UTHSCSA Faculty Profiles v1.0
Bayles, Bryan P
School of Medicine
Family & Community Medicine
(210) 358-3010
baylesb@uthscsa.edu
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I am an applied Medical Anthropologist studying predictors and patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among primary care populations in South Texas and Latin America. I am also engaged in teaching and research activities to promote cultural-competency and patient-centered care in the medical school curricula.
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| 8/2005 - Present |
Assistant Professor |
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
| Year |
Degree |
Discipline |
Institution |
| 2009 |
MPH |
Public Health |
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
San Antonio , TX |
| 2002 |
PhD |
Anthropology |
University of Missouri
Columbia , MO |
| 1994 |
MA |
Art History |
University of Texas at Austin
Austin , TX |
| 1992 |
BA |
Art |
Davidson College
Davidson , NC |
Evaluation of Community Health Initiatives -
Strong knowledge of federal health programs, including Title V-MCH/CSHCN, Title X, XX, XIX (Family Planning, THSteps Medical and Dental, Medically Dependent Childrens Program, Medical Transportation), and USDA-WIC.
Expertise in conducting process and outcome evaluations of community health projects. |
Languages -
Literate and Conversant in Spanish, French, and Tojolabal Mayan [Chiapas, Mexico]. |
Qualitative Methodologies -
Skilled in all phases of cross-cultural ethnographic research [participant observation; interviewing, transcription, coding, etc.]
Software: Center for Disease Control EZ-Text; QSR Nvivo; Qualrus [Qualitative Data Analysis]; Shoebox (Linguistics) |
Quantitative Data Analysis -
Skilled in bivariate and multivariate data analysis using SPSS, Stata |
| Date |
Description |
Institution |
# Students |
| 3/2006 - 3/2010 |
Introduction to Clinical Investigation Course Lecture on Alternative Medicine Research |
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
40 students |
| For the past three years, I have been invited by Michael J. Lichtenstein, MD, MSc (Director, Clinical-Translational Research Education Office; Program Director, MSCI Program) to present a 2-hour lecture/workshop entitled Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research to the annual Introduction to Clinical Investigation course. Approximately 30-40 fellows and junior faculty are enrolled in the ICI course each year. The Institute for the Integration of Medicine and Science/Clinical-Translational Research Education Office sponsors the course, which is provided through the Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation program. The goal of this program is to prepare investigators skilled in the conduct of outstanding clinical and translational research in culturally diverse settings. |
| 9/2005 - 5/2010 |
Lecturer; South Texas Environmental Education & Research Program |
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio |
10 students |
| Every year, I have provided a recurring didactic lecture (approximately 4 times per year for a total of 10 contact hours) to students enrolled in the UTHSCSA South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program (Director, Claudia Miller, MD; Dept. Family & Community Medicine). This lecture presents an overview of Cultural Issues in South Texas Public Health. Materials include an introduction to anthropological and sociological definitions of culture and their relevance for the understanding of public health, illness and treatment-seeking behavior. Enrollment in the course averages about 5-10 students. |
| 3/2003 - 3/2010 |
Comp & Alt Med On Us/Mex Border |
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
40 students |
| Every year, since 2003, I have been the sole teacher and Course Director for the elective for 4th year medical students entitled Complementary and Alternative Medicine on the US-Mexico Border. Enrollment in this course has steadily increased each year, from an initial number of 13 students to 36. Last year, I was asked by the Deans office to raise the enrollment ceiling to 40 to accomodate increasing student interest. The course provides meet once a week, for 5 weeks, for one or two-hour sessions. The students will learn about complementary and alternative medicine practices nationwide and in South Texas. The students will be asked to review case vignettes to discuss these practices and how they would deal with certain common situations where alternative medicine interfaces with allopathic medicine and the ethical and legal implications.
Goal:
To enable fourth year medical students to begin to problem-solve common situations where allopathic and alternative medicine interface.
Objectives:
At the end of the course the student will be able to do the following:
Define their comfort level with interfacing with alternative medicine practices
Be familiar with Botanicas and their practitioners
Be familiar with Curanderismo and its practice
Be familiar with common medical, legal and ethical issues pertaining to complementary and alternative medicine. |
Journal Article |
| Bayles BP, Usatine R. Evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera biennis) American Family Physician (in press) 2009 Jan;.
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| Raymond F. Palmer, Tatjana Walker, David Mandell, Bryan Bayles, & Claudia S. Miller. Socioeconomic factors do not explain lowered autism rates among Hispanics in Texas American Journal of Public Health (in press) 2009 Jan;.
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| Bayles BP. Perceptions of Childhood Obesity on the Texas-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study Public Health Nursing (in press) 2009 Jan;.
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| Bayles BP, Katerndahl DA. Culturally-Bound Syndromes in Hispanic Primary Care Patients International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 2009 Jan;39(1):15-31.
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| Bayles BP. Metaphors to Cure By: Tojolabal Maya Midwifery and Cognition Anthropology and Medicine 2008 Dec;15(3):227-238.
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| Rakel DP, Guerrera M, Bayles BP, Desai G, Ferrara E, Nedro A. CAM Education: Promoting a Salutogenic Focus in Health Care The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2008 Jan;14(1):87-93.
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| Bayles BP. Herbal and Other Complementary Medicine Use by Texas Midwives Journal of Midwifery and Women''s Health 2007 Sep;.
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| Fornos, L; Mika, V; Bayles BP; Serrano A.; Jimenez, R.; Villarreal, R. A Qualitative Study of Mexican American Adolescent Depression Journal of School Health 2005 May;75(5):162-170.
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Editorial |
| Bayles BP. Engaging the Field of Integrative Medicine Anthropology News 2004 Jan;45(1):3-4.
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Federal |
| Funding Agency |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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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 Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; National Institutes of Health |
| Title |
Perinatal Complementary & Alternative Medicine Use on the US-Mexico Border |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
10/2006 - 10/2009 |
| Role |
Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
Proposal includes a course of study leading to a Masters of Public Health degree, as well as a mentored research project combining qualitative ethnographic interview methods with a prospective survey in order to:
1. determine the nature and prevalence of perinatal CAM use among a sample of Hispanic women in the Texas-Mexico border region.
2. determine the empirical relationship among CAM use and psycho-social variables that may contribute to resilience among Latinas, in particular, familismo and acculturation status. These variables will be examined in the context of a broader socio-behavioral model of CAM use. |
| Funding Agency |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Title |
Family-Centered Maternity Care |
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Complete |
| Period |
7/2005 - 6/2007 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The goal of this grant was to enhance the Family Medicine Residency curriculum related to maternity and newborn care. |
Private |
| Funding Agency |
American Medical Students Association |
| Title |
EDCAM Curriculum Project |
| Status |
Complete |
| Period |
9/2004 - 9/2007 |
| Role |
Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
EDCAM PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
Specific Aim #1: To develop and implement curriculum innovations as part of a required CAM core curriculum. Focus will be on those CAM treatments for conditions seen in the UTHSCSA primary care population, such as heart disease, obesity and diabetes, high blood pressure, depression and anxiety, and substance abuse and addiction. The goal of these innovations is to introduce UTHSCSA medical students, faculty, and the regional health care community to the philosophy, principles, and practice of the major systems of healing practiced in both Western and non-Western traditions, with specific attention to modalities popular in the South Texas-Mexico border region.
Specific Aim #2: Develop and implement faculty development and continuing education programs on complementary and alternative medicine.
Specific Aim #3: To expand the existing Center for Integrative Health website [http://cih.uthscsa.edu/] to provide a comprehensive resource and virtual meeting place for students, faculty, and the South Texas CAM practitioner community. This will also include a centralized resource base of standardized patients, reflecting the priority content and context areas of the AMSA core CAM curriculum.
Specific Aim #4: Conduct process and outcome evaluations of all components of the UTHSCSA EDCAM Project. |
