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Usatine, Richard Phillip MD

School of Medicine
Family & Community Medicine
(210) 358-3200
usatine@uthscsa.edu

I am motivated to provide medical students the opportunity to give back to the community by working in our free clinics for underserved women or homeless families. In partnership with our medical students, we developed the new Alpha Home and SAMM student run clinics for our medical school. My philosophy of teaching involves service-learning in the community. I have been doing this with students since 1990 when we started a student-run homeless clinic in a transitional housing village in Los Angeles. I had the pleasure of helping to start 3 other programs to provide care to homeless persons.

I am very conscious of the importance of being a good role model for our students. I derive great pleasure from working with vulnerable populations in the community. I believe it is very important for physicians to give back to their communities and I want students to see their faculty living this ideal. I am motivated to inspire students to become excellent doctors who are caring and concerned about their patients and communities. As a teacher, I advocate for a health care system and medical education system that is humane and responsive to the needs of our population including the needs of the most vulnerable persons in our world.

As the founder and medical director of the University Health System Skin Clinic in San Antonio, I work to see that underserved patients have access to medical and surgical care for their dermatological needs. I am the lead author of the book Skin Surgery: A Practical Guide. He is the national chair of the yearly Skin Course put on by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Usatine is the founder of the Interactive Dermatology Atlas on the web http://www.dermatlas.net and the editor of Photo Rounds in the Journal of Family Practice. Dr. Usatine is the year 2000 recipient of a National Humanism in Medicine Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Since 2000, he has been chosen yearly by his peers to be included in The Best Doctors in America.

Appointments Education Expertise Teaching Publications

7/2008 - Present	Professor of Dermatology and Division of Dermatology	UTHSCSA, Medicine, San Antonio, TX
4/2008 - Present	Assistant Director for Humanities Education	UTHSCSA, TX
8/2006 - Present	Medical Director, UHS Skin Clinic	University Health System, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX
8/2003 - Present	Professor of Family and Community Medicine	UTHSCSA, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX

Journal Article

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.

Villegas M, Goff HW, Kraus EW, Usatine RP. Blisters during pregnancy--just with the second husband J Fam Pract 2006 Nov;55(11):953-956.

Fox GN, Usatine RP. Itching and rash in a boy and his grandmother J Fam Pract 2006 Aug;55(8):679-684.

Wilkes MS, Hoffman JR, Usatine R, Baillie S, Usatine RP. An innovative program to augment community preceptors'' practice and teaching skills Acad Med 2006 Apr;81(4):332-341.

Goodall J, Usatine RP. Skin rash and muscle weakness J Fam Pract 2005 Oct;54(10):864-868.

Ponce de Souza E, Usatine RP. Palpable purpura and a visible sock line J Fam Pract 2005 Jun;54(6):520-523.

Usatine RP. Teaching and Practicing Medicine with New Imaging Studies The Teaching Physician - An STFM Publication 2005 Apr;4(2).

Brand ME, Usatine RP. Persistent itchy pink rings J Fam Pract 2005 Feb;54(2):131-133.

Usatine RP, Tysinger JW. Incorporating PDAs into Your Clerkship The Teaching Physician - An STFM Publication 2005 Jan;4(1).

Usatine RP, Tysinger JW. Information technology and teaching in the office: Incorporating PDAs into your practice The Teaching Physician 2005 Jan;4(1):3-4.

Usatine RP, Chumley HS, Olney C, Dobbie A. Evaluating Preparing Students for the Clinical Clerkships: Evaluation and Content Validity of a Transitional Course Family Medicine 2005 Jan;.

Usatine RP. Pearly penile lesions J Fam Pract 2004 Nov;53(11):885-888.

Usatine RP. Dermatology on the Web The Teaching Physician - An STFM Publication 2004 Oct;3(4).

Usatine RP, Saldana-Arregui MA. Excoriations and ulcers on the arms and legs J Fam Pract 2004 Sep;53(9):713-716.

Usatine RP, Leight A. A Medical Students Perspective on PDA Software The Teaching Physician - An STFM Publication 2004 Jul;3(3).

Chumley HS, Usatine RP. Painful and swollen hands J Fam Pract 2004 Apr;53(4):277-279.

Usatine RP. Meta-Searching the Internet The Teaching Physician - An STFM Publication 2004 Apr;3(2).

Chumley HS, Usatine RP. Red eyes with a brown spot J Fam Pract 2004 Mar;53(3):189-191.

Usatine RP. Bald spots on a young girl J Fam Pract 2004 Jan;53(1):33-36.

Usatine RP. Extending the Power of Your PDA. Information Technology and Teaching in the Office The Teaching Physician. An STFM Publication 2004 Jan;3(1).

Usatine RP. Painful genital ulcers J Fam Pract 2003 Dec;52(12):951-954.

Book/Monograph

Usatine RP, Smith M, Mayeaux EJ, Chumley HS, Tysinger J. The Color Atlas of Family Medicine Hightstown, New Jersey: McGraw-Hill; 2008. 800 p.

Book Chapter

Usatine RP. Genital Warts. In: Robert Rakel. Family Medicine Manual: Fundamentals and Case Studies. Third Edition. 2006.

Usatine RP, Harrison, Paulman, Sussman. Family Medicine Clerkship Guide. In: Harrison Paulman Sussman. Rash. 2005.

Abstract

Ballinger T, Tysinger JW, Usatine RP. ACE (Alliance for Clinical Education) Abstracts: Proceeding of the 2006 Annual Predoctoral Meeting of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), "Do They Know What They Need? Outcomes of Letting Students Choose to Attend Didactics": Laurence Erlbaum Associates, Inc; 2006 Jan. (Teaching and Learning in Medicine; vol. 18, no. 4).

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Orr B, Usatine RP. Pruritus in pregnancy J Fam Pract 2007 Nov;56(11):913-916.

Mahan RD, Usatine RP. Hurricane Katrina evacuee develops a persistent rash J Fam Pract 2007 Jun;56(6):454-457.

Punsalan T, Usatine RP. Red facial rash with "granitos" J Fam Pract 2005 Sep;54(9):777-780.

Munoz M, Usatine RP. Abdominal pain in a pregnant woman J Fam Pract 2005 Aug;54(8):665-668.

Chumley H, Olney C, Usatine R, Dobbie A, Usatine RP. A short transitional course can help medical students prepare for clinical learning Fam Med 2005 Jul;37(7):496-501.

Year	Degree	Discipline	Institution
1993	Postdoctoral Fellowship	Medical Education	University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles , CA
1985	Residency		UCLA Family Medicine Los Angeles , CA
1982	MD	Medicine	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York , MD
1978	BA	Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude)	Williams College Williamstown , MA

Date	Description	Institution	# Students
7/2005 - Present	Office Procedures	The University of Texas Health Science Center

7/2005 - Present	Family Medicine Research	The University of Texas Health Science Center

10/2003 - Present	Ambul Prim Care Clerkship	The University of Texas Health Science Center
Co-Course Director - Senior medical students spend time working with me in my clinical setting. Some students write papers for publication while working with me.
9/2003 - Present	Family Practice Clerkship	The University of Texas Health Science Center	200 students
Co-Course Director - UTHSCSA Family Medicine Clerkship Lecture/discussions, delivered weekly and repeated every 6 weeks starting January 2004: Sore Throat and Medical Decision Making Prevention Jeopardy Approach to Dermatology Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Skin Biopsy Workshop New program in September 2004: Photo Rounds in which students receive digital cameras to collect and share clinical photographs New topics since 2005: Ultrasound workshop, Sim Man Workshop New topics since 2006: Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse Recovery Workshop

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