disorders.
Funding Agency	HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Title	Academic Administrative Units
Status	Active
Period	9/2009 - 8/2012
Role	Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail
Funding Agency	National Science Foundation
Title	Dynamics of Intimate-Partner Violence
Status	Active
Period	9/2008 - 8/2011
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	The goal of this study is to examine the day-to-day dynamics of intimate partner violence. Two hundred women in hitting relationships will report daily for 90 days about their relationship stress, arguments, and abuse. Complexity analysis will determine patterns of violence, distinguishing relationships that show periodic, random, and chaotic patterns.
Funding Agency	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Title	Capability and Clinical Success for Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus
Status	Active
Period	9/2009 - 8/2010
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	This project will gather qualitative data to create and pilot an instrument that measures patients real opportunities for health behavior change. The questionnaire will then be pilot tested in a primary care population.
Funding Agency	National Science Foundation
Title	Dynamic Patterns Of Husband-To-Wife Abuse
Status	Complete
Period	12/2006 - 11/2007
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	This pilot project examines daily conflicts reported by 20 women in hitting relationships to determine patterns of abusive behavior. Methods in nonlinear dynamics are applied to evaluate potential patterns and predictors.
Funding Agency	Health Resources and Services Administration
Title	Providing a Broad Range of Culturally Competent Mental Health Services
Status	Complete
Period	7/2004 - 6/2007
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	This was a 3-year, 18-session Family Medicine Resident Course. The sessions focused on teaching and practicing skills in mental health promotion, mental health prevention, mental health intervention, and mental health diagnosis and treatment. Course Co-Directors were Sally Dunlap PhD (Clinical Psychology) and Sandra K. Burge PhD (Family Studies). I was part of the core faculty in this grant. TEAM: Oscs-Snchez MA, Dunlap S, Burge SK, Larme A, Alford C, Rose L, Oakes SL, Mann-Zeballos M, Ramirez-Coln MA, Emko NJ.
Funding Agency	National Institute of Nursing Research
Title	Partner Violence Defined/Women with Health Disparity
Status	Complete
Period	6/2005 - 5/2007
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail
Private
Funding Agency	Texas Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Title	Initiating a Prospective Cohort Study of Chronic Low Back Pain in Family Medicine Patients
Status	Active
Period	5/2008 - 5/2009
Role	Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail	This study will examine health outcomes and disability associated with variations in treatments for chronic low back pain. Immediate One-Year Goals for this study are to: (1) identify a cohort of continuity family medicine patients who have a diagnosis of chronic low back pain; (2) elicit patients consent to be followed for research purposes; and (3) conduct a short survey of mediating and exacerbating influences on pain.
Funding Agency	Texas Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Title	Predictors of Health and Functional Status in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: the Role of Trust in the Doctor
Status	Complete
Period	4/2007 - 4/2008
Role	Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail
State
Funding Agency	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Minority Health Research and Education Grant Program
Title	A Prospective Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Two Health Career Education Pipeline Programs: The Teen Medical Academy and the Health Science Center Preparatory Academy
Status	Active
Period	2/2008 - 8/2009
Role	Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail	This project will develop a new health careers promotion program, the Health Science Center Preparatory Academy, and determine whether this program and the existing Teen Medical Academy significantly improve economically disadvantaged minority students'' ability to successfully apply to health career degree programs. Investigators will examine the influence of these programs on high school students'' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors leading to health careers.
Funding Agency	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Title	A Prospective Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Teen Medical Academy
Status	Complete
Period	12/2005 - 8/2007
Role	Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail	The goal of this project was to measure whether the Teen Medical Academy significantly improves behaviors and attitudes that facilitate access to health education degree programs. TMA is a 9-month program where UTHSCSA faculty, residents, and medical students teach disadvantaged minority high school students knowledge and skills used by health professionals in medicine, nursing, and allied health.

Year	Degree	Discipline	Institution
1987	Postdoctoral Fellowship	Family Health Research	University of California-San Francisco: Fresno Medical Education Program Fresno , CA
1984	PhD	Family Studies	Purdue University West Lafayette , IN
1982	MS	Family Studies	Purdue University West Lafayette , IN
1974	BS	Mathematics, Psychology	Manchester College North Manchester , IN

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