UTHSCSA Faculty Profiles v1.0
Emko, Nida
School of Medicine
Family & Community Medicine
(210) 358-3985
emko@uthscsa.edu
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Nida (Joy) Emko, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA). Dr. Emko attended medical school at the University of Miami School of Medicine and graduated in 2001. She moved to San Antonio to enter the UTHSCSA family medicine residency and joined the faculty after completing her residency in 2004. Currently Dr. Emko works with incarcerated teens at the Juvenile Detention Center in San Antonio, sees her own adult patients in the Family Health Center, and attends the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at University Hospital. She is also involved with the SBIRT-START grant to educate healthcare professionals in how to approach patients with alcohol, drug, and tobacco use. Her interests lie in adolescent health, caring for the underserved population, and ambulatory care.
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| 8/2004 - Present |
Assistant Professor/Clinical |
UTHSCSA, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
| Year |
Degree |
Discipline |
Institution |
| 2004 |
Residency |
Family and Community Medicine (Chief resident) |
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
San Antonio , TX |
| 2001 |
MD |
medicine |
University of Miami
Miami , FL |
| 1997 |
BS |
Chemistry & Microbiology (Cume Laude) |
University of Florida
Gainesville , FL |
| Date |
Description |
Institution |
# Students |
| 7/2004 - 12/2010 |
Post Graduate Rotation Supervision |
UTHSCSA Department of Family & Community Medicine |
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| 7/2002 - 12/2010 |
Post Graduate Rotation Supervision |
UTHSCSA |
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| 2/2002 - 12/2009 |
Wednesday Afternoon Conferences |
UTHSCSA |
50 students |
| Various presentations given to family medicine residents at the mandatory didactic sessions. Topics covered include ECG interpretation, The Painful Eye, anxiety and panic disorders, addressing teen pregnancy, providing effective adolescent prenatal care, adolescent workshop (discussed evidence-based medicine in adolescent care), stress management, preoperative evaluation, non-invasive cardiac stress testing, and introduction to screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). |
| 7/2001 - 6/2010 |
Rotation Student Supervision |
UTHSCSA |
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Abstract |
| Oscs-Snchez MA,Leal-Castanon S, Lofreddo AS, Dunlap D, Emko NJ, Gomez LR, Kozlovsky K, Schneegans MA, Williams JF. Residents Attitudes Toward Clinical Management of Substance Use; 2010 Feb. (Journal of Adolescent Health).
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Federal |
| Funding Agency |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, CSAT |
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SBIRT-South Texas Area Residency Training (S-START) |
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Active |
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9/2008 - 8/2013 |
| Role |
Contributor |
| 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 |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Title |
Providing a Broad Range of Culturally Competent Mental Health Services |
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Complete |
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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. |
