| Date |
Description |
Institution |
# Students |
| 7/2008 - Present |
Post Graduate Rotation Supervision |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
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| 7/2007 - Present |
Post Graduate Rotation Supervision |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
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| 8/2006 - Present |
On Becoming a Doctor Foundations |
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
16 students |
| Instructor in the Clinical Assessment of the Patient component of the MS1 Course "On Becoming a Doctor - Foundations." Teach history and physical exam skills to a group of medical students. Includes instructing students how to take a medical history, evaluating students write-ups of several different patient histories, and teaching organ-system-based physical exam skills using standardized patients. Evaluate students during mock Objective Standardized Clinical Exams (OSCEs). |
| 7/2006 - Present |
Post Graduate Rotation Supervision |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
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| 1/2006 - Present |
Veritas Group Leader |
UTHSCSA School of Medicine |
15 students |
| Selected by the Deans Office to lead one of the School of Medicines Veritas Groups. Veritas Groups are designed for longitudinal advising throughout medical school starting early in the first year. Approximately 20 students are in each Veritas Group for each medical school class. Veritas Leaders meet with their students individually, in their class groups, and in larger inter-class group sessions throughout the year. In 2008, Veritas Leaders started facilitating medical students progress through the AAMCs Careers in Medicine curriculum. |
| 7/2005 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
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| 2/2005 - Present |
Clerkship Lecture: Acute Care Pediatrics |
UTHSCSA - Family Medicine Clerkship |
20 students |
| Case-based lecture given to medical students during their Family & Community Medicine clerkship. Given during each rotation since 2/2005. |
| 11/2004 - Present |
Residency Conferences |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
36 students |
| Prepare interactive teaching sessions on a variety of family medicine topics for residents and supervise resident lectures on a monthly basis. Topics covered include Deep Venous Thrombosis, Preventive Medicine, Womens Health, On-Call Telephone Medicine, Alcohol Withdrawal, Substance Abuse Screening, and Congestive Heart Failure. Use innovative teaching methods to present material, including case based format, game show format, and team problem solving. |
| 10/2004 - Present |
Family Practice Clerkship |
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
1 student |
| Teach medical students during their Family & Community Medicine Clerkship. Work with several different medical students each rotation, each of them spending time with me in my faculty clinic and in the well-child clinics I staff. |
| 9/2004 - Present |
Post Graduate Rotation Supervision |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
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| 9/2004 - Present |
Pediatric Conference Series |
UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Program |
36 students |
| Coordinate the monthly 1-3 hour residency conference sessions on pediatric topics. Developed and presented more than 80% of the monthly pediatric conference sessions using a variety of creative teaching methods, including case-based interactive sessions, Jeopardy gameshow type sessions, clinical inquiry sessions, and small group workshops. All sessions are evidence based and adhere to current clinical practice guidelines. Topics have included asthma, urinary tract infections in children, many aspects of well child care/pediatric preventive medicine, broncholitis, dehydration, child abuse, headaches in children & adolescents, concussion, care of the newborn, pediatric skin conditions, fever, etc. |
Journal Article |
| Tovar JM, Bazaldua OV, Loffredo AS. Diabetic Dyslipidemia: Current Evidence and a Practical Approach to Treatment The Journal of Family Practice 2008 Jun;.
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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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Electronic/Web Publication |
| Loffredo AS. It Builds the Immunity www.thisibelieve.org: National Public Radio, This I Believe, Inc; 2007 Apr. Available from: www.thisibelieve.org/dsp_ShowEssay.php?uid=24337&lastname=loffredo&yval=0&start=0 . |
Federal |
| Funding Agency |
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration |
| Title |
SBIRT-South Texas Area Residency Training Grant (S-START) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2008 - 9/2013 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The major goal of this project is to expertly train a multidisciplinary cadre of resident physicians, many subsequently practicing in South Texas, in SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral for Treatment) detection and management of patients with or at risk for substance use. Over five years, Project S-START will develop and implement comprehensive, culturally competent SBIRT curricula, centered on the evidence-based SBIRT model. |
| Funding Agency |
US Department of Health & Human Services |
| Title |
HRSA Residency Training Grant in Primary Care:
Improving the Quality of Clinic Based Preventive Health Services to Address Premature Mortality in a Medically Underserved Latino Community |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
6/2009 - 5/2012 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The grant funds an innovative training curriculum on the Chronic Care Model of practice for family medicine residents. The project objective is to develop, implement, and evaluate clinic-based interventions to reduce premature mortality caused by ischemic heart disease, unintentional injuries, chronic liver disease, and lung, breast, and colon cancer. The Project Directors will work with six faculty preceptors to develop and implement the curriculum, evaluate the clinic based interventions, and evaluate residents knowledge and attitudes about the chronic care model and the specific disease entities. |
| Funding Agency |
HRSA |
| Title |
Maternity Training Grant |
| Status |
Complete |
| Period |
9/2006 - 6/2008 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This training grant was used to develop and implement a curriculum on maternity care for family medicine residents. The grant supported efforts to create a Family Medicine Maternity Service in University Hospital and a freestanding prenatal care clinic within the Family Health Center. The grant also supported efforts to transition our clinics outpatient prenatal care to an electronic medical record (Sunrise). The maternity training curriculum covers all aspects of maternity care as related to family medicine: preconception counseling, prenatal care, care during labor and delivery, immediate peripartum care, postpartum care, and care of the newborn. |
Private |
| Funding Agency |
Academy of Family Physicians |
| Title |
AAFP/F Wyeth Immunization Awards: Implementing New Systems |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2008 - 9/2009 |
| Role |
Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The competitive grant is awarded to family medicine residencies to support efforts to increase immunization rates among children in the residency training clinics. Our Family Health Center will use the grant to develop and implement the following:
1) patient tracking systems to ensure timely patient follow up and adherence to CDC guidelines
2) an incentive program that encourages parents to bring their children in for check ups
The grant also funds a resident attending a national conference to present the results of this quality improvement initiative. |
